Do I actually have a chance?

aprieto43
Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:07:26 +0000

I’m doing this just to hear what people say, not a serious candidate for Penn. I am currently a junior in a private catholic HS. I have a 3.9 GPA on a 5.0 scale (I had a bad sophmore year (3.7). I hope to get about a 4.1-4.2 this year to bump my GPA into the 4.0 range. If it means anything, my GPA might seem low but my school is considered relatively difficult. Also my school doesn’t keep a class rank, but according to my counselor I’m at least in the top 20% of a class of about 350. The current valedictorian has a 4.4. I am currently taking 1 AP course, APUSH, and the rest Honors classes. I have taken Honors classes for a majority of my high schools courses. This was the first year my school offered APs and only APUSH or English was available and I didn’t feel I was prepared enough to take an AP English class. Next year I will hopefully taking 5 APs. My ECs as of right now involve every weekend (depending on availability) volunteering at a pet rescue organization, organizing an wiffle ball club after school on Fridays (not affiliated with school), varsity Lincoln Douglas (This is my first year as Varsity, so I don’t currently have any awards available for it, won some small awards at Novice), soon-to-be NHS member and hopeful officer, officer in Invesment Club, Founder and President of Investment Banking Club, student leadership internship this upcoming summer with Bank of America, and next fall I will be on the Student Board of a regional bank in my area. Also I’m Hispanic and the first generation on my dads side born in America (That’s pretty irrelevant, just grasping at straws now) Lastly, I don’t have direct legacy to Penn but have a relative who is significant donor to the school Is this app good enough to even be considered for Penn? I know they don’t require the SATs/ACTs. I also plan to take the SAT 2 for US History, Lit, and Math.