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OK, heres the list of colleges I HOPE I have at least a chance at getting into:
UPenn, Swarthmore, Cornell, JHU, Tufts, Emory, GWU (legacy), Case Western, PSU Schreyers Honors College

What are my chances? (like you haven't heard that a 1000x)

SAT I: 1490 (710 V, 780 M)

SAT II:
Chemistry 720
Writing 730
Math IC 800
Math IIC 800

GPA:
4.883 W , 4.0 UW

RANK:
No idea really. My best bet would be 1/400

AP SCORES:
Chemistry 4
US History 4
European History 4
Calculus AB 5

Extracurriculars:
Helping our World Community Service Club (9,10,11 treasurer, 12 vice-president)
Students for Smiles (9, 10, 11, 12 treasurer)
Spanish Club (11, 12 vice-president)
Math Team (11, 12)
Chem Club (11, 12)
Environmental Education Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
Culinary Club (11, 12)
Key Club (10, 11, 12)
National Honors Society (11, 12)
Piano- 11 years (have copyrighted original compositions)
Junior Varisity Tennis (9 varsity manager,10)
Web Design (won a few awards, design small business websites)

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Filing Assistant at Local Company 10 hrs/week (10)
Regal Entertainment Group Employee 15 hr/week(11, 12)

AWARDS:
Web Design Awards
National Merit Commended Scholar (cut-off was 215, i got 214, so pissed)
AP Scholar with honors

Senior Schedule (grades):
AP Calculus BC (B)
AP Physics I (A)
AP Biology II (A)
AP English Literature (A)
AP Spanish V (A)
AP Government and Politics (A)

I'm not exactly big on extracurriculars, but my transcript is just about as difficult as it can be, and i have straight A's in all my classes for the last 3 years. My school is generally very good at college acceptance (this year we have 4 into Penn, 1 to Princeton, 1 to Brown, a couple to other top schools)

By Culovv (Culovv) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:36 pm: Edit

GWU is a safety.

80% chance of acceptance at emory and case western... a little less at tufts.

60% at Cornell and JHU

50% PSU honors, UPenn, and Swarthmore.

Some might come in this thread and say that this post is too optimistic, but with 1/400 at a good public school and a perfect GPA (plus really good test scores), i dont see you being rejected at more than 3 of these schools... You might want to add a "real safety" if you dont want to end up at GWU or are a little paranoid about being rejected.

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:06 pm: Edit

PSU Honors- I had always thought that was relatively easy to gain acceptance. I'm in-state, so maybe it's a little different (i know kids with 3.6 GPAs and 1370's who were accepted). Anyway, the schools I think i really want to go to are JHU, Cornell, or Penn. They offer the majors I want- JHU (Public Health), Cornell (Human Biology), and Penn (Health and Society).

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 03:16 pm: Edit

Any other opinions. Specifically on Penn, Cornell, and JHU.

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Desperate! Please Answer!

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 09:41 pm: Edit

bump, anyone???

By Johnkgh (Johnkgh) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 09:57 pm: Edit

Penn Honors is a safety for you. You only need around a 1350 and 3.7 to get admitted.

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 02:38 pm: Edit

the only school up there that will give u a challenge is UPENN. other than that, ur in everywhere else. i know kids which much lower stats that have been accepted to cornell and jhu. but i also know of kids with higher stats that were rejected from PENN (ED).

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 09:13 am: Edit

How difficult will UPenn be. I'm worried that, because I live in area (about 30 minutes away), they would have expected me to apply ED, but I just wasn't ready at that point. We already have 4 students from school accepted. What would you say my chances are RD, in percentage. I know that you can't really evaluate me all that well because of course I really no one has a crystal ball, but assume that I have amazing teacher recs. and a few very good essays.

(Question: for applying to Penn, i was thinking about including an additional essay - my common app one - because I think it conveys my personality better than any of the Penn essays. Also, I was thinking about sending in my piano cassette tape. But, then, I think to myself that a school the size and caliber of Penn is only looking for incredibly talented pianist. I'm quite good, with 11 years experience, but I'm no Chopin)

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 12:31 pm: Edit

bump, really would appreciate everyones opinion.

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 12:43 pm: Edit

what are u majoring in?

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 01:24 pm: Edit

Penn- Health and Societies, Cognitive Science, or Biology

Cornell- HUman Biology, Health and Society

JHU- Public Health

Swarthmore- Biology, Nueroscience minor

By Iamthewalrus (Iamthewalrus) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 01:51 pm: Edit

I think u have an excellent chance at all those schools. Don't hesitate to send in supplementary info. Just make sure they will be helpful to the adcoms. don't just send in stuff just to send in stuff.
Accept/Reject
70/30 Penn
80/20 Cornell
90/10 JHU
can't say with Swarthmore

good luck

By Stein2325 (Stein2325) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 02:01 pm: Edit

UPenn sounds like a fair bet for you, probably 50/50. Remember that stats dont get u into a school like Penn; make sure your essays and recs are top-notch.

By Jnatkins (Jnatkins) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 02:05 pm: Edit

I can't possibly imagine you being rejected from Swarthmore...Should be pretty easy to get in with those stats

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 03:18 pm: Edit

I'm applying to the Health and Societies major at Penn. I guess I would call that a lesser known major, do you think that would help at all? It's really the type of major that I'm looking for at every school- practical, but also with the options to take courses in the liberal arts.

By Whzup44412 (Whzup44412) on Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 09:43 pm: Edit

anyone else? UPenn, Cornell, Swarthmore, JHU- the big 4.

By Happykid (Happykid) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 05:49 pm: Edit

I thought you were thinking of engineering or business, according to your latest thread re Haverford ED.

By Gpenguin (Gpenguin) on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 09:01 pm: Edit

i just got rejected by swarthmore with 800s in physics and math IIC, a 1510 and a couple of 5s. what the hell is wrong with them? they couldnt even defer me? It's downright insulting. If you get rejected with 2 800s, youre not the only one. If you dont take it well, youre also not the only one. I just ate one of those ricola cough drops with the wrapper still on. It took me a few minutes to realize I was chewing on paper. Brace yourself.