Please help me get my dad off my back!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hi everyone, I am a rising Junior in high school and my dad is putting a ton of pressure on me to figure college stuff out, "Now! Right now!" ...So here I am. </p>

<p>9th Grade (school doesnt weight 9th grade classes)
+ Honors SS (A)
+ Honors Eng (A)
+ Geometry (Accelerated Math) (A)
+ Gym (A)
+ Chorus (A)
+ Communications (A)
+ Orchestra (A)
+ Honors Science (A)
+ Honors Spanish (A) </p>

<p>10th Grade
+ APUSH (A) (5) (APUSH is the only AP they allow sophomores to take)
+ Honors English (A)
+ Honors Biology (A-)
+ Honors Chem (A-)
+ Middle Childhood (Human Development Course) (A)
+ Digital Imaging (A)
+ Gym/ Health REQUIRED (A)
+ Honors Spanish (A)
Cumulative GPA= 4.0867</p>

<p>I slipped in 10th grade with the A-'s and plan on acing my Junior Year schedule, which is as follows:</p>

<ul>
<li>AP Euro</li>
<li>AP Calc AB</li>
<li>AP Enviornmental</li>
<li>AP Lang</li>
<li>Honors Spanish 4 </li>
<li>Early Childhood Development</li>
<li>Psychology</li>
<li>Gym REQUIRED</li>
</ul>

<p>12th Grade
+ AP Macro
+ AP Stat
+ AP Bio
+ AP Physics (I'm unsure which one)
+ AP Spanish
+ AP Lit
+ Gym REQUIRED
+ Debate
+ Sociology</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>9th:
- Select Choir
- Select Orchestra Ensemble
- National Junior Honor Society
- MANY community service projects/ fundraisers with school
- MUCH church involvement/ community service projects/ volunteer work (Vacation Bible School, etc.)
- Varsity Cheerleading</p>

<p>10th:
- Student Council (Orchestrating various fundraisers, community service events, etc)
- Key Club (more fundraisers, community service)
- Varsity Cheerleading
- Church involvement (above)</p>

<p>11th:
- OEG (soldier support club, sends packages/ fundraises for US soldiers in Iraq)
- Key Club
- Student Council
- ^ A lot of involvement and community service comes from these clubs
- Church involvement</p>

<p>12th:
- ^ same as 11th, may run for student council officer position</p>

<p>** I know my EC's suck, but I'm trying to get them up Junior/Senior year</p>

<p>** School doesn't rank, but I have one of the higher GPA's, top 10%, maybe top 5% (school isn't very competitive, nice school district but not many kids go to Ivies)</p>

<p>** I have not taken any SAT's yet but I did get a 191 on the PSATs, which I know is very low but I did not study for the test at all, and also had never taken any sort of test like it. Since, I have been studying rigorously for the SAT's which I will take next year. MY score will definitely improve from the PSAT- SAT predicted score of 1910.</p>

<p>** I'm not sure what I'd like to major in, both History and Nursing interest me. I'm between like high school history teacher and nurse, random I know haha.</p>

<p>** I am Hispanic, not sure if this helps my chances?</p>

<p>** Female, from Pennsylvania </p>

<p>So, assuming all goes well (Straight A's, 5's on all AP Exams, successful EC involvement, raised SAT Score) what are my chances at Upenn?</p>

<p>Other schools I like:
Villanova
Duke
UNC
Loyola Maryland
Georgetown
Yale (for my dad but I'd like to go :/)
Princeton (Ditto.)
Pepperdine
UCLA
Pomona
Penn State (scholarship? My dad makes a lot of money ef's it all away, currently paying for college entirely by myself, dad makes $200k+, not a candidate for financial aid, right?)</p>

<p>Could you chance me please and also recommend schools that would be a good fit? And perhaps schools that would give me any scholarship?</p>

<p>Thank you!!</p>

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<p>if u have a good essay and app ed you are going to get in, but i must say your sat is very low.</p>

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<p>Unless you have siblings in college then I’m not sure if you would qualify for financial aid. Yes, being Hispanic would definatley help</p>

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<p>Seriously look into the Schreyer Honors College at PSU… you get a nice scholarship just for getting in, which would make your college costs something like $18,000 a year, including room and board. Being from Pennsylvania, you’d be at least as connected and likely to find a good job by graduating from SHC at PSU as you would at Penn.</p>

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<p>You slipped up sophomore year with A-s? Give me a break. You have great grades, your ECs do not suck, and you have no idea what your SAT scores will be unless you get a practice book from the library and take, in a timed setting, the College Board practice test.</p>

<p>Lay off yourself a little and everything will be easier.</p>

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<p>Being Hispanic definitely helps for any top college you apply to since it qualifies you as an URM (under represented minority). </p>

<p>If it gives you any hope, I also got around 190 on PSAT, but after some practice I eventually got 2300 on SAT.</p>

<p>Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>Oh yea, and tell your dad that i told him to lay off your back!
=D</p>