Do I have a shot?

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: pmalone224
Gender: M
Location: MA, USA
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Weighted: 4.10
Class Rank: top 10 students
Class Size: 370
Courseload: The hardest classes offered at my school, double language fresh+soph, double science jun+sen. All honors and AP when offered.</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 790
SAT I Writing: 760
SAT II U.S. History: 740
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Peer Counseling, A Capella group, theater, Boy Scouts (life)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Swimming Varsity 9-12
Volunteer/Service Work: *Group work with Asperger’s teens, once weekly (11, 12)
Honors and Awards:
*National German Exam 99th% 9th-11th
*Science Olympiad State champ 11
*German Award 9,11 Chem Award 11 [top in class]</p>

<p>Other Schools I’m Applying to:</p>

<p>Dartmouth College, Athlete: Yes
University of Pennsylvania, Athlete: No
Tufts University, Athlete: Yes
MIT, Athlete: Yes
Johns Hopkins University, Athlete: No
Penn State - University Park, Athlete: No
Villanova University, Athlete: Yes
Boston College, Athlete: Yes
Rutgers, Athlete: No</p>

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<p>wow, what kind of swimmer are you? i’m a swimmer myself. what are your times and your events? are you being recruited by dartmouth for early?</p>

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<p>Just to add to this, I got SAT Subject Test scores today… 800 in math IIC and 800 in German w/ Listening</p>

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<p>I don’t understand the point of these threads. You clearly have a chance and you should know that without needing other people to tell you, especially if you’re being recruited at equivalent schools.</p>

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<p>Well, the question is really how good is that shot… does anyone know of people similar to meawho have been admitted? denied?</p>

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<p>I know of both. You won’t know until you apply if you’re going to get in or not. And even if everyone on this board unanimously agreed that you were going to for sure get in, you still need to apply to a safety school.</p>

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<p>To the OP’s question: </p>

<p>You have no shot, 0% chance. </p>

<p>Actually you probably have a negative chance since you ONLY scored in the top 99th percentile of the Nat’l German exam instead of being straight up #1 .</p>

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<p>Well, I did get a perfect score junior year… ;)</p>

<p>…bump</p>

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<p>dude…you’re fine</p>

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<p>i dunno…i’d work on those sat 1 scores, kinda weak</p>

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<p>yeah i don’t think you stand a chance at all. don’t even bother applying</p>

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<p>Don’t tell the folks at Penn that you’re applying to Penn State too.</p>

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<p>you have the stats for sure. its such a gamble tho, the weakest sometimes get in, the strongest rejected just hope for thebest and hope the adcom likes sumthing about you.</p>