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<p>...For me to apply early decision to Penn.</p>

<p>Steven ******
Address: **** W. ******* St. Phila, PA *****
Home #: <strong><em>-</em></strong>-****
Cell #: <strong><em>-</em></strong>-****
Age: 17, Male, African American
E-mail: ***********@gmail.com</p>

<p>SAT scores: CR: 610
WR: 560
MA: 520
TOTAL: 1690</p>

<p>Now, I took these last January. I know i did horrible. I re-took them in October, and I think i did MUCH better. At the WORST, the lowest I could have gotten is an 1800, but I predict I got between 1800-2000. </p>

<p>SATII scores: Biology M: 640
Chemistry: 630
Math I: 620
Math II: 560</p>

<p>I know, abysmal, especially that math II. However, in november, i am taking chem and mathII over again. </p>

<p>ACT Score: 29</p>

<p>I'm taking the ACTs again. </p>

<p>Education
• J.R. Masterman High School, Grade 11
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish
AP Physics</p>

<p>Those are the three AP courses I'm taking this year. Everything else I've taken is Honors. </p>

<p>Accomplishments
•National Achievement Semifinalist
•Participated in the George Washington Science Fair 2006, Gold Medal
•Participated in the Center City Regional Science Fair 2006, First Prize and the Certificate for Outstanding Presentation
•Participated in the Delaware Valley Science Fair 2006, Second Place GlaxoSmithKline Award, $100 prize
•Conducted research at the University of Pennsylvania on Brodmann Area 10 (October 2006-February 2006). This research was used to create the project “‘Your Nose Knows’ – An Investigation of Brodmann Area 10: Its Function and Relation to Memory Retrieval”
•Inducted into the National Honor Society (February 2007)
•Won the $1,000 Award of Distinction in the Multi-Media category of the My Philadelphia contest for the original song “My Philadelphia – A 3-Part Ode” (July 2007)</p>

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<p>•Received the Pillar of Service award for overcoming personal hardships and demonstrating outstanding public service (November 2006)
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<p>•Nominated for induction into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (October 2007)
•Participated in the 8th Annual High School Jazz Fest (Spring 2006)
•Participated in the Classic Festivals 2006 Festival of Music, Annapolis, Maryland (Spring 2006)
•Participated in the Fellowship Farm Program, an overnight retreat for honor roll students to cultivate leadership skills (Spring 2005)
•Distinguished Honor Roll from grade 9 to 11 (all terms)</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular Activities
•President of the African American Cultural Committee (grades 10-12)
•1st Alto Saxophone, Masterman High School Jazz Band (Fall 2005-Present)
•5th and 6th Grade Tutoring Coordinator</p>

<p>Work Experience
•Intern at the School District of Philadelphia, Office of Secondary Education (July 2005 – Present)
•Philadelphia Young Playwrights Assistant Judge (Summer 2004)
•Assisted in the organization of a week-long program for the instruction of AP Biology teachers at Edision/Fareira High School (Summer 2004)</p>

<p>Religious Involvement
•Unbaptized Publisher in the Strawberry Mansion Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
•Member of the Theocratic Ministry School
•Active Participant in the Kingdom Ministry
•Attendant to the elderly of the congregation</p>

<p>Chances?</p>

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<p>you are in</p>

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<p>If you get your test scores up (except for the ACT they are abysmal, and the ACT is in the bottom half for accepted students), I think you should have a pretty good shot.</p>

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<p>i think “abysmal” is pretty unwarranted…</p>

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<p>I think you are in with an 1800. I met some great people from JR Masterman, so I might be a little biased.</p>

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<p>You’re black, and you live in Philly (like, in the city?)? They love you, and that helps a lot.</p>

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<p>awesome stats on the ec section!</p>

<p>but question: how are u gonna fit all of those on the limited spaces provided by the penn app? :[</p>

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<p>I JUST GOT MY TEST SCORES BACK!!!</p>

<p>okay, for the october SAT, i got</p>

<p>670 CR
640 MA
640 WR</p>

<p>for a total of 1950.</p>

<p>now, its not phenomenal, but i think its an improvement over a 1690 (and look at that math improvement - 520 to 640, i guess thats pretty good)</p>

<p>i’m deciding whether i should take the SATs again, any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Well, the only tests that will be considered for ED anymore are those in November. The registration has closed, so unless you have previously registered, you won’t have the chance to take the SAT again for Penn to see, unless you get deferred (which I doubt you’d want.)</p>

<p>I still think you have a good shot with your scores.</p>

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<p>don’t bother taking the sat again. You’ve got an impressiver overall score, and impressive everything else. Good luck!</p>

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<p>UPDATE:</p>

<p>I got my ACT scores back. raised my score from a 29 to a 31. </p>

<p>Is that much of an improvement? i’m hoping it is (and i hope penn recieves the scores in time, those were october 27 ACTs)</p>

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<p>I don’t trust the ACT
they have yet to even give me my score.</p>

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<p>A 31 ACT is amazing, it certaintly beats a 1900-or-so SAT</p>

<p>good luck! (though it seems you won’t need much of it)</p>

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<p>I GOT MY SAT II SCORES BACK!!!</p>

<p>The scores just keep on rollin in. </p>

<p>I got a 640 in math II, which is not wonderful but it’s a step up from a 560.</p>

<p>Chemistry i got a 720!!! I’m kinda proud of that. But if i’m looking at penn, its really nothing to be proud of but i never score over 700 on everything :D</p>

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<p>i think you have pretty good chances…</p>

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<p>yea it does, twice a week (B-days and D-days, weird schedule)</p>

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<p>^^^um…yeah, ignore that other post i wrote… (sorry, i’m really losing my mind… :P)</p>