Chances at Brown or Penn? Please help!

appliedmathman
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:34:13 +0000

Hello everyone, I’m an upcoming senior starting to look at college applications and was hoping that someone might give me input/guidance on applying to these schools.

Intended Major:
Applied Mathematics

Possible schools:
Brown
Penn
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Davis
UCSB
Johns Hopkins
Claremont McKenna
U of Washington

I’m a white male from a middle class family in San Diego,CA

I go to a public high school with about 3,000 kids

GPA 10-12:
Unweighted: 3.92
Weighted: 4.67

AP Tests:
European History - 3
Biology - 4
English Lit and Comp - 4
Spanish - 4
Computer Science - 5

I’ve taken the most rigorous courses available throughout high school and will continue in senior year. Taking two math classes senior year.

SAT:
I took it twice. First time:
720 CR, 720 M, 780 W
Second time:
660 CR, 740 M, 790 W

SAT Subject Tests:
Biology E - 770
Chemistry - 750
Math 2 - 710 (definitely retaking)

Extracurriculars:

Eagle Scout and still an active member of Boy Scouts

Head Treasurer of our school’s Spanish Honors Society (I organize fundraisers and keep track of the money. We donate it to charities that help build houses and schools in South America)

Peer tutor(for math and science) two days a week for an hour after school

Two summers working at a summer school by helping teachers in class, organizing projects, and preparing materials for classes

JV Cross Country freshman year, JV volleyball freshman and sophomore year(league champions if that counts for anything)

I play many musical instruments(piano primarily) but I haven’t taken lessons in years

Please let me know about my chances at any or all of these schools. Any additional suggestions about how to improve my chances or about what other schools I might consider applying to would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!