Should i even bother applying?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey sorry…just wondering if i even had chance. Should i even bother to be applying here, or any other ivy league for that matter.</p>

<p>oh, and i dont know if this matters, but i already was accepted into University of Edinburgh, the #5 school in the UK</p>

<p>Want to major in international relations or archaeology</p>

<p>Quantitative data:</p>

<p>New SAT: 750 Critical Reading, 740 Writing, 710 Math
SAT subject tests: 770 Math IIC, 750 US History, 710 Chemistry
AP: English Language/Composition – 5; Chemistry – 5; US History – 5
GPA: 3.96 unweighted (out of 4.0)
Class Rank: 5 out of about 360. (Top 2%)</p>

<p>I am taking 4 APs as a senior: English lit/comp, Biology, US Gov’t, and Calculus AB.</p>

<p>I have taken 7 APs and 10 honors. Our school only offers 8 APs. (couldn’t take AP Econ because of scheduling conflict)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Newspaper, our school paper is a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Medalist

  • Staff Writer (2 years)
    Cross Country
  • Junior Varsity (3 years, no fourth because of scheduling conflict)
    Track and Field
  • Varsity (4 years), high jump, have earned letter
    Kung Fu
  • yellow belt, (one year)
    Key Club
  • Member (4 years)
  • Newsletter Editor/Board member
    Speech and Debate
  • member, (2 years)
    Model United Nations
    -president (1 year)
  • member (2 years)
    Empath club, visiting the elderly
  • 4 years
    Also participated in a school tradition in which junior girls see off the graduating class
    Scholarship Committee
  • member, 1 year
    Choir
  • member, 1 year (due to scheduling conflict)
    Piano
  • 11 years (Certificate of Merit, Level 8)
    Student-Athelete Mentor program
  • 1 year
    Off campus club helping disabled kids
  • co founder, 1 year
    Project Tsunami Relief:
  • volunteer</p>

<p>Volunteer Work: Totaling around 350 hours

  • volunteer with disabled children, 2-3 a week, 3 years
  • volunteer at American Red Cross, 7 hours daily in summer & 4-5 hours weekly during school year, 1 year
  • Volunteer through key club
  • Tutor kids in special education
  • Volunteer at special Olympics</p>

<p>Work experience:
None, except for the odd tutoring or babysitting gig.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:

  • National merit Commended
  • Columbia University Book Award
  • California Scholarship Federation Member – 4 semesters
  • Quill and Scroll (Journalism) Honor Society member
  • United States Achievement Academy
  • Who’s who among American high school students
  • Varsity letter, track and field
  • Certificate of merit, piano, level 1-8
  • College board national Hispanic recognition program scholar
  • College board ap scholar
  • National honor roll
  • Perfect attendance (3 years so far)
  • School’s top GPA award
  • School’s sports-scholar award</p>

<p>Summer:</p>

<p>Lived abroad in Naples, Italy with a host family.</p>

<p>Essays: One is about my abusive/alcoholic father and his influence on me (i.e. why im a feminist, indepedence, etc.). The other is about trip to Italy/how being multi-ethnic (Chinese, white, Mexican) has made me love international relations.</p>

<p>Recommendations: Very good. All written by people who like/know me very much/well.</p>

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<p>Are you int'l? It seems like it, and if you are you have to be very cautious about the fact that most American schools give little or no financial aid to int'l applicants. Assuming this bit of info is OK...</p>

<p>You have a strong shot at any Ivy League you apply to. On the other side of the coin, you could be rejected from all of the Ivies - that's just how it goes. But as whether you should even bother applying...definitely!</p>

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<p>im actually from california. but thanks for your comment!</p>

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<p>yes. </p>

<p>lol for certificate of merit i have 2/5 of my pieces memorized. woot</p>

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<p>if you wanna spend 70 bucks then apply</p>

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<p>great shot...i would recommend that you apply</p>