<p>ECs
- Debate Team (Lincoln Douglas)
- Started Charity:Water Fundraising Club @ School
- Class President
- Football (Varsity)
- Track (Varsity)
- Tutor
- Volunteer with Refugees via a non-profit organization (which my mother runs)</p>
<p>I've always taken the most rigorous courses available to me. My poor GPA is a result of my freshman and sophomore year not being taken seriously. Debate and football was where all my time went. I also had narcolepsy that wasn't fixed until now. There is a definite upward trend however, and I'm poised for a 4.0 this semester (2nd -Jr), bc I fixed the narcolepsy. I'm successful at debate and passionate about charities (I'm not just saying that like some people do). I don't want to go to advance myself but rather be an agent of change. Accepting me = giving me the tools I need to make a change bigger than myself</p>
<p>Nothing has changed since your initial spasm of “chance me” threads. You got an array of answers (most of which I suspect you disagreed with). Now you want to try again and get answers you’ll enjoy more? </p>
<p>Really? Is this an example of your analytical skills and problem solving?</p>
<p>You seem to be a sincere applicant. But asking the same question again, hoping for a different answer, isn’t going to alter your trajectory. Focus on your grades NOW. Stop posting CHANCE ME threads. They’re all worthless.</p>
<p>The GPA is a pretty big crutch. I mean, I think the Ivies in general have been giving a lot more to people who are in sports (Not sure if you need distinctions or not, though), but you’d certainly need a big GPA jump to leave the danger zone (And of course, super awesome essays).</p>
<p>imo, it’s the combo of low test scores and GPA that does the real hurting. I’ve known people with remarkably low test scores on the SAT who still somehow managed to get in. I doubt this experience applies equally to a low GPA and high test scores, though.</p>
<p>Activities, leadership and minority hook are good. The GPA is very rough, and the SAT should be above 2200, as your 2100 puts you in about the 30-35th percentile of accepted students (higher # = better).</p>
<p>I’d seriously prep for and retake the SAT, and also take the ACT, and then apply if you’re okay with covering the admissions fee.</p>
<p>Any chance that in playing varsity football and varsity track you’re solid enough to do either for UPenn? If so, then your chances just got a lot better as admissions bar is lower for recruits…although not by a huge amount.</p>
<p>Here are stats for UPenn’s last incoming class test-wise:</p>
<p>Testing Means for the Middle 50 Percent of Enrolled Students
(25th-75th percentiles)</p>
<p>TEST RANGE
SAT: Critical Reading 660-760
SAT: Math 690-780
SAT: Writing 680-770
ACT Composite 30-34</p>