<p>gpa: going to be 3.56 (got all A’s from junior year and on)
sat: 2250 (taking it again in Nov. what should I aim for?)
act: 34
APs: I have 7 aps and got the award
EC:
was in a business summer program during summer of freshman year.</p>
<p>Lead our class in making a benefit concert that raised $7000 to sponsor students from Africa to come study at the business program.</p>
<p>more advance program during summer of sophomore year.</p>
<p>Taught at the summer program I went to as a freshman.</p>
<p>Lead class in raising over $10000 with a benefit concert for same purpos.</p>
<p>Intern for the VP of Bank of America in the New York region.</p>
<p>Intern for the congressman of New York.</p>
<p>Key Club Bulletin Editor
Won Distinguished Bulletin Editor (highest award you can get from key club for that position)</p>
<p>Won best website from the state for key club</p>
<p>really good letter of recs from teachers and guidance counselor that I knew since the 7th grade (our schools a middle and high school combined) </p>
<p>What are my chances of getting into:
UPenn
UCB
USC
UCLA</p>
<p>the low GPA is going to hurt you. if you’re going to retake the SATs, aim for >2300 to balance out the low GPA…even then, though, your chances at UPenn are still going to be fairly slim just b/c the school is so competitive. are you applying to wharton? your ECs look good though- so I’d say match for UCB and low reach for USC/UCLA. seriously, the ONLY thing holding you back is your GPA…was it something out of the ordinary that caused the slump fresh/soph years? if so, that might be something you want to explain on the application…</p>
<p>i dont agree with the high sat balances low GPA…this can present a pretty bad image to the colleges because it means you probably did not work hard enough</p>