ED UPenn. Please chance me? :P

<p>Me:
Asian
Residency: CA (transfered from FL)
Applying to College of Arts & Sciences (ED)
Would have taken 13 APs or College Credit courses upon graduation. </p>

<p>Grades
UW: 3.7
W: Not Calculated By School
Rank: 27/288
*Counselor wrote about heart-attack in the family hurting my grades</p>

<p>SAT:
W: 710 (9 essay) CR: 630 M: 690 [[2030]] </p>

<p>SAT II:
Math I - 750
Math II - 750</p>

<p>Leadership
Math Elites Club Founder & President
Mock Trial Secretary
Track Team Co-captain
Student Council Executive Representative
Township Ambassador (Dictated by Mayor of township)</p>

<p>Awards
Honorable Mention - International Model United Nations Award
Essay on Aeronautical Engineering archived in the Library of Congress
National Neuroscience Competition Finalist (Qualified as 1st Place from NJ; all expense paid trip)
4th Place States - Economics Challenge
2nd Rating States - Orchestra festival
A few other State awards</p>

<p>Science:
-Collaborated with San Diego State University researcher on a summer project. Overall picture of the research was to attempt to regenerate Neural Stem Progenitor cells in the brain of mice. </p>

<ul>
<li>Performed independent research testing for genetic variation in the sibling species Asteromyiae Dipteria: Cecidomyiidae; Collaborated with science department at USC. </li>
</ul>

<p>-Performed research which focused on the genomic analysis of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, and how the genes in this organism compare to other species. Collaboration with USC as well. </p>

<ul>
<li>Chosen into selective science program(s). Approximately take 20 out of 200+ applicants from CA.</li>
</ul>

<p>Sports
Varsity Track
Varsity Cross-country</p>

<p>Services
200 hours of volunteering/community service
8 month job at learning institution, tutoring kids ages 3 - 18 on various math and english topics. </p>

<p>Senior Year Course load: </p>

<p>AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AP CHEMISTRY
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE AB
AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
AP CALC BC
AP PHYSICS B
Honors Business Management
Gym/Health Education</p>

<p><strong>Do yous guys recommend I follow up to the admissions office in anyway, i.e expressing my interest or relvealing more about myself</strong></p>

<p>I say the research might help. If you showed passion through your essays I think it might work out. Have you thought about applying to other places as well? AP exams definitely show rigorous course load.</p>