Penn Dreams

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. I'm pretty sure I'll get into to my others choices (U Maryland, American U, Penn State), but I'm kind of boarderline about Penn and any input would help</p>

<p>White Female from Maryland
2120 SATs (730 CR, 610 M, 780 W)
SAT II - 660 Lit, 670 American History
AP Tests - 3 Euro, 4 American Hist, 4 English Language, Currently enrolled in Gov and AP Lit</p>

<p>4.2 W / 3.7UW
Rank: 39 / 239 Private Catholic School - most competitive class to ever graduate</p>

<p>Essays: Stellar
Teacher Recs: Pretty swell
GC Rec: Kind of Generic :(</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Vice President of Model UN
Homeroom Rep for Student Government and Class Council for 4 years
Chairperson for UNICEF Aid for Key Club
'Outstand Witness' for Mock Trial according to the Maryland State Bar Association
Political Club
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Other Good Stuff:</p>

<p>Represented high school at a state-wide, weekend long, free leadership conference (HOBY) where each school was asked to select one outstanding sophomore to attend</p>

<p>AP Scholar</p>

<p>Helped plan a day-long leadership conference for local teens, fall 2004</p>

<p>Former assistant soccer coach for 11 - 14 year old girls in the fall and spring, sophomore and junior years.</p>

<p>Former People to People Student Ambassador</p>

<p>Recipient of a leadership scholarship from high school</p>

<p>Former representative at a high school level for Freedom's Answer, a political action group which sought to increase voters awareness and turnout for the 2004 election for the 18 - 21 age group</p>

<p>Have held the same job for approx. 16 hours a week at the local library from BEFORE freshman year through the present</p>

<p>Hook: First Gen college student</p>

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<p>my threads on chances never get replied to.</p>

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<p>your scores are what hurt you. Dang standardized tests...your SAT is okay, but the SAT 2s are really just average. same with APs. But your ECs seem good, especially with the job experience. But I doubt you have a good chance at Penn because of those scores. But it certainly doesn't hurt to apply! Good luck.</p>

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<p>^ I had almost identical stats, and got rejected to CAS ED. You've got better EC's though, so it's def. worth a shot.</p>

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<p>bumped. getting ready to send off the app.....</p>

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<p>try to emphasize on your ECs. your SAT II scores are weak - you should try to re-write in january.</p>

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<p>I believe you have a decent shot, any young woman who has held a job since before her freshman year shows initiative. You might want to raise your scores, but i wouldn't worry about it too much. And from a fellow HOBY alum, best of luck dear.</p>

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<p>bump, version 2.0</p>

<p>also curious about my chances @ Wake Forest. if anyones feeling generous. which judging by post count in this thread. they arent.</p>

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<p>bumped for fun.</p>

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<p>You should get into Wake.. I think Penn is a slight reach but not much more than that, you have good ECs and Penn cares about personality :)</p>

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<p>Excuse me, are we talking about Penn State or UPenn here? If it's U Maryland, American U, and Penn State, it is highly likely you will get into all three. If Penn is University of Pennsylvania, well, it's unlikely you'd get into University of Pennsylvania.</p>

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<p>She's talking about UPenn</p>

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<p>I'm already in at Penn state.</p>

<p>I'm talking about Penn. Yikes, I didn't think my hopes were that deluded that someone had to clarify if I meant Penn State.</p>

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<p>amptron is infamously harsh, don't worry ;)</p>

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<p>You got in ED, right?</p>

<p>So your opinion holds quite a bit of weight to me.</p>

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<p>yea, I got in ED to SEAS :)</p>

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<p>I have an interview with a Penn alum tomorrow :)</p>

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<p>ECKIE NOOOOO...</p>

<p>hell ill probably do a chances thread eventually.</p>

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<p>You are not borderline for Penn as you said. You are a reach with your scores and even relatively low GPA.</p>

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<p>I agree, fall in love with another school. Penn is a real reach.</p>