Any chance at ALL? :-(

laurgirl220
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:24:45 +0000

U Penn is my dream school, but my parents are pretty much trying to get me to accept that I won’t get in. I know my app doesn’t stand out in any way, but I’d like another honest opinion of whether I have ANY shot:

I’m a white, Jewish girl from a middle class family in New York

SAT
Total- 2140
Math- 760
Critical Reading-630
Writing-750

Retaking in the fall after a great deal of studying for critical reading… going to try to boost it signficantly.

SAT II
US History-710
World history-650
I took Math IIC and Biology M today… I think I did pretty well on both. (Definitely over 700)

GPA- currently 101.3 transcript average, but will go once this term ends.

Courses
AP World-4
AP US History- ?
AP English Language- ?
AP Biology- ?
I will also be taking 3 more APs next year
All other classes were either honors or part of an advanced science program at my school.

Rank
I’m ranked 2 or 3 out of about 1000

Extra Curriculars
Key Club- 4 years. I’ll be the head of a committee head next year
Dance (tap and jazz)- 11 years
Science Newsletter
Animal Club
I’ll be getting an internship at a law firm this fall.
I co-founded a project with my friend. We set up a fundraiser to raise money for St Judes… We’re going to turn this into a club and raise for other services.
Arista (national honors society)

Work
At a day camp- 2 years.

Awards
Semifinalist in NY State Math fair
Semifinalist in this national writing contest