I'm only applying to Penn CAS ED. No safeties

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>JK I'm applying to other schools as well</p>

<p>Well here goes:
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
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)
Research @ Lab for a considerable amount of time</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) <----- 100% prepared for reject lolz
MIT (EA) <----- 100% prepared for reject lolz
Boston College (RD)
UMich Ann Arbor (EA)
UMiami (EA)
UPitt (EA)
Penn State Univ. Campus (EA)</p>

<p>I think I put everything.
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>Penn doesn’t “hate your kind.” Some of the most successful and charismatic students at Penn are asian males. Penn has a higher percentage of Asians/Jews than any other Ivy, which suggests to me that Penn is looking for excellent people of any background, not just excellent people from the “right” families<em>cough Princeton</em></p>

<p>Your essays need to be more than “decent.” It sounds like you are from the Philly suburbs, so you are competing with countless legacies and faculty brats. Choose a moment from your life and write about it in a thoughtful, entertaining way. That’s what you need to do. It doesn’t need to involve a big accomplishment nor does it need to be as important as “finding yourself.” </p>

<p>Good luck. Try to show personality in essays and make sure to also work on backup applications. </p>

<p>~WWjr.</p>

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<p>Thanks WWJR. Sound advice</p>

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<p>Decent chance</p>

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<p>I’d say you stand a chance.</p>

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<p>whuddup penn students. bump</p>