Pleaseeee chance a senior

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Freshman grades:
Honors Bio: B/B
Spanish I: B/B
Honors American History: A/A
Honors English I: A/A
Algebra I: B/B</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4/3.7</p>

<p>Sophomore grades:
Honors Chem: B/A
Spanish II: A/A
Honors World History: A/A
Honors American Literature: A/A
Theology: A/A
Geometry: C/A ...:S</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8/4.04</p>

<p>Junior grades:
AP Bio: A/A
Honors Spanish IV: A/A
AP Euro: A/A
Honors British Lit: A/A
Theology: A/A
Algebra II: A/A</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0/4.5</p>

<p>Senior (so far):
AP Chem: A
AP Spanish Lang: A
AP US Gov: A
AP English Lit: A
Theology: A
Pre-Calculus: A</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0/4.6</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA (assuming that I keep up the straight A's..which I will..): 3.8/4.21</p>

<p>Rough Freshman/1st semester Sophomore...but yeah, I caught up. I stopped procrastinating and being lazy... </p>

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<p>Main ECs:
National Geographic Student Expeditions (Have recs from NatGeo experts!)
First place winner in national/prestigious essay contests
Photography enthusiast, trained by National Geographic
Classical Piano
Fingerstyle guitar (composer)</p>

<p>Clubs:
Quill and Scroll (President)
Writer's club/literary mag (Founder and President)
Astronomy club (President [should I mention this? It sort of seems out of place with my talents. I'm afraid it will make my ECs look more like a laundry list rather than a list of passion..])</p>

<p>Volunteering:
United Way (Reading tutor)
ASPCA/Aquarium Junior Educator</p>

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<p>ACT: 32 - Math 31, Reading 34, English 35, Science 30, Writing 10
SATII: Spanish 770, Literature 780, US History 740 = 2290</p>

<p>AP Scores:
Bio: 4
Euro: 5
Calculus AB (self study): 4
...The rest are to be determined...</p>

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<p>I love animals, writing, traveling, photography, and nature. I plan on becoming a writer for National Geographic, therefore my major will be in either English Literature or Journalism.</p>

<p>I am bad at math...that's why I'm in standard (ugh) math.
Theology is not available in honors
Honors Spanish I wasn't offered and they couldn't fit Honors Spanish 2 into my schedule.</p>

<p>So even with the rough start...do you think that I still stand a chance? I'll have great essays and I'll send in a clip of my piano playing and photography. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Your ACT slightly worries me, but your SAT IIs are pretty solid. Your senior grades show a nice upward tread which definitely desirable. You can leave in the astronomy club; it just shows another facet of your education that might not be seen in your grades. I like that you play piano. I think that you stand a chance; I would just be sure to use your voice in your essay and share your side of the story to show why you stand out.
By the way, out of curiosity, I thought you were a sophomore, but maybe I’m mixing people up.</p>

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<p>thecollege1 I’ll PM you :)</p>