help me decide for an ED school!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>AHHH!!! I'm in a crisis. I don't know which school to apply to first. I should be applying to a school that's clearly my first, but both schools are clearly my first. </p>

<p>It's either between:
University of Pennsylvania (ED)
Stanford University (SCEA)</p>

<p>Asian, female, fairly competitive school (sends about 5-8 to top schools per year), pacific northwest</p>

<p>Intended Majors:
Economics
Something for business</p>

<p>Academic Information
High school GPA: 3.9/4.0 UW
Class Rank: Around 15/500 (yea, not TOO good)
SAT: 2100 (I’m retaking this.)
ACT: 31 (retaking this weekend, projected score around 33-34, which are scores i've been getting on practice tests)
Subject tests: 730 Math II (retaking nov.), 730 Math I, Korean (taking in nov.) and some CRAPPY CRAPPY SCORES of 610 in us and 590 in lit. yea. hopefully my major that i wanna do, economics/business wouldn't care too much on those areas b/c language/math is more emphasized</p>

<p>Have taken most rigorous courses offered. 10 APs by end of senior year</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
Key Club International:
Member (04-06)
Club Secretary (06-07)<br>
Lieutenant Governor of Pacific Northwest District (07-08)
- liaison between district and club level
- liaison to 8 Key Clubs
Pacific Northwest District Membership Committee (07-08)<br>
- promote membership
- evaluate and facilitate Pacific Northwest clubs to prevent deactivations</p>

<p>Associated Student Body:
Representative (04-06)
Class Secretary (06-07)
ASB Vice President (07-08)</p>

<p>Varsity Girls’ Tennis: (sport)
All four years
Districts 2006</p>

<p>National Honor Society:
Member (05-08)</p>

<p>DECA:
Member (06-07)
Scholarship chair (07-08)</p>

<p>Link Crew:
Freshmen orientation leader (07-08)</p>

<p>Show Band:
Euphonium –Marching band and field shows (04-06)
1st chair (05-06)
Band was voted "Best Marching Band of 2005" by Seattle Magazine</p>

<p>Awards/Accomplishments
Academic awards:
National Merit Commended Scholar
AP Scholar with Honor
Lamp of Knowledge (2004 – Present)
WESCO Academic Award (2007)
BECU Marketing/Advertisement finalist 2007 (won scholarships)</p>

<p>DECA.:
Area competition –1st place Hospitality Services (2007)
State competition –13th place Hospitality Services (2007)</p>

<p>Tennis:
Lettered 2006-Present
Most Improved Award 2006
Highest % Doubles Games Won Award 2007</p>

<p>Band:
Lettered 2006</p>

<p>Volunteering Activities
Union Gospel Mission (2003 – Present)
- Prepared and served food at a local homeless shelter
Northwest Harvest (2004 – Present)
- Packaged produce and canned goods for food banks
UNICEF (2004 – Present)
- Raised money to help kids with AIDS in Africa
Mexico Missions Trip (2005)
- Traveled to Mexico to build houses for two families
Blood Drive (2007)
- Chaired blood drive at my school
Invisible Children Fundraising (2007)
- Raised about $6,000 with leadership class for donations</p>

<p>Summer Activities
2005: Traveled to Mexico to help build houses</p>

<p>2006: Microsoft DigiGirlz Technology Camp
- One of 80 girls to attend camp to learn about computer engineering and other technologies
2006: Tennis Camp
- PE Credit and practice for the varsity team</p>

<p>2007: Economics for Leaders
- One of 33 members to learn about the basics of economics and leadership
2007: Continued with Key Club duties as Lieutenant Governor</p>

<p>-Washington Leadership camp delegate for past 2 years</p>

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<p>Are you sure both are you first? If yes, then I'd say Stanford, since it isn't binding. BUT if UPenn slightly prevails, go ED - it definitely raises your chances. BUT do this only if UPenn is slightly higher in your books.</p>

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<p>If it's business, then Wharton's probably a better choice. Of course, you'll be facing immense competition if you do so. It also depends on your preferences for a school. What type of environment do you like?</p>

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<p>ECs are really good, as are awards. This alone could probably make you competitive. However, you're diagnosing your own problem when you say that your scores are too low because, while a 2100 isn't THAT low, your SAT IIs sure are. Those would potentially undermine your GPA since it would assume a less rigorous school. I would suggest cutting down your EC list to a list that is manageable. Don't put it all, and choose the "better" ones. As for chances, you're more likely to get into Penn than Stanford that's for sure, but provided you get those SATs up, you're very competitive in both. I would choose Wharton as well. If you want to major in business, choose it. It doesn't get any easier than right now anyhow.</p>

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<p>Go for UPenn for the following two reasons:</p>

<p>(1) A Wharton business degree will carry you farther on your resume than an Economics degree from Stanford will (in general--although they are close), and
(2) For some reason Stanford admits a lot fewer Asians (4%) than UPenn does (18%), especially in relation to the number of applicants. I think this is because their cross-town rival (UC Berkeley) is like 41% Asians, so Stanford kind of positions themselves as the place for non-Asians to go without actually making this an issue in any of their literature or advertising. (Also, please note, this is not the case at the graduate level, just undergraduate).</p>

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<p>I believe Stanford is 24% Asian on CollegeBoard.</p>

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<p>Also, I know it wouldn't be too much of a difference, but Stanford has enough people from the West Coast applying there, whereas Ivies may be more receptive. Also, just because Stanford is 24% Asian doesn't necessarily mean its easy to get admitted as an Asian.</p>

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<p>yay, thank you guys all SOOO much!!</p>