What are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Grade - 11th(soon to be 12th)
GPA - Unweighted = 94, Weighted = 98
Rank - Top 5% in a class of 800</p>

<p>AP/Honors courses taken - AP US History, AP Computer Science, English III Honors, Algebra I Honors, Geometry Honors</p>

<p>Senior Schedule - AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, French 3 Honors, Regular English, East Asian Studies, Psychology</p>

<p>SAT - 1800 [will take it again next year to improve my score]
Math: 670
Reading: 580
Writing: 550</p>

<p>SAT II - Will take next year on Math 1 & 2 and US History</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities - Science Olympiad, FIRST Robotics Team, Gay/Straight Alliance</p>

<p>Community Service - I don't have any done but I will try to get atleast 25-50 hours by the end of the summer</p>

<p>Work - work all weekend long, sometimes as much as 32 hours in a weekend but on average 24 hours. I work to help support my mom and younger brother.</p>

<p>I am going to major in Computer Science. Might minor in East Asian studies(not sure yet).</p>

<p>Do I have a chance of getting into the University of Pennsylvania?
It's my dream school but I will not be applying ED because I don't want to risk not getting enough financial aid.
I am a Hispanic[Mexican] and will be the first in my family to go to college.</p>

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<p>You definitely have a shot at Penn if you do these 3 things.

  1. You definitely need to get your SAT scores up into the 2000-2200 range to be a competitive applicant.<br>
  2. You would need to emphasize in your essays your background
  3. You should definitely apply ED, it illustrates your commitment to the school and the school has an admissions policy where no one who is admitted will have to turn down the school because they can’t afford it.</p>