My chances just dropped!

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I just found out that UPenn/Wharton does not superscore the SAT.. my superscore is 120 points higher than my highest in a particular date.. Chance me now please!</p>

<p>My SAT Is:
Date 1: 730M, 720CR, 670W - 2120
Date 2: 800M, 600CR, 750W - 2150</p>

<p>Hopefully they will consider the huge difference in CR scores and understand that I just messed up CR the second time round.</p>

<p>General Transcript
Rank: Not sent (around 2-4 out of 200 - top 1/2%)
GPA: Not sent/given (4.0UW, 4.4/4.85W depending on if the college uses the 4.5 or 5 scale for weighted)
AP/IB: Full IB candidate (IB only school) - predicted 41/42 (7s in Economics HL, Physics HL, English SL, Spanish SL and Philosophy SL, with a 6 in Math HL)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
Supplements: Abstract of Extended Essay in Economics (got an A - very hard to get)</p>

<p>Achievements and Awards
UKMT<a href="International%20Maths%20Competition">/b</a> - Gold - 1 year (11)
**AMC12 - 2 marks off AIME, 4th in school - 1 year (11)
**Sunlife Scholarship Competition<a href="International%20Maths%20Competition">/b</a> - 1 mark off Distinction - 1 year (11)
**Euclid Scholarship Competition<a href="International%20Maths%20Competition">/b</a> - Distinction, 7 marks off recognition on official website - 1 year (11)
**Elected Student Council Representative<a href="School%20Position">/b</a> - 2 years (9,10)
**Economics Commendation<a href="School%20Award">/b</a> - 1 year (10)
**Media Studies Commendation<a href="School%20Award">/b</a> - 1 year (10)
**Spanish Award<a href="School%20Award">/b</a> - 1 year (11)
**Physics Award<a href="School%20Award">/b</a> - 1 year (11)
**Henley National Virtual Stock Exchange Competition<a href="National%20Competition">/b</a> – 5th place nationally and 1st in school - 1 year (12)
**Maths Commendation<a href="School%20Award">/b</a> – 1 year (12)
**UK Olympiad Candidate<a href="6,8">/b</a></p>

<p>Work Experience
Summerbridge Hong Kong
- 400 hours (7 weeks) Community Service - ranked top 10 by Princeton Review</p>

<p>Languages
Trilingual (fluent in Spanish, Hindi and English)
Proficient in French</p>

<p>Leadership and ECs
Revision Club
- Founder/President
- Increase grades of students by at least 2 (e.g. C to A)
- 120 hours/year, 2 years (240 hours by application time - counts as community service)
Guitar Club
- Founder/President
- One of the most popular student led clubs in school
- Free guitar education to students; competes with another club that charges 300USD for 9 lessons
- 80 hours/year, 2 years (160 hours by application time - counts as community service)
Business
- Co-Founder/Chief Financial Officer (essentially)
- Create household appliances out of glass because there are no mainstream glass recyclers in the city
- Won a national design competition with our product and advertised the product on an international level during a fully funded trip to an international exposition
- 250 hours/year, 2 years (500 hours by application time - counts as community service)
Cloud Chamber
- Organizer/Leader
- Build a miniature cloud chamber
- 60 hours
Linear Particle Accelerator
- Organizer/Leader
- Build a miniature particle accelerator
- 80 hours
Student Council
- Elected two consecutive years
Summerbridge
- Teacher
- Teach English to 10 local students with no adult assistance for 7 weeks
- Head of electives committee
- Monday to Saturday (7am to 7pm - 12 hour days)
- 600 hours (counts as Community service)
Varsity Golf
- 150 hours/year, 2 years (300 hours)
Trip to Xiamen
- Group leader
- Traveled to rural China to teach English to 30 students who had not encountered the language before, for a week
Community service
- 100 hours in other minor activities, with 1600+ hours from previously listed ECs (~1700 hours by application time)</p>

<p>Personal
Nationality: Indian
High school: Private High school (Competitive)
Essays: Good
Recommendations: Great (one says that I was the best student he has ever had)
Financial Aid: No</p>

<p>Please chance me for Wharton ED, now that they will consider me as having a 2150 SAT not a 2270.</p>

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<p>I am rather sleepy so if anyone could clarify that I understood their reply properly, it would be great. This is what they said in their email:</p>

<p>“We will take the highest combined score from each testing date of the SAT1 with writing when we look at your scores.”</p>

<p>Maybe I will be advantaged by the fact that the admissions people will see my superscore first when they read my app, since the new CommonApp tells you to write your best scores from across all sittings… they will not see my highest sitting score until they look at my score reports.</p>

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<p>They require all scores from all test dates, and they DO superscore, even if it isn’t actually superscoring. They want to see all of your tests to get a better picture overall, but they will use your top score on each section. It would only make sense for them to do so in order to report amazing median test scores. So no need to worry. The 600 won’t be counted against you. :)</p>

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<p>O_O
My jaw just dropped.
Those are some incredible stats! Your SAT scores are pretty darn good, not astronomically high for Wharton but well within range nonetheless.
But your other stats are rather impressive. IB Scores, trilingual, etc.
You have a solid shot, though being an Indian male is the biggest detriment I see.</p>

5

<p>You have excellent ECs and leadership experience. Even though your SAT score isn’t the highest, you definitely sound like a great candidate for the school. I’m fairly sure you shouldn’t have to worry about your SAT :]</p>

6

<p>I can’ believe you are worrying over this. Just apply and see what happens…</p>