Yet another chances thread! (CAS ED)

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<p>Indian, male applying to Penn CAS ED from WV. My high school sends about 5-10 to ivies/top 15 schools each year.</p>

<p>GPA: W 4.52, UW 3.76 (9th: 3.5~, 10th: 3.95, 11th: 4.0)
Rank: 13/273</p>

<p>SAT I:
Math: 800 Crit Read: 700 Writ: 750 (1500/2250)
SAT II:
Chemistry: 800, Physics: 790, Math 2: 790, US Hist: 650</p>

<p>APs:
Chemistry - 5
World History -3
Comp Sci AB - 4
Calculus AB - 5
Physics B - 5
Physics C Mech - 4 (Self study)
Physics C E and M - 5 (self study)
English Language - 3
US History - 3
Government
Biology
Calculus BC
English Literature</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars/Awards:
Beta Club (10-12)
Math/Science Bowl (10-12)
drums (2005-2008)
Tutored various subjects (10-12)
NYLF M (National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine) 2 week summer program
GHA (Governor's Honors Academy) 3 week summer program
3rd place in a statewide Physics competition
ACS Chemistry exam winner
National Latin Exam - 2nd place 9th grade, 1st place 10th grade
roughly 75+ hours of volunteer work and shadowing at a free clinic in my area
National Merit Semifinalist
Self taught several programming languages (C++, Java, PHP), scripting languages (HTML, CSS), and others (SQL)
Built several computers on my own for myself and friends
Design and make my own headphone amplifiers (don't know if these last three count for anything)</p>

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<p>Good SAT score but your GPA/Rank is not exceptional and your EC's are a little lacking. But what do I know. </p>

<p>I still think u got a good chance.</p>

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<p>bump (10char)</p>

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<p>i don't see leadership...
with your grades, maybe you have a shot</p>

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<p>good shot</p>

<p>and does anyone know how much rank actually matters much?</p>

<p>if u took most rigourous courseload and got close to straight A's...and looks like u did...i dont think freshman year is SOOO important</p>

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<p>Yeah, I took the most rigorous courseload available (2 APs soph, 5 AP classes and 7 AP tests junior, 3 AP classes and 4-7 AP tests senior). I got 1 B both semesters 10th grade (in honors english and AP world history), and straight A's since then. So would not having any leadership experience break me? Would they reject me based on that and maybe my GPA? As far as I can tell, those two things are my weakest points.</p>

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<p>A few more opinions would be nice, and I looked up some stats on Penn for my state. Turns out that they've accepted about 5 people for each of the past few years, and I know that in 2006 all 5 came from my high school. So is this a good thing in that they like my school or bad in that they're looking for more people from other places?</p>