<p>Hi, I'm a junior at a high school that is semi competitive and was wondering if I have a chance at UPenn if I applied early decision</p>
<p>GPA: 4.167 (for now)
Rank: My school doesn't do rank, so I don't exactly know, but I think it's top 10% of my 330 student class
SAT: never took yet
ACT: 32 (but will retake in April)
SAT II Korean: 740 (not amazing I know)
AP Chemistry: 4
So far have taken 3 AP and 4 Honors classes (my school doesn't have that many AP's, maybe around 10 or so)</p>
<p>Classes right now: Pre Calculus H, AP Bio, English 3 H, AP Comp Sci, Spanish 4, US History, Service</p>
<p>EC Activities/Awards
1. Current YAC member for buildOn (a non profit organization that deals with student empowerment and builds schools in developing countries. They send two people from each school to build a school over the summer and I'm applying) since this year. I've been part of buildOn since freshman year.
2. Treasuer for Model UN club since this year
3. A Galaxy Explorer at Chabot Space and Science Center since the summer of 10th grade
4. Volunteer as a hw tutor at my local library since 10th grade
5. Volunteer at Chaparral House (a nursing home) since 10th grade
6. Stage Crew for my school's theater ensemble since freshman year.
7. Stage Manager at SF Theater Festival every summer since freshman year
8. Attended Stanford's Youth Leadership Conference and won Grand Prize for best idea in spreading Hep B awearness (as a team)
9. Took two community colleges classes last summer (psychology courses)
10. Tutor high school students in regular and AP Chemistry.
11. Will attend Technovation Challenge (in the spring) where girls are empowered to create an app for Google's Android.
12. Won Discus Awards
13. Won award for doing more than 100 community service hours last year (among around 350 people)
14. Have done (I think) around 250 community service hours
15. Have played the flute for 8 years and is part of the wind ensemble Winds Across the Bay</p>
<p>Extra Info:
1. I'm Asian (Korean) I know this gives me a disadvantage automatically =(
2. I'm a girl (maybe an advantage)
3. I'm a first generation college student who was born in the US with my parents immigrating here before I was born
4. I have a two and five year old sister (making studying harder for me and requiring me to look after them often)
5. Planning to be pre-med major
6. My family has financial problems (that's probably everybody though)</p>
<p>Thank you all who respond! I know I still have this summer to do more amazing stuff I want to do. I'm also wondering if this sounds like a typical asian profile and would I be able to stand out.</p>