My chances at UPenn School of Nursing

Applying to College
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<p>I am from NY </p>

<p>SAT: 1940
SAT IIs- American History-670, Math II- 670
GPA:~4.0
rank: 13/110
Extracurricular activities:
Long Island Youth Orchestra (3 years) 1st violin
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (2 years)
String Quartet
School Orchestra(5 years)- concert mistress
(All State and NYSSMA solo)- All County and LISFA
Varsity Tennis- 4 years- captain
Varsity Track-4 years
Intel Science Competition- research at St. John's University 4years
Science Research
volunteered at hospitals, soup kitchens
NHS- vice president
SPARC- 4 years, secretary
Math Honor Society
Music Honor Society
(This is only a small portion of my resume)</p>

<p>Courses: AP bio, chem, american, English Lit, English Reading Comp, calc, honors gov't and economics, physics</p>

<p>I know my SAT scores are lacking, but I am a terrible test taker, do you think that my GPA will make up for my SATs?</p>

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<p>Unless you’re black, not a shot in hell. Your SATs will hurt you really badly.</p>

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<p>U Penn’s nursing program has become much much more competitive in recent years. I believe it is down to about a 20% or less acceptance rate.</p>

<p>For many other colleges, it is much harder to get into the nursing program than to get into the college through regular admissions. The spots fill up fast, and they tell you to apply as early as possible.</p>