Hey, I’m a high school sophomore, and I want to apply ED to Penn in the near future. I need help. I really appreciate anyone who got into Penn, or who’s applying, looking at this.
Disclaimer: I’m genuinely seeking help. I was told this looks braggy, I’m really not here to anonymously brag.
PROS:
- Took practice SAT cold, got around a 2000 on both (cold, no studying) attempts. I’ve begun studying and a tutoring service already, so by late junior year, I’m reaching for a 2300-2400.
- I get straight As and this year I’m in one AP, next year I have a 7 AP schedule mapped out.
- President of yearbook club.
- Future president of mock trial club.
- Robotics club
- President of my grade (elected)
- Peer tutor
- Skipping a year of math (taking precalc over the summer, plan on Calc BC next year)
- I founded and own a 501©(3) registered charity, functioning and soon to begin raising funds.
- I go to schools and give lectures about a specific disorder on behalf of a charity which I don’t own.
- I won the academic award for geometry last year.
- I believe my essay will be good
- I know I’ll be in the news for my charity a lot in the near future
CONS:
- I have no legacy at Penn besides two cousins of my father
- I come from a pretty privileged area
- Here’s the worst part, the real reason I made this post: I, as of the end of freshman year, have a 3.6333 GPA. My school has no valedictorian and does not release class ranks, and I have a 3.94 weighted. I’ve done the math, and if I get straight As this year and next, get an A from summer precalc moved over, and take two off-schedule easy A classes that my school offers that factor into GPA (Math research, science research), I’ll end Junior year with around a 3.88. The reason for this is because I reallllly messed up in 8th and 9th grade. 8th grade, math, science, and spanish counted as I’m in honors and I believe I count as a year ahead in science. Look below
8th Grade:
Honors Earth Science: B+
Spanish II: B+
Algebra: A-
9th Grade:
World History 9H; B
Spanish III: B+
The rest, all As. This is due to my literal lack of ANY studying or doing any homework. I was going through some stuff, I got REALLY lazy (I put in the amount of effort that I should now), and I swear I didn’t open a single book. I’ve always been bad at Social Studies, but this year in AP World I believe I’ll end with an A- at worst. My question is, how do my odds look?
How could I improve them?
I’m anticipating a good ACT as well (I’ll be taking both). Penn is my dream college, and I don’t know what I’d do if I used my ED on it and got rejected because little 8th and 9th grade me was too lazy to study for two classes he could’ve easily aced.