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<p>I'd greatly appreciate if you could just review this and talk about my chances for Penn engineering. I know the SAT IIs aren't all that great. My ethnicity is Pakistani, but born in the US. Thanks, guys!</p>

<p>Academics:

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GPA: 3.863 UW|4.267 W
Rank: 12-15/~437, school does not disclose rank
Note: Straight As (some A+ Freshman and Sophomore year), 6 As (some A+s) and 3 Bs (some B+s) Junior Year, 3 Honors freshman year, 4 Honors sophomore year, 4 APs (Psychology, English Lang/Comp, Chemistry, US History) and 2 Honors (Precalc, French IV) junior year, most rigorous curriculum
Note 2: my French teacher made a mistake on my French final exam grade, which threw off my final grade, which should be a B+, she knows this, but refuses to change the grade, so my counselor will explain this in her letter and put the weighted GPA I've listed; with the B+ it is a 4.2351, but rank does not change

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<p>Senior Year Schedule:

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AP Biology, AP English Literature/Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Physics A through Stanford EPGY (no physics could fit into schedule, so I had to go with this, counselor will list in letter), Physical Education IV, Health Lab IV, Yearbook Journalism & Design

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<p>Academic Awards, Activities, EC Awards, Hobbies:

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Honor Roll (9th-11th), High Honor Roll (9th & 10th), National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Governor School Nominee, AP Scholar with Honor </p>

<p>Daedalus/Yearbook Staff (10th-12th, Editor, Academics Section Head, Community/Index Section Head, All NJ Diamond winner for past 2 years, CSSPA Crown Winner)
NJIT Chemistry Olympics (10th-12th, Co-founder of school team)
Banner/Newspaper Staff (9th-12th, Editor)
Raider Robotics (9th, 11th, 12th, awards and such listed below)
Volunteering at St. Peter's UH (10th-12th, St. Peter's Service Award)
Star Program (10th, Tutoring)
French Club (9th-12th)</p>

<p>(Robotics-related)Ramp Riot Champions, Pennsylvania Annual Robotics Challenge Champions, South Carolina GM Industrial Design Award, South Carolina Regional Finalist, NJ Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award, 2005
Pennsylvania Annual Robotics Challenge Champions, New Jersey Regional Champions, New Jersey Regional General Motors Industrial Design Award, 3rd at Galileo Championships, 2007</p>

<p>(Hobbies)Skateboarding, Distributed Computing Projects (World Community Grid by IBM, Folding@Home by Stanford, counselor will talk about this in her rec, she finds it fascinating), Unix-like operating systems (FreeBSD, GNU/Linux), Digital Art (Photoshop, The GIMP), Religion & Politics

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<p>Test Scores

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SAT: scoring 2240-2310 on practice tests, average is about 2270, taking in October
SAT IIs (highest 2): 730 in Chem, 720 in Math IIC (weak, I know)
APs: 5 in US History, 4 Chem, 4 English Lang, 4 Psychology

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<p>Subjective:

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Counselor Recommendations should be great as well, she knows alot about me
Recommendations from Yearbook advisor, AP US teacher, AP Chem teacher, should be great and unique showing different qualities
Essays should be great, I've been told I'm a good writer, but I'll try not to let that get to my head

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<p>why havent u takin the sat yet, i’d say its a reach considering only academics but ur ecs fit those of a match</p>

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<p>I took the SAT in March, 2007. I need to retake it, and those are the scores I’m getting now on practice tests. I wasn’t hitting nearly as high back in February or so. So, I guess it paid off.</p>

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<p>I’ll be applying ED to UPenn engineering, if that changes anything.</p>

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<p>I’d appreciate any other opinions.</p>

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<p>i think you look like you have a reasonable chance if your SAT score comes out where you say it will</p>

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<p>Thanks, guys. I guess I’m done.</p>

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<p>Try to take the ACT if you aren’t very confident in your SAT scores at this point. Penn views both equally and if you don’t have time to take and retake the SAT trying a different test may benefit you greatly.</p>

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<p>I’m less confident about the ACT, as the timing is too hard for me. I’ve been practicing for the SAT over summer and now, and I think I’ll make it this time around. Thanks, guys, for the advice and chances!</p>

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<p>Should I get a supplemental recommendation from my Yearbook adviser? She knows me well, since I’ve worked my way up to editor over the past three years. However, I’ll have two amazing recommendations from my AP US History and AP Chemistry teacher, and my counselor knows me very very well. We’re basically more like friends.</p>