UPenn ED CAS 2016

<p>I will be presenting my information in the same way it would appear on my Common App. </p>

<p>** Future Plans **
-Intended Major: Pre-med/Biology</p>

<p>** Applicant **
-Residing in Florida</p>

<p>** Demographic Information **
-US Citizen - 10 years living in US
-Lived 7 years in Yerevan, Armenia
-Can speak, write, and read Armenian, Spanish, and Russian
-White - Other - Armenian</p>

<p>** Family **
-Parents separated (no contact with noncustodial father since 2001)
-Both parents did not attend college
-Mother is a single mom with $30,000 annual salary
-My grandparents live with and depend on my mother</p>

<p>** Education **
-Public high school
-Class size: 450</p>

<p>** Academics **
-Class rank: 1/450
-Weighted GPA: 4.9138
-Unweighted GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>-SAT Scores:
–>Total - 2250
–>CR - 680
–>M - 790
–>W - 780</p>

<p>-SAT Subjects:
–>Math Lvl 2 - 800
–>US History - 700</p>

<p>-AP Tests
–>US History - 5
–>Calculus BC - 5
–>Calculus AB Subscore - 5
–> Macroeconomics - 5
–> European History - 5
–> Statistics - 4
–> English Language - 4
–> Microeconomics - 4
–> Human Geography - 4</p>

<p>-Expected IB Tests/Year’s Course-load
–> Mathematics HL
–> Biology HL
–> American History HL
–> English HL
–> Chemistry SL
–> Spanish SL
–> Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>-Honors and Awards
–> Questbridge Finalist
–> National AP Scholar
–> National Honor Society
–> Spanish National Honor Society
–> 1st Place at District Math Olympiad
–> 2nd Place at District Division 5 Singles Championship; Tennis; 11th grade
–> 2nd Place in Technical Problem Solving at Florida Science Olympiad State Competition
–> 1st Place in Team Trivia at District Science Competition
–> 1st Place in Powers of Observation at District Science Competition
–> 1st Place in Write It! Do It! at District Science Competition
–> Most Improved Player Award; Tennis; 11th grade</p>

<p>** Activities **
–>Varsity Tennis (2nd place at district championship)
–>Varsity Golf
–>High School Swimming
–>Hospital Volunteering; Assisted patients and nurses, watched surgeries performed by a robotic surgeon; over 100 community service hours
–>National Honor Society; Vice President (2011-2012), Treasurer (2010-2011); Organized canned food drives, raised money for Haiti, volunteered at local nursing home; about 100 community service hours
–>Engineering Club; won 1st place awards in 3 regional competitions; 2nd place award in 1 state
–>Teen Court Program; took jury and attorney roles; helped decide the punishments for teens who committed misdemeanors; about 40 community service hours
–>Spanish National Honor Society; Treasurer (2011-2012); volunteer activities centered around local nursing home; about 20 community service hours
–>National BETA Club; Vice President (2011-2012); Organized Pasta for Pennies event, ran school activities; about 50 community service hours
–>Math Olympiad Club; Chosen as olympiad participant; 1st place team in the region
–>Piano Keyboard; Taught myself to play in my spare time
–>Cashier at Restaurant; Worked to supplement mother’s income
–>Interact Club; promoted diversity and international cultures; about 10 community service hours
–>Armenian Church; I have been teaching myself piano to help out occasionally with music during mass
–>A Gift for Teaching; Distribute donated school supplies to teachers in need; about 20 community service hours
–>Mill Creek Elementary; Tutor and interact with kids during their extended day program; about 20 community service hours</p>

<p>** Writing **
-Short Answer: Good
-Personal Essay: On my trip to the US; Great; Revised about 10 times with college prep adviser</p>

<p>** School Forms **
-Recommendation 1: IB Biology HL teacher; Personal, Great
-Recommendation 2: IB English HL teacher, Tennis Coach (since 2008); Personal, Great
-Counselor Recommendation: New counselor to school, probably generic, based it off an interview with me</p>

<p>** Supplement **
-Why Penn Essay: Creative situation where I’m a surgeon looking back at my years at Penn; Great; revised about 6 times with college prep adviser
-Optional Essay: On my first day of school in the US (no English); Great; Revised about 3 times with college prep adviser</p>

<p>solid chance</p>

<p>Congrats on being valedictorian! Your academics are fine, and your ec’s look good too. If you talked a lot about your hospital volunteering you should be good. I like how your essay fits in with what you plan on doing. If you wrote your essay specific to Penn, so that it wouldn’t fit with any other school, I’d say you have solid chances. That said, no one is guaranteed to get in.</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>Any chance I could see your creative essay. Sounds so interesting.</p>

<p>Also, your list of accomplishments is astounding. How many hours a day did you work? I want to know what it takes to create this impressive resume.</p>

<p>Welcome to Penn</p>

<p>oh my god…you’re in.</p>