<p>Your Open Question: Is this a good start to get into UPENN?</p>
<p>Hi! I'm going to be a sophomore in high school next year and am in love with UPENN... I'm an indian girl (grew up on Long Island,NY)</p>
<p>Does this look good so far?</p>
<p>SAT/ACT
-none (going into 10th)</p>
<p>SAT 2's
- chemistry=700 (ninth grade)</p>
<p>Class percentile
-in the top 10%</p>
<p>GPA
-unweighted=3.8 (is that too low?)
-weighted=4.18</p>
<p>Course load 8th grade (some classes count on my transcript)
-accelerated biology- A
-Algebra 1 accelerated- B+</p>
<p>Course load 9th grade
-Spanish 2 enriched - A
-Geometry accelerated- A-
-Wind Ensemble- A
-English 9- A-
-AP world history 1- A-
-Musical theater- A
-Chemistry accelerated- B
-Physical Ed. 9- A
-Studio in Art- A</p>
<p>Course load 10th grade( no grades yet)
-Spanish 3 Honors
- Algebra 2/Trig accelerated
-wind Ensemble
-English 10 honors
-Ap world history 2
-Psychology
-computer science
-Physics accelerated
-Physical Ed 10</p>
<p>Awards/Achievements:
-John J. Newell Citizenship award
For my volunteer work
-Perfect attendance award
-Science award
-Excellence award
-Nominated for National Leadership Conference in D.C
-Jr. National Honor Society
-2nd place in Spanish poetry contest
-Read the most amount of pages in novels in the Teen 2012 Summer Reading program (26,000)
-Red Cross CPR and Heimlich certified 2011-2015
-Fluent in English, (almost) Spanish, and Hindi</p>
<p>Volunteer Work- around 500 hours
- Huntington Hospital volunteer (1 year now)
- Huntington Jewish center= making Sandwich's for homeless shelters
-cold Spring harbor library volunteer
-special Olympics volunteer
-relay for life volunteer
-volunteer at all school back to school nights, junior high party's ect...
-Planting trees in a local park in India</p>
<p>Sports
-judo- 11 years 2nd degree black belt
-gung fu- 2 years green sash</p>
<p>Clubs
-Locks of Love (donated hair twice).
-Drama Club
-Improv comedy club
-Science Club; Wide variety of chemical and physical experiments for fun.
-Outreach (tutored 7th and 8th graders in Spanish, Math, English, Biology, and Social Studies). (president)
-Recycling Club
-Tournament Speech club (Read prose and poetry pieces at tournaments) (vice president)
-Mathleets (Math competitions)
-Cold Spring Harbor Educational Foundation; aided in decisions made by club.
-Musical Theater
-Open Mic night</p>
<p>Music/ Theater
-French Horn= 6 years- NYSSMA level 5
-Singing= 8 years- NYSSMA level 6
-Several small leads in Musicals and plays including:Oliver, The Wizard of Oz, Footloose, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, A Midsummers Night Dream, and Legally Blonde.</p>
<p>Work experience
-Soccer Referee
-Cashier at local grocery store</p>
<p>Travel
-India
-Thailand
-Canada</p>
<p>I really want to be a neurosurgeon when I am older</p>
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