Dream school too far out of my reach? Please chance me! :(

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys, I've always really wanted to apply to Penn. I'm kinda hitting myself in the head for not doing ED, but you win some and you lose some.</p>

<p>Here's everything I have:</p>

<p>Profile:
Tall Chinese male from Northern VA who likes to listen to hip-hop (Eric B. & Rakim, Tribe, Wu-Tang, and Grandmaster Flash, please, and teachers really find this interesting for some reason).</p>

<p>GPA and Tests:
4.277 W, 3.864 UW (Rank 10 of 577)...should be around 4.4 by the end of the year
SAT: 760 W, 770 M, 650 R (1420, 2180)
Subjects: Math II 730, Chem 660 (yuck lol)
ACT: 30 E, 34 M, 27 R, 27 S (30 Composite)
IB Diploma Candidate at Gar-Field...EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE!</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
• Vice President, KEY Club
• Class of 2009 Vice President, Student Council Association
• Co-Captain, It’s Academic
• Historian, Ecology Club
• Council Member, Healthy Community Healthy Youth
• Section Leader, Chamber Orchestra
• Group Leader, International Baccalaureate Group IV Project 2008
• Secretary, Model United Nations
• Director, African Union: IBMARC Model United Nations 2007
• eBay “PowerSeller”, eBay Internet Marketplace Community
• Cellist, Youth Symphony Orchestra
• Student Operations, Youth Orchestras of Prince William
• Team Captain, Prince William Bulls AAU Basketball
• Host, Hunan Gourmet Chinese Restaurant
• Cellist, Youth Concert Orchestra
• 150+ hours of community service from IB Diploma and KEY Club</p>

<p>Clubs and Activities:
• KEY Club
• Math League
• Model United Nations
• Ecology Club
• Student Council Association
• It’s Academic
• Healthy Community Healthy Youth
• National Honor Society
• Chamber Orchestra
• Peer Tutoring
• French Club
• International Club</p>

<p>Awards:
• University of Virginia Jefferson Scholarship Nominee
• Youth Salute Youth Leader Semi-Finalist (Top 10 out of 150)
• Senior Regional Orchestra
• William & Mary Leadership Award Recipient
• Prince William County “Classy” Award for Excellence
• NBC4 “It’s Academic” Television Team
• Youth Salute Council of Youth Leadership
• Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s School – Humanities
• Academic Letter
• All-County Orchestra
• Principal’s Award for Excellence
• Certificate of Completion, IB Middle Years Program
• Verbal Accommodation, William & Mary MUN 2006
• Student of the Year, French III
• Outstanding Delegate, Richmond Area MUN 2006</p>

<p>(All of that was a jumble of stuff from my resume)</p>

<p>Let me know. I know my stats definitely aren't as great as people who got into Penn, but it'd be nice to see where I am.</p>

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<p>hey!! so i jus got into penn today n let me tell u test scores aren't everything! people told me i didn't have a chance with a 2040 sat (690CR, 670M, and 680W) and 30 ACT but tats not true! obviously ahha n even more shocking I'm an asian female (chinese to be exact) haha realli make ur essays shine! be genuine and truee and for ur why penn essay realli stress yyy u wanna go tere n if ur not tat great at writing like me don't do the optional essay i didn't. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>I second that haha.
low gpa, 2100 sat, asian male, applied as international without financial aid though I live in U.S. and got into Wharton.</p>