Do I have a shot at PENN? I've never considered it before now

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<p>Here’s my stats:</p>

<p>Female, Age 17, Buffalo, NY, White
Estimated Class Rank: 10/247
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 96/100
SAT: M: 640 V: 730 W: 730 (1370/2100) trying for 1400 in oct
Total APs by graduation: 6
So far, AP scores: AP European (4), AP US (5) Gov (4)</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman year:
Biology Honors, 90. Regents Exam, 93
Design Drawing for Production, 100. Exam, 93
Global History I, 94. Exam, 96
English, 95. Exam, 98
Latin, 99. Exam, 99
Math, 90. Exam, 89
Advanced Spanish, 93. Exam, 96</p>

<p>Summer school to get ahead: Global II, 97. Regents Exam, 97</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
English, 100. Exam, 99
Math, 97. Exam, 88 Math A exam: 95
Advanced Spanish, 98. Exam, 99
AP European, 97 Exam, 98, AP: (4)
Advanced Latin, 99. Exam, 95
Earth Science Honors, 93. Exam, 94
Business and Personal Law, 99. Exam, 100</p>

<p>Junior year so far:
AP American, 99
English, 100
AP Government, 97
Advanced Spanish, 96
Advanced Latin, 99
Chemistry Honors, 94
Math, 97</p>

<p>Pretty steady incline in grades…</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Freshman year:
~ Class President
~ Principal’s Advisory Council
~ Pep Club, Ambassadors’ Circle, a couple others…can’t remember…
~ JV Cheerleading (Most Improved award, lol)
~ Community service program (25ish hours over summer)
~ Latin award: Summa cumma laude - National Latin Exam</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
~ Student Congress representative
~ Principal’s Advisory Council
~ Student Recognition Council (secretary)
~ Environmental Club (secretary)
~ SADD (Officer of Publicity)
~ Best Buddies (Officer of Publicity)
~ JV Cheerleading (MVP award)
~ Town of **** Supervisor’s Youth Council
~ Community service program (50-ish hours)
~ Youth Consortium (promoting leadership and wise choices in younger teens)
~ Awards:
~ NY State winner of Essay Contest
~ Published in Parade Magazine: fresh voices
~ Featured: “Someone You Should Know”: town newspaper
~ National Latin Exam: Silver Medal
~ Kodak Young Leaders Award
~ HOBY Youth Conference (summer)
~ National Young Leaders Conference (summer) (Assistant Majority Leader of Model Congress)</p>

<p>Junior year:
~ Co-President of Environmental Club
~ Vice-President of SADD Club
~ Student Congress Executive Board
~ Principal’s Advisory Council
~ Student Recognition Council
~ Youth voting member of Town Board
~ Youth Consortium
~ Community service program: from summer 2004-present: 100+ hours
~ National Honor Society (maybe President – running next week)
~ Varsity Cheerleading
~ Keynote Speaker: Junior National Young Leaders Conference
~ Girls State Nominee
~ 2006 NY State winner Lewis and Clark essay contest</p>

<p>also, first gen college student. </p>

<p>~ WORK: Busser at restaraunt (May 2005-present, 12 hours a week)
Only member of family employed at moment due to father’s cancer
Hostess at another restaraunt (Jan. 2006-present, 7-8 hours a week)</p>

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<p>you're SAT needs to be higher, that's really the only major flaw</p>

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<p>I know people with worse resumes that got in.</p>

<p>^
Look I was being helpful!</p>

<p>Gosh that hurt.</p>

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<p>^ lol what? are u being sarcastic or something like i have no chance and ur trying to be nice or what</p>

<p>thanks philly08. im trying to get it up to 1400 in oct</p>

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<p>I know people who got worse SAT's than you and were not recruited for anything and are happily in the SAS.</p>

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<p>whats the SAS and why do i have the feeling thats not a helpful comment</p>

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<p>SAS is the School of Arts and Sciences.</p>

<p>You have a feeling that the previous comment wasn't helpful because jcoveney is extremely sarcastic and doesn't realize that internet sarcasm usually just makes you look like a dickhead. or he's just a dickhead.</p>

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<p>I'd say being holier than thou on the internet, and taking a forum wayy too seriously, makes you look like more of a dick.</p>

<p>And I was being serious.</p>

<p>This is a serious zone.</p>

<p>There are people with far worse stats.</p>

<p>Who are doing fine at Penn.</p>

<p>The degradation of this thread brought to you by TripMcnealy.</p>

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<p>Penn: no chance.</p>

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<p>thanks for clearing that up. yea, internet sarcasm is very hard to comprehend</p>

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<p><strong><em>haha</em></strong></p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I was the opposite of you--I had a stellar SAT score and an abysmal (by Penn standards) GPA. So perhaps one can balance out the other. Applying is definitely worth a shot.</p>

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<p>^ did you get in?</p>

<p>and how are my SAT scores abysmal?</p>

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<p>You definitely have a chance...and being first generation certainly helps. If you are only a junior you have plenty of time to get your SAT in Math up and also add to your resume.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>im a senior</p>