Rising Jr. Needs Advice For Admission

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<p>I'm a rising Jr. at a super-competitive, rigorously grading, small top-5 newsweek HS. We attend class 7:30-4. Almost no on-campus ECs, no school athletics and few facilities. We have to take all AP classes - 7-8 full year academic classes ar required. Here are my current stats:
PSAT(sophomore): 205 ..I should be able to exceed the NMS cutoff in my state this year
SAT: around 2150 (practice) - I know I can get it to 2350+
(scored 1820 as an 8th grader)
GPA: By end jr. year will likely be unw 3.6 (All As with 2 Cs), UC fully weighted = 4.4
AP: 10th grade: AP Eng Lit - 5
AP Bio - 4
AP Macro - 4
AP Micro - 3
AP Calc AB - 3
AP Euro - 3
9th grade AP US Govt - 4
8th grade AP Comp Sci - 3
One of about 420 sophomores in US to get AP Scholar with Distinction
ECs:
Summers 2010/2011: Mayo Clinic HS Summer Volunteer Program - Nuclear Medicine
Summer 2011 Stanford Univ. Extended Program for Talented Youth - Artificial Intelligence
2009-present: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - JAVA Programming, Anatomy/Phys
2010-present: National Society of HS Scholars
2011: Founder/Pres. Computer Science Club
2011: Founder/Pres. Competitive Writing/Literature Club
2011: Founder/Pres. Key Club (service club related to Kiwanis)
2011: Founder of corp. that helps non-profits with computer/web applications
Martial Arts: Brown Belt
Competitive Weightlifting
Entering several essay competitions</p>

<p>11th Grade courses: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP USH, AP Eng. Comp, AP Comp/Sci, Hon. Phys., Spanish IV, Fine Art</p>

<p>Major area of interest: Comp Sci, other interests: Accounting/Finance/English/Literature/Writing</p>

<p>What are my chances for admission and what should I do to increase them?</p>

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<p>If you are coming from a high school like that it should be pretty self explanatory. How many students from your school get into ivies/ top schools? How does your GPA/rank compare to theirs? If your school is so good, Penn will know about it and know that the top students at your school are Penn material.</p>

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<p>All 11 of your posts have the exact same title and content posted in different school’s forums. it’s obnoxious to say the least.</p>

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<p>I have not been on this site before, so I do not know the etiquette. I thought the various school fora are separate. I wanted to get advice from students at the schools in which I am interested, so I posted my info on all of them. What is the acceptable way to do it?</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reply, superman1028. The school is too new to have a real track record, but this year it had its first senior class, which had about 8/25 get into one or more Ivies or equivalent. I don’t know whether Penn will think the school is so good yet, but it is unique in that that they make us take 7-8 academic classes per year comprised of virtually all AP courses (except for fine arts, foreign langage and honors science). I am concerened that I am at a disadvantage, because my academic load is almost twice that of typical public high schools, and I am taking all of these APs earlier than normal (including one in 8th grade and one in 9th grade). Although I made AP Scholar with Distinction (which is unusual for a sophomore), some people tell me that my 4 of 8 AP scores of 3 are “poor scores” that will hurt more than help. I figure that in order for me to be worthy of even a shot at Penn, I will have to have straight As in my 7 academic classes and all 5s on my 5 AP exams in Junior year, plus at least 2350 on SATs. Let me know if you have any other thoughts. Thanx.</p>