Any Israeli/Moroccan/Middle Eastern Applicants?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I applied to CAS ED. I am Israeli and my grandparents are Moroccan. I live in South Florida and I have 600s SAT across the board (Penn's lower 25% :/ ) GPA= 3.77/4.0 founded 3 organizations (in the middle of establishing another one to raise funds to replenish the forest that burnt down in Israel). Recognized by President Obama for my community leadership (received award from the White House), I was The United States Representative at the 2010 International "Lapid" Teen Zionism (Israel) Conference (I was at a conference in Israel with many other students from countries around the world), President of my class and Captain of the Varsity Swim Team, on the board of every other club in my school, Internship with Mayor of my city and served as his mayoral campaign secretary, Internship (with some research) with a surgical oncologist, received national awards for theater (theater was my passion, it was definitely something I excelled in), Posse Foundation semi-finalist, studied abroad in Israel for college credit and a few other things here and there. I really hope to God that I am accepted. This is really my perfect match school. Oh! And a couple of weeks ago I corresponded with Dean Eric Furda! I <3 Penn! 4 MORE DAYS!</p>

<p>Please let me know if any others from the same demographic applied! Good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>I’m middle eastern, my dad is an immigrant from Lebanon. I really wish we counted as URMs, since Arab Americans are .5% of the population, and AAs are >12%, but w/e.</p>

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<p>Well I’m Israeli, so that wouldn’t remotely fit in with the “Arab” demography. And I’m Jewish, over 30% at the population at Penn is Jewish! So Penn probably won’t consider me a URM. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Actually Israelis and Arbas are both semites so you could so pull off the Arab thing.</p>

<p>That said, Hatzlacha Rabba Chabibi. BeEzrat Hashem Anachnu Neilchu LePenn.</p>

<p>Or some such.</p>

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<p>I’m of Israeli descent (my mom came to the US for grad school) and have dual citizenship.</p>

<p>I really doubt it will help, since about 40% of my public high school is Jewish anyway. On the Common App, I marked down White - European and Middle Eastern, and they can see that my mom’s Israeli since they ask for her birthplace.</p>

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<p>I did the same as you anonymouse5. And lol at Staller, thank you very much! I am fluent in Hebrew thankfully.</p>