Give a chance: UPenn Early Decision and more

Applying to College
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<p>Asian Male (Pretty sure they hate my kind)</p>

<p>Objective Scores:
GPA ~3.9/4
Rank: 6/290
ACT: 33 (retake in September... and SAT in october... bleh really hoping for a 35/2300+ since I messed up on the actual test day)
SAT II: 800 Math II 770 Bio E
AP: Euro-5, Bio-5, USH-5<em>, Psych-5</em>, Calc BC-5<em>, Physics C Mech-4</em>
* = waiting on scores, but guessing
Always had the hardest courseload</p>

<p>Subjective
Violinist @ Philadelphia Sinfonia (high chair if it matters)
Concertmaster of School Orch
Assisstent Concertmaster @ District 12 orchestra
Carnegie Orchestra
Played Music for Bible Study Group (volunteering!! woohoo)</p>

<p>President of Math Club, Secretary of Interact Club, JV Captain of Academic Challenge, Envirothon, President of Culture Club, and some minor clubs </p>

<p>1st Place Biochemistry Deleware Valley Science Fair
2nd Place Medicine and Health Deleware Valley Science Fair<br>
Best of Show @ Chester County Science Fair
USABO Semifinalist
A bunch of minor science fair awards that make me sound better than I really am lol
Will have my name on a medical patent (not the main contributor obviously, i'm just a kid lol)</p>

<p>Shadowed 2 dentists, and some health care people (nurses, techs, doctor)
Volunteering @ Hospital</p>

<p>Essays: Intend to focus on a particular EC (likely violin) and talk about how highschool was a time for me to explore and figure out who I am. I suspect they will be at least decent.</p>

<p>Recs: Pretty good</p>

<p>Schools:
UPenn (ED)
Cornell (RD)
Yale (RD)
Boston College
UMich Ann Arbor (EA)
UMiami (EA)
UPitt (EA)
Penn State Univ. Campus (EA)</p>

<p>I think I put everything.<br>
Things that I might accomplish before my ED Application:</p>

<p>-Siemens Semifinalist?
-Philadelphia Youth Orchestra?
-Higher SAT or ACT? Really ****ed @ my current highest score (33). Sometimes things don't go your way...</p>

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<p>“hate my kind” lol, same boat here. You’ve got a great chance though with usabo, that’s a big deal.</p>

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<p>33 is a decent score for those schools, however a higher one would definitely help. I like your ec’s, so good luck!</p>

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<p>why no CMU? </p>

<p>Also, all I can say is you’re a competitive applicant. I’ve realized that not one person here is really going to give you a right answer, so I’ve stopped posting up chance threads. But still, you’ve got very nice ECs (just saying, 50% of the asian males I know play the violin and have won major awards) and I love that they’re focused. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Depending on whether your applying to Wharton or not…your in Penn…
along with all the others
Chance me back!
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<p>Sorry, I’m CAS. Forgot to specify</p>

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<p>Nobody’s in Penn for sure, regardless of whether they’re applying to Wharton.</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot at Penn, but no guarantees. It’s a reach, but I’d say it’s doable for you. You’ll just have to wait and see ;). I’d give a similar assessment for Cornell and Yale.</p>

<p>You’re in good shape for UMich - you’re likely to get in EA there.</p>

<p>I don’t know enough about the others to talk about them intelligently.</p>

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<p>Are you going to apply to pitt and psu’s honors colleges?</p>

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<p>^Yeah 10char. I really want to go Penn though. I’d rather not think of Pitt/Pennstate :P</p>