Chances at Penn State Chemistry Major?

Colleges & Universities Penn State
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I’m an rising senior right now in a high school in New York.
Race: Asian(Indian)
Gender: Male
GPA: UW: 89.34
W: 90.91
ACT - 28
AP’s: US History, Psychology, Chemistry, Macro Economics, Micro Economics
Senior Courses: AP Chemistry, AP Economics, H Physics, Pre-calculus, College Writing/Literature, College Spanish 12

Extracurricular’s/Awards:
4 Years of Varsity Badminton - 3 straight league team champions and 2 years as county team champions

  • All County player - 2nd place in county individuals
  • Other Badminton distinctions
  • (Probably captain senior year but i don’t know if i should put it cause it’s a spring sport)
    1 Year of Varsity Cross Country
    Winter Track

Community Service at:
-Thrift Shop

  • Public Library

Vice President of Cultural Club
Vice President of Science Explorers Club (Research Club)
Honorable Mention in Chemistry at Science Congress Competition (x2) (Research Competition)
Planning to do Science Olympiads in my Senior Year

I’ll probably be writing my essay on something about how I progressed through high school, as I started off really bad, being in all regular classes as a freshman. Do I have a chance of getting in? Thanks very much.

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You have a good chance, Your GPA is good and you have had a rigorous curriculum. Penn State is pretty much a strictly by the numbers school so they will look at your GPA as 2/3 of the decision and ACT as 1/3. They really only look at the other stuff if you are borderline. To be safe, I’d add that you are willing to start in the summer as Eberly College of Science can be competitive to get into. They will only evaluate you for summer if you don’t get in for fall.