Chances for Penn ED, UChicago EA, UMich EA

Retrotech201
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:12:57 +0000

Submitted my Penn app two days ago. I’m a well off Indian boy who goes to a very rigorous, high ranked school in Washington, and who wants to major in comms (English for Chicago)!

Stats:
3.9 GPA UW, 94 / 100 UW (What colleges will see), My school doesn’t weight.
7 APs, most rigorous courseload.
36 ACT (36 English, 36 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science)
800 Math 2, 780 Physics

EC Activities:

President of a large social justice club - Have done things like change the hiring process for teachers at my school, gotten notable professors from high ranked universities like Emory to speak to our students. I am one of three students on the admin diversity task force, which is a group of students and school administration who create policies together to address the issue of insufficient diversity in our school.

Yearbook Editor-in-Chief - Doubled turnout this year

Leader of the Admissions Student Ambassador program.

Leader of a middle school photography club

President of Aeronautics club (We build planes lol)

Former Intern and current writer for the 2nd largest English daily newspaper in India

Internship for Progressive Congresswoman from local district

100+ Service hours at the same childrens club, treated as a senior volunteer

Compete nationally in gold level squash tournaments, certified referee.

ESSAYS:
Common App: 9/10, about how living in India for 3 years and attending an international school fuels my social justice efforts in America

Why Penn: 9/10
Why Chicago: 10/10
Uncommon Chicago: 8/10
All Michigan essays: 7/10