<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2330 (1600 M+V)
[</em>]SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 730 US
[<em>]GPA: 3.74 UW / 4.26 W
[</em>]Rank: 33/705
[<em>]Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.): 5's on Euro/US/Calc; 4 on Comp. Big time fundraising (at least I thought it was). I raised $11,400 in running a golf tournament event, $1,500 in running a bowling event, & $1,100 Luncheon. About 500 hours in this alone...plus I supervised volunteers that put in another 500-600 hours.<br>
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Essays: English teacher said they were 2 of the best she ever read...
[<em>]Teacher Recs: one supposedly said "most business minded student I've ever had" & the other said "better than 99% of the writers I've had in AP over 3 decades"
[</em>]Counselor Rec: decent nothing special
[<em>]Hook (if any): NONE!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or Country: CA
[<em>]School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[li]Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: upward trend of grades...3.9 UW jr yr General Comments: Crushed...thought I'd at least be deferred.</p>
<p>Decision:DEFFERED
not too bad.. cos i expected to be rejected
Stats:
SAT Verbal:620
SAT Math:790
SAT Writing:630
ACT:N/A
Highest SAT II:800
Second Highest SAT II:800
GPA weighted: we don't use this system
GPA unweighted:neither
Rank or % estimate: 10% of class of 729</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:singapore
School Type: very competitive public
Ethnicity:asian (chinese)
Gender:female
Legacy Yes/No:no
Recruited Yes/No:no
Any major hook:none.. my essay was not too gd either..</p>
<p>what's the percentages this yr, anyone? quite alot of pple defered uh.. is tt the norm every yr?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800m, 800v, 800w....dont think they got the scores though. here are my others 750m, 790v, 590w. 680m, 610 cr
[</em>] SAT IIs: 8002c, 710 chem, 660 lit
[<em>] GPA: 4.57
[</em>] Rank: 4/384
[<em>] Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.): varsity tennis, hard ass courses etc. IB program.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: alright
[<em>] Teacher Recs: im guessing good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good?
[<em>] Hook (if any): NONE
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:*[list]
[</em>] State or Country: Colorado
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: indian male
[] Gender: look above</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to SEAS!
Stats:
SAT Verbal:750
SAT Math:770
SAT Writing:760
Highest SAT II:750
Second Highest SAT II:730
GPA weighted: Not sure how to convert it to 4.0 system
GPA unweighted:
Rank or % estimate: 1/300ish</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Legacy Yes/No:Nope
Recruited Yes/No:Nope
Any major hook:None, im so stunned but so excited right now guys!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 650
[</em>] SAT Math: 750
[<em>] SAT Writing: 710
[</em>] Highest SAT II: 760
[<em>] Second Highest SAT II: 710
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.35 out of 4.6
[<em>] GPA unweighted:~3.88
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 22 out of 650</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Negatory
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Any major hook: Pennsylvanian citizen (?), and my parents are blue-collar workers I guess[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2010 (740v, 710w, 660m)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 bio m, 670 lit
[<em>] GPA:3.6 unweighted... difficult high school
[</em>] Rank: none
[<em>] Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.): AP Bio: 5, currently taking 3 more
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: apparently awful
[<em>] Teacher Recs: i guess they don't like me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: was probably too general
[<em>] Hook (if any): none...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:hawaii
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments: i was so scared to look... but now i'm okay i guess. i can't believe my whole dream of going to penn is totally gone now but it's good to be realistic. i didn't really have a big chance anyway (look at those grades/scores) but it still hurts to see people with similar/lower that got in. *tear</em> oh well. i think i will have fun at nyu (if i can get in, that is. i have lost all confidence)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:630
[</em>] SAT Math: 700
[<em>] SAT Writing: 700
[</em>] SAT II: None Taken
[<em>] ACT: 31 (32 Math, 32 English, 31 Reading, 28 Science)
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: All IB School (May 2006)
[<em>] GPA weighted: 3.96
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.95
[li] Rank or % estimate: ~10%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No Clue
[</em>] Hook (if any): Siemens Regional Finalist, 1st Place State Science Fair, Four years laser research, Owner of online retail business with $120,000+ Gross Sales.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person: **[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: Public Magnet (School recently ranked #2 in country by newsweek)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Russian Jew (Caucasian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: A unique combination of dedicated science and business extracurriculars.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:** General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Extracurriculars are prolly what got me in. Test scores are overrated and not the most important thing, its that you reach your full potential. Honestly, I was expecting rejection with all the rave on CC of the importance of test scores. However, I think my case affirms that there is more to college admissions than a number.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 740
[<em>] SAT Writing: 640
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] Highest SAT II: 720 (chem)
[</em>] Second Highest SAT II: 710 (math)
[<em>] GPA weighted:
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.77 (hella competitive)
[li] Rank or % estimate: na</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: washington
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: biracial (azn/white)
[</em>] Gender: female (that hepled)
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: no
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Any major hook:[/li][/ul] let me think... none... except my school</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal:630
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 700
SAT II: None Taken
ACT: 31 (32 Math, 32 English, 31 Reading, 28 Science)
AP/IB taken/scores: All IB School (May 2006)
GPA weighted: 3.96
GPA unweighted: 3.95
Rank or % estimate: ~10%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: No Clue
Hook (if any): Siemens Regional Finalist, 1st Place State Science Fair, Four years laser research, Owner of online retail business with $120,000+ Gross Sales.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Michigan
School Type: Public Magnet (School recently ranked #2 in country by newsweek)
Ethnicity: Russian Jew (Caucasian)
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: A unique combination of dedicated science and business extracurriculars.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Extracurriculars are prolly what got me in. Test scores are overrated and not the most important thing, its that you reach your full potential. Honestly, I was expecting rejection with all the rave on CC of the importance of test scores. However, I think my case affirms that there is more to college admissions than a number.
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 640
[ *] SAT Math: 790
[ *] SAT Writing: 650
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] Highest SAT II: 770
[ *] Second Highest SAT II: 710
[ *] GPA weighted: N/A
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.77
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 10% (est.)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Alabama
[ *] School Type: competitive private
[ *] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Any major hook: Well-rounded, but that's not enough. District Honor Band Member, etc. every year. 7 leadership positions in the school. And I'm from Alabama.
[ /list]</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to CAS[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
SAT:600 v 690 w 690 m
SAT IIs:750 span 710 math IIC
GPA:4 out of 5
Rank:our school doesn't rank
Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.):AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Spanish, captain of varsity soccer, class rep of school council, NHS, lots of community service, shadowing doctor for 2 years
Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: my why upenn one was i think amazing
Teacher Recs:ok/good
Counselor Rec:great
Hook (if any):brother at Wharton, URM, love for languages (took portuguese classes at community college)
Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country:MA
School Type:public, competitive
Ethnicity:Hispanic
Gender:Female
Other Factors:[ /b]
General Comments:[ /b]sooo excited!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2100 (670cr/690m/740wr)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 US History, 670 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 4.3 w, 3.98ish uw
[</em>] Rank: 2/142
[<em>] Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.): Tons of forensics (extemporaneous speaking) awards at district, regional and state levels...overwhelming forensic participation. Participated in academic decathlon-like competition, moderately involved in FBLA (including competitive events), a bit of local volunteerism at a soup kitchen with a club I'm in...Only taken one AP test so far, that being Psychology (5)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Nothing too original, a bit formulaic-seeming...but extremely well-written and compelling
[<em>] Teacher Recs: super mega ultra top-notch
[</em>] Counselor Rec: presumably extremely good, didn't check though
[<em>] Hook (if any): blue-collar background, rural background, school has never had anyone apply to Penn...probably other crap I'm forgetting in my excitement
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Good ol' Virginia
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I think my interviewer helped me to place my situation in context for the admissions committee...I hate to assume, but I think that my interview carried quite a bit of weight in my decision - it went extremely well, and my interviewer was provided with a good sense of the environment in which I had grown up General Comments: Holy freakin' crap, I can't believe I got in with my shoddy SAT/SATII scores. I look forward to meeting my fellow acceptees, and wish luck to those who didn't get the decision they wanted - you guys are awesome and I'm sure that you will all get into great schools that you love. Okay, I'll stop rambling now.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 770
[</em>] SAT Math: 690
[<em>] SAT Writing: 680
[</em>] Highest SAT II:760
[<em>] Second Highest SAT II: 640
[</em>] GPA weighted: ???
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.14 (this doesnt really mean anything on the conventional scale, probably comparable to a 3.8)
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: n/a</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Philadelphia, PA
[</em>] School Type: Private, Quaker
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: yes, 5 generation
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Any major hook: legacy, city, 3 V Captainships[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Congrats to everybody who got in. There was NASTY competition this year and you overcame it. To everyone in my corner, here's to somewhere cheaper.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT:600 v 690 w 690 m
[</em>]SAT IIs:750 span 710 math IIC
[<em>]GPA:4 out of 5
[</em>]Rank:our school doesn't rank
[<em>]Other stats (ECs, APs, Etc.):AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Spanish, captain of varsity soccer, class rep of school council, NHS, lots of community service, shadowing doctor for 2 years
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Essays: my why upenn one was i think amazing
[<em>]Teacher Recs:ok/good
[</em>]Counselor Rec:great
[<em>]Hook (if any):brother at Wharton, URM, love for languages (took portuguese classes at community college)
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>]State or Country:MA
[<em>]School Type:public, competitive
[</em>]Ethnicity:Hispanic
[<em>]Gender:Female
[</em>]Other Factors:**
[]General Comments:*sooo excited!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>My friend just go into Penn and she's so amazing and I'm so proud of her! But we all knew she was going to get in anyway because she's incredible.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:720
[</em>] SAT Math:800
[<em>] SAT Writing:740
[</em>] ACT:none
[<em>] Highest SAT II:800 Physics
[</em>] Second Highest SAT II:800 math 1..but also 790 math 2
[<em>] GPA weighted:5.67/6
[</em>] GPA unweighted:3.77
[li] Rank or % estimate:13/474</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:**[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:NJ
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No:No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No:No
[li] Any major hook: If it counts..I did a calender project about my life[/li][/ul]</p>