Please chance me for UPenn Early Decision class of 2021 !!!!!!!!

Here is some information about me.
I am so desperate about college applications to UPenn since my test scores and especially GPA are relatively lower than the majority of its early applicants…
Any advice or comments will be appreciated!

`About me
I am an international student from Hong Kong and now studying in a private school in New York, and this year is my third year.

`GPA

Hong Kong International School
-Freshman 81/100

Ross School (My school has 0 AP and does not do GPA nor rank, so after conversion the maximum GPA a student can possibly get is a 4.0)
-Sophomore 3.17 (I really had a hard time adapting into the new environment)
-Junior 3.85 (Upward Trend)

`Test Scores

ACT September 32/36 R 30 M 35 S 32 E 31
SAT June 1470/1600 R 670 M 800
SAT October (Scores not out yet, predicted) 1500+/1600 R 700+ M 800
SATII May Math 2 760 Physics 650 (Will retake in November)
AP Macroeconomics 4 (Self-studied)

`Senior year major course loads (Without Electives)

English
Cultural History
Art History
Advanced Calculus
Advanced Neuroscience
Advanced Chemistry
U.S. Government
Sport Journalism
(And several other elective classes)

`What I do at school (Numbers indicating grade levels)

-Varsity soccer team captain and tactician 10, 11, 12 (Suffolk County Scholar Athlete 2015)
-Water polo 9, 10 (Guangzhou Water polo team. 5th place in 2014 national water polo tournament)
-Swimming 9 (Started swimming since I was 9, competed in many tournaments and received athlete certificate)
-Mathlete 11, 12
-School newspaper vice-president 11, 12
-Model UN club 12
-Jazz band 10 (Solo saxophone and I have played it for almost 6 years)
-Varsity badminton 12
-Peer tutoring 11, 12
-Political debate 12 (In front of the entire school)
-Boarding house leader 11, 12
-Intercultural field trip to Turkey and Italy 10, 11
-Community service 10, 11 (65 hours so far)

`What I do out of school

-FIFA {e-Sport} 10, 11, 12 (Ranked 21st place worldwide in FIFA 16)
-Internship at Honeywell and Schindler 11 summer (2 weeks for each, 8 hours a day, Market analyst and researcher, wrote an essay advertising a type of air purifier while accentuating the importance of environmental protection, particularly air.
-Chinese blog about experience of Chinese students studying in US 11, 12 (3000 followers and updates daily)
-Stadium volunteer 11 summer (8 games, 30 hours)
-Fan representative of Manchester City Supporters Club 10, 11, 12
-Wharton Sports Business Academy participant 11 summer (4-week summer program)

I think my essays are good. I showed strong passion on economics, sports, and the schools I am applying to.

Early Decision: University of Pennsylvania - CAS Economics
Early Action: University of Michigan - School of Kinesiology - Sports Management

Thank you for going through! Any advice or comments will be appreciated!!!

You’re viable – that’s about all anyone can say. However, if I can give you this advice – you’ve listed way too much identifying information about yourself. In future posts, you might want to not list your school name or the county athlete award. How many HK soccer captains are there at your school? (although your using your real name as your user ID was probably your first mistake). Anonymity should be valued by you. Good luck

Thank you for the advice. I wasn’t so aware of being anonymous… Since the post cannot be deleted, let’s just hope nothing bad happens… :slight_smile:

Any responds will be appreciated! Thanks guys

You have a shot. It is super hard to get into Penn as an international student, especially Chinese. There are just too many applicants with fabulous credentials. Penn does take a lot of international students (for example, 20% at Wharton), a lot of Chinese too. Just work hard on your application to differentiate yourself. Good Luck!

Thank you for responding!! I know it is extremely difficult to get into Penn, but I really do think my extracurrculars and passion on sports plus economics make me stand out…

http://www.thedp.com:8080/article/2016/11/penn-early-decision-deadline You were featured on here…check it out