PLEASE chance for UPenn Engineering

*] SAT I (breakdown): 2140
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] SAT II:780 Math 2 760 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2.4 percent of class
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Us History 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Ap Chem. Ap statistics, Ap calculus AB, AP Physics 1, English 4-1, Microeconomics
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National achievement scholarship semifinalist- soon to be finalist, National Spanish honor society,National society of High school scholars inductee
[ /list][ b]Subjective:

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 years of track( have asthma so made sure to state that), Red Cross club (co-chair), avid program (tutor), Young life club( founding member), National Spanish honor society, Robotics club (design team), greenhouse club ( take care of lizards, snakes, and turtles)
[ *] Job/Work Experience:none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Student council volunteer( soup kitchens etc)
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: 9-10/10 - Wrote about the process of writing, how it makes me feel,and described the impact of writing my first short story/book
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec:10/10
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:none
[ /list][ b]Other

[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: 120-150K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, National achievement semifinalist (only 1600 in country)
[ b]Reflection

[ *] Strengths: GPA, Essay, good Extracurricular, I’m applying for engineering so my love for writing shows more dimensions of my personality.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT score and could use more ECs

idk man its a toss up

Great UW GPA and class rank (only 1 AP score will not shine, however), SAT is in the 25th percentile for Penn (and I’m really not sure if national merit status complements your 2140 SAT, if you think about it, the status is given to high actual SAT scores), good ECs but not much with engineering related. I have seen race being a big factor in some limited scenarios (a mexican in my school got into columbia with a 3.7 UW GPA and 1970 SAT), I would have to say Penn Eng. is a mid-high reach, but I wish you the best of luck nonetheless.

My friend got into Wharton with similar stats, so I’d say you have a stronger than average chance. That said, I wouldn’t be absolutely certain about anyone’s chances at Penn-caliber schools, but I think you’ll get in.

oh I became a national Achievement Finalist Yesterday. And no,National Achievement is different than National Merit. Its given to African American Students with high stats.

low reach
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Good class rank and good GPA. Probably you will get into a very good school :slight_smile: I know an afro-american who got into Upenn with similar stats but with a 2170 SAT. Yet, your scores are good and you will get in :slight_smile:

Chance me back if you want :slight_smile: : http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1735244-chances-please-full-profile-available.html#latest