What are my chances of getting into UPenn? What are they of getting into Brown?

Question

GPA: 4.3
SAT:
Core: 1360/1600
Overall: 2100/2400
I am on the executive board of the Student Government
I have attended Pennsylvania Governor's School of International Studies
I am enrolled in an internship for international studies
I tutor African Refugees
I have taught poverty stricken children in India
I have protested against poaching with the same organization
I have 48 hours of service at a library
I was the founder of a school band in India
I played guitar for a local band and we got pretty popular regionally
I am in Model UN
I am in French Club
I am in Drama Club
I have been in Poetry Club
I am an actor in school plays
I am generally a more artsy person, but am going in for International Affairs
I am on the Highest Honor Roll
I am part of the National Honors Society
I am in the top 5% class

My hobbies include snowboarding, horseriding, piano, guitar etc

oh yeah, and I will apply early decision to whichever one you think I have more chance of getting into

Answer 1

You will definitely get into some good schools.

I'm not quite as optimistic about your chances for Penn or Brown as the others who have posted here. I am also more realistic.

Your GPA will not keep you out of either school. Your SAT scores are a little lower than the average -- but close. My guess is that about 70% of those accepted have higher SATs.

Your extracurriculars are impressive -- but so are those of everyone who applies. The fact is that they are unverifiable, and people can fake them pretty easily. For this reason, I doubt that admissions officers rely on them as much as people think.

You are certainly qualified to get in to these schools. However, being qualified isn't enough. Penn only accepts 18% of those who apply and Brown only accepts 14%. If half the students who apply are qualified (and I suspect it is more) then only about a third of qualified applicants get in.

This means that you need to do something to make yourself stand out. Your admissions essay is going to be critical.

If you can put together a good admissions essay, you have a good shot at Brown. You also have a good shot at Penn if you are not applying to Wharton. I think your chances of getting into Wharton are minimal unless you can bring up your SAT scores substantially.

Answer 2

If i could purely discuss: the fantastic abbreviation for the college of Pennsylvania is "Penn," not "UPenn." have a glance on the internet website. once you're going to visual show unit, ascertain you employ the right abbreviation. i'm not wildly positive about your possibilities at Penn or the different colleges because i imagine you look as if a large number of alternative applicants, and your SAT rankings in math and writing are not outstanding. observe, yet understand that those 3 colleges are likely reaches. arise with a listing of sturdy yet not quite so exalted possibilities.

Answer 3

You will get into both no problem. There is nothing wrong with any of your statistics, and you have to be one of the most humane applicants I have ever seen. The things you have done are liable to get you almost any scholarship in the country. Because someone with so much interest in the world is so rare, college, whether they be Ivy League or not, jump at the chance to have students like you.

Good Luck

Answer 4

wow impressive