<p>^ wut school do u go to?</p>
<p>hey guys! LBW hopeful here.</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 10%
PSAT: 190
SAT: took it last Saturday; results aren’t in
SAT II: 680 French
ACT: haven’t taken it</p>
<p>Top three ECs:
[1] Class president for the last three years
[2] Mock Trial defense attorney
[3] Tennis varsity team, 2 years</p>
<p>I’m an international student from Mexico btw… anyone else from Mexico/Latin America applying? looking forward to meeting all of you! 
cheers</p>
<p>@Brookie17. </p>
<p>LOL. she goes to this local school in china that is famous for sending kids to peking, qing hua 
Like the gao kao grades are crazzyyyyyy.</p>
<p>holy **** … i really have zero chance. i was thinking about this all last night and its kind of depressing.</p>
<p>Dear (name)
I am very sorry to inform you that we will not be able to offer you a spot at LBW this year. There were a record-breaking number of qualified applicants, and we are unable to host more than 120.
Wishing you success at whatever activity you pursue this summer
LBW Admissions Committee</p>
<p>^^woohoo april 6 here we go
(i made this up just fyi)</p>
<p>^oh come on cheer up. there are so much things you can do over the summer.
if it was me and that i wont be able to go, I have so much other stuff that I can fill in that 3 weeks.</p>
<p>(my reply to the rejection haha)</p>
<p>Dear Wharton LBW:</p>
<p>Having now reviewed the many summer program rejection letters received in the last few weeks, it is with great regret that I must inform you that I am unable to accept your rejection at this time.</p>
<p>While I realize that, whatever you might read after that first sentence may be of little consolation, I would still like to clarify some points for you.</p>
<p>This year, I applied to a great number of summer programs at the world’s finest universities and, of course, received many rejection letters. Unfortunately, the number of rejection letters that I can accept is very limited. It is for this reason that I was forced to reject the rejection letters of many qualified institutions.</p>
<p>This was not an easy task. Each rejection was reviewed carefully and on an individual basis. Many factors were taken into account, such as size of the program, student-faculty ratio, location, reputation, cost and social atmosphere.</p>
<p>I am certain that most of the programs I applied to are more than qualified to reject me. I am also sure that some mistakes were made, but I hope they were few in number.</p>
<p>I am aware of the disappointment that this decision may bring, for these were not easy judgments. Throughout my deliberations, I have kept in mind the importance to you of this decision. I wish it were possible to cite specific reasons for each of the determinations I have made but, frankly, it is not.</p>
<p>It was even necessary for me to reject some letters that were clearly qualified as rejections. This is surely my loss.</p>
<p>I appreciate your having enough interest in me to reject me, and, although it may seem inappropriate to you at this time, let me take the opportunity to wish you well in what I am sure will be a highly successful academic year.</p>
<p>See you all in the summer!</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Aspiring Student</p>
<p>wcclirl444 YOU ARE SO CLEVER LOL
that is so funny cheered me up for sure</p>
<p>i actually have nothing over the summer except like studying for sats :(</p>
<p>Hahahaha wcclirl444 your letter cracked me up!
I also applied earlier this year, and I can’t wait for April 6th!! The wait is killing me!! D:
However, I can still log onto my application… (like, I can still change stuff if I wanted to!) I haven’t touched my application though… Has anybody else been able to do this?</p>
<p>is there any preference of international applicants over american ones? how many people usually apply for this program anyways. at first, i didnt think it was too competitive but now it seems really intense…</p>
<p>@ hot cheetos
there’s a good deal of international applicants
I would say maybe 25% international (just an arbitrary guess though, can some1 who went say anything about that?)
and about 25-30% get accepted to the program</p>
<p>@foodluver
i can edit mine too, but i didnt dare touch it.
the wait is in fact killing everyone, not just you. :)</p>
<p>I went last summer, and idk how many internationals applied, but about 40/120 were international.</p>
<p>I wonder when we get to see the calendar this year! Last year’s looked ahhhh-mazing!</p>
<p>I know right! All the stuff they got to do was incredible like wharton lectures, business plans, trips to ny and six flags… im sorta getting excited just thinking about it even though decisions havent been released</p>
<p>You’ll see it on the day you arrive at penn! :-)</p>
<p>^&<em>^!</em>&# AHHHH. I luvh it and luvh it and luvh it I wonder though, like do we get to go out ourselves? Or do we have to be on campus at all times? Or is it okay if we go with a few friends?</p>
<p>You can leave the quad in groups of 3 during down time! There are boundaries set by the RTAs, though, In NYC and DC, you’re free to explore in groups of 5.</p>
<p>That sounds great! What kind of city is philllly? Hahahaha i know nothing about it but cars bet broken into. Which i’m guessing is over-exaggerated!</p>
<p>do people want to post their stats? or should we save that till after decisions come out?</p>
<p>Haha. Philly isn’t the safest city in the world, but you won’t feel unsafe during LBW! The boundaries they set for you include the safest part of campus, and anytime you’re in downtown or anywhere else, everyone’s together. I personally thought it was an awesome city…it’s lively but not too congested like new york.</p>