My first ever chance me thread

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>applying to college of arts and sciences</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 800 CR 800 M 780 W--2380</li>
<li>SAT IIs: BIO-M: 770, Math II 800</li>
<li>GPA: 3.77/4.59 - upward trend (straight A's all Junior Year and the first semester of senior year)</li>
<li><p>Rank: school doesn't rank (but im not top 10% - very competitive school)</p></li>
<li><p>Other stats: AP SCORES
Biology - 5
Calculus BC - 5
Statistics - 5
World History - 5
English Language - 5
Psychology - 5
Computer Science AB - 5
NSL -4</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Senior Year Schedule - I go to a magnet school
AP English Literature
AP Comparative Government
AP Chemistry (double period)
Magnet Multi-variable calculus with differential equations
Magnet Thermodynamics
Student Government
Art</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none </li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country:MD</li>
<li>School Type:Urban</li>
<li>Ethnicity:White - Middle Eastern</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
</ul>

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<p>I forgot EC’s</p>

<p>debate
founding member of local environmental organization and webmaster
student government
varsity volleyball
math team
internship at the Univ. of MD.
french honor society - elected position - organized charity for impoverished school in french-speaking african country</p>

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<p>BUMP…please chance :)</p>

<p>i’ll chance back</p>

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<p>I think your chances are really good…great test scores, good gpa (albeit class rank is not so great), great courseload. ECs are a little generic, probably the weakest part of your app, but if you have good recs/killer essays, i don’t see why you should get in! good luck! </p>

<p>P.S. chance back?.. :slight_smile:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/835979-chance-vagelos-sciences-managament-program-wharton-cas.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/835979-chance-vagelos-sciences-managament-program-wharton-cas.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>BUMP…</p>

<p>how important is class rank?
i come from a very competitive hs…
does that put me at a disadvantage</p>

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<p>Last year 98.9% of the students admitted were in the top 10% of their HS class.</p>

<p>That was up from i believe 95% the previous year. So being in the top decile is definitely helpful.</p>

<p>From the ED round people with your stats got denied, but people with 2100’s were accepted. Seems to be a lot of emphasis on essays.</p>

<p>Ill give you a 33.8% chance (twice the acceptance 16.9% rate for last years class) because your stats are better than the average applicant’s</p>

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<p>You certainly have the requisite scores. It’s all up whether Penn needs someone like you and whether your essay is good. Good luck (your scores far exceed mine and I got in ed) .</p>

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<p>i was aware that 98.9% of the students admitted were in the top 10% of their class</p>

<p>however, is that because they care a lot about class rank or because those that are in the top 10% are the most qualified?</p>

<p>…i guess what im asking is, does not being in the top 10% automatically disqualify you?</p>

<p>its hard to be optimistic when only 1.2% of admitted students are like me</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t necessarily put you in that 1.2%. I would put you in a different pool with all the other applicants who attended schools which dont report class rank. Its my understanding that 98.9% of those who reported their class rank were in the top 10%.</p>