<p>What are my chances for penn engineering ED? I’m also considering Duke ED. Please tell me what to do- where do I have a better chance or where can i get a better education? Also- what do you think of my other schools to apply to? </p>
<p>Safeties- Holy Cross, Santa Clara
Targets- Notre Dame, Emory, Colgate, Hamilton,Pomona,Boston College
Reaches- Georgetown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, UVA</p>
<p>my essay is about my summer spent doing cancer research on a rare form of cancer found in china at yale and how it brought me to china, and how i love chinese culture</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
APs: Chem 3 (sophomore year)Bio 5 stat 5 english 5, physics, calc bc, english to be taken
SAT I: 2200, Critical Reading: 700, Math: 740, Writing: 760
SAT IIs: Chemistry: 710, Biology: 750, Math IIC: 800</p>
<p>Academic Achievements:
Cum Laude
Won High School Scholarship
Commended Scholar
book award from a renowned college
science and technology award from another university
Participated in IBM Math and Science Honors Program
Placed 8th, then 3rd in state national spanish exam
Honor Roll Througout high school
Various Achievement Awards and Recognition of Effort Awards
Participant of Yale Discovery to Cure Internship Program</p>
<p>Extracurricular
Four year science research program
worked doing research at yale lab
volunteer for leukemia/lymphoma society
peer leader
editor in cheif of lit mag
editor of yearbook
model un
piano for 8 years- charity events
volunteer at nursing home and hospital
led program to teach inner city teenagers about violence
member of community service club
member of gaelic american club
recreational squash player
recreational irish step dancer
went on community service trip to france
eucharistic minister
spent a month abroad every year since freshman year</p>