<p>Hello I am a freshman at Penn State University Berks campus. I chose to go to a satellite campus for my first two years to ease the transition into college life. I am a resident on campus even though home is within the hour. I am currently majoring in "energy business and finance" (subject to change) and I am planning on transferring to University Park after my sophomore year, however I am going to apply to Upenn and a few other schools as a transfer student. (Upenn being the hardest to get into the other schools are Villanova, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown.</p>
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<li>By the Fall when I apply I should have in between a 3.8-3.9 gpa</li>
<li>I will have 36 credits from my freshman year when I apply as a sophomore</li>
<li>2-3 very strong letters of recommendation from professors</li>
<li>Internship at Peco Energy, Philadelphia Pa (between freshman and sophomore year summer) </li>
<li>Am involved with political science club, ski/snowboard club, Residence Hall Council</li>
<li>Planning on being a residential advisor next year.</li>
<li>Will be traveling to Belize this summer for over a week to do volunteer work</li>
<li>Tutor at the writing center on campus (will have incredibly strong essays)</li>
<li>Will be in the honors program sophomore year</li>
<li>Was diagnosed with a serious life changing medical condition one week before leaving for college </li>
<li>I have done A LOT of volunteer work and community service</li>
<li>All of these things are done from the beginning of freshman year to the beginning of sophomore year. (one school year including summer)</li>
<li>I also play the piano very well and played baseball my whole life up until college. (got scholarships to play in college but chose not to) so I could also be a candidate for any of the baseball teams as well.</li>
<li>The reasons I am applying are that I want to surround myself with a more learning motivated environment of students. </li>
<li>I would also love to go to college in a city.</li>
<li>If I were to get accepted to any of these schools I would switch from "Energy Business and Finance"(basically an energy economics major) to just economics.</li>
<li>Deans list both semesters (given that I make it this semester which I have all a's at this point and the deans list requirement is a 3.5)</li>
<li><p>Penn State High Academic Achievement Award </p></li>
<li><p>Please chance me for Upenn (as well as the other schools if you feel like it)</p></li>
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