Do I have any chances?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys, I have chosen UPenn as a super reach school and was wondering if I have higher than 5% chance of getting in heh. </p>

<p>(Probably biology major)</p>

<p>Korean male, came to the US 4.5 years ago (Permanent resident)
Senior from Suburban Houston, Texas
SAT: 1460 single sitting (710v 750m)
GPA: UW 3.73/4.0 W 4.79/6.0
Class rank got crashed when I moved to Texas from NY at the end of sophomore year (different grading systems) 126/650; top 20%
*Counselor will include a letter regarding this disadvantage.
SAT II:<br>
Math IIC 750
Math IC 730
US History 660 (5 on the AP…)
Biology 650 (4 on AP)
Writing 640 (retook)
2 on the English Language AP test o_0;</p>

<p>Currently enrolled in: Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Govt, AP Psychology, Physics H,
Spanish III H, Band.</p>

<p>EC’s: Marching/concert band 4 years, clarinetist.
Band placed 4th in the Nationals
Junior Engineering Technical Society Historian
National Honor Society
JV Soccer 9,10
Academic Decathlon
Rehabilitation Pavilion Therapeutic Recreation Volunteer, 100+ hrs.
International Club
Local library adult reference volunteer, 100+ hrs.
Few NY-state recognized math awards
Decent essays + recommendations</p>

<p>Thanks for taking time to evaluate my chances.</p>

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<p>You have good test scores but a very weak gpa/rank... I don't know if your counselor can explain it away. Top 20% gets you nothing at Penn. You also have nice ECs, but considering your rank, your essays and recs need to be great, not decent. If you do have the amazing essays/recs then you may have a shot, however small, at the College. Don't get ur hopes up too high for SEAS and definitely not Wharton. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I think you have a fairly good chance. Your counselor will have to do a good job with damage control for your GPA, though. Get more leadership ECs too, if it isn't too late for that...</p>

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<p>Thanks, and yea I'm applying to the College. As for the weak weighted GPA, my old school in NY had only academic and advanced classes, so when I moved to my new school, all my freshman + sophomore credits counted as either academic or advanced credits, while around one third of my class has taken all honors courses since their freshman years. Thus there was no way I could catch up.. it's a miracle I'm even at 20% right now. =p</p>

<p>It goes like this in my school to calculate the weighted GPA which determines your rank</p>

<p>Academic: A: 4 B: 3 C: 2 D:1<br>
Advanced: A:5 B:4 C:3 D:2
Honors/AP: A:6 B:5 C:4 D:3</p>

<p>So this makes the weighted GPA out of 6.0 though because of some required academic classes the highest GPA possible is around 5.7</p>

<p>Lol I wouldn't think this would help much anyway, but I'm glad that you guys think
I have higher than 5% chances.</p>

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<p>Which HS? </p>

<p>Bellaire? Dulles? Clements?</p>

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<p>Umm, Fort Bend Austin =p</p>

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<p>Oh, the worthless FBISD school :P</p>

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<p>lol, which hs do you go to? =p and Austin is the greatest of all. =p</p>

<p>Oh and how about you gimme some comments, dont care it's a hard slap on the face</p>

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<p>SATs are a bit low.</p>

<p>Did anyone from Austin apply early?
I asked around, cinco ranch->2 deferred, clear lake->2 deferred, kinkaid->1 deferred, at my school I got in and 2 were deferred</p>