<p>Penn is my first choice, has been for years, and I plan to apply there Early Decision. What do you think my chances are?</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 680
[ *] SAT Math: 700
[ *] SAT Writing: 680
[ *] SAT Total: 2060
[ *] SAT II: Not taken yet, will before deadline
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: English Language: 5; Bio/US History/European History: 4
[ *] GPA weighted: ??
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.8
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 10-15%</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ ] Essays: Not yet written
[ *] Teacher Recs: I know one teacher will be *extremely well, she thinks the world of me. The other will also be good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I can't imagine it'd be bad..but nothing outstanding. He'll talk about how much I love Penn.
[ *] Additional Rec: I'll have another Rec from a Penn professor from the program I attended.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: PA, USA
[ *] School Type: Private, Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: Yes, via Uncle
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No?
[ *] Important ECs: State Finalist in forensics (public speaking); student government; national honors society executive board; large community service projects and involvement</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] I just completed a month-long program at Penn, a summer science academy. I absolutely loved my time there, and I hope to use some of my experiences in my essay. </p>
<p>I feel I should note some things about my school. It doesn't appear to have alot of luck with Ivy League schools. No one has gotten into Harvard (10 apps), Yale (7 apps), Princeton (14 apps), or Columbia (4 apps) in any of the past two years; one has been accepted into Cornell (1/5); one at Dartmouth (1/4); and one at Brown (1/7).</p>
<p>The statistics for Penn are somewhat more encouraging: 8 have been accepted out of 29 apps the last two years, with all 4 of the ED students the last two years have been accepted. Though, I know there will be alot of students applying ED to Penn from my year, by my estimate there will be 7 or 8 from this year compared to 4 from the last 2 years. I'm concerned about that competition--most will have better scores than mine, but none will have the shown interest in Penn.</p>