Definitely applying ED…so chances? thx

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I want to major in some type of science, maybe med school after i graduate.</p>

<p>Sex- male
Ethnicity- Indian (lol yes I know that’s going to count against me)
Location- New Jersey
School- large public school, about 400 in my class – many graduates go to Ivy League schools or equivalent
Grade- just finished 10th grade and will be going into 11th</p>

<p>GPA</p>

<p>9th grade – unweighted 96.5, weighted 99.2</p>

<p>Algebra II Honors – 95
Band – 96
English Honors – 98
Physics Honors – 95
World History – 100
Spanish 3 – 96</p>

<p>10th – unweighted 93.5 (taking into account electives/PE etc.), weighted 96.7</p>

<p>English Honors – 89
Precalculus Honors – 90
AP US History – 91
AP Chemistry – 93
Band – 96
Spanish 4 – 98</p>

<ul>
<li>will do better next year</li>
</ul>

<p>Junior year schedule</p>

<p>AP English
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP History
AP Economics
Spanish 5 Honors
Band</p>

<p>Senior year schedule</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Physics C
AP Spanish 6
AP Government and Politics
Band</p>

<p>I’ve taken the hardest possible courses possible at my school. By the time I graduate, I will have taken 12 AP classes and I think I will get mostly 5s, some 4s.</p>

<p>Class Rank- somewhere between 4 – 10, top 1-2%</p>

<p>AP Tests taken so far: Chem. - 5</p>

<p>SAT II - chem. - 790; math 2 - 800</p>

<p>SAT- M: 800, CR: 720, W: 750 (Essay 10) < will retake because I took it as a sophomore (don’t ask why)</p>

<p>EC: Here’s where I need some work…</p>

<p>Marching Band – 9, 10, 11, 12 (hope to get a leadership position in 12th)
Varsity Swimming – 9, 10, 11, 12 (will probably be captain 12th grade, not good enough to be recruited)
Science Olympiad – 9, 10, 11, 12 (18 medals at regional and state competitions, hope to do even better over the next 2 years- team might make it to nationals)
NJ Science League - 10 (chem II), 11 (Bio II), 12 (Physics II)
Science Bowl (11, 12)
Founder + President of Model Congress club (10, 11, 12)</p>

<ul>
<li>Studying for USNCO and USABO…hopefully will be a semifinalist or more but nothing is for sure</li>
</ul>

<p>Volunteer-
I volunteer at the local hospital (~200 hours by the time i graduate)</p>

<p>Summers</p>

<p>9-10 – CTY summer program
10-11 – CTY Distance Learning: AP Calculus, Biology Honors
Intern at doctor's office - clinical experience letter</p>

<p>11-12 - unsure, hope to get into a good program, but definitely doing research at local university to submit to intel/ siemens</p>

<p>Essays and recommendations will be spectacular...</p>

<p>Chance (percent)? Suggestions? Go kill myself for sucking?</p>

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<p>There is just way too much speculation, and you're going to be a junior. Go live it up a bit before you start junior year. Work hard then, and if you're speculations are correct, then you should be in good shape, but jeeze. Worrying about college already...</p>

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<p>k just wanted to see if i'm on the right track, i only have 1 year left really</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as a track. Anyone can only tell you so much. You could have a great vita and still get rejected for whatever reason.</p>

<p>If I were to say anything now, then your test scores are fine, and you should not retake them because a super high score can you rejected just as easily as a low score can. Your ECs are a bit scattered. Concentrate more on the science as it seems you are passionate about that stuff. You're in good shape, I suppose, but anything can happen over a year. </p>

<p>Now, go and relax. Sheesh. I should be worrying about college as I'm a rising senior. You're a rising junior, and you should have other worries besides college.</p>

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<p>
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a super high score can you rejected just as easily as a low score can

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<p>That statement doesn't make much sense. I agree that the OPs SAT score of 2270 is excellent, and he needs not retake (although retaking the SAT once isn't usually a bad idea)... But um, yeah. Someone with a 2400 can get rejected, and so can someone with a 1700. But if someone has a 1700 and another has a 2400, it's pretty obvious who has a better shot.</p>

<p>Anyway, to the OP -- You got a 2270 as a sophomore? That's insane!
I think you have a good chance. Being Indian and from NJ makes it unpredictable though. But definitely a decent-to-good shot, I'd say.
And CTY, nice... My best friend and fellow Penn 11er went to CTY for several years, and lots of her CTY friends are going to Ivies. I have a few HS friends who went to CTY too, so yay for that. Hehe.</p>

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<p>"I only have a year left really."-LOL. But you are on "the right track", if that's what you wanted to know. </p>

<p>Seriously though, you are just entering junior year. It's OUR right (me, tux, and all the class of 2012ers) to ask for chances. Not yours. Wait a year.</p>

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<p>
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That statement doesn't make much sense. I agree that the OPs SAT score of 2270 is excellent, and he needs not retake (although retaking the SAT once isn't usually a bad idea)... But um, yeah. Someone with a 2400 can get rejected, and so can someone with a 1700. But if someone has a 1700 and another has a 2400, it's pretty obvious who has a better shot.

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<p>They won't usher you in just because you have a 2400. They still want everything else. If you have a 2000 (1700 is extreme, really extreme), but you have everything else, then you still have a pretty good shot at getting in. Where as, if you just have the academics (scores including), then you're still not in good shape.</p>