Huntsman Program at Upenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, I am currently going into my junior year of high school and am interested in this program at Penn, and would apply early decision.
I have a GPA of 3.85
I am not too great at standardized testing, my PSAT score was around 1900 (Which put me among the top 5% of sophomores) but I am taking both SAT and ACT classes to improve my scores.
I take almost all honors classes
I skipped honors french 4 by placing out and am going directly into AP this year. I went to a French international school for elementary school so I am fluent.
I am also fluent in Italian, and have gone to Italy every year of my life as I have family there. I have no proper schooling in italian other than saturday classes when I was younger and this past year I took classes to prepare for the AP exam, which i got a 5 on
AP classes I am planning on taking in the next two years, some of which I am already enrolled in (AP American Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Micro, Ap Euro History, AP US history, AP French, AP Art History)
Last summer I did a medical/ leadership program at UCBerkeley with lots of hands on experience and I received a letter of recommendation from them
This summer I have an internship in the Business and Marketing department of a minor league baseball team and I will receive a college credit from the University of Delaware for the class “Career Building: An Entrepreneurial Approach”
I have work experience at a food place
The private school I go to practically feeds Penn Students, as the Class of 2014 yielded 14 students to Penn
I not only live in State, but in Center city Philadelphia
My parents both went to graduate school at Penn, My sister is beginning Penn Vet school next year, and my mother works there, not only as a professor of Italian and Italian Culture classes, but as assistant director of Romance Languages
This winter I am participating in a two week exchange to the canary islands
I was named a Buckley scholar for my graduating class, an honor only 2 students from each class receive that demonstrates my leadership skills and intellectual capacity
I can write a killer essay and am great in interviews as I am a very social and outgoing person.
I have a love for travel and business, and this program is perfect for me
Please let me know?

Side note: Chances at regular penn undergrad and at Wharton?

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If you’re that serious about it, I’d do ED, especially for a program like Huntsman. It’s probably tied with Fisher for one of the most selective programs at UPenn, and Wharton as your next choice isn’t that much easier. It helps that you’re parents and sister went/go there and your mom holds a leadership position in a department, and I’d definitely use that. But that can pretty much only be justified if you apply ED.

Your stats look pretty good, I’d keep up the good work. My suggestion is just work hard these next two years, talk to your family about what they can do to help you, and pray as hard as you can that your application stands out to adcoms.

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Thank you, I’m definitely going to work extremely hard for this