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Hello all. I am having a hard time deciding what to do with this early business. I want to major in physics, possibly double major in math. I would like to go to MIT, Caltech, Princeton, or Stanford, but I'm not sure I am good enough. To guarantee myself getting into a good college, I've been thinking about applying ED to UPenn. I'd like more opinions. Stats:

1540 SAT (800m, 740v)
800 physics, 780 math IIC, 640 Writing

GPA(UW) of 3.8, (I got all B's in math bc I was taking advanced classes when I was young; I took Calc BC in 10th and college courses in 11th and 12th)

PSAT letter of commendation
NHS
Attended governor's school.
Leader/participant of a few clubs
Bunch of JV sports
Lots of other meaningless stuff

So, what do you think my best option is, ED to UPenn to guarantee a good school, or stick with the others, and hope I get into at least one of them? Thanks for your help in advance.

By Xtech (Xtech) on Wednesday, October 01, 2003 - 06:19 pm: Edit

stick with the rest if you're not really sure of upenn being your top choice, your stats are the same as a friend of mine(minus JV sports), and he's looking at almost all of the same schools for a physics/compsci double major