i’m a sophomore in high school and though a lot of things aren’t set in stone yet (so my chances rn are probably difficult to guess at) but this is more of a way of checking in and seeing where i am rn, and where i could change things to increase my chances of getting into penn?
here’s the breakdown so far:
- 3.85 UW GPA; 4.40 W GPA
- prospective chemistry major
- african american female
- college or higher level classes i’m in currently are: AP Language (was selected to take this a year early, instead of English 10), AP US Gov, Honors Precalculus. Next year i’ll take AP Chem (double-period), AP World History, AP BC Calc, IB English, and senior year i plan on taking physics, AP statistics, AP psychology, among other APs (these are the only classes I’ve really fleshed out for senior year).
- I’m considering applying to do an internship with the NIH either next summer or first semester senior year.
- went to a magnet humanities/communications middle school
ECs:
- high school cross country team for (hopefully) 4 years (I plan on doing it every year)
- high school swim team for at least 2 years (if i don’t do swim team next year, it will be because i left to become manager of the winter track team, which i will then do for 2 years)
- in various school bands for about 7? years
- girl scout for 9 years
- certified lifeguard (i’m working as one this summer)
- i also plan on becoming part of my school's pre-med club, going to a summer program at a college to take courses next year, entering several writing and art contests, etc. my friend also runs a nonprofit organization, so i think i will also help her to manage that.
any suggestions for what i could do to increase my chances? i know it’s pretty hard to tell right now lol but any sort of idea of where i am would be super helpful!
cheers!