<p>I'm a double legacy at Penn (both parents), where my dad also works. planning on applying ED.
gender:female
race: asian/white (will probably check "other")
location: NJ
school: public, fairly competitive
major: undecided, will apply to college of arts and sciences, definitely not going into anything math/science
SAT 1:2060 (math/cr/w) 640/690/730 (2 seatings) essay:8
SAT 2 (no studying): Lit-670
Math 1-630
(1 seating)
Class rank: 36/403 (top 9%)
weighted GPA: 3.9
AP: English lang junior year (5)
ap psych senior year
ap euro senior year
ap lit senior year</p>
<p>ec:
varsity winter track 10-12 (captain coming year)
varsity spring track 9-12 (captain coming year)
key club 9-12
interact club 10
varsity club and S.A.D.D. club 11-12
NHS- 11-12 (i don't think we have any others besides art and spanish)
worked this past summer at a snack bar (only open in summer)
volunteered at special olympics track
tutoring
relay for life- participated on team and raised money 9&11
created and ran team 10
will probably participate 12 but it's in june so it won't affect anything
co-founded and co-leader of a chapter of the international organization Project HEAL (established chapter at my school, we hold multiple fundraising events a year, give assemblies, advertise, organize meetings etc.)
co-coordinating a NEDA walk in october (expecting to raise $50,000+ hopefully)
i've been volunteering for a local youth band since 2007, i mentor the students and help them with their music. </p>
<p>other?????:
4 years of Honors Wind Ensemble (1st chair saxophone) at my school
senior year courses: ap psych, ap euro, ap eng lit, honors calc, sociology,honors wind ensemble
have almost always taken most rigorous courses (exception: math junior year/sr. year)
my school isnt offering AP Spanish 5 this year and i took spanish 8th grade, so i mean technically i have 4 years of high school level spanish and they'll be understanding hopefully. (also, may be in spanish honor society? i'm not sure because of the cancelled spanish this year how it will work)
recommendations: honors u.s. history 2 (high)
Honors english 2/a.p. lang/ supervisor in HEAL (better be high we're like best buds)
my essays will probably be good, i'm a strong writer</p>
<p>penn is a reach and it's my dream school and i've been to a bunch of faculty seminars and i've grown up on campus and i would really appreciate honesty and any advice.
i'm pretty sure my parents have also donated money...nothing in the millions but some </p>
<p>Your SAT scores are way too low. If you can increase them up to a 2200 and the subject tests to a 750+ then you stand a good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>@humblefool technically, they’re in the middle 50% actually, i just checked. the only thing in the bottom 25% is math. someone has to be there. if everything else is fine, will it really break my chances? (curious)</p>
<p>@empanada The fact that you have double legacy status means that you have a very good chance of getting in. You would not want to risk it by submitting very low SAT scores as they could be the deal breaker for you.
I advise you to give the SAT again because, with the current scores, there is a chance that you will end up being rejected although you are double legacy. A higher SAT score will not hurt you.
With a 2200+, you will become a perfect applicant(double legacy + good scores + good ECs + no FA) for UPenn and the probability of getting rejected will reduce drastically.</p>
<p>Read Hank Herman’s “Accept My Kid Please!” His son was a double legacy for Penn. Got turned down there. Without something more than that as a special hook, even ED and being an employee’s kid may not do it without test scores in the upper 25%. Ya need da hook, a good un. </p>
<p>Give it a go, but have some other schools where you are way up there in stats. Hank’s son ended up at Trinity College.</p>
<p>Buy a copy of Dr Chung’s SAT math book. Study your butt off, and retake. Hopefully if you get your SAT I scores > 700 range then you should be golden. Otherwise I’m afraid I agree with others that it will be difficult for you to be accepted with these stats.</p>
<p>Your sat and particularly your gpa are low for penn. You can’t do anything about the gpa at this point but just work on your sats and find something you are truly passionate about in your secs and you’ll have a shot.</p>
<p>btw there is no difference between normal legacy and double legacy at Penn</p>
<p>Legacies are overrated. I haven’t yet seen anyone who was able to get in anywhere solely based on legacy. Your dad being a teacher may help a little, but I agree, you need to get those scores up.</p>
<p>And are you sure you want to spend your college life where you dad can constantly monitor you?</p>
<p>Multiple places. I’m fairly sure (not certain) but I’m a legacy too and I did some research on Penn legacy and one of the things I learned was that there is very little to no difference between normal and double. Basically legacy is legacy</p>
<p>You could try to take the ACT, then you wouldn’t have to take the SAT II tests, and you could just focus on studying for the ACT. If you can get a 32 you’d be in the 50th percentile and your chances would be much better.</p>
<p>@premedbound15 every single time i’ve tried to take the act, the power has gone out. without fail. also, isn’t the act primarily math based? since math is my weak point, wouldn’t that not be a good idea?</p>
<p>Yea I guess it isn’t for everyone. IMO, the ACT isn’t primarily math based. Although ACT math is more difficult than SAT math, ACT math makes up 1/4 of your composite score while SAT math makes up 1/3 of your total score. The reading and science sections are all about working quickly and comprehending information. The English section is just knowing all the rules of the English language. Just practice, practice, practice, and try to learn all of the mathematical information that will be presented in the ACT. These tests are highly predictable and the more you study the better you’ll do.</p>