Official University of Pennsylvania 2016 RD Results

Mv92293 · March 31, 2012, 2:08pm

Decision: Rejected - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 CR 800M 780W, single sitting)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2 780 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), US Gov (4) Calc AB (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Stats H, AP Lit, AP Bio, Senior Social Sciences H, Spanish 5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar Candidate, AMC 10 School winner, county spelling bee finalist 10th, 11th, 12th[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader), FBLA (1st and 2nd place in 2 events at regionals), Varsity Scholastic Scrimmage, NHS, Track and Field (pole vault), lift weights 10hrs/week
[] Job/Work Experience: -
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 week-long Mission trips to homeless shelter with youth group
[] Summer Activities: Lifting weights/studying/ videogames
[] Essays: sucked i guess
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably blah
[] Counselor Rec: meh
[] Additional Rec: Penn alum from church, probably hurt me as it was impersonal and short
[li] Interview: was not deemed worthy[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: sucky public
[] Ethnicity: white (wooo)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Scores, Eagle scout
[] Weaknesses: not being a fun quirky idiot
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn apparently wants exciting/“interesting” people regardless of academic ability
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted Cornell, didnt even bother applying to other ivies

Comments: college admission process is a joke. crappy state school here I come. gratz to all the rich private school kids and bubbly ■■■■■■■ who wrote fun essays and got in

dfree124 · March 31, 2012, 2:13pm

I’m sorry you didn’t get in but that statement is both ignorant and false.

pinkrocket · March 31, 2012, 4:56pm

Decision: Accepted - Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (780CR, 680W, 620M)
[] ACT:31
[] SAT II:720 Bio E, 700 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7UW, 4.465W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6/598
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Governement, AP Englist Lit/Comp, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Physics, Academic Decathlon
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit, National Achievement Finalist/Scholarship winner, Ayn Rand Essay Contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club(Treasurer/Secretary), Ambassador Club(Officer), Academic Decathlon (Co-Captain)+several medals, Mayors Youth Commitee (Vice-President), Governor’s Youth Commission (Member), Library Advisory Board, Youth in Philanthropy, District College Readiness Advisory Board, National Soceity of High School Scholars, French Club (President), Deca.
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:Key Club, Library (total 200+ hours)
[] Summer Activities:Volunteered at local library, summer leadership program at local instate university
[] Essays: Common App Essay: On my age (16) Supplement: Well Researched and unique. They both were amazing. I’d give them a 10.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1) From APUSH & Acdec Coach: good/informative/positive 2) From Anatomy & Chemistry Teacher: Never saw it, but assume it was nice as well.
[] Counselor Rec:Amazing, she loves me
[] Additional Rec:Nope
[li] Interview:I was never offered one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Black/Nigerian
[] Gender:F
[] Income Bracket:~60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Writing/Essays, Demonstrated Interest, Extracurriculars, Hooks, Age…
[] Weaknesses:GPA, Test Scores, Not a lot of ‘business’ activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I really have no idea. I worked hard throughout high school, and I guess they recognized that. I am definitely not perfect and I clearly see that there are other applicants who are as good and even (much) better than I am…so all I can say is I got lucky.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Cornell ILR, Duke, Dartmouth, Williams
Waitlisted: Hahvard, Princeton, Columbia
Rejected: Stanford :(

[/ul]General Comments: Stay Postive, but do not get cocky. No one is perfect, and you don’t want to realize late in the game that you should have been more modest. Also, do not rely completely on the Ivys–trust me there are schools out there that can provide you with an equivalent level of education. If you need advice, PM me :)

monkeydudexD · April 1, 2012, 10:47am

Decision: Waitlisted to CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Reading, 790 Math, 770 Writing (11 Essay) Total 2230
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 770 Chinese, 720 US History, 640 Chemistry (did not submit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW, 4.37 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st Decile. School does not rank, but around 5/390
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 4 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III/AP, Chemistry AP, Government AP, all other classes honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nursing home music-volunteering group (Founder, President), Marching Band (Section Leader), Varsity Math/Chemistry Teams, All County Band, Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society (Secretary), School Newspaper, Cultural Diversity Club (Leader)
[] Awards: Award from National Science Foundation, various Piano Auditions, Festivals, and Competitions (performed at opera houses, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: performed piano at nursing homes; hospital volunteer, Chinese School Teachers Assistant, charity concerts
[] Summer Activities: Culture Tour in Taiwan, American Music Abroad, Band Camp
[] Essays: Great wrote about my homestay experience during my Culture Tour in Taiwan.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be really good, both teachers really like me and I got good grades in their classes
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Good (piano teacher, part of arts supplement)
[] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $170,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Music, math, rank, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, lack of variety in activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly thought I was going to be rejected… so no idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers, Boston College, William and Mary, and Cornell, Waitlisted at Penn and UVA, Rejected at HYPCB and Hopkins
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m ok, heading to William and Mary or Cornell!

ifgodwills · April 1, 2012, 11:26am

Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34 (E32 M35 R33 S35 E10)
[] SAT II: Math 2 - 790, Physics - 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/106
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted - Math HL - 7, Physics HL - 7, Chem HL - 7, Business SL - 7, English A1 SL - 7, Spanish Ab Initio - 6. Past grades - Grade 11 (40/42 and 39/42) Grade 12 (41/42)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Same as above.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Vice President, My own gadget trading business (4 years), Charity Fair and Battle of the Bands for UN World Food Program (Head coordinator - 2 Years), Computer Programming Club (President), Math Club (president), Best Buddies Program (Co-president), Varsity Cross Country Team (Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internships at Tech firms for 3 summers, Internship at International Architectural firm as Graphic designer for 1 summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work with Autistic Children (150 hours), Volunteer work at a village in Belgium (300hours)
[] Summer Activities: Internships and Community Service
[] Essays: Main Essay on a fainting experience while in a Cross Country competition, Penn essay on how I could contribute in different activities across Penn
[] Teacher Recommendation: Physics (guessing very good), Math (guessing good)
[] Counselor Rec: Guessing very very good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: -
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good Extra Curriculars, alright ACT and SAT 2s
[] Weaknesses: Essays not brilliant
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not an insanely brilliant applicant
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted at UofIllinois (honors), UMich, Purdue, UCLA (likely), Berkeley (EECS), CMU (ECE)
Waitlisted at UPenn
Rejected HYPSC

[/ul]General Comments:
Put myself on Waitlist would definitely go if I get off, but otherwise happy with heading to CMU :D.

hiremathk · April 1, 2012, 11:58am

Decision: Accepted - Jerome Fisher Management & Technology

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (Math: 790 Reading: 780 Writing: 800)
[] SAT II: Math Lvl. II: 800, Chemistry: 770, Physics: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 Percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (5), Physics B (4), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP English Lit., AP French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bosch + Lomb Science Honorary Science Award, Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, National French Contest
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Technical Challenge Robotics (Captain, Head Programmer), Science Olympiad, Mathematics Club (President, Co-Founder), Computer Club (President, Co-Founder), Middle School Math Counts! Team (Coach), Ethics Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Varsity Boys Tennis, Foxtrot Business Competition (school competition)
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 8-week Paid Summer Internships at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Carderock Aircraft Division, in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Worked on development of next-generaton aircraft launch, recovery, and support systems. Gained skills in computer modeling and computer vision algorithms over two summers.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 260+ hours of robotics education events through robotics team
[] Summer Activities: NAVAIR Summer Internship and New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology
[] Essays:
Main common app: A disappointing failure in robotics and how I responded to it.
Optional Essay: how my school’s quaker values and overall education have influenced me
Why this specific school?: Talked about how my experiences during my internships and Gov School and Robotics relate to UPenn research and programs
M&T essay: How my role on the robotics team and experiences at NAVAIR have shown me the importance of both engineering and business and led me towards pursuing being an entrepreneur/engineering with business background

[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry teacher I’ve been very close to for 4 years, also gave me recs. and nominated me for summer programs, knows a TON about things I’ve done over the summer and in school etc.
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong, counselor has nominated me for a number of summer programs, seen my file a ton, very personalized, etc.
[] Additional Rec: Robotics coach with whom I’ve probably spent the most amount of time with, very strong, he thinks very highly of me and has given me recs for summer programs as well
[] Interview: with M&T alum, very strong, lasted for maybe 1 hour, discussed many topics, he was very interested in my summer work and was very nice to talk to.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Private, Religious (Friends)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really, unique summer experiences

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Summer programs, good scores, lots of difficult courses taken early and taken almost every AP course available at school, UPenn knows our school quite well
[] Weaknesses: Not enough research experience (Intel, Siemens) etc., probably could have done more of those types of things
[] Why you think you were accepted: Showed interest in Penn, school well known with Penn, essays showed interest
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Georgia Tech, UCAL Berkeley, Lehigh, Rutgers, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Waitlisted: Princeton
Rejected: Stanford, MIT, Harvard

[/ul]General Comments:

frenchhornlove · April 1, 2012, 1:56pm

Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (790 CR, 690 Math, 680 Writing)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 780 Biology M, 750 United States History, 730 Chemistry, 720 Math II, 670 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), United States History (5), World History (4), English Language & Composition (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Calculus AB, Band, AP Statistics, AP English Literature & Composition
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

4 years Concert band on french horn
4 years Marching band on mellophone (section leader two years)
3 years Tri-M Music Honor Society (treasurer junior year, president senior year)
4 years Science Olympiad with 10 regional and 2 state medals [though at time of application, this was just 7 regional medals and no state]
4 years Math Team with many team awards [nothing for individual]
2 years Varsity Track and Field [no awards]
1 year National Honor Society
1 year Science Bowl
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours at a symphony music camp for elementary school children, 60 hours through National Honor Society, a couple nursing home performances through Tri-M
[] Summer Activities: Michigan Math & Science Scholars (2 weeks - “From Genes to Genomics”), Summer@Brown (4 weeks - “Mind and Matter” and “Techniques in DNA Based Biotechnology”), Summer Academy in Applied Science and Engineering (SAAST) at Penn (3 weeks - “Biotechnology”), as well as summer marching band practices
[] Essays: I completely suck at writing essays, but I think my “Why Penn” essay was good. I basically wrote about how much I loved the summer program I attended at Penn (SAAST) and how it changed me and helped me grow.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good, didn’t get to read
[] Counselor Rec: Probably nothing special, didn’t get to read, and we don’t really get to know our counselors
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Wasn’t offered one, so N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Over $150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, I think - my dad went to Penn for grad school. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, challenging course load, legacy, having attended SAAST at Penn
[] Weaknesses: SAT score, definitely, and maybe essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly think being accepted had a lot to do with having attended SAAST, or at least that it gave me a solid reason for being interested in Penn. I didn’t have a comparable connection to the other Ivy schools I applied to, and I didn’t get into any of them. Also, I don’t know if this had anything to do with it because I never got a response, but I did email Penn an “update” on my activities around early March and stated that Penn had become my top choice.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgia Tech Honors Program, University of Georgia Honors Program
Rejected: Yale (after being deferred early), MIT, Dartmouth, Columbia, Stanford, Brown, Rice

[/ul]General Comments:
I was absolutely amazed that I got in because I’m completely terrible at writing. I got rejected from so many schools that I was feeling really down on myself, but Penn was my top choice, and I’m THRILLED to have gotten in!

mbonil1234 · April 1, 2012, 10:31pm

Decision: Accepted - Huntsman

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT: 32 (E-34, M-34, R-32, S-29, W-11)
[] SAT II: Math II-640 Italian-740 Lit- 600 (yes I know…)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/324
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(5), Macro(4), Micro(4), Eng Lang (4), Euro (4), Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Eng. Lit, AP Env. Sci, AP Govt, Spanish V, French IV, Honors Choir,
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 20% at DECA ICDC, AP Scholar, Various Local Academic Awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (President 2011-2012, VP 2010-2011 largest student organization at my school), Model UN (Head Delegate), Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Lacrosse, Forensics, NHS, Choir (Section Leader), Foreign Exchange Student
[] Job/Work Experience: Spa Front Desk, Local Ice Cream Shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ Hours many with business focus
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer trip to Ghana, working, volunteer, Badger Girls State
[] Essays: I assume they were good. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[] Additional Rec: Principal called admissions to explain situation (I switched schools which messed up honors weighting, rank, and some extracurriculars)
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Foreign Exchange Student for 10 months to Italy in 10th grade, fluent in Italian, from small WI town[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Business/International Focus of lifestyle and extracurriculars, recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was probably one of very few students applying to Huntsman with Italian skills, I had a strong business and international background considering I am from WI, showed genuine interest
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgetown, Business Honors Program at UT Austin, Boston College, USC, Lehigh, Tulane, UW Madison, Syracuse
Waitlisted- Notre Dame
[/ul]General Comments: I’m actually in complete shock. Penn has been my dream for a very long time, I just never thought I would get into to Huntsman/Wharton-especially with my test scores. I guess it was a combination of passion and luck! I’m so excited!

bimbop · April 2, 2012, 12:04am

Decision: Accepted - Jerome Fisher M&T

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2220 (780M 760CR 680W)
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II:Bio(790), Physics(800), Math II(800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio, Physics C, Calc AB, Calc BC, Stats (all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:A couple APs but generally pretty light
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Rep to the school board, Varsity soccer, Student Government, Model UN + other small ones
[] Job/Work Experience:Soccer referee
[] Volunteer/Community service:Counselor in Training
[] Summer Activities:Studied in France for a month
[] Essays: Could have been good or bad, no idea
[] Teacher Recommendation:didn’t get to see them but all my teachers liked me and my school has a rep for giving good teacher recs because of the small student teacher ratio
[] Counselor Rec:Same applies to this, small student population means the counselor knows everybody
[] Additional Rec:school principal who loves me
[li] Interview:no[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):MI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Private - secular
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: gpa, recs and essays
[] Weaknesses:volunteering, lack of hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It must have been the essays and recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted - UMichigan, Upenn, Cornell, Cooper Union, Georgia Tech, RPI rejected - Stanford, MIT

[/ul]General Comments: Looking at the other kids who got rejected from wharton, it clearly isn’t scores that get you into these schools so it must be a combo of essays, recs and ECs.

peter4294 · April 2, 2012, 5:47am

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): W=770 R=770 M620 =2160
[] ACT: E=34 R=33 S=30 M=26 W=33 COMP=31
[] SAT II: BioE=530 WorldHis-700 USH=760 French=710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6/4.02
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(2) Euro(4) EngLang(4) USG&P(5) USH(5) EnvSci(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, Ancient Greek II Honors, AP French Language, Discrete Math/Probability & Statistics, AP Economics, Classical Studies, AP Comp Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): USA Swimming (2005-present), HS Swimming (all four years), Class Board (9th, 10th as Community Service Chair, 11th as VP, 12th as VP), Board of Directors Athlete Rep for State’s swimming governing body, <----same thing but as well for 11 states in Eastern US, Student Council (all four years), State Board of Education student member, town Board of Education student member, Human Rights Coalition (all four years, latter 2 being the VP/CO President), Alzheimer’s Association Fundraising organizer
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor for local middle school, Alzheimer’s Association work
[] Summer Activities: summer school each summer
[] Essays: 1-10? i’d say 8.9
[] Teacher Recommendation: both very good
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: very good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: mixed (black, white, asian)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: ~$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, essays, overall how i conveyed myself to them
[] Weaknesses: grades, some scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard/Yale/UPENN/Brown/UChiago/Georgetown/GW

[/ul]General Comments:

Suzykuzy · April 2, 2012, 12:04pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR750, M800, W780
[] ACT: Didn’t take it
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Literature 730
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.8): 4.08
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Psychology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not taken yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma; Math HL, Bio HL, Theatre HL, English SL, Mandarin B SL, Psychology SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years in Thespians (President), 4 years in MUN (Deputy Secretary General of BEIMUN XIX), 2 years in JV Girls Rugby, Wrote and directed 2 original plays in One Act Festival for 2 years, taught English to orphans in local orphanage, starred as Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes (musical lead), 3rd place in school talent show
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as entertainment review reporter in a local magazine, dental clinic intern for 2 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours
[] Summer Activities: see job/work experience
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: dunno
[] Counselor Rec:dunno
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview:not very good.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): China
[] School Type: International private
[] Ethnicity:Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, extracurriculars, SAT score
[] Weaknesses: GPA, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Berkeley, UCLA, NYU, Columbia waitlisted

[/ul]General Comments:

burgerking316 · April 2, 2012, 2:10pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720CR, 800M, 800W (superscore)
[] ACT: 33 (didn’t submit)
[] SAT II: 760 U.S. History, 800 Physics, 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95ish (96.9UW out of 100 with an upward trend from 9th grade)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10 UW, 12 W
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Physics B (5), U.S. History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C (Mech and E&M), AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Psych, Community College English, Government/Economics, Gym
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge National College Match Finalist, AP Scholar, National Merit Commended; other state/local awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Acceptance Coalition - 8, 9, 12 (designed school website in 9th grade)
Students Against Destructive Decisions - 9, 10 (Vice President, Secretary, Webmaster, all in 10th grade)
School Newspaper - 11 (founded then), 12 (Vice President, Editor, SAT Column Writer, Assistant Webmaster)
Tutoring - 10, 11, 12
Student Council - 9, 11, 12
Math League - 11, 12
Computer Programming Club - 12 (Vice President)
National Junior Honor Society - 9, 10
National Honor Society - 11, 12
[] Job/Work Experience:
Babysitting - 9, 10, 11, 12 (usually not paid because it’s mostly for my niece)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Activities through Key Club and Honors Societies
Relay for Life - 10, 11, 12 (Co-Captain this year)
Electric recycling drives for the girls crew team
Proofreading and transcribing books
MySpace/Website Design - 6, 7, 8, 9, summer before 10th
[] Essays: Main one was about Website design. Extracurricular one was about giving a speech for Acceptance Coalition and how it helped me through my struggles. Penn intro discussed how I am an individual but I try to help others and form connections when I can. Other Penn essay talked about my experiences with urban and suburban lifestyles.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Physics B teacher - probably really good, I was the only one to get a 5 that year and I love physics. I didn’t read it so I don’t know for sure.
U.S. History teacher - didn’t read, but he loved me and he is a great writer.
[] Counselor Rec: She liked me a lot, but I doubt it was anything too special
[li] Interview: never offered one :([/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Suburban ho-hum high school, doesn’t offer many good classes or extracurricular opportunities, 1-2 get into Cornell and maybe a few other top schools every year
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < 20000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, low-income

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA in 11th and 12th grade, SAT, Questbridge, essays
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars/volunteering , rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: One of my Penn essays really seemed to fit with what they have to offer as a university. I’m really surprised I got in, and they even told me I was in the top 15% of admitted students D:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Penn, Vassar, University of Rochester; Waitlisted - Cornell; Rejected - Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Yale, Brown, Duke, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments: I’m probably going here and I’m visiting for the Scholars Preview next week! I’m so happy to have the opportunity to attend a school of this caliber, because I was so sure I would get rejected everywhere. They also gave me amazing financial aid so I am pretty much set.

americansushi · April 8, 2012, 4:19pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200: 700 CR, 740 M, 760 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 720 USH, 720 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 or 3.76…can never remember
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Eng Lit, 5 BC Calc, 5 Bio, 4 USH, European hsitory and Spanish for this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra, AP Spanish, European lit (hardest English class at my school), AP European history (hardest history class in my school), Journalism II honors, Yoga, Global leadership (graduate with special diploma), Gender in society nonlevelled. Multivariable calculus at Harvard extension school, paid for by my school.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, except for a few awards at Model UN conferences and school awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sec-gen of Model UN (president), head of MidMUN (subprogram of Model UN where high school students teach Model UN for middle school students. I expanded the program from 1 to 6 schools), Managing writing editor of school newspaper, columnist of the school newspaper, writing coach, honors peer tutor (for students failing MCAS, a state exam), president of the orchestra.
[] Job/Work Experience: None, really.
[] Volunteer/Community service: MidMUN, Writing coach, honors peer tutoring, a few hours at hospitals.
[] Summer Activities: High school summer school (before 9th grade), JHU CTY (before 10th grade), Math Camp (PROMYS, before 11th grade), psych and philosophy at UMass Boston (before 12th grade)
[] Essays: Main one about my first playdate with a white kid, experiencing the awkward clash of cultures and explaining my appreciation of this awkwardness in order to experience other cultures. EC one about why I do Model UN. Optional intro to Penn about how teachers always mispronounce my name, but this year they don’t because many people know me for my interesting column pieces in the newspaper - hence, “making a name for myself.” (I thought it was incredibly witty)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good and good, if not, good and decent. One from my math teacher who I’ve had frosh year and junior year. I jumped a year ahead, but I was always very quiet in my classes. Another from my history teacher junior year, who is fascinated by culture and has had many interesting conversations with me about my Asian American culture.
[] Counselor Rec: Good or decent. I always freaked out to her about college and life and stress and homework and would leave her office after she’d say (rather helplessly), “Everything’s going to be okay…?”
[li] Interview: Not offered.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Public, about 1800 kids.
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: $35,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, low income in a high income city

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I am not the average Asian applicant…yet to some extent, I am. But not really. Also, took lots of really hard classes and carved out a niche for myself.
[] Weaknesses: GPA (3.75), volunteer
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to make myself appear as human as possible, capable of awkwardness and bad-ish grades, but I emphasized my passion for culture. For this, I stood out from other Asian applicants. Also, I took a lot of hard courses.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Georgetown school of nursing and health, Tufts (with guaranteed research stipends), BC. Waitlisted: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, Johns Hopkins. Rejected: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT.

[/ul]General Comments: Was not expecting to get waitlisted and denied at the places I did! Also, I tried Questbridge this year and they didn’t accept me, which threw off my plans of applying early to Cornell which may never have brought me here. Lots of financial aid, lots of spontaneous laughter in my family as a result, and I can’t wait to go to Penn this fall.

Metrical · April 9, 2012, 10:44am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (Math: 790, CR: 730, W: 740)
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 770 Physics, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Physics C (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), English Language (5).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Slightly less rigorous than Junior year. Still taking APs / College level classes.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, QB Finalist, AP Scholar with distinction.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Science club (president), Quiz Bowl (captain), Local science competitions and some awards in each, research at a university, summer research fellowship, sports for three years, 2 foreign language honor societies, NHS.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Recycling community service leader, 4 years.
[] Summer Activities: Research Fellowship during Junior year, travel the rest of the summers.
[] Essays: I spent a lot of time writing them and perfecting them to the best of my ability. I think they were a very good reflection of me and were well written.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was spectacular, the other was very good too, but not written very well.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful, she and I have a very good relationship.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Very good!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly hook by definition, but woman in science may have helped in some schools.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Schedule, APs, focused extracurriculars, essays.
[] Weaknesses: No outstanding national awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel very fortunate overall. I think being an immigrant and a QB finalist really helped me standout.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale (likely), Dartmouth (L), Columbia, UPenn (L), Cornell (L) , Northeastern.  Rejected: Stanford  Waitlisted: MIT, Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone for making it through this process, and to the amazing schools you have gotten into. If you didnt get in to your top school, dont beat yourself up over it. As everyone else will tell you, this process can be very unpredictable and those who get in do not always know why. You will succeed anywhere you go if you take advantage of all the opportunities provided. To those who will be applying in the future: dont obsess over one school and dont stress out about this entire process more than you have to (I did a bit too much). Work hard on your applications, dont leave them to the last minute and once those applications are out of your hands, let the chips fall where they may.

backstroker · April 9, 2012, 6:51pm

Last week, I was rejected from every Ivy League School, except for Columbia, where I was waitlisted. These are my stats.

36 ACT
4.4 GPA (4.0 unweighted)
2 Year Swimming Captain, 4 Year Varsity
President of a BuildOn Club, 2 years
2x All State Swimming
National Merit Finalist
US Presidential Scholar Candidate
Multiple other Minor Awards
250 Hrs Community Service
National AP Scholar
12 AP Classes
Worked tutoring ACT and SAT Classes
Both teachers I had do my recommendations are very close to me, as well as my counselor.
Contacted Coaches to walk on to swimming programs
And my application essays were reviewed by friends at Harvard and Yale, and they were decent at least.

As can be seen, I expected to be admitted to at least one school, however, I was not, and I am very disappointed. I did receive another minor honor this week, and though it itself may not be the best grounds for appeal, I believe my current situation warrants a second look. Anyone have any advice? I could really use some help.

In addition, I am an Indian Male.

bantal · April 9, 2012, 7:56pm

Decision: Accepted - Huntsman

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2120
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 760 Bio, 680 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (5), Micro (5), Macro (5), Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Enviro (5), Bio (5), US History (4), Lit (5), Calc BC (5), Psych (5), Chem (5), US Comp (4), Music (3)explained
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty much all AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): TASP Finalist, AP Scholar, Econ Challenge Semi finalist, QB College Prep
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): WINK Literary/Art Magazine (Co-Editor), NHS (Co-President), Speech and Debate (Captain), MUN
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: State air show, church, library (not much, to be honest)
[] Summer Activities: FBI Multicultural Youth Academy (got in pilot year, volunteered as a leader the second year)
[] Essays: CA one was decent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’d say pretty strong for both
[] Counselor Rec: A little above average, I suppose
[] Additional Rec: Kinda small, but used the supervisor from the Youth Academy
[li] Interview: I actually thought it was my worst one, but turned out to be one of the best. The guy was genuinely interested in having me explain my many “potential career interests”. I thought I was presumptuous and unspecialized, but he thought I was extremely versatile; a classmate of mine said he alluded to me in his interview 0.o. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: OR
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60-80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Indonesian Citizenship, Malay

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I reread my general essay and it solely focused on civic and international duty of Penn. I think that was my main ticket. My Huntsman one was a fairly okay essay on oil now that I look at it.
[] Weaknesses: Volunteer hours. I didn’t have many international/business oriented activities but I don’t think those are major prerequisites at all.
[] Why you think you were accepted: I reread my general essay and it solely focused on civic and international duty of Penn. I think that was my main ticket. My Huntsman one was a fairly okay essay on oil now that I look at it.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Reject (Other ivies)

[/ul]General Comments: I didn’t really take the SAT II for Spanish, which is my target language… I’m really kinda astounded. Yet grateful, nonetheless as Penn was my first choice. I know assuredly there were plenty of other well-qualified applicants, but I trust their decision. I don’t post on CC often, but I’d like to return the favor since I looked at quite a few decisions threads the past year or so.

loyamann123 · April 29, 2012, 9:59am

You were rejected because you got beat by the school quota. Usually one person per one thousand at your school. Most Ivies group schools together.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using CC

3176401 · May 10, 2012, 9:27pm

I know, it’s kind of late… but after looking at these threads for the last two years, I really felt the need to contribute to this thread.

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 650 Reading, 770 Writing
ACT: -
SAT II: 720 Math Level 1, 600 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/38
AP (place score in parenthesis): No APs offered until Senior Year (Small Private School). Did dual enrollment instead.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Dual Enrollment (Done at a state university):36 Credits (12 classes). College GPA was a 3.8
Senior Year Course Load: Toughest Course Load available.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Gold volunteer service award (Grades: 9,10,11).
Excellent rating in State Solo Ensemble.
Bausch and Lomb Science Scholarship award from University of Rochester.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Music E.C: All State Percussionist, Section Leader in my school band (9,10,11), Participated in Solo Ensemble every year and scored well, etc.
Medical E.C: Did a research project at an eye institute(Junior year), did a NIH sponsored Internship (Senior year), Volunteered at a Hospital.
Other: National Honors Society president, started a shoe drive and collected 1000 shoes, participated in Indian dances for four years in a row.

Job/Work Experience: NIH Internship for my senior summer. Worked for my parents in their retail stores.
Volunteer/Community service: 1200 Hours. 400 Hours from one research lab, 400 hours for an indian association. Other 400 were scattered, but most of my volunteer hours aren’t scattered.
Summer Activities: NIH Internship (Senior), HHMI Summer Scholars program (Junior), Dual Enrollment (Sophomore), Volunteer at Hospital (Freshman).
Essays: Showed a huge passion for Penn. Readers were probably impressed that I knew so much about the school despite never visiting prior to my acceptance. I really think that my essays got me in.
Teacher Recommendation: Great, going to a small school helped a lot.
Counselor Rec: Great, she loves me and really wants me to get into a great school since not many go. .
Additional Rec: LOR from a prestigious doctor.
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Asian indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Applied for Financial Aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
Reflection
Strengths:GPA, Class Rank, work experience, Essays.
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores were horrible, especially my SAT 2.
Why you think you were accepted: Penn has been my top choice for a while (I wrote a thread about this in November lol). I showed a passion for Penn despite never visiting.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at all the other ivy leagues. Wait listed at JHU, Williams, and Vanderbilt.

My advice to future applicants is to cast a wide net. You’ll get lucky somewhere, like I did lol. I applied to maybe 15 top schools and was only accepted at Penn. Oh and also SAT scores are not everything, but its probably what kept me out of most of the other ivys. Show a passion for the school in the essays if you can. Everyone is qualified, its the person who writes the best essays that gets in.

kchurchillz · May 15, 2012, 12:44am

Accepted!!

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 2290 (CR 770, Math 800, Writing 720)
[ *]SAT II: US Hist 790, Math II 800, Chem 800, Bio M 800
[ *]GPA: 3.9ish
[ *]Rank: 5/450ish
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem, US Hist, Calc AB, Stat, Compsci A, Bio: All 5’s

[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: Common app: 8/10, Supplements: 6 or 7 out of 10. They were mostly cut and paste, but maybe I’m being modest
[ *]Teacher Recs: Should be great, didn’t really get to see them.
[ *]Counselor Rec: Should be excellent, I’m probably one of her favorite students.
[ *]Supplementary Material: Didn’t send any
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None. Antihook: Asian male with no exceptional EC’s going into engineering :’(

[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: PA
[ *]High School Type: Public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Male

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: Nothing special. Orchestra, Mock Trials, Electric Car Club, Intern at a chem lab for 4 years (my strongest one probably. Sent in a pretty good recommendation from that)
[ *]Awards: Distinguished AP scholar, National merit finalist
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/list]Congrats to all those who got in!!

Where else: Accepted to cornell, rice, and psu schreyers.
waitlisted at dartmouth and duke, rejected from stanford and MIT.
going to cornell!

kiddo64 · June 27, 2012, 1:17pm

wow ivys really are luck

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