SATs

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I am currently a junior in HS (living in Pennsylvania).</p>

<p>I took 3 SATs so far (one in March 2009 (soph year), Oct 2009, March 2010).</p>

<p>Mar 2009: 670 CR, 740 M, 720 W
Oct 2009: 670 CR, 750 M, 800 W (78, 11)
Mar 2010: 720 CR, 770 M, 710 W (75, 8)</p>

<p>Superscore 1490/2290. Does UPenn superscore?</p>

<p>I also want to take the SATs in October to get 2350.</p>

<p>I was looking through CB's website, and UPenn wants all scores to be sent.</p>

<p>So, should I retake the SATs in October or would the 4 test-takes look even worse than a 3?</p>

<p>GPA - 4.45 (weighted, 7th rank out of 330), 3.93 (unweighted, 23 rank)</p>

<p>SAT IIs - 700 M Level 2 (I plan to retake in June to get a 770+), 740 Bio
I plan to take US History and Chem</p>

<p>APs - 5 bio, 4 Calc AB (taking Chem, US History, Calc BC)</p>

<p>ECs - club officer, varsity track, 3 other clubs, mathletes regional winner, hospital volunteer (200+ hrs) one great research on bacteriiophages at University of Pittsbrugh (I plan to make that my main focus in my essay).</p>

<p>Recommendation letters - 2 teachers have a really good opinion of me (one of them is actually the wife of University of Pittsburgh's Dean for Honors Colleges, so she knows how to write a rec. letter reeeally well)</p>

<p>PSAT - 220 (71 CR, 80 M, 69 W), This should be enough to qualify for semi-finalist for Pennsylvania</p>

<p>Would my current SATs coupled with the rest of my resume be enough to get into UPenn?
I want to be a doctor, so I would choose a bio-related major w/ Pre-Med program.</p>

<p>Any other info about UPenn admission process would be well appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>10char</p>

<p>c’mon guys…</p>

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<p>Don’t retake it. It is not advised to take the SAT more than twice. Your score may not improve at all and may actually get worse. I hear that Penn does super score, but they require all scores to be sent.
Even if your score did improve with another test, it might not affect your decision at all; even if you receive a 2400. The SAT is a test that you take over four hours, your success in high school is based on the last four years. If top colleges were required to fill their classes by numbers, they would have too many people with no way to differentiate them. A good SAT score is important and definitely great to achieve, but it is not the whole answer.</p>

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<p>Those are already great score. Keep 'em.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I only took it once and got in with a 1480/2230.</p>