<p>Hi. i was wondering what you guys thought my chances were of getting into Penn. I’m an African American student that lives in West Philadelphia. I go to the 53rd ranked public school in the country (Masterman). I have a 3.85 GPA. 1980 SAT Score (630M, 680V, 670W). I received a 670 on the SATII BIOM and a 570 on the Physics SATII. I also had a 4.0 GPA at a Dual Enrollment BIology Course at Community College of Philadelphia. I have all honors/AP’s (AP Calc BC,AP Phisics: C, Honors Social science:Government/Economics,Honors English, Honors African American History, and Honors Biology) I have alot of extra-curriculars, community service, etc. Strong recommendations and really good essays. I was also accepted into a science internship at Thomas Jefferson University. I will be researchin viral genetics and embryology. I’m trying to get into the College of Arts and Sciences. i want to major in biology (with a concentration in pre-med) Do you think I can get in?</p>
<p>Hey Sharif08, I’m not going to chance you (high schooler myself). But how does AP Physics C and a 570 physics subject test on the SAT match up? And the 1980 composite, slightly on the low side. May I also ask what you’re researching at TJU (specifically. i.e. how’re you linking up the whole viral genetics + embryology parts).</p>
<p>Well I took the SAT II Physics test in my sophmore year before I took Physics in school. In my junior year honors physics class I had a 97 cumulative average, so that’s how I got into AP Physics C. I plan to retake the Physics SAT II though. As for the TJU thing, the point of the viral genetics aspect is how viruses pass on traits such as resistance to vaccines. They usually infect a host such as bacteria and then reproduce in either a lytic or lysogenic cycle. When this is complete, a greater number of the viruses are now present with the resistance. In relation to the idea of passing on traits, the embryology aspect will focus on the ways in which parents pass on specific features to their offspring during meiosis.</p>