<p>I am a Canadian Asian Male student
I know UPenn will be really hard to get into,
but it's my first choice by far. I was wondering if I had any chance at all at
Upenn ED engineering, so at least I know that I am not wasting my ED opporunity (my second choice is Cornell..)</p>
<p>GPA/Ranking: School doesn't have GPA nor Ranking (but top 5 - 10%)
In Canadian standard, all A's. Had 94.8% average in Grade 11
Doing IB diploma, finished IB SL Bio and IB SL Math (7 in both)</p>
<p>My Predicted mark in IB out of 45 is 43</p>
<p>Grade 12 courses/predicted mark:
IB English (HL) - 6
IB Geography (HL) -7
IB Chemistry (HL) - 7
AB Japanese (Sl) -7
IB Physics (SL) (no predicted mark yet)
Senior Jazz Band
TOK -2/3 bonus mark
(skipped 1 year in math, bio... never took physics IB 11). </p>
<p>SAT I: Math 800, Reading 690, Writing 720 = 2210
I haven't really studied for SATs, I want to retake in December if I can deferred..
SAT II: Korean 800, Math IIC 800, (will take Bio & Chem in Nov.)</p>
<p>EC: I will just put what I will put in the commonapp. </p>
<p>Grade 11,12: Established and led International Group for my community ...I was in a local Korean newspaper and featured as one of the future prospective students, received grants from the city
Grade 8 - 12: Part of CCM band at my church, played main bass guitar and synthesizer. Also led children's Sunday programs. (I play 5 instruements...)
Grade 8 - 12: Varisity Senior Soccer team and Competitive Club soccer. In grade 9 - 10, I was in the most competitive regional team (metro team)
Grade 9-11: varsity tennis, team ranked top 10 in province...played some competitive club tennis as well.. ranked 90 in the province...
Duke of Edinburgh: Gold Award
Grade 8 - 9: Basketball...won many tournaments and 3rd in province..</p>
<p>and extra ECs like peer helping, Canadian blood services, Improv. Band club, sax section leader in senior jazz band, etc...</p>
<p>Work experience:
Grade 11 Summer: Summer intern for a local church: Did office works like accounting, led Sunday programs for children, carried out projects like interviweing people and posting their stories on website, (35 hours/week).
Grade 8 - 11 Worked as a janitor for a maintenance company
Grade 11 summer: Tutoring: tennis, English, ESL (7 hrs/week)</p>
<p>Awards
Grade 8 -11: Honor roll with distinction, Certificate of distinction from Math contests (top 25%)
Grade 8: Scholar athlete, multiple sports award, English and Social subject awards, placed 12th overall in regional math contest, 36th in provincial...part of math team finishing 3rd in regionals
Grade 9: Business10 Subject Award, Math 10 subject award
Gr.11: Japanese IB highest mark subject award</p>
<p>so.. .any chance? </p>
<p>Thx in advance.</p>