Hi, here’s my profile…
Personal Info
Female
US Citizen born in Mumbai, in Mumbai for past 10 years, before which I was in the US
I am not applying for financial aid
Academics-
Grade 9- 88% IGCSE Overall
Grade 10- 93% IGCSE Overall- Overall Topper for 8 Subjects, Topper for Eco
Grade 11- 39/42 IB Points- (What’s an approximate GPA equivalent?)
Grade 12- 38/42- Vey high 5 in Math- only five on transcript- is this very bad?
Predicted- 42/45- 6 Predicted in math English and history, rest 7s
SAT-
1550/1600
(E:760, M:790)
Subject SAT- Bio 710, have given History and Bio again in November, lets hope the score improves- if it doesn’t, is this really going to impact my profile? This has been troubling me…
Extra currics-
School President
Internship with Supreme Court attorney for women’ rights
MUN Head for school - basically created the school MUN team -went for 6 MUNs across the country
Piano- Certified at Grade 5 for Theory and Practical from Trinity college London
Volunteered at a school for the children of financially strapped single moms
Fund raised for an old age home for destitute women
Won some awards for swimming in inter school competitions- 3 bronze, 2 silver
Teacher LORs- Eco and Spanish teacher- both detailed and comprehensive
Counsellor LOR- Very detailed, talks about my contributions to school- e.g.: setting up a voting process for students for student council (earlier it was just teachers, setting up MUN club, how I always volunteer to be MC and organise events, and my other currics listed above)
Additional LOR- From the Supreme Court Attorney- How I really helped in research and preparation for many cases, and about my character
Common App- About my experiences regarding female empowerment in India, and what I’ve done to help support female empowerment
Penn specific Essay- I compared my compatibility with Penn to the way the barber in my great grandfather’s barber did match-making for weddings in our ancestral village- It’s a bit out there, but I wanted it to grab the attention of someone who reads it, and I supported it with in- depth research and my own opinions on why Penn was a great fit for me. While creativity is important, I backed it up with facts as well.
I think that pretty much sums it up. I’d like a realistic analysis of my chances. Please don’t be afraid of providing honest feedback. Thank you in advance!