What are my chances for Penn?

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<p>Hi, I'm a Penn ED applicant and I was wondering if you guys could chance me for admission to Penn. Thanks!</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT II: Bio M-770 Spanish Lit-700 Chem-620
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Top 5% of class (I assume, our school doesn't rank)
Senior year classes: AP Bio, AP Euro, AP Econ, AP Spanish, Honors Calc, Honors English, International Foods (elective), Gym
AP Scores so far: Just Psych, 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Boys Cross Country- Varsity 3 years, captain senior year
Karate, Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai Kickboxing- I have been participating since I was 5 (so for about 12 years)
National Honors Society- Grades 11 and 12 (our school inducts in 11th grade), Secretary during grade 12
DECA- two-year state finalist in my event
Transition project ambassador- I help freshmen acclimate to high school
I stayed at Penn during the summer of 2011 for a 3-week summer program</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I have worked at my karate school since January 2011
I refereed soccer games in my town for 3 years, after passing the necessary test</p>

<p>Volunteering:
I went to Costa Rica for 9 days this summer to help clean up and plant trees and crops in a small town
I volunteered at a special needs soccer clinic during my sophomore year for about 5 weeks</p>

<p>Essays:
My common app essay was not bad, I wrote about how i taught myself how to cook and how that has shaped me as a person
"Move" Essay- I wrote about how I was a mover, and how I would help others move by developing treatments and/or cures for neurological diseases (I want to major in Bio Bases of Behavior, I am mainly interested in neurology)
Engage academically essay- I wrote about how I would love to take advantage of the resources of Penn at the HUP, and how I already knew the city since I had spent 3 weeks over the summer there</p>

<p>Recommendations:
My 2 teacher recommendations were probably pretty good, they were both from teachers who really liked me and knew me as a person. One of the teachers was the person who piqued my interest in neurology
My guidance counselor also knew me pretty well, so I assume her recommendation was also pretty decent</p>

<p>Interview:
Pretty good I think, my interview started off kinda slowly but by the end, my interviewer was happy, as she had talked a lot in response to my questions, and she said I would fit in well at Penn and she would put in a good word for me.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Also, I am a legacy- my grandpa went to Penn</p>

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<p>To which school are you applying?</p>

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<p>Sorry I forgot that- CAS</p>

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<p>You have a decent chance… I guess.</p>

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<p>Thanks haha why the “I guess”?</p>

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<p>Don’t listen to him. You’ve got a good chance. No one can need be a sure “in,” but the legacy thing helps (I’d think, at least). You have good stats and ECs to go with that as well of course.</p>

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<p>Sweet thanks! And yeah hopefully the legacy does something for me but I’m not too sure.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Chance me guys, I’ll chance back!</p>

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<p>I don’t understand chance me, I’ll chance back. If you don’t know your chances how will you chance someone else?</p>

<p>Either way, you sound like a strong candidate. I know a couple Legacy ED applicants from NJ. I wonder if it affects the odds having candidates like that clustered in a region?</p>

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<p>I think people just like to hear other people’s opinions. At least I do, it gives me some comfort haha. And thank you! I’d like to think that it doesn’t affect our chances in a negative way, but who knows. Thanks for your input!</p>