jacklindsay3

I've recently started to narrow down my list of colleges I'll be applying to next year (I'm currently a Junior) and Penn is presently at the top of the list. I've looked through some of the accepted/rejected statistics and have yet to discover what exactly Penn looks for in its applicants. I consider myself a fairly decent candidate, my unweighted is currently 4.0, weighted 5.04 at the end of Junior year (barring catastrophe), I'm involved in countless clubs, founded a volunteer organization that I'll be 2-year president of, have received numerous debate and mathematics awards at various national competitions including scholarships, and am, as a Junior, captain of both my Cross Country and Track and Field teams (there are other qualities I could discuss, but do not wish to drag this post on any long than it has to be) and I hope to run at Penn as a walk-on. I will have taken 5 AP exams by the end of this year, and plan on taking 4+ AP classes Senior year.

My question is this: what more can I be doing to improve my chances? I mean obviously, if I increase my workload tremendously that will help, but what specifically can I do to make myself a better candidate for Penn? I want to apply early decision, but I'd like more assurance than that.

All help is truly appreciated.

jacklindsay3

bump...help greatly appreciated.

SinkOrSwim123

I think you already have really good chances. Just make sure to make your essays are great and make you unique/remember-able. But from what I found out a lot of the college admissions isn't about stats but rather simply chance/luck, so the way I see it if you want, do some things that you are passionate about and can see how that passion can continue to build at Penn (find out what resources Penn has that can build that passion and help you move forward, etc. you know). And, of course, applying ED will boost your chance by a lot but know that it may affect financial aid packages (if that affects you). Hope this helped