Official University of Pennsylvania 2016 RD Results

AvidStudent · March 17, 2012, 6:42pm

Copy, paste, and good luck!

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Decision: Accepted - CAS
Decision: Accepted - SEAS
Decision: Accepted - Wharton
Decision: Accepted - Nursing
Decision: Waitlisted - CAS
Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS
Decision: Waitlisted - Wharton
Decision: Waitlisted - Nursin
Decision: Rejected - CAS
Decision: Rejected - SEAS
Decision: Rejected - Wharton
Decision: Rejected - Nursing

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
[li] Essays:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths:[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:[/noparse]

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entomom · March 29, 2012, 3:41pm

Please, results only on this thread so that it can serve as a valuable resource for future applicants.

Good luck to all!

MrFeynman · March 29, 2012, 5:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800M, 690R, 770W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Chemistry 790, US History 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/464
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), US History (5), Statistics (5), Computer Science (5), European History (5), Chemistry (Dismissed–long story)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Physics, Advanced Topics in Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Government, Honors Microeconomics, Multivariable Calculus, AP English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Science Fair Superior Rating, NMF (neither are exactly major)
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Physics Book Club (founder), Programming Club (VP), Debate Club (VP), Varsity Academic Team, Science Bowl, Science Fair, JV Tennis (Captain), Math Club, University of Cincinnati Materials Science Research Internship
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Escort Volunteer (~100 hrs), Lego Robotics Team Mentor (~15 hrs)
[] Summer Activities: HCARE Program University of Cincinnati, Various Small-scale computer camps, A couple Phys. Ed. classes
[] Essays: Passable
[] Teacher Recommendation: Positive, but not beautiful
[] Counselor Rec: Quite good, I suppose
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Not great.
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A specific and unique “Why Penn?”
[] The most unique thing in your application: Starting the physics book club. Its basically just a few of my friends who meet every two weeks to discuss physics books (so far, Hawking’s The Grand Design and Einstein’s Relativity: The Special and General Theory).[/ul]

ready2go2 · March 29, 2012, 5:08pm

Decision: Rejected - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1320/2000
[] SAT II Bio: 590 Math I 620
[] Senior Year Course Load: All college courses
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 75,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): all that and a bag of chips[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It was a competitive year and I didn’t have the competitive jazz.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Swarthmore, Bing, University of Rochester, Denison University
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Dickinson
Rejected: Rice

[/ul]General Comments: College process was a rollercoaster of emotions I am already set on Swarthmore so everything now is pretty much “oh thats nice” Congrats to everyone!

LuLuBB · March 29, 2012, 5:11pm

Decision: Rejected - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 680 R660 W570
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych USHist Stats
[li] Senior Year Course Load: dual enrollment[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Sports (captain)
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OOS
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: black
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineer

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, personal story, grades, difficulty of schedule
[] Weaknesses: scores, ECs
[li] Why you think you were rejected: scores not high enough and not enough ECs and leadership within them[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: totally bummed - but already accepted to a great school

4yorkshiremen · March 29, 2012, 5:13pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown)2290 (:770 reading, 760 math, 760 writing)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: us history 760, math 2 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):bc calc(5), ushistory(5), English comp(5), euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:ap world, chem honors, ap English lit, ap Spanish, global issues, linear algebra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):minimal
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[] Volunteer/Community service:some
[] Summer Activities:none
[] Essays:good?
[] Teacher Recommendation:I think they were likely very good
[] Counselor ?
[li] Interview:no[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Delaware
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:catholic
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:applied for finaid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:grades and scores
[] Weaknesses:ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:ecs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted to Barnard, Haverford, Bryn Mawr others

lostinstereoxox · March 29, 2012, 5:16pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1310, 2080
SAT II US: 710, Lit: 690
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, Honors Band, AP Lit, AP Comparative Politics, Honors Calculus, AP Physics B
Subjective:
Interview: Yes
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Interview, Extra Curriculars
Weaknesses: Scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane University, Fordham University, Drexel University, Loyola University Maryland, University of Delaware, University of Maryland.
Rejected: UCLA
Wait-listed: Washington and Lee University
General Comments: Waiting to hear back from UC Berkeley in a few hours, but it’s between Tulane and UDel

papertank487 · March 29, 2012, 5:20pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 640 M 700 W
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 580 Lit 710 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/466
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity golf and tennis team 4 years, key club 4 years, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Field manager at maintenance company 30 hrs/week
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at homeless shelters, nursing homes, other areas
[] Summer Activities: 2 week program at Duke, People to People trip
[] Essays: I think they were excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, a couple were outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty great, he knows me well
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Bad public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <50,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, essays, work experience, volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, especially SAT IIs were just horrendous
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure, I just tried to be as honest as I could about myself, and I guess it worked out!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UCLA and UCSD so far, rejected from Brown and Northwestern, waitlisted at UChicago

[/ul]General Comments: I can’t even process this right now. I thought I had absolutely no chance at Penn. It was the highest reach I applied to. I can’t believe it!

DRose2012 · March 29, 2012, 5:26pm

Decision: Waitlisted - Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (750 reading, 760 math, 720 writing)
[] ACT: 35 - If superscored, 36 on everything but reading which was 34.
[] SAT II: 800 on Math 2, 760 in Physics, 710 in Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.96/5.0 Weighted: 5.88/6.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2-3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (5), AP US (5), AP Micro (5), AP Macro (4), AP Lang and Comp (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Spanish Lang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Math Topics (Multivariable Calc), AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Span Lit, Hon. Philosophy and Ethics / AP Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BPA, Investment Club, 500 Member Cultural Organization (Head of Youth Activities and Awareness, only youth on all adult teen board), I own a small business
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at dad’s company, runner on the Chicago Board of Trade, started my own small business
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500 Member Cultural Organization (200+ hours a year, raised $5,000 in the fundraiser I organized)
[] Summer Activities: Work, runner, cultural group, my own business
[] Essays: Common App was EXTREMELY unique and everyone loved it. Was about how my mind works while I solve a Rube Goldberg. Penn optional was about time and a inside about my day and what I enjoy doing. Penn supplement was above average, but nothing extremely original
[] Teacher Recommendation: I don’t know. Didn’t read them. They like me a lot though, and I expect good ones.
[] Counselor Rec: Talked about my passion for business. I know him well, so I expect it was better
[] Additional Rec: Head of the cultural group. Best rec of all, really personal and strong.
[li] Interview: Could have gone better. He put me on the spot with a lot of random questions. I think I did ok.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Extremely competitive, 2 students already going to Penn from ED round. 3,000 kids
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Extremely high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Indian Male, so nothing :(

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, rigor, GPA, essays
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity and gender, no breadth of ECs, could have done more with my time
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Qualified but nothing that distinguishes me that much.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Babson, Case Western, Emory, College of William and Mary, UChicago, Preferred Admission to Ross, UVA, Wash U, Rice
Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
Rejected at Harvard
Still waiting for my dumb Columbia password.

[/ul]General Comments: Meh, not the worst thing possible, but I still was hoping for good luck here.

karaokemachine · March 29, 2012, 5:30pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (720CR/800M/800W)
[] ACT: 35 (35E/36M/35R/35S)
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 760 US History, 750 Bio, 730 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/605
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5), French (4), Euro (5), Chinese (5), APUSH (5), Chem (5), Physics C: Mechanics (5), Eng Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Physics B, AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, H Advanced Anatomy, H Wind Ensemble
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, National AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Wind Ensemble (principal flautist), Symphony Orchestra I (principal flautist), local youth orchestra (principal flautist), California Scholarship Federation (president), American Red Cross (secretary), Amnesty International (treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor, Flute teacher, Teacher’s aide at Chinese school
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital, Chinese cultural assoc., Senior home, City library, Performing arts center
[] Summer Activities: COSMOS @ UCSD: Bioengineering/Mech E, volunteer, visit China
[] Essays: Why I want to be a doctor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher should be okay, Eng teacher forgot to write until day before lol
[] Counselor Rec: Generic probably
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: This librarian lady. She wasn’t that nice.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California baby
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: not enough for finaid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: I’m not quirky enough?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: MIT! :), UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, USC
Waitlisted: Rice, UChicago, Cornell
Rejected: Stanford EA, Brown

[/ul]General Comments:
MIT whatup

quesadilla · March 29, 2012, 5:34pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210- 730 CR 720 M 760 W
[] ACT: did not submit
[] SAT II: 800s on Math II, Chem, US History, Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/230 Weighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5x 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, World History, AP Calc BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NLE Gold Medal[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music, Quiz Bowl, Latin, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 summer jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: not much!!
[] Summer Activities: Boys State
[] Essays: ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan!
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]NONE!!!

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II
[] Weaknesses: everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Complete luck!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted: Michigan, Minnesota, Alabama. Rejected: MIT, Princeton

[/ul]General Comments:
I am so shocked and excited!

penniloveyou · March 29, 2012, 5:36pm

Decision: Rejected - Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (didnt send it in but) 790M, 700 other two
[] ACT: 34 - 35 on math
[] SAT II: 780 Math 2, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Macro(4), Calc AB (4), Calc BC (3 - bad testing day, was sick), Micro (4), Chem (5), Psych (5), Lang (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Euro, Multivariable Calc, Differential Equations, Intro to Engineering Honors, Art History Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place at Harvard, Brown, and Georgetown MUN competitions, Vassar Book Award, and National Merit Student

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Director of Conferences 2 years), Math Team (team captain 4 years, President Senior Year), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Competing Thespian, School Plays and Musicals, Science Fair, Student Council (Class Representative), School DJ
[] Job/Work Experience: Own and operate a Teenage Social Dynamics coaching company, I started it freshman year; Own and operate a web design firm; (was) starting a non profit to teach communication skills to teenagers in Philadelphia
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 100 hours
[] Summer Activities: Working
[] Essays: Very personal and well written, with strong voice.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great
[li] Interview: Amazing[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Fl
[] School Type: Small private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lowest
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My grades, scores, ECs, and work experience
[] Weaknesses: my ethnicity and gender.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Please tell me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Emory, Northeastern, UVa, and Notre Dame

[/ul]General Comments:

flyingace · March 29, 2012, 5:44pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 - 770 WR, 780CR, 790M
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.5%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~5/650
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Biology SL 7, Math SL 7
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chemistry HL, English HL, History HL, French SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Debate Captain, Yearbook Assistant Editor, Earth Club, Youth Volunteer Corps, Shad Valley Program
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:~150 hours
[] Summer Activities: Shad Valley Program (Campus Valedictorian)
[] Essays: Stellar =)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I never saw them but I’d assume they were pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw it, probably pretty solid
[] Additional Rec: not submitted
[] Interview: Not given

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150 000 - 200 000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, IB Scores, SAT
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, Class Rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My Essays for sure. I spent countless hours on them.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Princeton and Harvard, Accepted at UCLA

[/ul]General Comments: Walking on Clouds right now

neorobie · March 29, 2012, 5:47pm

Decision: Waitlisted - CAS
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (710 M, 800 CR, 690 WR)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 540 spanish, 640 chem, 690 math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/718
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APHG, 3APchem, 3AP world, 4AP Euro, 2APUSH, 1AP PHysics C e&m, 2AP mech, 4 AP Calc AB, 4AP Lang, 5APES
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Student assistant, AP Micro/APGov, APLit, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP spanish, AP bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.) Scholar; a state science competition 10th: 1st place 11th: 2nd place; a state photography competition 4 ribbons (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd); local juried student photo competition finalist; winning a couple library photo contests;
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer of Math hon. society(11th- member since9th); NHS member (11th-); a natl leadership/service org. (10th-member 11th-treas 12-hoping to be pres); quiz bowl competitor(11th-); Envirothon capt(11th-); Tech club (11th-) was financial advisor in a robot competition team, part of camera team in a hot air balloon mission; teen adivisory group(historian 10th-); volunteer photog at library; volunteer at hospital; volunteer plate scraper at this volunteer-run facility xD
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: see ECs
[] Summer Activities: National Beta Convention since 10th grade
[] Essays: really loved my commonapp about photography/radiology, opt: quirky funny intro about myself, supp: showed i stalked penn lol
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 is lame, 1 paragraph, short, the other is amazing
[] Counselor Rec: prolly generic
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: weird, but he called me charming, vivacious, quirky and that i had a true love for learning

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, usually doesn’t send any ivies but this year there were a couple
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m quirky, i stack golf balls hahah
[] Weaknesses: I’m an Asian female looking to go into medicine -___-"
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m asian without perfect stats… lol one okay rec, bad sat II’s…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at harvard, waiting on JHU in 15 minutes… accepted to all the in-state florida public schools applied, and also University of South Carolina, University of Kentucky

[/ul]General Comments: Dang it… i thought i was going to get in but im sticking it out on the waitlist.

rundmc · March 29, 2012, 5:51pm

ACCEPTED!!! Will post stats later cuz i’m busy eating ice cream now ^_^

Sprinter246 · March 29, 2012, 6:26pm

Decision: Accepted - Bio Dental

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740 R, 760 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT II: 700 Literature, 730 Math 1, 740 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/356
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Literature (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous available, but school only offers a few AP/advanced classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): highest rating at state competition on solo(opera), highest rating on ensemble at state competition(singing, won this with 5 other girls), won international scholarship for summer program, participated in selective summer program for “top” students in the state, won talent show 2 years in a row (not really major award…lol)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (president), Choir (Section Leader), Book Club, Spanish Club, Music Appreciation, Club, Key Club, Math and Science club, teach golf and mentor kids, dental shadowing, traveling competition choir, music producing, video editing… I take lessons in music and train extensively in guitar, piano, drums, and voice
[] Job/Work Experience: helped develop music website with brother, worked as “apprentice” in real estate business
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at woman’s shelter, elementary school carnival and rodeo volunteer, Christmas parade volunteer, organized field trip and play for National Reading Day, Planned series of events for teacher appreciation week, helped organize activity day with special needs, peer tutor, mentor kids, teach golf
[] Summer Activities: summer programs…
[] Essays: The main common app essay was about how father working 4,000 miles away from home for 9 years influenced my work ethic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: no idea, but probably pretty good. I haven’t known the counselor very long, but he seemed impressed with me.
[] Additional Rec: good. evaluation from a professor that taught at a summer program I attended.
[li] Interview: no interview[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, never sent student to Ivy League
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, passion for music, education and dentistry.
[] Weaknesses: lack of prominent awards and community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted?: overall, well rounded applicant…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Amherst, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Howard, Rice, UNC, Vanderbilt, and Washington in St Louis. Waitlisted: Brown. Rejected: Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: I’m really excited. Getting in to the UPenn 7 year Dental Program is amazing. There are only about 12 students in it right now. UPenn’s Dental School is one of the top 10 in the nation!!

I wish you all good luck in your future endeavors. :)

modest423 · March 29, 2012, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted to Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR, 760 M, 790 W)
[] ACT: 36 (36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 36 S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Math I, 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology E, 770 US History, 770 Literature, 750 French, 740 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Latin (5), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Lang (5), Biology (5), French (5), Environmental Science (5), Human Geography (5), Macroeconomics (5), US Gov (5), Psychology (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Post-AP French Literature, AP Comp Gov, Linear Algebra, AP English Literature, AP Physics C, AP European History, AP Art History, Post-AP Latin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various Olympiad/AMC/AIME awards, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, various scholarships, leadership awards, volunteer awards, etc.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (1st Singles 4 years, team captain 3 years), Varsity Boys Lacrosse (4 years, captain 2 years), Varsity Boys Soccer (4 years, co-captain 2 years), US Senate Page Program, Varsity Debate (4 years, qualified to Tournament of Champions twice, NFL Nationals three times, CFL Nationals 4 times), Mock Trial captain, Literary Magazine contributor and assistant editor, Violinist (local youth orchestra)
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at state governor’s office for 2 summers, Interned at an attorney’s office, Worked at local ice cream store for four years
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local nursing home since I was 9, reading to them, bringing my pet dog, taking care of them, playing music for them, talking to them, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, volunteering, interning, reading, working, etc.
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Best in career.
[] Counselor Rec: Best in career.
[] Additional Rec: From state governor, wonderful comments.
[li] Interview: Good[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 75,000-100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, awards, testing, rank, extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: Essays were a bit specific so they could have been a hit or miss.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m surprised and so happy.[/ul][/li]
Accepted to[ul]
[] MIT
[] Northwestern HPME
[] UChicago
[] WashU
[] Rice
[] Yale (likely)
[] Princeton
[] Harvard
[] Tufts
[] Penn (Wharton)
[li] JHU BME[/ul][/li]
Waitlisted by [ul]
[li]Columbia[/li][/ul]

**Waiting on ** [ul]
[*] Stanford[/ul]

TrumpetPiano · March 29, 2012, 6:42pm

Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 780 Math, 780 Writing: 2300 total
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 790 US, 800 Math II, 740 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92, 4.58 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%… not given any info beyond that.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang and Comp (5), Physics B (5), US History (5), Statistics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Psychology, Honors Spanish V, Band, TA, AP English Lit, AP BC Calc, AP Chem, Survey of American Film
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): St. Michael’s book award… if that really is anything exciting.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Assistant Drum Major), Destination Imagination, Varsity ice hockey, Softball, National Honor Society, Fonts Arts Magizine, Drama Guild, Jazz Band, Pit orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: Ice Hockey referee, Office clerk at Cambridge Isotope Labs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Destination Imagination coach, Softball team coach, Girl Scout related volunteering stuff, Church youth group and mission trip to South Dakota, Vacation Bible School Crew leader.
[] Summer Activities: Job as an office clerk, my mission trip, and volunteering as a VBS crew leader
[] Essays: I was exceeignly proud of my common app essay which was vaugely centered around Destination Imagination. The supplement was nothing exciting, but my optional one was quirky and humorful.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I believe. I had one from my Stats/BC Calc teacher, and she really likes me so I figure it’s good. The other is from my band director, who absolutely loves me, and he’s told me it was glowing.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good, probably. We actually know each other pretty well, and she told me she had trouble fitting in all the awesome things she wanted to write about me.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: I think it went really well. We got along well and were laughing and joking around by the end.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Uhh. Middle class, I guess?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing that I can really think of, other than the fact that I do Destination Imagination, which isn’t too common.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Destination Imagination, Common App essay, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity, could use some more extra curricular and leadership stuff
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a pretty strong overall student, and I think DI helps me to stand out a bit. Also, my common app essay
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UMass Amherst honors college, Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh honors program, Syracuse, RPI, Cornell
Rejected: Dartmouth, MIT
[/ul]General Comments:
Actually in complete shock right now. No one gets in from my school. I have no idea how I’m going to make up my mind on where to go.

tridpq · March 29, 2012, 6:46pm

Decision: Rejected - Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 800 M, 720 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 2400 (800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank, but I think my counselor put my rank as “1/900”.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level maximum load (General Paper, Project Work, Economics, Math, Chemistry, Physics)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 in national math olympiad, top in national programming competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science and Math Council (Deputy President), High school YMCA (IT Director), Multimedia Club (President), Tech Council, Guitar Ensemble, Math Club.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours of Community Service
[] Summer Activities: Nothing much
[] Essays: I liked my Common Apps essay, though my counselor said it’s “decent”. Didn’t spend that much time on Penn supplement.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t get to read, but I think one was very good and one so so.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. She loves me.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam (but spent 4 years of high school in Singapore)
[] School Type: Public / Independent
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: below $10,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong EC & Counselor Rec, decent stat & grade.
[] Weaknesses: Cookie-cutter Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No business experience.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Princeton, Brown, Cornell
Waitlisted: MIT, UChicago, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments: I’m not surprised. Wharton is super competitive.

irishfan137 · March 29, 2012, 7:13pm

Decision: Accepted - Wharton

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 Total Math-790, CR-710, W-740
[] ACT: 34 Composite Reading-36, Math-36, English-35, Science-29, Essay-11
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (1 A- taking 8/9 AP classes offered)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB-5 Macroecon-5 Stats-5 APUSH-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Chem, Chamber Orchestra, AP Calc BC, Spanish 4, AP Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM commended…that’s it, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]
Orchestra, 7 years Private Cello Lessons 6-12 Solo & Ensemble Festival: First Division at District 8-11 so far, 3 1st divisionsatstate Co section leader (10,11)
Tennis (10-12, captain 12)
Spanish Club 9-12 (Vice President 11, President 12)
NHS 11-12 (Vice President)
Class President (11th and 12th)
Student Senate(9-12)
small group bible study (11-12)
Senior Mentor
Head of Prom Committee (11)
Science Olympiad 10-12, (9th and 12th respectively in State competition in 2 events, won regionals in 3 events)
Also, Robotics Senior year (president of business)

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
worked as an intern at the World Headquarters of Whirlpool Corporation during summer of junior year on a company wide innovation project.
Work approx. 6 hours a week during school year tutoring inner city kids through a literacy non profit (Head of Writing Room)
Work during the summer at Boys and Girls Club as tutor Paid ACT tutoring for various kids

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
Head Math Tutor at Boys and Girls Club ~450 hrs
Middle school youth group leader ~350 hrs through junior year (these two things take up most of my time)

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
Working at Whirlpool/Boys and GirlsClub,campaign help for local US congressman, mission trip to West Virginia for a week building houses,habitat etc.

[li] Essays: Common App 1–getting cut from bball, trying out again. Humorous and self deprecating, pretty solid i guess. Short common app–about different little kids I’ve befriended at Boys and Girls Club, showed personal side. Why penn? Used specific examples, showed genuine passion in Wharton and Penn as a whole.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Calc AB teacher and H. Physics teacher, never saw but I assume good to above average[/li]
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] Intended Major(s): Finance prolly
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, about 1000 kids, 1 or 2 kids to ivy each year, most go to UofM or other instate
[] Ethnicity: White (half European, half Middle Eastern)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income bracket (if applicable): 200+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: EC’s, GPA, rank, course load
[] Weaknesses: no awards, pretty much NO BUSINESS RELATED EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lots of leadership, taking Calc BC, almost perfect math scores, all things which Wharton says they like.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted–Notre Dame, Michigan (Ross School of Business Preferred), Duke
Rejected–Yale, Princeton, Northwestern, Michigan Honors Program

[/ul]General Comments: So excited! Never thought I would get in here. I always thought I had a modest app at best when looking on CC, and I hadn’t even thought about applying to schools like this since recently, but my advice is to just go for it, you might be really surprised! Penn 2016!!

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