<p>Hey! Ok, so I've basically been in a constant state of worry over my Penn application since I submitted it. I've been checking collegeconfidential pretty much every day, and I just finally got up the courage to join and find out the truth. Everyone on this site seems to know what they're talking about, so please chance me!!</p>
<p>Ok. Here goes:
SAT I: 800 CR, 800 W, 730 M (Sometimes I astonish myself. I have no idea how this happened haha)
SAT II: 710 Literature, 700 U.S. History, 610 Math II (God, I know.)
Didn't take the ACTs
GPA: 3.92
Rank: Top 3% (6/180)
Extracurriculars: Piano (14 years...haha yeah I was pretty little when I started! I'm really passionate about the piano.), Student Body Vice President, Co-founder of my school's literary club (and I want to major in English...), Youth Media student at my local NPR radio station (oh, interesting thing that I put on the app--I provided live coverage of the Dalai Lama's visit to my area on the radio. It was pretty cool!), summer research internship at a historical society, co-captain of the debate team, lawyer on the mock trial team, NHS
Service/Volunteering: I used to play the harp at nursing homes and hospitals. Oh, and I was the harpist in my high school's pit orchestra. And I'm an Algebra tutor.
Awards: National Merit Scholarship Commended Student, School "Good Citizen" nominee for the Daughters of the American Revolution scholarship program, a couple school awards that have no significance...(I go to a tiny Catholic school with zero funds for this kind of thing).
AP classes: I'm taking all the APs available, except Chemistry because I hate it haha. So that's just Calc AB, English, US History, and Spanish. As I said...my school is a bit behind the times.
Essays: Ok, can I just say that I have NO IDEA if my essays are good? I'm a decent writer and they're all grammatically correct, etc. But...My common app essay was about how I go to tutoring for Calculus. Maybe that's not what they want to hear, but I wanted to be honeest and say something about myself. It's about how I overcame my pride (after a looong period of struggling) and decided that tutoring is nothing to be ashamed of. I thought it was good, and so did my parents....Um. :) The Why Penn essay was good, I think...I talked about the Daily Pennsylvanian, and a couple of professors that I thought were interesting.
Please chance me! And be honest! Thank you so much!!!</p>
<p>I think you have a better than average chance - your SATs are strong even for the competitive applicant pool, your rank and ECs solid , and your Why Penn seems like it is going to help your app. best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback! I’ve just been such a stress case lately–I’m in way over my head with these applications. I just hope it all works out. Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi…your SAT scores are great…I think you definitely have a great shot so try not to worry. If it’s meant to be it will happen and if you don’t get selected you will end up someplace great. I know how you feel though because I am on edge waiting for the decision too and I love Penn so much it will be hard if I hear bad news but I am preparing myself for the worst and hoping for the best. Good luck , maybe we will be starting in the Fall together! One question… does your school typically send many students to Penn?</p>
<p>Thanks for the post! I definitely understand how you feel…I’m trying so hard not to get my hopes up, but it’s so difficult! I’ll be so happy when all this is over, no matter how it ends. I’m just trying to tell myself not to take a rejection too personally.
My school doesn’t really send many grads to Penn. Or any Ivy, actually. I know one girl got into Georgetown last year, and a few years before that a student went to Penn. The top students go to good schools, but not Ivies. Then again, I don’t think many people from my school even apply Ivies. I’m a little worried because my class valedictorian also applied ED to Penn…So I’m afraid they will only take one of us, and it will be her. Do you think that will count against me?
Good luck with everything!!</p>
<p>Hi, I don’t know if the other girl applying will effect you or not… just because she is class valedictorian she may not be the right fit for Penn and I think that is what they really look for. They want kids on campus who are going to love being there and making it a greater place every minute… that is why it’s so great! I do think if your school has a good relationship with certain schools it does make a difference. I think if they know that year after year they get good students from a certain school they tend to take more and vice versa… my school happens to send many of our students to ivy’s including Penn but it also makes the competition greater at school because every one is really smart. You have to be a super genious to be at the top so it definitely makes you work harder but that is what it will be like going to an ivy too and I love being challenged by my peers, I could not stand going to a school where kids are just hanging around and not doing anything for themselves or the school. Good luck, I guess we will find out soon enough… can’t believe we may find out next weekend. It will be the best weekend ever if I get accepted and not so great if I get rejected . If I get waitlisted I will consider it a rejection because they only take a small percentage each year from the waitlist.</p>
<p>Ahhhhh that just made me very excited/nervous!!! Ok, so the 10th…That is only 11 days from now!!! Also, is it going to be posted on the MyPenn portal under “My Application Information”, or is there another place I should be looking? Maybe they’ll email me?</p>
<p>The 10th is just what I have been hearing so I could be wrong. But I attended an advising session at Penn and it was mentioned there that for the last several years decisions have been announced on a Friday afternoon and the speaker said she would doubt they would change that so it seems like the 10th seems reasonable and not the 17th. From what I’ve been told they will send you an email with a link letting you know the date the decision will be announced and instructions for you to sign in to the My Decision portal. It will be different from the Portal that you sign in to track your app.</p>
<p>I heard the 10th also. By the way, cool username!!
Don’t worry too much about the other girl that’s applying. you seem like you have really unique extracurriculars and interesting essay ideas that will definitely help you. In the whole scheme of things, the numbers are probably worth the least in your application as long as you are in the ranges!
GOOD LUCK!!! :)</p>
<p>Hahaha pennplease123, I like your username too! Thanks, I feel better about everything now…I’m still trying not to get my hopes up, though! It’s just that my stupid hopes aren’t listening haha.</p>