Official Decision Thread: Penn '15 WHARTON

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<p>As was discussed in another thread, several of us think that it would be beneficial to future Penn applicants (and deferees) to isolate Wharton decisions from SAS decisions (and from Nursing and SEAS, which are less popular on CC). Thus, this is the thread on which only Wharton applicants should post their results. Please follow the same format as the overall decision thread; copy-and-pasting posts from that thread to this one should work well. </p>

<p>Applicants to coordinated dual-degree programs should post on the thread of the undergraduate school to which they chose to apply if not accepted to LSM, M&T, Huntsman, Nursing & Healthcare Management, or Computers & Cognitive Science. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bumping this thread so that it’s more accessible at decision time tomorrow.</p>

<p>I hate to be that person, but please try to refrain from posting unnecessarily so that this thread remains uncluttered for future CCers. Thanks, and good luck to everyone!! :)</p>

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<p>I saw a separate decisions thread for Jerome Fischer too, someone also make one for Huntsman!</p>

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<p>Guys, seriously, ONE thread.</p>

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<p>If I were a future Penn applicant, I would prefer one thread…just saying.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: itsinreach
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 760 M, 750 W
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 700 Math II, 740 Biology M, 700 French
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0? (90/100 on Ontario scale where 80-100 = A)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%, #1 in Gr. 11
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available.
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available.
• Senior Year Course Load: All toughest available in academic subjects, save for Drama. (8 in all)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I was in a play that won “Best in Province” in the Sears Ontario Drama Festival?
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Students’ Council 4 Years (President last 2), Anti-bullying committee 4 years (cofounder, cohead), MUN Club 1 year (founder, president), Gr. 8 RCM Piano, lots of theatre, some radio
• Job/Work Experience: Local theatre academy workshop leader, sales associate
• Volunteer/Community service: None really.
• Summer Activities: Aforementioned work, travel.
• Essays: I tried to make them humorous and revealing of myself as a person (and concise).
• Teacher Recommendation: Both stellar I hope.
• Counselor Rec: A little generic but good.
• Additional Rec: None.
• Interview: It was very long (2.5 hours) and we both enjoyed it.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): N/A
• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type: 700-800 Student Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: ~ 130 000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None (unless rural counts?).
Reflection
• Strengths: Essays.
• Weaknesses: Math II score.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was genuine in my essays! And I tried to make my app very cohesive (sending a solid message).
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied nowhere else. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: hopeful201
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown):N/A
• ACT: 32
• SAT II: N/A
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), APUSH (3)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Lots of leadership awards, National Achievement Outstanding Participant
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of 4 clubs and various other extra curricular activities.
• Job/Work Experience: I have 2 jobs
• Volunteer/Community service: TONS of community service
• Summer Activities: Lots of different summer programs, including volunteering at a museum and National Hispanic Institute summer programs
• Essays: Common App was kind cliche got good, Why penn was great!
• Teacher Recommendation: Both my teachers love me. I work for my teachers husband. The other way thinks Im the greatest person ever
• Counselor Rec: Good
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: Supposedly she loved me and thought I was adorable. (She knows the Executive Director of a program I’m in and told her I had a great interview)
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): PA
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Black
• Gender:Female
• Income Bracket: ~50,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, live in Philly, National Achievement Outstanding Participant
Reflection
• Strengths: ECs, Essays
• Weaknesses: GPA
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea I am in total shock right now and I can’t believe it. Absolutely can’t
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where! First acceptance!
General Comments: I am so excited right now and I am in utter disbelief. I haven’t eaten all day and I couldn’t sleep last night. congrats to everyone who got in and if you didn’t, it’s ok, im positive you’ll end up in a place where you’ll be successful</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
*School applied to: Wharton
Username: ethereality3<a href=“Didn’t%20make%20M&T”>/I</a></p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR / 800 M / 800 W
• ACT: Didn’t take ‘em.
• SAT II: 800 Chemistry / 800 Physics / 800 Math II
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 (4.452 Weighted)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 APs (seven 5’s and one 4)
• Senior Year Course Load: Heavy.
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several math and science competitions. (Spanish Honor Society Vice Pres.; Math Honor Society Officer; Science National Honor Society Executive Member)
• Job/Work Experience: Nah.
• Volunteer/Community service: 700 Hours (mostly at a rural mental health facility)
• Summer Activities: see above
• Essays: I worked a lot on them. Some humor.
• Teacher Recommendation: Speculation: One was really good the other was good.
• Counselor Rec: I think it would have been really good.
• Additional Rec: Nope.
• Interview: Went very well.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
• School Type: Large Public
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Gender: Male
Reflection
• Strengths: standardized tests, volunteering, activities, course rigor, essays
• Weaknesses: lack of business, no hook
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not one thing in particular. Everything together.
General Comments: For future years’ applicants, don’t worry if you don’t have plenty (or any) business ECs. Do volunteer work that means something. I’m happy and I look forward to meeting all the others at Penn. If you were rejected, it is not the end. </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: radco85</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): superscore-2190, 10 ESSAY (670CR, 800M, 720W), best in one sitting-2170
ACT: 35 (34E, 34M, 34R, 36S) 10 ESSAY
SAT II: 750MathII, 700USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/350ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Lang (4), taking
Senior Year Course Load: APs – Euro, Calc AB, Psych, Gov, and Macro, rest are honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (member 4 years, officer for 3 years, president of chapter senior year and secretary of region senior year), French Club, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Pizza Hut, Sears Electronics Associate. Worked 2 jobs over the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Not much, helped with numerous red cross blood drive, led volunteers at one
Summer Activities: two jobs, not much time for any other activities. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) summer 2009
Essays: I thought they were phenomenal, definitely creative
Teacher Recommendation: one was great, other was good
Counselor Rec: i didnt see it, but she has loved me for all four years. she claims i am her best student
Interview: none?</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: very smart Public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 60K combined family income
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ACT, GPA, essays, my hook, job experience
Weaknesses: okay SAT and Recs, APs, not much volunteering
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i guess everything about my app screams WHARTON
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere yet<br>
General Comments:
SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF PENN15 CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL AND CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO GOT IN!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: idontjoke
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): n/a
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: n/a
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: Hard
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of social justice/service oriented leadership positions, school newspaper, varsity swimming, club sports, etc.
• Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding
• Volunteer/Community service: 600 hours
• Summer Activities: Ligeguard/swim instructor
• Essays: I didn’t like my Common App essay, but my Penn supplement was good I guess.
• Teacher Recommendation: No idea
• Counselor Rec: Generic probably
• Additional Rec: n/a
• Interview: Pretty normal I suppose, I had a lot of questions which was good.
Other:
• State (if domestic applicant): WA[<em>]
• Country (if international applicant): USA[</em>]
• School Type: Private/Preparatory/Catholic[<em>]
• Ethnicity: Hispanic[</em>] Gender: Male[<em>]
• Income Bracket: >500,000 [</em>]
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection:
• Strengths: Leadership, passion in social justice/service
• Weaknesses: Common App essay perhaps?
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I have no idea, probably URM woops<br>
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
General Comments:
I’m super excited to meet you all! </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: ih8artichokes</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 math, 770 writing, 760 reading)</li>
<li>ACT: 36</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 bio, 800 math ii, 730 lit</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/740</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5’s (literature, calculus bc, psychology, government, world history, biology, statistics)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): /</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: all honors/AP courses</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit scholar?</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): leadership team at church (chairperson), badminton team (possible captain), math team, science olympiad, club badminton</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: hostess at a chinese restaurant</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: missions trips in the summer at downtown chicago</li>
<li>Summer Activities: internship at argonne laboratory, work, missions trips</li>
<li>Essays: great! worked so hard on these…started them in the summer.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: great! opted out of reading them.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: great! opted out of reading them.</li>
<li>Additional Rec: / </li>
<li>Interview: /</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): IL</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 150-200k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): /</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: TRANSCRIPT (i worked really hard in high school…straight A’s and A+'s, few A-'s,) and essays.<br></li>
<li>Weaknesses: awards, leadership</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably my transcript</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: /</li>
</ul>

<p>can’t wait to meet you all!!! class of 2015</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: AznCo0Co0</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I: 2300, Breakdown is pretty even
[ *] ACT: –
[ *] SAT II: Math IIC 800, Chemistry 800, Bio E: 770, USHistory: 760
[ *] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 5’s and 1 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP, 1 College Course
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, LOL</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of several clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Business internship
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club and others
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Amazing
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Very Good
[ *] Additional Rec: Very Good
[ *] Interview: — (I live in inactive committee region)</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: ASIAN (Chinese)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): —</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Lots of leadership, great test scores, great recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: No interview, I thought that interview would’ve helped me a lot since I have an outgoing personality
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at my strengths
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My first college notification =]</p>

<p>General Comments: Good luck to all of you. For those who got in. Penn’15! And for those Whartonites, we’re gonna take over the world! hahaha </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: sjn732</p>

<p>Objective:
[ *] SAT I: 2300, Breakdown is pretty even
[ *] ACT: –
[ *] SAT II: Math IIC 800, Chemistry 800, Bio E: 770, USHistory: 760
[ *] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 5’s and 1 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP, 1 College Course
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, LOL</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of several clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Business internship
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club and others
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Amazing
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Very Good
[ *] Additional Rec: Very Good
[ *] Interview: — (I live in inactive committee region)</p>

<p>Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: ASIAN (Chinese)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): —</p>

<p>Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Lots of leadership, great test scores, great recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses: No interview, I thought that interview would’ve helped me a lot since I have an outgoing personality
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at my strengths
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My first college notification =]</p>

<p>General Comments: Good luck to all of you. For those who got in. Penn’15! And for those Whartonites, we’re gonna take over the world! hahaha</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: theWikiMan</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscore (800 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
• ACT: 34 (34 E, 35 M, 33 R, 33 S)
• SAT II: 800 US Hist., 790 Math IIC, 730 Bio
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 4.44 W
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/576
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Euro, Chem, Calc, Bio, Eng. Lang., USH and a 3 on French Lang
• IB (place score in parenthesis): None
• Senior Year Course Load: AP psych, AP Gov, AP Studio Art, AP Physics C, AP Eng Lit., Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations, Anatomy
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team(Captain), Clothing Company(Founder), Academic Team(Captain), NHS(President), Varsity Tennis
• Job/Work Experience: None (Although I did have unpaid Internships)
• Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours at an Aquarium
• Summer Activities: Internship at a Graphic Design Firm and with a Wealth Management Firm
• Essays: Common App: Good, about my Clothing Company, Why Penn: Also good, about the various things I want to explore, haha.
• Teacher Recommendation: Bio and History Teacher, I assume they were at least generic, but probably pretty decent
• Counselor Rec: Probably very generic, had a switch of GC’s in junior year
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: Good, almost 2 hours so I guess that means it was good.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Large Public
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: Probably too high for Fin aid, but not enough for it to be easy to pay
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Academics, ECs, Essays
• Weaknesses: Almost zero Community Service,
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it came down to my essays and EC’s, my interview might have helped, or it could all be luck who knows, who cares.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO WHERE, I AM DONE
General Comments:</p>

<p>Let me leave a few words for all of those who will apply next year. Here is my advice, you must do great academically, so hardest courses with best grades. Then get good test scores. Now you have finished the prerequisites. Now do the things that interest outside of school, the only thing on my app that I did specifically for college was the community service, and I hated every second of it. Then when applying find that one thing that you do that makes you completely different from every other applicant, and stress that in your essays, then maybe you get in, I am so happy that I got in, but it could have easily gone the other way. This is possibly the best day ever, just awesome.</p>

<p>Oh, and I have never won any national awards, just regional and district stuff, so succeed in your area and you will be fine. </p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: Matts1213</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (640 CR, 780 M, 640 W) <-terrible (not big around here though)
• ACT: 34 (35 M, 35 E, 31 R, 36 S) (36 on 3/4 subjects, other tests)
• SAT II: 760 Math II
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.946
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US, 4 Chem, 4 English Lang
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs/6
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some FBLA awards and math competitions, various others
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), Math Honor Society (President), Science Honor Society (Treasurer), Hispanic Honor Society, English Honor Society, FBLA, 4 years varsity soccer, 1 year tennis
• Job/Work Experience: various, but not much
• Volunteer/Community service: 151 total hours
• Essays: essay of my life
• Teacher Recommendation: not sure, decent at the worst
• Counselor Rec: alright
• Interview: none
Other
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 130k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
**Reflection[ /b]
• Strengths: scores, leadership, wide variety of activities(didn’t list all), good essay
• Weaknesses: sat
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths +strong desire
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied nowhere else
General Comments:
well, what a relief. kind of felt it could go either way.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to:Wharton
Username: kaykay766</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown):2180 Math:770 Reading: 700 Writing: 710
• ACT: n/a
• SAT II: Math 1: 690 U.S. History:700
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5
• AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(3) U.S. History (5) Calc (2)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Gov. Politics, Spanish 4, AP Lang
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Star Student, Wellesey Book Award, Outstanding Community Service Awards, Georgia Public Broadcasting Student Athlete, Woodmen of the World History Award, Georgia Certificate of Merit, Blitz Team of the Year Award, 2 Outstanding Attorney Awards
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Comp.Cheerleading (capt.), Varsity Football cheer, Mock Trail (lead attorney), Key Club, Spanish Honors Society (Founding Member), Tiger Elite Allstar Cheerleading, Beta Club (VP), NHS (VP), Pep Club (VP), LifeSavers Youth Outreach Program, Piano, Choir (lead soprano),
• Job/Work Experience: n/a
• Volunteer/Community service: TONS!!! Went on several missions trips overseas.
• Summer Activities:Cheerleading and coping with a great loss in the family
• Essays: Awesome!!! Talked about my life in the Bahamas and the transition I faced while moving back. These were my saving grace!!
• Teacher Recommendation: Great. A teacher I have had all four years, and a teacher who loved me and was a high ranking exec. at Coke for many years.
• Counselor Rec:Good Relationship with her, and she has recomended me for awards before!
• Additional Rec: Another teacher rec. my science teacher who knows me and my work ethic quite well.
• Interview: n/a
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
• Country (if international applicant):U.S.
• School Type: SMALL Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender:female
• Income Bracket: 80000K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique life experiences. lived in the Bahamas for six years doing missions work with my family.
Reflection
• Strengths: Essays!! Volunteer Work, Passion, Personality I really tried to convey who I am through the essays.
• Weaknesses: SAT II scores
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I have passion and I am very unique!
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
General Comments: So excited!! Can’t wait This is one of the best days of my life! </p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: qaxplm</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 740 CR, 770 W, 2310 superscore
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 750 World History, 660 Biology -.-
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / 5.42 weighted
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 620+
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Chinese (5), English Lang (5), Enviro (5), Stat (5), USH (5), World (5), Physics: Mech (4), Physics: E&M (2 lololol)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): at my school, but I’m not in the program
• Senior Year Course Load: AP English, IB Further Math, AP Econ, AP Euro, AP Psych, AP Bio, Orchestra
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not that legit
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars: tons of leadership in charity/student council/competition teams, no school sport but outside clubs
• Job/Work Experience: EPA, investment group
• Volunteer/Community service: president/founder of charity
• Summer Activities: 4 years of EPA
• Essays: not the best writer but have been told I have a good “voice,” very focused on my charity, Why Penn was very specific
• Teacher Recommendation: 1 absolutely amazing, 1 also very good
• Counselor Rec: good
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview: good
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): NC
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: large public school
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: female
• Income Bracket: 200k, still applied for finaid
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
• Strengths: extracurriculars and teacher recs, for sure. also have been passionate about Wharton since 8th grade, really knew what I loved about it.<br>
• Weaknesses: I spent 2 weeks on my application… I wish I looked over it more, but I guess I didn’t need to
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded and leadership
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t gotten anywhere else yet, now I have to retract all my other applications<br>
General Comments: Congratulations to all who got in, and no one should be hung up if they did not get in. Life is what you make out of it, and hopefully everyone will get in somewhere they enjoy!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: dnjsmom88’s son</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 680M, 620R, 670W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 730 Math I, 770 Math II, 600 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/101
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History 3, English Language 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP A/B Calc, AP English Literature, AP Bio, Honors US History, Honors Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 yrs HS theatre mostly leads, 4 yrs community theatre leads and ensemble, 2 yrs District Chorus, 1 yr All-State Reccommondation, Local Teen Idol Finalist, 3 yrs HS soccer (captain + league all-star team), 4 yrs HS band (Pres, Librarian, Drum Major), 3 yrs student gov’t (9th V-P, 10th Pres, Student Council, Superintendent’s Council, Reg Advisory Board), 2 yrs Baseball (Co-Captian), 1 yr Basketball, 1 yr Winter& Spring Track, Numerous Clubs</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: N/A</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: ~200 volunteer hours, mostly summer </p>

<p>Summer Activities: Theatre Camp Volunteer Counselor, Church Work Camp</p>

<p>Essays: Focused on how I got to where I am and how it will help me be successful in life and an asset to the college.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but they are both from amazing teacher that can be trusted</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Never saw it
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Interviewed at Harvard, Yale, Trinity, Bowdoin…no interview at UPenn</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, rural…I think only 1 other Ivy League admission in school’s history
Ethnicity: Mexican American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $45,000 single parent
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Diversity of academics and crazy extra-curricular involvement~usually 2-4 activities at a time while maintaining top grades</p>

<p>Weaknesses: SAT scores…not bad but many people thought they weren’t good enough for an Ivy</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: By the Grace of God to be honest…but I think it’s also because he had the whole package. He demonstrates the ability to succeed under pressure. </p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied EA to Notre Dame, Fordham, WPI…withdrawing applications…</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: maybobby</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take it<br>
ACT: 31 (32E, 34M, 29R, 28S); 31 (33E, 31M, 31R, 28S)
SAT II: didn’t take them<br>
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): english language (4), APUSH (3); didn’t submit any
Senior Year Course Load: super difficult + Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Presidential Service Award, some random unexciting ones
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance, dance company (captain), Educational Director of a dance nonprofit Everybody Dance Now!, Mock Trial lawyer, National Charity League (Parliamentarian, Pres, VP etc.)
Job/Work Experience: office assistant
Volunteer/Community service: a TON; I run a nonprofit with 5 other teens and have spent over 900 hours in the past year doing work with EDN!, NCL etc.
Summer Activities: Oxbridge Paris program, I took calc 150 last summer, working with EDN!</p>

<p>Essays: good I thought–a lot of emotion and research
Teacher Recommendation: I signed the FERPA but I was told that all of them were amazing
Counselor Rec: ditto
Additional Rec: my dance teacher wrote me one that I’m sure was great
Interview: didn’t have one</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: small private school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high… didn’t apply for aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none unless you count my community service involvement</p>

<p>Strengths: extracurriculars, community service, recommendations
Weaknesses: test scores were on the weaker end
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know and don’t care because I’m stoked!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else</p>

<p>General Comments: I am SOOOOOO ridiculously shocked and honored to be accepted!!! I can’t wait to meet everyone!!! Yay Penn Class of 2015!!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: Whartonatpenn15</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown):2330;1530- Math 800, Writing 800 (10 essay), CR 730 (one sitting)
• ACT: 35- 36 reading and math, 35 writing, 32 science
• SAT II: 760 world history, 760 us history
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 100.76…so 4.0 +
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd, but we don’t rank so 1%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World, Stats, Bio, US and 4 on Lit
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, advanced physics, and science research
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with distinction & didn’t hear from intel yet!
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Way too many to list. President of my class, president of 4 other clubs, involved in drama program, vocal ensemble, way more
• Job/Work Experience: tutoring
• Volunteer/Community service:ronald mcdonald house<br>
• Summer Activities: work at CUNY Baruch college doing demographic research; attended entrepreneurship camp
• Essays: Supplement was great; Essay was not outstanding but still very good, slightly risky
• Teacher Recommendation:Probably the best those teachers have written or so i’ve heard
• Counselor Rec: AMAZING- started it over the summer!
• Additional Rec: nope
• Interview: I wish, but nope
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): NY
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 60-90 k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen- i don’t know why that’s a hook but woooo
Reflection
• Strengths: definitely my letters of rec, my GPA, and my SATs
• Weaknesses: perhaps my SAT II scores
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed passion for Penn, leadership, and learning.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to Penn because that’s the only place I want to be - waiting for MIT but it doesn’t matter at this point
General Comments: Congratulations to the Class of 2015 </p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: ZWPLeft3</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): none
• ACT: 34 composite (32 english, 36 math, 35 reading, 33 science)
• SAT II: none
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/705
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), APUSH (5), Lang n Comp (4), Environmental Sci (5), Biology (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): none
• Senior Year Course Load: rigorous ( 4 AP’s, band, Calc A, Spanish 4, Physics 121 online)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (principle), Spanish Club (officer), SGA (senator), Lacrosse, Journalism, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri-M Music Honor Society, NHS, Science NHS, English NHS
• Job/Work Experience: none
• Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics
• Summer Activities: none
• Essays: good; my common app essay was an extended metaphor about me living two states away from my parents for the semester. My supplement detailed some of my more unusual interests that UPenn would allow me to continue studying (like Czech)
• Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but I imagine very good
• Counselor Rec: no idea
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: none available
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
• Country (if international applicant): U.S.
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White (though 1/4 Czech)
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket:150,000-180,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
• Strengths: being creative with essays and conveying thoughts well, as well as grades and the ACT
• Weaknesses: leadership and community service EC’s
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had the pleasure of meeting my regional director (a member of the adcom) at “Exploring College Options” and she took an extreme interest in me
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UA, Auburn, Purdue
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: TheHmmmm</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 700 Math, 740 Reading, 700 Writing</li>
<li>ACT: 31</li>
<li>SAT II: 740 Math II 700 Literature</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.91</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Currently Valedictorian</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Lit and Composition</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calculus, Honors English 12, Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Economics/Government, Guitar I</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteering, Robotics, Key Club, NHS</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience:</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: been volunteering at the library since 7th grade, also do random work in the community.</li>
<li>Summer Activities:</li>
<li>Essays: What do I put here? I wrote my Common App about my religious development and my supplement about Penn’s robust strengths.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Got one from my Physics/Chem teacher, one from my US history teacher</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Don’t know what to say here</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Got one from the volunteer coordinator at the library</li>
<li>Interview: I got two interviews, one in person with a Wharton alum and one over the phone with the Co-Chair of admissions in my state. Both went well I guess.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Arizona</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): United States</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Complicated, but I think it’s 15% or 8-35k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: My essay, academics were alright</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Extracurriculars were a bit lazy, academics weren’t amazing</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I definitely think it was the essay, in which I tried to demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a strong interest in Penn. I obviously didn’t eclipse other applicants in the objective category.</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t applied anywhere else yet, since I did early decision here.</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: Can someone explain this financial aid thing to me? I got a package online, which is only a loan for 5,500 dollars and Penn’s website says all packages are loan free. This obviously doesn’t include 2010’s taxes and FAFSA, but that sounds awfully low considering Penn costs 56, 000. What’s the deal?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton
Username: travelbug</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210/2400 or 1410/1600 (680 M, 730 CR, 800 W)
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: 780 Lit, 770 Bio M, 670 USH (oy…)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): valedictorian (of 153)
AP (place score in parenthesis): not sent :confused: but mostly 4s
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP French, AP Lit & Comp, AP Lang & Comp, AP Gov (aka 6 APs + Phys Ed)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): heavily involved in tennis and DECA business club; black belt in Tae Kwon Do
Job/Work Experience: work 16 hours a week at a local bakery
Volunteer/Community service: >900 hours in high school (probably 1000+ by the end of senior year). Facilitated 4-year-olds in a divorce/death support program that I went through when I was little. Soup kitchen, soup kitchen, soup kitchen. LOTS of time at local hospital’s administrative offices. Very, very involved at church; youngest parishioner ever to give a sermon/lead a service.
Summer Activities: Abroad with Rotary ambassadorial exchanges summers of 9th, 10th, 11th grades (to Asia, Scandinavia, mainland Europe, respectively). Community service (at the hospital mostly & vacation bible schools), and worked.</p>

<p>Essays: Personal statement on working at a bagel store. Why Penn? was eh, maybe too generic (especially considering how much I love the school)- but hindsight is always 20/20, right? And sent an unsolicited supplemental essay on a family obstacle (which was severe enough to warrant the involvement of child protective services; was not fabricated).</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: 3 (from English, History, and Biology teachers). Guidance counselor enthused that all were complimentary.
Counselor Rec: very nice, if generic
Additional Rec: Principal of school; not sure of quality
Interview: With ’00 Huntsman grad who was a half hour late! Went fairly well- lasted two hours even after alum arrived. A little…odd, but I think the write-up was probably nice (if generic, again).</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public (hoorah!)
Ethnicity: Caucasian, Protestant (I know religion isn’t an ethnicity, just thought it might be interesting to include it for future CCers). Biological father is native to Africa.
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $130,000 total household income; upper middle class-ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Um, none.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Class rank? Personal statement? …? Your guess is as good as mine.
Weaknesses: 680 SAT I Math score & applying to Wharton. 670 USH SAT II score (could’ve been much better, I think, had I put in the effort. Big, big regret.). White female from NJ. Very little emphasis on business interests in app.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Vermont (UVM- free app/ VIP candidate), waiting on three EA schools</p>

<p>General Comments: This is surreal! Especially considering the abysmal SAT I Math score! Ridiculously excited!!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: Mumbaicab</p>

<p>SAT 1 - 2130
SAT 2 - 800 PHS 780 MATH</p>

<p>comments: Perfect transcript i suppose, otherwise pure luck. penn-15: we need to think of a cool way to cover up our graduating year , rejected.deffered: greater things await good luck to you all</p>

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<p>**Decision: Deferred **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: thefreakedout</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 760 R, 710 W, 770 M (1530/2240)
• ACT: 33
• SAT II: 800 Math IIc, 750 Bio-M, 710 Lit
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (Top 25%)
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 Honor, 3 College courses
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction,
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate, Badminton, Graphic Design, Student Leadership, ec.
• Job/Work Experience: N/A
• Volunteer/Community service: Korean school volunteer for 3 years / 5 hrs a week + assistant teacher
• Summer Activities: Asia, had to stay at hospital with parents (mother is diseased.)
• Essays: Not sure.
• Teacher Recommendation: Stellar
• Counselor Rec: Amazing
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview: Not so great.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): CA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: $125,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen in America?
Reflection
• Strengths: Essay / Recommendatinos
• Weaknesses: GPA / SAT
• Why you think you were waitlisted: I guess I wasn’t too amazing with my GPA. Sigh.
General Comments:
Good luck everyone…
I’m giving up on Penn. Time to pursue Northwestern Kellogg’s / NYU Stern!</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred
School applied to: Wharton
Username: Jwg257</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 750 CR, 680 W
• ACT: None
• SAT II: 770 US History, 760 MII, 710 Lit
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6985, HPA-4.2985
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/425 (Top 5%)
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Psych, 5 AP Lang, 4 US History, 3 World History
• IB (place score in parenthesis): None
• Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous, all Honors, AP, and College… taking 9 courses (AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, Finance H, Marine Bio H, Physics H, Macroecon(college), Microecon(college) Journalism 7 H)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place District Parli Pro, FBLA, 1st Place District Business Ad, FSPA, AP Scholar with Honors
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BBYO (International Vice President of Communications and Fundraising), FBLA (District Parliamentarian), Yearbook/Newspaper (Founded and maintain websites for both), NHS, Quill and Scroll, Blood Drive Committee, Varsity Cross Country
• Job/Work Experience: Worked at a Medical Real Estate Development firm over the summer
• Volunteer/Community service: Through BBYO, I have done a lot of community outreach projects… I’m jointly in charge of running an international campaign for such.
• Summer Activities: Leadership programming and travel through BBYO, summer internship this past year
• Essays: Excellent
• Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
• Counselor Rec: Good
• Additional Rec: Employer from summer and an ancillary teacher rec, both great
• Interview: Excellent
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): FL
• Country (if international applicant): US
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: Not reporting.
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Extracurriculars, essay, recommendations
• Weaknesses: GPA and Rank
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and Rank, I’ve had a significant increase since freshman year, but they probably just want to see my midyear report
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted directly into IU Bloomington’s Kelley School of Business as a Hutton Honors College Student. Accepted into Tulane with Honors
General Comments: Congratulations to those who were accepted, my heart goes out to those rejected, good luck to my peers in the deferral category! Hoping for March!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
School applied to: Wharton
Username: clouder</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 720 R, 800 M, 800 W
• ACT: none
• SAT II: 730 Math II, 620 Lit (…I know, not good)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 ~ ish
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
• Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs out of 6 classes
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Er…AP Scholar with Honor…
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Student Council, Youth Symphony, Tutoring ~blah blah etc.
• Job/Work Experience: Babysitting HAHA
• Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours @ library + over 100 from school
• Summer Activities: business camp, volunteering
• Essays: I thought weren’t deep enough T_T
• Teacher Recommendation: Waived my rights
• Counselor Rec: Don’t know
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: Pretty well I thought
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): GA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public ~ 3000 students
• Gender: F
• Income Bracket: ~ upper middle class
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I sent in an art application but never got a reply…it might’ve gotten lost…who knows…
Reflection
• Strengths:
• Weaknesses: SAT IIs
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays weren’t strong enough, etc
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none yet
General Comments: It’s fine. I didn’t really want to go to a big city school, to be honest. Congrats to everyone who were accepted and to those who weren’t, remember there are other opportunities. </p>

<p>Decision: Rejected
School applied to: Wharton
Username: ellipsis1</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800M, 750CR, 800W)
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 US History
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/600
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), US Hist (5), English Lang (5), and a few others
• Senior Year Course Load: all APs (Calc BC, etc)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit
**Subjective:[ /b]
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I don’t want to list them but they are decent
• Essays: Great
• Teacher Recommendation: Great
• Counselor Rec: No idea
• Interview: Went well
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): TX
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: >$200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Academic credentials, Essays, Recs
• Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too competitive, no hooks
General Comments: I will live</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
School applied to: Wharton
Username: Teeninvestor</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown):2340 (770 Math, 770 Reading, 800 writing)
• ACT: Didn’t take
• SAT II: 770 physics 770 Math II 790 US history
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.8/100 on the Canadian system
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
• AP (place score in parenthesis): none
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Advanced Functions, Economics, English, Accounting, Intl. Business, AP Physics and Chemistry,
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awards (school and regional champions and the like) for various Math competitions in Ontario, finalist in several business competitions and stock market competitions (won money prizes for the latter).
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (President), Tycoon (business) club (President), Reach for the Top Club (President), DECA club (Liaison officer).
• Job/Work Experience: Waiter
• Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at Ontario games and school library
• Summer Activities: none
• Essays: Common app was good (I think), Why Penn was slightly above avg
• Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but most likely generic
• Counselor Rec: didn’t read but most likely generic
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: went very well; it lasted for 2 hours and the interviewer told me about a party for accepted Penn students.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket:100-200k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: SAT, GPA, Interview
• Weaknesses: EC’s, recommendations, lack of AP courses
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:lack of very good EC’s or recommendations, International applicant, ORM.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere else yet
General Comments:
I guess I won’t be going to that Penn students party. I was hoping for at least a deferral… </p>

<p>**Decision: Rejected **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: saints2009</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):800 math 710 writing 730 reading</li>
<li>ACT:</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 math 2, US history 710, Chem 720</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): (School places a max on how many APs we can take) Gov and Politics-5, US History-5, Chem-5, Eng Lang/Comp-5</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Ap stat ap bio ap calc bc ap physics c</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Phi Beta Kappa, National Merit Semifinalist</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle scouts, SPL, big hiking stuff, community service), trumpet (several awards), piano, unique clubs</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service:</li>
<li>Summer Activities uke TIP, hiking stuff</li>
<li>Essays: great (I thought</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation:great</li>
<li>Counselor Rec:I thought it would be great. </li>
<li>Additional Rec:</li>
<li>Interview:great (I thought)</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):GA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type:small</li>
<li>Ethnicity: mixed asian and hispanic</li>
<li>Gender:m</li>
<li>Income Bracket:</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): had a hook but did not work out</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: i dunno</li>
<li>Weaknesses: don’t wanna judge that</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments
How was I not even deferred?</p>

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<p>**Decision: Rejected **
School applied to: Wharton
Username: haloshots</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 W/M/R 700/800/650
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: 800/800/740 math2,physics,bio:m
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.971
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/481
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):9 AP’s by senior year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decent
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Good
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Decent
[ *] Summer Activities: Good
[ *] Essays: Porbably horrible
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: no idea
[ *] Counselor Rec: no idea
[ *] Additional Rec: really good
[ *] Interview: decent</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: taiwanese
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 100-160k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti-hook: asian</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: …
[ *] Weaknesses:…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:…</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments: Affirmative Action should be abolished[ /b]</p>

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