Penn ED M&T Chances

John_Smithers
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 04:31:02 +0000

I applied early decision to M&T and I was wondering what you all thought of my chances of getting in. Here are my stats:
I want to apply to M&T and second choice school is SEAS.

SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown): Did not take
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E 36M 34R 35S)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top percentile - rank na
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3), Calc BC (5), Phys 1 (5), Gov (3), Stats (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: Abstract algebra, chemistry, real analysis, computer science II, spanish I, regression & econometric, microecon, complex analysis, and physics I (All dual credit through accredited state university)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Stock Market Club (VP), Varsity tennis team (Captain), Education leaders (group leader of club that helps underserved kids in area receive education), coding club (participant), FBLA (participant), Study abroad, Undergraduate math research assistant (have gone to 6 research conferences)
Job/Work Experience: Research over summer in math
Volunteer/Community service: School tutor (volunteer), BG Club (tutor, volunteer - help underserved teens with school work)
Summer Activities: internship at state university (math research)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): m&t - 9/10 talk about how i want to start business based on tech that helps others. very specific. Why upenn - 7/10 talk about why CS interests me so much. Leadership - 8/10 (talk about giving team motivation in region tournament)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Research Mentor who loves me - 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: CS professor who knows me well - 7/10
Counselor Rec: Knows me very well - 8/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went well 8/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: CS at SEAS and Management concentration at Wharton
State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (boarding, this is a dual-enrollment high school, so I take classes through a state university in Missouri, and all my classes are dual credit. i am actually enrolled as an undergrad there, but am considered a high school student)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 150K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

My lack of AP classes can be explained by how I have purely taken dual credit classes through a college my junior and senior years of high school.

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