Official University of Pennsylvania 2014 RD Decisions

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):
* ACT:
* SAT II:
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
* AP (place score in parenthesis):
* IB (place score in parenthesis):
* Senior Year Course Load:
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
* Job/Work Experience:
* Volunteer/Community service:
* Summer Activities:
* Essays:
* Teacher Recommendation:
* Counselor Rec:
* Additional Rec:
* Interview:
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant):
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type:
* Ethnicity:
* Gender:
* Income Bracket:
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths:
* Weaknesses:
* Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: </p>

<p>Hope this thread will be useful to future applicants.
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<p>Will the results be posted on the Penn Portal?</p>

<p>What time on the 1st?</p>

<p>Thanks, and best of luck to eveyone!</p>

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<p>Website url:
<a href=“https://www.admissions.upenn.edu/decisions/mydecision.php[/url]”>https://www.admissions.upenn.edu/decisions/mydecision.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>What it says:
Online Admissions Decisions</p>

<p>Online Decisions will be available again beginning at 5 p.m. E.D.T, April 1st. Please bookmark this page.</p>

<p>The MyPenn Applicant Portal will be available again at 7 p.m. EST.</p>

<p>Thank you,
Penn Admissions</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 1670 (horrible, i know)</li>
<li>ACT: 24 (horrible, yet again)</li>
<li>SAT II: highest was Spanish 720</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 560</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): highest were 3’s on AP World History and AP English Lang</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Journalism, AP Calculus AB, AP US History, AP English Lit, Sociology,Photography, Track and Field </li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): American Chemical Society, Congressional and State Recognitions…</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Secretary General), Journalism (Editor in chief), NHS (Secretary)</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Intern at Law Office</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Bar Foundation, CA senator program, </li>
<li>Summer Activities: community service at Public Library</li>
<li>Essays: good</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: excellent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: bad</li>
<li>Additional Rec: good</li>
<li>Interview: n/a</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: hispanic</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
<li>Income Bracket: less than 60K</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen college</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: im involved in everything and i barely have time to sleep!</li>
<li>Weaknesses:i think being involved in everything that my school offers is a weakness because i get so stressed</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: they are taking a big chance on me, and they must think i can succeed at their school. No one at my school has ever been accepted to an Ivy. But I accept their decision and evaluation of my character. They understand who I am and what I do.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Good luck everyone… see you this evening at 5pm</p>

6

<p>april fool!</p>

7

<p>how did you find out you got in, if we can’t find out til 5:00 pm?</p>

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<p>I really did get in. I knew since December. I was a “likely” candidate. Not only did I get a letter but I also got a phone call. They asked me to change my decision from RD to ED. But I didn’t want to. </p>

<p>Here’s the e-mail I got yesterday:</p>

<p>Admissions Decisions Release on Thursday, April 1‏
From: Penn Admissions Eapps (<a href=“mailto:eapps@admissions.upenn.edu”>eapps@admissions.upenn.edu</a>)
Sent: Tue 3/30/10 2:13 PM</p>

<p>March 30, 2010</p>

<p>Dear Brannet,</p>

<p>I hope the winter has treated you well and that you are excited to have started your senior spring! I hope, too, that you’ve had a chance to get to know Penn a bit better since we sent you your “Likely” letter, perhaps getting a sense of what your four (or more!) years on this campus could be like by joining our Facebook group, following us on Twitter, or enjoying our Website. </p>

<p>Back in December you received a “Likely” letter from Penn which stated that as long as you “complete your term with a comparable level of performance and achievement [to your prior years of high school] and… remain in good standing throughout the academic year,” you would be admitted to Penn in April.</p>

<p>and today I checked online and had this:</p>

<p>Dear Brannet,</p>

<p>Congratulations! On behalf of the entire Penn community, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Wharton School Class of 2014.</p>

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<p>Accepted to Wharton RD! I was a deferred ED candidate.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 [M: 800, R: 740, W: 790]
[li] ACT: did not report. 32 [M: 33, S: 33, R: 32, W: 30, Essay:9] I know this score was horrible; hence the non report.[/li][</em>] SAT II: Biology E: 660, Math II: 790, US History: 690
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/525ish
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History [5], Calculus AB [5], English Language [5], Biology [3], Environmental Science [4]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a[/li][</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Economics, AP English Literature, AP Music Theory, Anatomy and Physiology, Calculus BC, Multivariable Calculus
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really. AP scholar with distinction? piano competitions, Certificate of Merit levels for piano
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact Club [secretary], CSF [vp junior, president senior], Badminton [cocaptain], piano [performing]
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring, Kumon Tutoring Center
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: El Toro Youth Center & San Martin Retirement Home [300 hours]
[<em>] Summer Activities: community college classes, family nursery work
[</em>] Essays: Common app-about selling flowers on thanksgiving, Supplement: about my love for interact? So cliche.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see either one. I’m going to assume they were okay.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good; she knew me really well
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 60k-70k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, immigrants for parents, flower nursery background, little town, veryy mediocre public school that cannot remember the last person who got admitted to an ivy league school
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT I’s, interview, essays maybe?
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II’s, lack of awards, mediocre school
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was just another fish in the pool.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, Yale University, Princeton University
Waitlisted: Harvard
Rejected: Stanford University
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>HAPPY! I’m going to Yale. I thought I was going to get rejected from HYP AND U penn. Turns out 2 acceptances and 2 waitlists. I’m ecstatic.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 1940</li>
<li>ACT: 30</li>
<li>SAT II: 670 Lit, 620 Math 2</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 - 3.9 ish</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth group secretary, tutoring, teaching ESL, Volleyball (JV), Bowling</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: N/A</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Involved in multiple service groups. </li>
<li>Summer Activities: Relaxing.</li>
<li>Essays: Pretty good. Wrote about growing up in difficult circumstances.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: No idea.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: No idea.</li>
<li>Interview: I never even responded to the email.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): PA</li>
<li>Ethnicity: ASIAN.</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Pretty poor</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
</ul>

<p>OKAY. So look at my stats above. I am not special. I didn’t even want to go to Penn, but my mom made me apply. The only reason that I can think of that got me in is my compassion. I am a very compassionate, driven person and that probably made me stand out. Now… the four reasons why I shouldn’t have gotten in:</p>

<ol>
<li>I didn’t write the optional essay.</li>
<li>I didn’t even respond to my interviewer’s email. (I didn’t interview)</li>
<li>Look at my GPA and SAT scores… I am not Hispanic or Black (minority).</li>
<li>I live in Philly and I’ve never even visited.</li>
</ol>

<p>But of course I’m going to go now! I’ve been rejected from Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, and Brown… but accepted to UPENN. Crazy, right?</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (M:700 R:760 W:780)</li>
<li>SAT II: Literature: 800, Math I: 650</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.67 W</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12 of 315</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB and Physics B this year</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: English 4 Honors, AP Calc AB, Psychology, Teacher Assistant for Physics Honors, Dual Credit: Teacher Cadet, US Government, and Microeconomics</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Mock Trial Best Witness, Model UN General Assembly Best Delegate, Girls State Nominee</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Student Advisor), Model UN (Senior Delegate), Theatre (major roles), Spanish Club</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Summer nanny work</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: I used to help disabled children ride horses, this year I founded and organized my school’s Senior Community Service Project</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Work</li>
<li>Essays: Not too bad. I thought I was creative.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I have no idea.</li>
<li>Interview: None…None was offered.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: So white</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 50K…ish</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Female architecture major…not too many females end up in that field.</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Good at debate. Leadership experience. Drive.</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Lack of motivation…at times.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Maybe my essays. I also only took one AP class (and I’m taking another AP test that my school doesn’t offer a class for), but my school only offers a few AP’s…</li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments:I really thought I had a pretty good chance. I wasn’t expecting to get in by any means, but I at least thought that I would be pretty competitive.</p>

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<p>I have read a number of posts in the ED and now one in the RD forums about Philly residents being shocked about their acceptances to Penn, and I want to explain something to everyone. Philadelphia residents have a HUGE advantage when applying to Penn. They are not considered in a pool with everyone else, they are only considered in a pool with other Philadelphia residents. Penn wants to maintain a positive relationship with the city, and so they accept huge numbers of Philly residents who often have scores much lower than the average applicant. Also being first generation and in a lower socio-economic bracket seriously helps (it’s not rare in Philadelphia). </p>

<p>Once again I just wanted to inform people who were shocked by their acceptances (and any non-Philly residents with higher stats who were rejected) to fully understand at least part of the reasoning behind it. I don’t want to discredit anyone regarding his or her acceptance. The amazing thing about Penn is that it acts as an equalizer for those of us from Philly who may not have had as much opportunity otherwise.</p>

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<p>ACEPTED! woot (soo greatful!)

  • SAT I (breakdown): 710 Math, 710 Writing, 610 Reading
  • ACT:
  • SAT II: 690 Physics, 760 Math Level 2
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
  • AP (place score in parenthesis):
  • IB (place score in parenthesis):
  • GCSE: Science (A<em>), Additional Science (A</em>), Math (A<em>), Economics (A</em>), History (A<em>), Drama (A</em>), French (A*), English (A), English Literature (A)
  • A-level Predictions: A in Math, History, Chemistry, Physics
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top ten GCSE Drama Grade in the world</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet Grade 6, Modern Intermediate, Street Jazz, School Dance Team, Performed in Global Rock Challenge in team (1st Place), Performed in Sharmila Dance Extravaganza, Performed in Dubai Rugby 7s, Vocal Training, School Choir, Performed in Dubai Literacy Festival, Performed in Arts Day, Performed in School Christmas Concert, Perform in Daytime Concert in school, Wizard of Oz [Wicked Witch of the West], Church Christmas Production, Inter school Athletics Competitions [1st and 2nd places], Yearbook commitee (Class Leader), School Prefect, Conducted Tours for parents and prospective students on open days, Assisted in Parents Evenings</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience:</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Assisted in Children’s Church section of my church</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Heart Saver course (hardly anything)</li>
<li>Essays: I think they were great</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: great </li>
<li>Counselor Rec: not sure</li>
<li>Additional Rec:</li>
<li>Interview: none</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): Nigeria </li>
<li>School Type: Private [Im the 1st person to go to an ivy league (i got into upenn)]</li>
<li>Ethnicity: African (Black)</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: high</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): umm… are nigerians URM ?</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: EC’s, Alevels and GCSEs</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Not much leadership, SATs, Summer activities </li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: umm im not too sure to be honest… i dont get how admissions work in America cause i’ve been in the English system my whole life…</li>
</ul>

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<p>^when i wrote “School Type: Private [Im the 1st person to go to an ivy league (i got into upenn)]” i repeated that i got into upenn cause i just copied what i wrote for the columbia column… :S</p>

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<p>I was accepted in feb (nursing) but though I should join the fun :D</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted

  • SAT I (breakdown): 1960 – 650 CR and WR 660 Math
  • ACT: didnt take
  • SAT II: oh gosh horrible. I only reported two. 630 Math I 680 Math II
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we dont use 4.0 so i dont know… its a 98.9833
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/95
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on AP gov and AP history
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP lang and comp, AP calc AB, AP Bio, cooking, guitar, mentor for 8th graders in Algebra, Concert Band (we can take only 3 APs as a senior, 2 as a jr, 1 as a sophmore…so… yeah.)
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national honor society? Presidential scholar, Girls state nominee & Girls career institute delegate</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a lot. Im on vacation so I dont have my resume, but my interviewer even said “Wow. When do you have time for yourself?”</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: none.</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Boost Mobile rock corps voluenteer. Set up and participated in a prom for senior citizens. a ‘waitress’ in a pasta benefit for a few years. </li>
<li>Summer Activities: internet?</li>
<li>Essays: Personally, I thought they were amazing. I am a talented writer if I do say so myself. My first one was a humorous essay about how Im late to everything and the anxiety I have whenever Im late. My optional essay was about how I found my uncle dead in the kitchen. I wrote it in a weird manner, with flashbacks and personification. I think these essays are what swayed their descison. just saying lol. </li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Very good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I didnt read it, but he likes me so i think it was good.</li>
<li>Additional Rec: n/a</li>
<li>Interview: went so so well. My interviewer is a radiologist and I’ve been to his office before so we sort of knew each other. He was also very easy to talk to and we had a lot in common. I think this helped me along with the essay because my sats sure as hell didnt.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): NJ</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: crappy public. Sent three only people to ivys in the past ten years. Over 45% have free or reduced lunch… <em>sigh</em></li>
<li>Ethnicity: black</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Below 50k.</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, first generation in america.</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: definitely my writing. Extracurriculars, interview, and grades</li>
<li>Weaknesses: my sat scores ugh. </li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God’s grace. And because given the background and the school I come from, I’ve done well…i think. </li>
</ul>

<p>General Comments: Im so so so excited. Only ivy i applied to because where I come from, you just dont get accepted into them. I finished my application the night before and didnt even want to submit. So happy I did <3</p>

<p>Sorry this is so long…im procrastinating…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):1920, 680 math, 630 reading, 600 writing</li>
<li>ACT: 30</li>
<li>SAT II: 560 math II 620 bio</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/255</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Hard for my school</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)
Astronomy Club (VP)
National Honor Society
Local Music Groups
Jazz, Marching, Concert Bands
Peace Club (VP)
Youth Group (president)</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience:movie theater/ farm</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service:boy scouts, church, music</li>
<li>Summer Activities:traveling</li>
<li>Essays:worked really hard, pretty good</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: decent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: average</li>
<li>Additional Rec: decent</li>
<li>Interview:N/A</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):PA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type:Rural Redneck High School</li>
<li>Ethnicity:white</li>
<li>Gender:male</li>
<li>Income Bracket:high</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):rural</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths:good ec’s, good essays, put work into application</li>
<li>Weaknesses:average test scores, bad high school</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Essays. I really wanted this.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):2170, 800 math, 670 reading, 700 writing</li>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 mathII, 800 physics, 800 chemistry</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/480</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: hard for my school</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a (only some national ones in math and physics)</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Extracurriculars:
school science club – president
school rock band – bassist
scientific research (biology, math and chemistry) – independent researcher or head of the research teams </p></li>
<li><p>Job/Work Experience: real estate company costumer concultant</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer/Community service: assistant librarian</p></li>
<li><p>Summer Activities:traveling, expedition to the Arctic</p></li>
<li><p>Essays:worked ****in’ hard, pretty good i think</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recommendation: good</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: good</p></li>
<li><p>Additional Rec: n/a</p></li>
<li><p>Interview: hard to say. it’s a phone interview and i couldn’t tell wot the interview thought about me. </p></li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant):</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): China</li>
<li>School Type:public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>Income Bracket:no more than 60k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): can’t really think of any</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: good essays (made me different from typical Chinese applicants?) put work into application</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SAT I (not bad i think, but compared with other applicants around me it’s not good. Asian students are really good at exams)</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck! more than 120 applied to penn in our city this year and only 3 got in! many who got rejected are very competitive applicants (with international first prices or somethin’)… and i don’t think i showed my love to penn during the interview. the interviewer asked me wot if i got into all the schools i applied to, say Columbia engineering and Penn engineering, which would i choose. i was like “then i’ll choose carnegie mellon engineering”… and he was like “i don’t disagree.” later i thought wot a stupid answer?! and actually i applied to Penn’s M&T dual degree program which is a hell and i feel good that i didn’t get into it. the interviewer asked me why not other schools’ dual degree program, like Stanford, MIT? and i was thinking “what the *<strong><em>! i don’t even know other schools have this kind of </em></strong>!" and i said somethin’ like "i like the city of philadelphia (even though i’ve never been there) and wharton is the best business school!@#$%^&#$%&$%^&” hahahaha but it’s all okay now. God works…</li>
</ul>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted to Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (CR 730, M 770, W 750)
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite, 8 essay
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 World History, 790 Chemistry, 750 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 3 out of 641
[</em>] AP: Computer Science A (5), Computer Science AB (5), Calculus BC (5), U.S. History (5), English Lang (4), Chemistry (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, AP U.S. Government, AP Biology, AP English Literature
[</em>] Major Awards: None</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: [/li]- University Interscholastic League (UIL) Academics – Current Events and Issues, Math, and Science, 2007-2010

  • Quizbowl/Academic Challenge – Team Captain, 2007-2009
  • Ping Pong Club – President Senior Year, 2008-2010
  • German Club – Member, 2006-2010
  • Band (tenor saxophone) – Marching, concert, and jazz band, 2006-2007
  • Mu Alpha Theta (math honorarium) – Member, 2008-2010
  • National Honor Society – Member, 2008-2010
  • German Honor Society – Member, 2007-2010
  • Mahjong Club
  • High School Musical (Bye Bye Birdie) – Instrumentalist and set design, 2007
  • S.O.S. (Spartans Out Serving) Community Service Organization – 2007-2010</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: around 120 hours doing various service jobs
[<em>] Summer Activities: 3-week study abroad program in Germany
[</em>] Essays: VERY strong, did well to stay away from Asian stereotypes
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, I doubt it was good since our counselor doesn’t know people individually very well
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Never got contacted =( =( =( UNFAIR, TWO OF MY CLASSMATES GOT INTERVIEWS</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 380k
[</em>] Hooks: Speaks 5 languages, lived in 3 countries</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, essays, submitted a well-organized paper resume
[</em>] Weaknesses: Volunteer, extracurriculars were not very well-rounded
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Northwestern: Accepted
-Vanderbilt: Accepted
-Carnegie Mellon: Accepted
-Washington University in St. Louis: Accepted
-University of Texas in Austin (engineering honors): Accepted
-Cornell: Accepted
-Rice: Waitlisted
-Duke: Waitlisted
-University of Pennsylvania: Waitlisted
[/ul]General Comments: none</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to M&T, BFS, JWS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown):2330 (CR-760, M-770, W-800)</li>
<li>ACT:35</li>
<li>SAT II: Math II- 800, Spanish-800, Physics- 780</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.08</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on all: AP (Physics B, Eng Lang, Span, Bio)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load:AP BC Calc, AP Chem, AP Eng Lit, AP Physics C, AP USH</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Largest school scholarship, many honor societies, Eagle Scout, Soccer State Champions for many consecutive years</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, President and founder of 2 Clubs, Captain of science and soccer teams</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience:</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Boy scout, volunteering at church</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Classes at other major Ivy Leagues, research, interning at companies, study abroad</li>
<li>Essays: They were very highly edited and polished, and I think that they were very personal and represented myself well; this is definitely a strength of mine</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: I think that they went really well- I sent 3 instead of 2 so that colleges could get a varied perspective on me</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I think that this went very well- I have a good relationship with my college counselor</li>
<li>Additional Rec:</li>
<li>Interview: n/a</li>
</ul>

<p>Other</p>

<ul>
<li>State: MS</li>
<li>School Type:Rural Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White/Native American</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: ~150k</li>
<li>Hooks: I conveyed my passion for specific topics in my essays, and my work ethic came through as well</li>
</ul>

<p>Reflection</p>

<ul>
<li>Strengths: My essays, luck :)</li>
<li>Weaknesses: I think that my SAT scores were not as high as I wish they were</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well, I’m not exactly sure, but I think that they saw a very driven, passionate student who loved learning, and that really appealed to the admissions council. Also, I have a lot of past evidence to back up what I say in my essays.</li>
</ul>