What are my chances? - UPenn ED 2023

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PROFILE:

GPA: about 3.74 Unweighted

Race + Gender: African-American Female

Residence: Philadelphia

School: competitive private school

Will have completed 8 Advanced courses and 5 AP’s by the time I graduate
(Adv. Geometry, Adv. Algebra II, Double Adv. Pre-Calculus, BC Calculus, Adv. Biology, Adv. Chemistry, Adv. Physics, AP Literature, Adv. English, Adv. Spanish 4, AP Spanish, AP US History, AP World History)

SAT Superscore (1450): Reading/Writing - 710, Math - 740, Essay: 21/24

Tentative Major: International Relations

EC’s: Varsity rowing (4 years, captain in senior ), Model UN captain (3 years), 250+ hours of community service, community service council (3 years), school advisory board (3 years), yearbook staff,

Summer activities: work part-time at a restaurant, Westpoint SLE, internship at a global sustainability program, summer rowing

Recognitions: 10th grade Academic+Leadership Award, Honors throughout all of high-school

Extra: Both of my parents are undergraduate alumni

If my chances don’t look good, what should I try to improve on? Thanks!

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SAT tests are on the low end. Other than that, you have important hooks, good chance.

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if ur gpa is 3.74 how many bs have u gotten (if u don’t mind)

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4 B+'s

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Chances look pretty good — philly native, check; double legacy, check; female rower, check; minority, check.

Which school would you apply to? Also, Penn loves kids who do the HS Young Scholars program if you’re not already aware of it. You can take a class during the fall if you live within reason to campus.

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hello, aoeuidhtns… several college consultants advised us that these summer courses dont make any difference in an application and that colleges just want to fill up their campus and make money. can you give us more info on this…my daughter dream school is upenn and we want to try as much on her journey… thank you.