Chances ED UPenn?

nicholastempus
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:40:13 +0000

Academic gpa, unweighted, is a 3.8. I had all A’s as a freshman except for Spanish, where i got a B+. Sophomore year I had 5 B’s - WHAP, Chem Honors (twice), Precalc Honors, and Spanish again. Junior year I had straight A’s, which brought me back up to a 3.8. Does UPenn look at the curve?
AP’s: World History, Physics B, Physics C (current), Calc AB, Spanish 4 (current), English Lit
Weighted GPA is a 4.6 weighted
Very vigorous school, not in top 4%

2370 SAT I (800 math/writing, 770 reading)
750 Chem SAT
800 Math SAT
740 Lit SAT

239 PSAT - NMS Semifinalist (so far)

Volunteered at least 2 hours a week since Sophomore year
Volunteered 4 hours a week since beginning of Junior year
ASB for four years, current school treasurer
Speech and Debate for four years, current Public Forum Captain

Graphic/Business design internship at startup after Sophomore year-very involved
Teaching internship over last summer - 200+ hours working with and tutoring kids. Program was called 5th best internship in the nation by Princeton Review

Expect application essays to be at least good - Brother goes to brown but got into Upenn, is helping me with my essays.

So…what do you all think?

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