Please Give a Good Student Honest Chances for UPenn!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Here is some information about me:</p>

<p>Graduation Year: 2010
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
State: Oregon</p>

<p>School: Small international school
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
Class rank: 1 out of 20
SAT: 2400, 12 essay
ACT: 35 composite, 8 essay (I think most schools will disregard this in favor of the SAT score?)
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2, Chemistry, Biology (I plan to take these soon)
Courses: IB diploma candidate</p>

<ul>
<li>IB English HL</li>
<li>IB History HL</li>
<li>IB Biology HL</li>
<li>IB Math HL</li>
<li>IB Chemistry SL</li>
<li>IB Mandarin SL (I've heard that this makes my application unique... does it?)</li>
<li>(IB) Theory of Knowledge</li>
</ul>

<p>Recommendations: At least good, probably pretty good.</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:</p>

<ul>
<li>Model United Nations - 4 years - Founder, President/Ambassador all four years</li>
<li>Student Government - 3 years - Founder, Public Relations Officer</li>
<li>Boy Scouts - 7 years - Eagle Scout</li>
<li>Jazz Band - 3 years</li>
<li>School Newspaper - 2 years - Founder, Editor-in-Chief</li>
<li>Interact Club - 1 year - Founder, President</li>
</ul>

<p>Awards:</p>

<ul>
<li>National Honor Society</li>
<li>Eagle Scout</li>
<li>AMC 10/12 school winner - 3 years running</li>
<li>National Merit Semifinalist (projected - PSAT 223)</li>
</ul>

<p>This summer, I will be working at a renewable energy company. I will also be working as an intern at Portland State University, researching solar energy.</p>

<p>Please give me your honest appraisal for my chances for admission at UPenn. Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>LONG reach. I’d say 5% at most… Did you find getting Eagle easy? It seems really easy to me…</p>

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<p>I was just kidding. You have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Awww, my brain is small in comparison. Guess I gotta buy a car… or something… to make myself feel better…</p>

<p>Anyway, I think I can speak for Penn when I say we’d love if you attended. Don’t bomb your essay or commit a felony, and you should be fine.</p>

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<p>@qwertylad - You go to UPenn now? I mean, you will go there this fall?</p>

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<p>Yup.</p>

<p>10indeeds.</p>

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<p>Wow I def think ur in</p>

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<p>very good chance at individual colleges within Upenn. Somewhat harder to say the same for their dual programs.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I was thinking about the Jerome Fisher program, but I think that would be out of my reach. Probably just the School of Engineering and Applied Science.</p>

<p>Any other input? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Well you were the founder of 4 activities so that definitely shows leadership as well. If you have a strong interest in business as well as engineering (and can convey that well in your essay), you should have a chance at M&T. But, it is EXTREMELY competitive so there’s not way to tell.</p>

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<p>@Millhouse - Yes, I’ve been told that, but I still don’t know if I really want to enroll in such a rigorous program anyway. Besides, I don’t think I’m super excited about business; it’s mostly ChemE. I think business is interesting, but I haven’t had much exposure.</p>