UPenn Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I sent everything in already by October 14th...hoping for an interview to help my chances a little bit, so if you have a second please give me one final chance. Im apply to College of Arts and Sciences and majoring in biochemistry. Sorry if this whole thing is long.</p>

<p>Male
White
In-state
Pretty competitive high school
Probably has sent about 5,6 kids to Penn in past 4 years so like 1 or 2 a year.
About 2 or 3 other kids in my class applied but I think my stats are comparable if not a little better than theirs.</p>

<p>GPA - 4.0 unweighted
2 APs last year with a 5 on chem and a 4 on english
3 APs this year (physics, calculus, and bio)</p>

<p>SAT - 2190 - Math 780, Verbal 660, Writing 750
SAT IIs - Math 2 800, Chem 700, Math 1 730, Lit 690</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team, Lincoln-Douglass
Prep Cavalier newspaper – sports writer
Mathletes: Scholastic Math Competition
Spirit Club – President
Tutor
Bowling Team Captain</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
Summa cum Laude - National Latin Exam
Gold Medal in Math Sophmore and Junior Year
Second Place - Marywood University Math Competition
National Honor Society Member
Elected Senior Class Representative</p>

<p>Employment:
Busboy – 25 hours a week during school year</p>

<p>Rec. Letters:
My A.P. English teacher wrote one and shes my next door neighbor and definitely likes me a lot
My A.P. Chem teacher who is absolutely brilliant and liked me a lot
A priest who took me and ten of my friends on a one month service trip to Mexico City last summer to work in an orphanage is writing me one.
And my guidance counselor</p>

<p>Essays:
Above Average I guess...I thought they were pretty good
My WhyPenn essay was definitely my best....I thought that one was really good.</p>

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<p>bump.......</p>

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<p>noone has any input?</p>

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<p>Sorry, I don't know enough about UPenn to say anything about your chances, but I'm curious - what do you think made your "Why UPenn" essay great?</p>

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<p>I liked it.</p>

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<p>What school? Go Phillies baby! Victory Victorino :)</p>

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<p>yeah........</p>

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<p>I would say UPenn is a slight reach just because I really don't see anything in your app that stands out. That's not to say that you don't have great stats, because you do...it just might no be spectacular enough for an Ivy. However, you never know with these schools, so just hope for the best, and do very well on that interview.</p>