Chances with Early Decision

<p>Objective:
National AP Scholar (This won’t give me much of an advantage with admissions…will it?)
My Stats: [Picture</a> 2.png](<a href=“http://cl.ly/0o1u3y0c1Q400f0O1k2f]Picture”>http://cl.ly/0o1u3y0c1Q400f0O1k2f)</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

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<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Vice-President), NHS (Treasurer 10th grade), BETA Club (Vice-President), Engineering and Robotics Club, Math Olympiad Team, Interact Club, Varsity Tennis Team, Varsity Golf Team</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Worked at a restaurant during the summer (on some school weekends).</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the Florida Hospital (shadowing doctors, watching surgeries, managing patient files); Teen Court (teen attorney or juror in mock, but legit, trials with actual consequences); A Gift for Teaching (distribute donated materials to teachers); Mill Creek Elementary (tutor and help out little kids after school at the local elementary school)</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Work, Volunteering, Organizing NHS activities (gathering money for the local elderly home and other community activities)</li>
<li>Essays: Spent an entire month of my summer writing and revising it. Should be exemplary. </li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: One of them is great while the others i haven’t seen.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Should be alright</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Would my tennis coach be good for this?</li>
<li>Interview: N/A (yet)</li>
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<p>Other</p>

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<li>State (if domestic applicant): FL</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): USA</li>
<li>School Type: Public (600 students in class of 2012)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White (I’m Armenian…does this give me any advantage with the diversity/minority conditions?)</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: ~$25000-35000 (single mom)</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, maybe ethnicity?, IB</li>
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<p>Solid chance, maybe retake your SAT to bring your CR score to 700+, but everything else looks competitive for Penn.</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>I think you would be competitive, but the hooks really help push you over the edge. Good luck!</p>

<p>shoo-in, solid stats and extracurriculars to boot. good luck!</p>

<p>What school are you applying to?</p>