<p>Senior applying to Penn SEAS RD:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.81 UW, 4.5 W(not reported though)
Rank: 45/350 --> this is unweighted, no weight AT ALL to APs and Honors classes, I've took the hardest course load and all that. My school is competitive, 15-25 students to Ivies/T-20 schools each year out of ~350 students
SAT: 2290 (780M, 760CR, 750W)
SAT II: 800 Math 2 and Physics</p>
<p>Alright, with ECs I won't go into much detail, but basically I'm interest in robotics, so Penn's GRASP lab and its research is a big part of my app. I've spent the last two years at a university lab doing research related to robotics/CS(bulk of my time outside of school, lol). I've been published, how much does that help? Some ECs as well, such sports, clubs, but robotics has been the main focus.</p>
<p>I have a few concerns though:
- Rank- its unweighted, my transcript is strong (according to my GC), All A's, A-'s, A+'s except like 2-3 B's (2 freshman, 1 B+ senior) over the course of 4 years
- SATs: So I know Penn doesn't use score choice. I took my SATs 4 times, going from 1980->2000->2080->2290, so a 300+ point increase. I also took my subject tests thrice, at first 730 Math and 620 physics, second time I retook them, really messed up (was sick/had a cold), but then third time 800, so yeah... I also took the ACT once just to see how I did- 28 (did not prep, did not know Penn wanted it too)... will the 2290 and 2x800 make up for my long testing history?</p>