eating food

Hey All! I'm making my college list and as of now I have about four definite schools on my list (Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and NYU). I'm looking to build that list and I was wondering if you all think I had a good enough shot at Penn for me to be able to apply. I would love to go here and I actually just found out that one of my good friends will be in the class of 2013 (she committed to penn's lax team recently).

Anyway, thanks! Here are my stats:

GPA: 3.95 (UW) 4.64 (W)
Rank: 15/331
PSAT: 222 (79 CR; 70 M; 73 W) I will likeley be recieving National Merit Semifinalist

SATIIs:
Literature: 750
World History: 760
Biology: 740

APs:
2007 Human Geography- Self Study (5); US Government (5); Psych- Self Study (5)

2008
Calc AB (5); Environmental (4); English Lang (5); World History (5); Biology (5)

I will be a national AP scholar!

Extracurriculars:
Junior Statesmen of America (founder/president) awarded national chapter of the month!!
Future Business Leaders of America (MD State officer/school parliamentarian -- heavily involved)
Piano (student at Peabody Conservatory Precollege & played for 10 years)
County Government- (Environmental Sustainability Board Student Member) personally selected by my county executive to serve on this board

School ECs:
Drama (2 supporting roles, lots of plays/musicals)
Band (first chair/wind ensemble - flute)
Student Government (rep to the board of ed)
County-wide student council (Elected Secretary by student from across my county)
Environmental Club
Best Buddies
Member of the Maryland Technology Honors Society
Community Teen Advisary Council: member
Community Service Thing: Basically me and some other kids go to different schools throughout our state and talk to parents about how they can better connect with their children

- Selected for a couple prestigious leadership programs in my county
- passions lie within the arts (i do lots of art, plays, music)
- did Summer@BrownUniversity last summer
- selected for a 5 week summer piano program at Northwestern U
- I started my own tutoring company (I get paid!)
- Got some student of the month awards

ilovebabypink

nice stats - real good match for the ivies although HYP are so unpredictable

What do you want to major in?

kyun90

I have about four definite schools on my list (Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and NYU). I'm looking to build that list and I was wondering if you all think I had a good enough shot at Penn for me to be able to apply.

I think you know what I know.

eating food

^I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to get at but I think you believe I'm coming off a little presumptuous.... but really:

1) I have legacy at yale - so I'm applying for that reason
2) I love new york and columbia, so I figure I might as well apply
3) I want the experience of applying to harvard

I don't really have any hook for penn so that's why I wondered if I had a good enough shot at penn just so I'm not applying to too many "far reach" schools.

Oprah!

rejected
that issss unless you're black.

oh waitttt

Techy233

If you want a city, I don't think Yale makes sense. Philly, Boston, and NY for your other schools, I get. But New Haven? Heavens no! You're a strong applicant. I think you're in at Stern (assuming you're applying to Stern), but the rest are crapshoots, we all know that.

som1

yea, HYP are crapshoots. PPL with world tops from my school got rejected from yale but a D grade student with no legacy or any hooks got in (off the waitlist) .

relax , stay happy, and ill cya in philly !