Chances for Penn CAS

phillyapple
Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:30:54 +0000

Finally stayed overnight at Penn with a friend and fell in love with it. I know I should have gone ED but didn’t realize how much I would like Penn. I know with the ivies it gets hairy in terms of predicting things, but a general chance would be great. My best guess is that I’m very borderline.

About me

Male, White
PA
Double Legacy(Mom+Grandfather)

The Numbers

UW GPA-3.86
Weighted-4.86

ACT Composite-33

SAT IIs
Math II-750
US History-710

Transcript

9th Grade

Alg II H-A
Phys Science-A
Gifted English-A
Gifted Social Studies-A
Chorus-A
Intro Business-A
German II H-A

10th Grade

Biology H-A
Gifted English H-A
Gifted Social Studies H-A
Pre Calculus H-B
German III H-A
Chorus-A
TV Production-A

11th Grade(AP Exam Scores)
AP Biology-A (4)
AP Calculus AB-B (5)
AP US History-A (5)
AP Lang/Comp-A (5)
Chem H-B
German IV H-A
Marketing-A
Chorus-A

12th Grade(First Quarter Grades)
AP Statistics-A
AP Physics B-A
AP German-A
AP Chemistry-A
AP Microeconomics-A
AP Macroeconomics
English H-A
Chorus-A

Athletics

Captain Cross Country Junior/Senior Year
XC League Champions as captain
1st Team All-League Cross Country since Freshman year
Currently ranked 30th in the state for cross country
3rd Place in the League for Cross Country
3rd Place in the League for 3200 M Track
Varsity 9th, 10th, 11th-Cross Country, Indoor T+F, Outdoor T+F
Currently recruited: NYU, McGill (D-III Recruit Caliber)

ECs

Officer positions:
Sophomore Class Treasurer
Junior Class Officer
Student Council Rep Junior Year
Student Council Vice President Senior Year
FBLA 9th, 10th, 11th Grade Representative
FBLA Distribution Manager 12th Grade
On organizing committee for FANS club(largest club in school with 300+ members)

Awards/Achievements
NHS
German NHS
State Science Fair first award-9th,10th
FBLA State Conference Awards:
Computer Problem Solving(9th Grade)-9th
Intro to Tech Concepts(10th Grade)-7th
Business Procedures(11th Grade)-3rd(National Qualifier)
Debate Club-Extemporaneous speaking league finalist

Other Activities

Have owned and operated my own on-call tech support business since 9th grade
Audio Technician at Musical 10th/11th grade(which is pretty highly regarded and sends a member of the cast to NYU Tisch practically every year)
Debate Club since 9th Grade
Chorus since 9th Grade
Participated and led a group in an exchange to Germany with my school this year

I haven’t seen my recs but I assume they are all good. I interview very well and love conversation. Hoping to write a really strong and custom to Penn supplement.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!