I have weird stats; what should I expect?

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<p>Grade: 12
Weighted GPA: 3.89
Unweighted GPA: 3.67
Our school doesn't weigh honors or rank; we can't take APs until our junior year.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2260 (740 Critical Reading, 720 Math, 800 Writing)
SAT IIs: 760 Math IIC, 760 US History, 800 Korean, 800 Literature
AP Tests: 5 AP US History, 4 AP Bio, 4 AP Statistics
No ACTs.</p>

<p>Extras:
- Work experience; waiter at family restaurant for two years. 20 hours a week. This is the main essay topic.
- Sports Editor of the school newspaper.
- Speech and Debate Team; varsity letter.
- National Merit Semifinalist, 226 PSAT
- 3 Years of Clarinet
- Tutored Jr. High kids
- Worked as a freelance Korean-English Translator
- Interned at Seoul Broadcasting System; Fantastic rec letter from their president/CEO
- Interned at Orange County Register
- National Young Leaders Conference 11/2005
- JHU AP English Language Course; finished with an A.</p>

<p>Essays:
Decent. I'm an Asian immigrant trying to be an author... so I wrote about that. This is actually where my apps are centered around.</p>

<p>Recs:
Pretty good.</p>

<p>I really want to go to Penn. Do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>Nothing eyepopping especially as an asian…</p>

<p>decent shot - not a sure in / not a sure rejection</p>

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<p>I’d think so, what’s “weird” about your stats?</p>

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<p>Ya what’s weird? </p>

<p>Pretty low GPA… gotta bring that up. Good scores though, National Merit is good, work experience good… but GPA will hurt bad. Not the best chance but still realistic… give it a try and apply.</p>

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<p>yea wuts so weird?</p>

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<p>nothing is weird…pretty common and typical stats…good chances though
CSA i assume cuz of the author part…english major? u have a pretty good chance…</p>

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<p>People have said that I’m a pretty strange case, since my test scores are in the Ivy range whereas my GPA obviously isn’t. I don’t know what to expect right now… just praying my essays can tip me in.</p>

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<p>Yeah, mono14, I’m in exactly the same situation…2200+ SATs, fugly GPA :wink:
AND my school didn’t get APs til this year. </p>

<p>I’m gonna say yes you have a chance because if you don’t, i don’t either! :confused: Good luck!</p>

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<p>ur liar your not weird, nice marketing…</p>