<p>Can anyone tell me my chances of getting into UPenn?</p>
<p>I'm still in the second semester of my junior year, an American citizen but currently attending the Bilingual Department in a school in Taiwan.</p>
<p>GPA: 4.28 (weighted)
top 5% of my year (around 50 some students total)</p>
<p>10 honors courses from 9th grade to 11th...
9th: English (H), Math (H), Chinese 5, Biology, PE, Cooking, Badminton
10th: English (H), Math (H), AP Bio, Chinese 6, Chemistry, US History, PE
11th: English (H), Math (H), Chinese 7 (H), AP Chem, World History (H), Physics, PE,
12th (thinking of taking): AP English, AP Calc, Chinese 8 (H), AP Physics C, AP Econ micro/macro, AP US Govt</p>
<p>PSAT score: 220 (taking the SAT this saturday)
SAT II Bio: 750
SAT II Chem: 780
SAT II Chinese: 800
SAT II Math2C: 740</p>
<p>AP Bio: 5
AP Chem: not yet out yet.. most likely a 5?</p>
<p>Academic Honors/Awards:
2nd place, 2005~2006 school year 1st semester grade
2nd place, 2005~2006 school year 2nd semester grade
Model Student, 2005~2006 school year
Award for Perfect Attendance, for junior high school years
Award for Academic Excellence, for junior high school years
1st place, Math Bee for 9th grade Math Honors
2nd place, 2006~2007 school year 1st semester grade
3rd place, 2006~2007 school year 2nd semester grade
3rd place, 2007~2008 school year 1st semester grade
Citizenship Award, 2008 Jan. 18</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (up to this year):
1. Student Council, 3 years [headed 6 committees, in the Honor Council]
2. InterAct service club, 3 years [headed 7 committees]
3. Swim Team, 3 years [captain]
4. Debate Club, 3 years
5. Girls' Bball Team, 2 years</p>
<p>Others:
2007 NEHS School Anniversary MC
2007~08 Prom Fundraising Committee Co-head
2007 Halloween UNICEF Fundraiser: Costume Contest MC
2007 Taipei Cicero English Debate Tournament
2007 Exploravision Contest
2007 HSINMUN Conference (delegation: Austria)
2008 TAIMUN Conference (delegation: Cuba) ; Most Outstanding Delegate Award
9th grade: 1st semester Class President
10th grade: 1st semester Class Vice President
11th grade: 2nd semester Class Vice President
2008: Taiwan HOBY program</p>
<p>Summer/Winter Break Activities:
2005~06 winter: Short Courses on Biotechnology at the National Tsing-Hua University
2006 summer: tutoring English composition and speech to a 12 yr. old local Chinese student
Saturday Science Camp at the National Tsing-Hua University
2007 summer: counselor at a 3-day English Summer Camp at Da-ping Elementary School; Community service at Zhen-Ai Institute for the Mentally Challenged
2007~08 winter: tutored English to an elementary school student</p>