Plausible at UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Would I be plausible for Upenn with my credentials? I will be applying early decision.</p>

<p>Fundementals:</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race: White
Location: Small town Minnesota</p>

<p>Grades:</p>

<p>3.71 GPA unweighted
4.02 GPA weighted
top 6% of class of ~300
Have taken basically every advanced/AP/honors course availible</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 720 reading, 710 math, 760 writing
SAT II: 790 french, 780 US history, 770 world history
On the AP tests that I've received scores on so far (bio and US history), I've gotten 5's</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Chess-9th, 10th, 12th grade
Mock Trial-11th, 12th grade
Model UN- 9th and 10th grade
Youth in Government model assembly- 10th, 11th, 12th grade
Science Olympiad (science club)-9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade (captain 12th grade)
Lacrosse-9th, 10th, 11th grade (maybe 12th)
Knowledge Bowl (trivia club)-11th grade, 12th grade</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:</p>

<p>Academic Letter
National Honors society induction (only 11th so far)
Voted the "Outstanding Member of the National Issues Forum" in Y.I.G. Model Assembly (11th grade)
2-time National French Contest (Le Grand Concours) Laureate (4th place nationally both times)</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Assistant to the Director of University Programs of the Tikvah Fund (a Jewish organization promoting intellectual thought on Jewish issues) for 2 months during the summer before 12th grade.</p>

<p>Volunteering:</p>

<p>Tutor for a middleschooler, in French; meeting once a week for 1 hr (planning to continue indefinitely)</p>

<p>Thanks for your feedback, it's much appreciated! :)</p>

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<p>Hi! I would suggest taking SAT one more time if you can to raise your math score because its a little on the low end of the range they want. Also since its summer get more volunteering in because just tutoring isnt enough. Im not so sure about early decision mostly because of test scores but its good if you have had a rigorous schedule
Chance me back please!</p>

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<p>You have to get your weighted GPA to a 4.1 and you should have a chance. Everything else is really good.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’ll chance you back, sure; what would you suggest for volunteer opportunities that are kinda “academic-y”? Like, things like tutoring, but slightly different…things that don’t involve tedious tasks or generally boring work.</p>

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<p>I agree with getting your GPA and SAT both up a smidge. What are you applying as? You should tailor your ECs to match your major (if you have an idea what you want to do). From your profile, you strike me as both science and business-y. Your ECs are good, just a little scattered. A bit more direction would help for UPenn, which has a pre-professional focus for an ivy. Your stats are good enough to be looked at, but your profile doesn’t have that punch of wow factor. A little more focus and a focused out of school EC would help tremendously! Chance back at: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518278-updated-chances-ivies-second-ivies-publics-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1518278-updated-chances-ivies-second-ivies-publics-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Well actually I think it would be better for you do volunteering that is not academic oriented. UPenn especially is really big on helping the community and how you could make society better as a whole. Try volunteering at a Nursing home or soup kitchen for the summer.</p>

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<p>Hm, fair enough about the other volunteering–I just wish there was something nonacademic that I found engaging enough! :stuck_out_tongue: I’m all “bettering the community” in general, but it’s just not my thing personally… ((And I’ll chance everyone back soon!))</p>