Hi, I’m currently a senior in high school. I’m from New York and I’m wondering what are my chances of getting into the University of Pennsylvania? I just submitted my early decision application. What are my chances? I applied to the College of Arts and Sciences.
GPA - 103.27% (weighted, of course)
(I’m not sure what my GPA is on a 4.0 scale – my school only reports percentages.)
Class Rank: 1 out of 224
AP tests completed (National AP Scholar): AP Calculus AB and BC (5 on both), AP Physics 1 and 2 (5 on both), AP World History (5), AP US History (5), AP Biology (5), AP Chinese (5), AP Language and Comp. (4)
Currently taking: AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics
Other than AP Classes, I’ve taken all advanced/honors classes:
Freshman: Advanced Spanish 2, Advanced English 9, Advanced Algebra 2/Trig, Pre-AP World History
Sophomore: Pre-AP English, Advanced Spanish 3
Junior: Advanced Spanish 4
Senior: DCC English 101, SUPA Public Affairs/Economics Honors
ACT: 36 (35 Writing, 36 Math, 36 Reading, 36 Science, Penn doesn’t require essay)
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2: 800, Physics: 770
Extra Curriculars: (from my Common App info. Note: I didn’t include here the years I did these activities)
- Captain of the Varsity Swim Team (8 hr/wk, 16 wk/yr) - 2-time MVP. Section One Championship A-Finalist. New York State Championship A-Finalist. Coach’s award. 2-time All-League swimmer.
- National Team member of Ridgefield Aquatic Club (20 hr/wk, 44 wk/yr) - CT Top 16 Award. CT Senior Championship Finalist. CT Age Group Championship Medalist.
- Ping-Pong Club Founder and President (2 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr) - Coordinate weekly meetings for ping-pong enthusiasts (over fifty active members) and organize school-wide ping-pong tournament.
- President of YOCAA (youth branch of Organization of Asian Pacific American Advocates) (stands for Youth Organization of Chinese and Asian Americans) (4 hr/wk, 6 wk/yr) - Student Leadership Award Winner. Communicate with members about upcoming events. Run “Kid’s Corner” booth at service events. Setup at Annual OCA Gala.
- French Horn Player - (3 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr) All-County Band selection. Area All-State Band selection. 97 on NYSMMA Festival Level 6 (highest level).
- Leadership Camp Counselor (35 hr/wk, 3 wk/yr) - Taught English language and culture to middle and high school Chinese students.
- Junior Officer of Mu Alpha Theta (1 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr) - In charge of attendance. Tutor students in math. Help organize annual Math-a-Thon. Plan general membership meetings.
Internship - Mentee in Regeneron Mentorship Program (40 hr/wk, 6 wk/yr) - Developed a new assay to measure anti-drug antibodies using Gyrolab technology. Learned how to monitor/measure movement of drugs throughout the body.
- Chinese School Teaching Assistant (3 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr) - Volunteered as TA for three courses. Assisted teacher in setting up experiments. Provided guidance to students for projects.
- National Honor Society Treasurer (2 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr) - Manage balance of NHS funds. Maintain paper record of funds and transactions. Oversee ordering of t-shirts. Organize fundraisers for the club
Race: Chinese
Gender: Male