UPenn ED

<p>It is my dream to go to UPenn. I would be positively elated if I got in. I am applying ED withe the following stats. What are my chances?</p>

<p>Hey guys, I'm a rising senior at a highly competitive high school in NJ, and I would like to know my chances at the schools I hope to apply to.</p>

<p>Early: Penn, Caltech, MIT, UMich, U Wisconsin-Madison, UNC Chapel Hill, Georgetown</p>

<p>RD: Cornell, Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Rutgers, UCLA, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia</p>

<p>Applying to some, like Princeton and Harvard, for French, while applying to others for math.</p>

<p>SAT: 2380
SAT II's:
Math IIC: 800, French: 800, Biology E: 800, Physics: 800</p>

<p>GPA: 3.68 (UW), 4.44 W</p>

<p>Freshman year:
Bio Honors: B
Chem Honors: B
Precalc Honors: B
World History: A
French 2: A
LA Honors: A
Gym: A
Health: B</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
AP Bio:B
Phys Honors:B
Multivariable Calculus Honors: A
LA Honors: B
US History Honors: A
French 3: A
Health: B
Gym:A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Phys C: A
AP US: A
AP Lang: A
AP French: A
AP Statistics: A
Journalism: A</p>

<p>I took courses in AP Calculus and Geometry at CTY, hence the advanced math courses.
Got a B in AP Calculus BC and an A in Honors Geometry from CTY. I also took courses in differential equations and linear algebra at the local community college, getting A's in both.</p>

<p>Senior Year:
My school offers its students the opportunity of taken legitimate undergrad courses at Princeton University, with Princeton students. I will be taking one in French.</p>

<p>EC's:
Got gold medals in Remote Sensing, Ornithology and Disease Detectives in the Science Olympiad state tournament this year.I was on the 1st place team as well. I'm going to nationals tomorrow.</p>

<p>Got 1 gold medal at states last year, but did not go to nationals.</p>

<p>I have a USCF rating of about 1520.</p>

<p>Participated and placed in National Ocean Science Bowl, as well as DOE Science Bowl.</p>

<p>Qualifed for USAMO this year. Failed freshman and sophomore year.
USABO, USNCO and USAPho Semifinalist.
Treasurer of Math Club junior year. Have been elected Secretary of Science Club.
Tiered in Mandelbrot twice. Participated at Princeton Math Competition and HMMT.</p>

<p>Have taught chess at a local library for 2 years, free of charge.</p>

<p>I don't mean to sound overconfident, but I'm pretty sure I'll be a National AP Scholar once my scores come out this year, for what it's worth.</p>

<p>Well, that's my CV, guys. I'm really nervous, and would truly appreciate some advice. Should I even bother applying to the Ivies? I am a Chinese male.</p>

<p>Guys? D: D:</p>

<p>You have a very good chance. GPA is the one detractor in your application, but perfect scores make up for it. Make your essays and recs good.</p>

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<p>If you’re applying early decision (ED), it is binding and you can’t apply to any other schools early or if you get accepted, at all. Maybe you mean early action or you just weren’t familiar with the particulars of early decision but I thought I better point it out just in case. (:</p>