Official Decisions Thread

MichaelJ · April 1, 2005, 2:11pm

Decision: ACCEPTED (SEAS)

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 760M 780V</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 IIC 780 phys 780 writing 760 bio</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9 UW</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats: National Merit Finalist, 4 AP Classes senior year, 5 on Spanish AP, dedicated to volleyball (manage girls' team, starter on boys' team, plays on club team)</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: They were good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: didn't read</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: didn't read</li>
<li>Hook (if any): two summer programs at UMich and City College of NY on math/science, and Columbia Science Honors program?</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NYC</li>
<li>School Type: Public (#1 public feeder to hyp)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: courseload, scores Weakness: e/c</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:</li>
</ul>

Other Factors:
Interview was decent, don't think I made a huge impression on the guy

accepted: cmu (CIT/MCS), umich, bing, cornell, lehigh IBE, tufts
waitlisted: cmu (tepper)
rejected: mit

MeLlamoLinda · April 1, 2005, 2:35pm

Stats(not exactly impressive):

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 1400 700M 700V
*ACT: 32</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 Chem 720 Math IIC 780 writing </li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 UW 4.5 W</li>
<li>Rank: 4/450</li>
<li>Other stats: questbridge finalist, abc scholar semi-finalist, too boring to list</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Excellent</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): my unique essays, breaking all their little rules like exceeding 1 page on all my essays, sending 3 pics of me instead of 1, having my one persuasive english teacher write a third teacher rec of length 3 pages personally, using the word doc upload space in the end of the online app to further market myself, very involved with family food business-international prepackaaged chinese foods</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: michigan</li>
<li>School Type: Public (like one Ivy kid in 10 years)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: hook, pretty good EC
Weakness: test scores, </li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:I am still astounded that I got accepted over other kids with way higher stats, maybe my essays, maybe that I am interested in partaking in the Penn NROTC program</li>
</ul>

No interview.

JZL1129 · April 1, 2005, 3:19pm

Decision: Accepted

school of engineering

Stats:
SAT: M 780; V 750
SAT IIs: 800/800/770/760/730/730/610(writing, first time:510)
GPA: ~97
Rank: idk
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): been to us only a few yrs, research
Location/Person:
State or Country: ny
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: m
major strength/weakness: lesser EC than normal, but a lot of work experience and research thing, excellent interview

why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see above

Schools got into: Cornell, UPENN, JHU

Man, what a relieve, I can enjoy my life now....

killaerone · April 1, 2005, 3:28pm

Is that GPA weighted or unweighted?

JZL1129 · April 1, 2005, 3:48pm

weighted, original 95.something, so far 9 ap in my hs career

GGGGunit · April 1, 2005, 4:33pm

STATS:

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 1570 800M 770V</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 780 Lit 760 Math IIC 730 writing </li>
<li>GPA: 95</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Pretty Fing good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: 1 amazing, 1 good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: very good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): my personal background/interest in the middle east</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Atlanta GA</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Arab-American</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
</ul>

brocky187 · April 1, 2005, 4:56pm

Congrats Afaforce, fellow ED Deferree! I look forward to seeing you next year at dear old Penn.

I'm seriously still intoxicated from getting in!

i forget: what'll be your major next year?

Digital90 · April 1, 2005, 5:09pm

I got accepted! I'm so happy.

Stats: 1050 SAT. 3.5 gpa. 3/450 class rank.

I'm a black male from Washington, DC. The school I attend is public.

Christopherson · April 1, 2005, 8:12pm

Hey this is my first post here in CC. Anyways, I got the news yesterday: ACCEPTED!!!! I was originally deferred ED but got into Wharton in the regular decision pool. My stats: SAT: 1520 (780 V, 740 M) SATII: Writing (770), US History (710), Math IC (670). Hook, if any: Leadership (Student Body President), work experience (Sales support department in a reputable mortgage company for the past two summers), demonstrated interest (I applied ED, and after my deferral, sent a letter to Penn telling them how much I love them), oh and lots of luck...

Anyways, I am ecstatic! I love Penn so much! Hell yea class of 2009!

OnhiswayMLK05 · April 1, 2005, 10:26pm

Decision: Accepted (College of Arts and Sciences)

Stats:
*SAT: 1090 (510 M/ 580 V)
*SAT IIs: 540/410/560
*GPA: 4.0
*Rank: 4/400

Subjective
Essays: Sincere and from the heart. How much I loved the school and couldn't imagine spending the next four years of my life anywhere else.

Teacher RCs: Teachers have been my best friends since Pre-school. I can relate to them more sometimes since my mom is a teacher and I respect them for what they put up with at my school.
Counselor RC: I put a lot of myself into my school to help its' situation, so the almost everyone was pushing for me, including my counselor.

Hook(if any):
-Sent my album that I produced at home(17 songs)
-Young Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania: Allows exceptional high school students to take penn classes with regularly matriculated undergraduates. Tuition is free for public school students.
( I got a B in Cultural Anthropology; Currently taking Sociology)
-Interviewed for article on the frontpage of the Philadelphia Tribune
-Philadelphia 76ers Hometown Hero: In the Spirit of Alex Scott Award
-ARAMARK Career Training Internship at the University of Pennsylvania
-Ran 12 laps in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life 2004 at the University of Pennsylvania
-Operation Understanding: Philadelphia program dedicated to strengthening the relationships between African-Americans and Jewish Americans. I am member of the 2004 class. The 2003 class had 4 people go to Penn. This year, so far anyway, 2 acceptances at Cornell(including myself), 1 at Yale, 2 at Penn (including myself). I also wrote a 17 page paper on African-American/Jewish Relations for my Cultural Anthropology term paper.

Location/Person"
*State or Country: Philadelphia, PA
*School Type: Public (inner-city)
*Ethnicity: African-American
*Gender: Male
*Major Strength/Weakness: shaky sense of confidence, especially a year ago, at this site, when I almost gave up the 2 dreams I have achieved because my SAT scores were to low.
*Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: My dad always says good things happen to good people, so I did the very best I possibly could to meet that standard. Also, I truly do love Penn. The first time I was on campus, I fell in love with the school without knowing a thing about it. From then on, my main goal was to be there as much as I could.

Rnights · April 1, 2005, 11:52pm

Decision: Accepted (Wharton)

Stats:
SAT: 1520 (800m, 720v)
SAT II: 2130 (700iic, 710us, 720wr)
ACT: 30 (28w, 33r, 35m, 24s)
GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.5w
Rank: 1 out of 109

Subjective:
Essays: both just ok, my short answers were cool though...
Counselor Rec: Good
Teacher Rec: Just decent.
The Hook: none

Location/Person:
Location: San Diego California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
*Major Strength: SAT 1, class rank, ECs off the chart (football, soccer, track, business related job, tutoring 3yrs, debate, 1000+ hours of various volunteer work, and more)
*Major Weakness: Sat II and ACT scores, a very weak high school, only 2 APs w/ scores that I am thoroughly ashamed of, only 2yrs of foreign language, only 1 year of calc.
*Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
I attend a small school without a lot of opportunity. So despite a rather weak courseload, my decent test scores, a good rank, and outstanding ECs got me in. ECs>SAT>Academics.

acinommta · April 2, 2005, 3:45am

Decision: Waitlisted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 1540 (760 V, 780 M)
[] SAT IIs: 800/790/760
[] GPA: 102/100
[] Rank: 1/115
[] Other stats: 1st violinist in local youth symphony; United States Chemistry Olympiad National Exam qualifier; 6 perfect scores on NY regents exams; Science Olympiad regional awards; NY math league state qualifier; highest scorer on school Math Team; volunteer for annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and Special Olympics; tutor at local Boys & Girls Club; Model UN- research director; NHS, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: nice (research, community service, music)
[] Teacher Recs: great
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Hook (if any): scientific research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type: small underfunded parochial
[] Ethnicity: 1/2 white, 1/2 Asian
[] Gender: F
[] major strength/weakness: Only science related awards; probably not a good match for Penn (I wouldn't have gone there even if accepted)
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: too science oriented; didn't resort to excessive flattery in the "Why I belong at Penn" essay[/li][/ul]Other Factors:

jwlee8 · April 2, 2005, 4:58am

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: Above 1500</li>
<li>SAT IIs: All 750 or better</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9 (on a 4 pt. scale)</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats: AP Scholar with Distinction, Gold/Silver Awards in English Competitions, Honorable Mention in Physics, AP Biology 5, AP Calculus BC 5, AP Chemistry 4, AP Computer Science AB 3, AP English Language and Composition 5, AP English Literature and Composition 4, AP European History 5, AP Macroeconomics 5, AP Microeconomics 5, AP Physics B 5, AP Physics C: Mechanics 5, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 4, Meritorious Service Award</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: I think they could have been better</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Read one, which was good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn't read</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Early graduation</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: South Korea</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: Scores, one of my teacher recs Weakness: Grades(?), Counselor Rec(?)</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea! I can think of a thousand reasons why I wasn't accepted. But I don't care!</li>
</ul>

Other Factors:

I didn't have an interview

caseymc · April 2, 2005, 1:28pm

I got accepted into engineering, but no mention of my Jerome Fisher application. Does that mean I was rejected from that program?

Jerome Fisher acceptees - did you get specific mention of acceptance to that program in your letter/packet?

caseymc · April 2, 2005, 2:48pm

Did you M&T/Fisher acceptance appear prominantly in your on-line Penn acceptance page and in your paper package? I applied to M&T, got into engineering, but got no direct feedback on the M&T part. Thanks.

haosquared · April 2, 2005, 3:15pm

Decision: Waitlisted (Wharton)

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1600</li>
<li>ACT: 35 Composite</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800, 790, 790</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 unweighted</li>
<li>Rank: 1/688</li>
<li>Other stats: 5- AP Calc BC, U.S. History, Spanish language</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: one I really liked, Why Penn essay was bad- I'm not comfortable writing those type of why us essays</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: don't know</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: don't know</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none, just your average applicant: decent ECs, minor awards</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:
* State or Country: Arizona
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian- Chinese
* Gender: Female
* major strength/weakness: average in everything
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: who knows. wharton's competitive, i'm okay with the result.

Other Factors:
Waitlisted: Harvard, Columbia, Penn (Wharton)
Accepted: Georgetown, Cornell
Rejected: Yale
Waiting on: Princeton, Stanford

silmon77 · April 2, 2005, 3:25pm

I'm sorry about Yale, hao, I know you really wanted to go there. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll end up at the best place for you.

TeaHelps · April 2, 2005, 3:41pm

Decision: Accepted (Engineering)

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1460</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720/710/700/700/630</li>
<li>GPA: 4.1W</li>
<li>Rank: Top 10%</li>
<li>Other stats: 10 APs</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Crap</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Fine</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Fine</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:
* State or Country: Georgia
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Female
* major strength/weakness: No strengths.
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm iresistable.

Other Factors:
Accepted: Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, Cornell University, Columbia University

Rejected: MIT, Harvard

Waitlisted: Duke

quantifyme · April 2, 2005, 5:33pm

Decision: Accepted!!
Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1500 760V 740M</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720L, 700W, 680Mic</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 uw</li>
<li>Rank: 1/364</li>
<li>Other stats: Full IB Candidate</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: I'm quite biased, but I'm a very good writer, nonetheless thought these were the worst of all my app's.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: decent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: decent</li>
<li>Hook (if any): heavily involved in local precinct of naacp, also all-state soccer player </li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Wisconsin</li>
<li>School Type: Very Inner-City Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strengths: actor in numerous theatrical productions in and out of school, all-state soccer player, heavily involved with local preconct of NAACP, heavily involved in 4 political campaigns. Weaknesses: sat II's quite ordinary. </li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: very well rounded, good writer. didn't just pile on ec's, excelled at a few interesting things....</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: fabulous interview

Other schools:
Accepted: Columbia, UChicago, Madison, Duke, Stanford
Rejected: Brown, Harvard
Waitlisted: WashU

Samp0320 · April 2, 2005, 6:16pm

Decision: After ED Deferral, Accepted to Wharton!!!!!

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1600</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 Wr, 790 US History, 780 Math IIC</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 uw</li>
<li>Rank: NR</li>
<li>Other stats: 6 5's on AP's, 35 ACT Composite</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Not as good as my essays to my regular decision colleges, but I think not bad</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: excellent, I have a great relationship with my counselor</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Legacy, my grandfather went to Penn, and connection (see other factors)</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Ohio</li>
<li>School Type: Private all-boys</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: On campus interview because of legacy status and connection. A family friend is the Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, which is a major employer of Wharton graduates, but more importantly he is an important trustee at Princeton and knows Dr. Amy Guttman, the President of Penn. I know he pushed hard for me so I am very grateful.

Other schools:
Accepted: Columbia, Duke, Brown, Caltech, Northwestern, U. Mich, Cornell
Rejected: Harvard, Yale, MIT
Haven't heard: NYU, Stanford, Princeton, UVA, BC

I am really passionate about business and I am definitely going to be attending Wharton! I am so excited!

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