Possible Chances?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>My school is within the top ten in the nation, but with 5000 kids plus, rankings are unknown and hard to maintain.</p>

<p>9th grade- Weighted 3.511
10th grade- Will end with a 3.81</p>

<p>I'm currently a sophomore and have not taken my SAT yet.
I'm in the IB program, so I will be graduated with the IB Diploma (If that helps)
I've been in:
Student Council for 3 years
Model United Nations for 1 year
College Partnership Program for 4 years
Speech and Debate for 1 year
National Society of High School Scholars for 3 years
Basketball Manager for 1 year
National Honor Society for 2 years
Partners Club for 2 years
Field Hockey for 2 years
Volunteering at the Zoo for 5 years
Volunteering at camps fro 3 years
and all these clubs I will be continuing on throughout the rest of high school.
What should I do to raise my chances on getting into the university?</p>

<p>I do not have time for SAT prep courses, but I will try my hardest to get the highest score, Please give me some advice.</p>

<p>Will be taken all IB Classes so that will bring my GPA way up since each class is 1.0 Boost...</p>

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<p>Highest gpa possible while taking the most rigorous courses you can. Demonstrate passion, leadership and excellence in your ECs. Make time for SAT or ACT prep courses so you can get the best scores possible for you.</p>

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<p>^I generally agree with this except in regards to prep classes. Most major prep classes, like Kaplan and Princeton Review, are geared towards students who score average or below average without prior instruction (and by average, I mean national average, which is a staggeringly low 1500 total). If you can already score a 2000 or above w/o prior studying (which seems likely given your academic history), I would strongly discourage you from shelling out hundreds of dollars on classes. Instead, self-study using College Board’s Official Study Guide, prep books, and online resources (check out Silverturtle’s guide to the SAT, which is on this very website).</p>

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<p>If both of those are your weighted gpas then they are simply low. Work on those. Also, do you have any significant awards/accomplishments?</p>