Accepted! Penn State's Smeal College of Business. Here's my stats & resume:

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Although Penn State isn't my first choice, I got an acceptance letter today...</p>

<p>I'm relieved to be accepted. I know some of you are going crazy wondering whether you're in or not, so I decided to post my stats just to help you all out. </p>

<p>Please note that as an Asian American who came to America at the age of 10, I may have received some advantages. My school is a tough school in Pittsburgh with 75% kids accepted to PSU.</p>

<p>I applied to Summer session 2007... here we go:</p>

<p>9th-11th Unweighted GPA 3.6 --> 12 Honors, 6 AP's total
Weighted GPA: 3.9
SAT I --> 1870 (1250/1600)
SAT II --> math 720, chinese 780</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
1)1st High school student in America to publish in both Chinese and English editions of China's Yangtze Newspaper
2) Graduate of Pittsburgh Chinese School
3) High Scholastic Achievements Award
4) President?s Silver Award
5) Pittsburgh Tribune Review?s Outstanding Young Citizen Nominee
6) Violin performance at Steinway Hall, NY
7) Violin performance at Chinese Embassy, NY</p>

<p>Volunteer:
1) String Quartet: Founder, events organizer
2) UPMC Passavant Hospital: 500+ hrs total
3) Pittsburgh?s Annual Dragon Boat Festival: 150+ hrs
4) Carnegie Science Center (2004): Tourist, 100 hrs 10th grade
5) Public Library: 100+ hrs </p>

<p>I work 4 jobs simultaneously to develope my conceptual skills:
1) trilingual interpreter for an electronic company in China
2) Chinese cultural dance instructor
3) YMCA childcare staff
4) Office assistant for a management company in America</p>

<p>Area of Focus: //Communications// I am trilingual in Chinese, Japanese, English</p>

<ul>
<li>I have been working as a trilingual interpreter for an altimeter company in China for 3 years</li>
<li>I organized English classes to teach the Chinese children from an orphanage (interviewed by Nanjing K-1 channel)</li>
<li>I published an article in Chinese Yangtze Newspaper after surveying 500 Chinese students. I wrote of youth's cultural differences by comparing Chinese students to American students.</li>
</ul>

<p>Strong recommendation letters. NOT-SO-GOOD essay (I kinda blew it off..)</p>

<p>Guys, I understand the anxious feeling of waiting.. that's why I decided to post this to help people with similar stats as me.. don't worry! You'll know the results soon.</p>

<p>Best of luck to all of you!</p>

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<p>Asian American? Advantages? In the same sentence? ROFLMAO!</p>

<p>Yeah, Asians don't get affirmative action, but I don't think PSU really uses affirmative action anyway.</p>

<p>Congrats!</p>

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<p>in state/penn state---congrats on that longshot</p>

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<p>Actually, Smeal is somewhat more selective than the college of arts and sciences. It's a great business program as well. Good job, stressedout (although I bet you aren't feeling that way now!)</p>