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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>So, I was wondering like what else should I do to improve the chances for Wharton/Huntsman other than my really bad SAT scores which i expect to improve</p>

<p>Race: Singaporean Chinese
Gender: Male
Country: Singapore, but studying overseas
School Type: Private International, Scholarship admission only (not that posh, just to give everyone a chance thats all, but it does sound good i think)
Legacy: None</p>

<p>IB Grades:
Economics: 7
Chemistry:6
Maths: 7
Biology: 7
English: 5
Italian: 5 </p>

<p>Total: 37
Language teachers are ridiculously crazy...</p>

<p>Rank: None (school doesnt do that), although i would say i would be near the top/ upper average considering the courses i take in relation to the points that i have achieved</p>

<p>SAT 1's: 1960, 1980
M-780, 720
W-600,590
R-580, 670</p>

<p>Composite Score: 2050/2400
1450/1600</p>

<p>SAT 2's:
Chinese: 780
Maths 2: 780
Chemistry: 770
Total:2330/2400</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Swimming, participated in national competitions in Singapore
NGO, Vice-President of NGO that operates out of school, its student set-up
Senior Website Designer for a now-defunct NGO that was succeeded by the new NGO that I am now Vice-President of)
Scouts (national and International representation at grades 8,9,10)
School/International Representation for Maths and Science at competitions (its not that good, but thats what the certificate says so I dont really care)
Internship at the government ministry where i helped out with alot of big events</p>

<p>Volunteerism:
over 200 hours of community service at grades 9,10
consistent volunteering for grade 11 (it should amount to alot!)</p>

<p>Summer:
Internship at Government, Turned down a internship at a Standard Chartered because it coincided with the Government internship,
teaching a student in maths pro bono,
various conferences on world economics and foreign policies during internship</p>

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<p>I even have a government letter detailing the work I did and how I was like a young ambassador. Research papers were also done and I intend to submit them as additional information</p>

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<p>Like you said, you’ll definitely want to improve your SAT scores to be competitive, especially for an international ORM. I don’t really know about how IB grades work, but your EC’s seem interesting</p>

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<p>i asked and the regional director told me that I would be grouped with students with global experience (international schools) and international background as opposed to solely being grouped with chinese people so it might be of a sort of help?</p>

<p>how about sat 2’s? are they alright, or do they need to be re-worked upon?</p>

<p>lastly, what is considered a competitive score for sats for an international student? please dont mention>2300…</p>

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<p>Your SAT IIs are fine, but you definitely need higher SAT I - try to get 2200+ on that.</p>