<p>very good trend so far… </p>
<p>more accepted than defers+rejects</p>
<p>beautiful!</p>
<p>
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<p>Please tell me you didn’t take this seriously…</p>
<p>deferred =/</p>
<p>Is there a facebook group for everyone who is now a part of penn’s class of 2014? :)</p>
<p>
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<p>Just wondering, how do you do varsity Soccer and XC when they’re in the same season?</p>
<p>deferred…</p>
<p>What’s CAS and WHARTON???</p>
<p>Decision && School: Accepted to SEAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 740
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 750
[</em>] SAT Total: 2260
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 750, Biology (M) 740
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Calculus AB - 3, US History World History Calculus BC - 4, Biology English Language Calc AB subscore - 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.24
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9x
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 3/465</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): -</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: 4 Year Varsity and Captain of Tennis team, Founder and President of Computer Science Club, President of Math Club, 200+ hours of community service, Web designer of key club.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I got an interview, and i thought i did pretty well</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Very happy that i got in. I thought i was a pretty run of the mill average penn applicant, not too amazing but not terrible. Doesnt make the acceptance any less thrilling. Congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED CAS</p>
<p>Bio major</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Verbal: 550
- SAT Math: 730
- SAT Writing: 550
- SAT Total: 1830
- SAT II: Math2: 700, Chem: 670, US History: 700, Physics: 670
- ACT: didn’t take
- AP/IB taken/scores: AP Chemistry(4), AP European History(4), AP Physics BC(4), AP US History (4),
- GPA weighted: 4.06
- GPA unweighted: dont know
- Rank or % estimate: top 3%, 16/532
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: i think my essays set me apart from other applicants. My com app essay is about the struggles my mom had went through and how it impacted me. My penn essay focused on the medical program that i spent during my summer in junior year and my desire to become a doctor… I definitely think that my essays are what got me in…
- Teacher Recs: excellent, he knows me for 4 yrs
- Counselor Rec: excellent, he knows me for 4 yrs
- Hook (if any): my brother went to Penn… and i live in Philly and from a very excellent school… dont know if that helps…
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Philly
- School Type: public
- Ethnicity: Chinese
- Gender: M
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: cross country captain, track and field co-captain, vice president of math team, attended prestigious Penn medical program during summer, volunteered at HUP (penn hospital), and others…
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: essays are very important and remember to show ur ‘true’ passions…</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I can’t believe I got in!!! Congratulations to everyone…hope to meet u guys in philly…
for those who were deferred and rejected, there are many amazing colleges, "there are so many means to the same end, and you dont have to go to penn to reach ur goals …</p>
<p>Good luck to you all !</p>
<p>**ACCEPTED:CAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 750
[</em>] SAT Math: 700
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2250
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US, 730 Math2
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 4 AP Enviro, 5 AP US, 5 AP Calc AB, 5 AP Lang
[</em>] GPA weighted:
[<em>] GPA unweighted:
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 10%</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: RI
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[li] Recruited Yes/No: No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: well roundedness and a genuine enthusiasm for things I do</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS 2014!!! I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE ALL OF YOU IN THE FALL!!! PM me and we can be facebook friends!!!</p>
<p>To anyone deferred or rejected - keep up hope. The process isn’t a measure of you as an individual. I’m sure you all will accomplish amazing things!</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I played soccer during freshman and sophomore year, i didn’t do a school sport in the fall of my junior year cause i swam on a club team, and then I did xc senior year. Kinda wish i stuck with soccer, but cross country was fun too</p>
<p>Deferred CAS</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 800</li>
<li>SAT Math: 700</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 800</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2300</li>
<li>SAT II: Math1: 740, US History: 800, Lit: 750</li>
<li>ACT: didn’t take</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: AP US History (5), AP Eng Lit (5), AP French Lang (5), AP Micro (5)</li>
<li>GPA weighted: n/a</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 3.95</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: top 2%</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: i see myself as a good writer and they were edited by friends of ours who are editors</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: prob very good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): 2 summer classes at Penn…2 As…obv not a hook?</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NH</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs: varsity soccer, varsity indoor track, varsity outdoor track, student gov’t, typical leadership positions, literary magazine editor, class council vp/p</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: i thought i stood a good shot…not too sure actually why i didn’t get in so im pretty shocked…</p>
<p>**Accepted CAS: **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 730
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2330
[<em>] SAT II: 790 MathII, 740 Physics, 710 U.S. History, and 720 Chemistry
[</em>] AP scores: U.S. 5, Calc AB 5, and Lit 4.
[<em>] GPA weighted: 4.2something (AP/Honors= .33 increase I think)
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[li] Rank: 1/72 (according to my counselor, but we dont officially rank)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Interview: I didnt get one
[</em>] Essays: Pretty Good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[li] Hook: Nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State: Delaware
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy: Yes
[</em>] Recruited: No
[li] Important ECs: Squash, Mock Trial, Varsity Tennis, Math Team, Academic Bowl, CS at a Nativity School</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Penn 2014! Im so excited! Ive read every post before this one, and all of you are fantastic and accomplished students (jk Kbo). Im surprised to see that several strong applicants seem to have had some really bad luck. Keep your heads up!</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Vishkapish- Its cool to see someone else from DE</p>
<p>Accepted to SEAS:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 690
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 720
[</em>] SAT Total: 2210
[<em>] SAT II: Math II - 800, Chemistry - 790
[</em>] GPA weighted: 93% Average
[li] Rank or % estimate: School doesn’t rank, but top 5%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote the optional. All was decent except for Autobiography
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both of them were really short. One by the english teacher was well written though.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fairly good, I think she really helped me out.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Canada, Ontario
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Not really much, volunteered at CLM for three years. A bunch of random clubs.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>I think my interview went <em>extremely</em> well.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:</p>
<p>I feel really fortunate to have been accepted. I know many more qualified applicants who have either been deferred or rejected, including a classmate of mine. I know he worked extremely hard during the entire process, and I really wish both of us could have made it. </p>
<p>Overall, I think my marks/scores weren’t stellar, so the only reason I got in was probably because of my essays (which honestly weren’t that well written), my interview, and a whole lot of luck. </p>
<p>Best of luck in the regular round everyone.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Accepted && SEAS: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:690
[ *] SAT Math:790
[ *] SAT Writing:720
[ *] SAT Total:2200
[ *] SAT II:Math2-780
[ *] ACT:32
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:none submitted
[ *] GPA weighted:5.08
[ *] GPA unweighted:3.78
[ *] Rank or % estimate:15/350</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:Great
[ *] Teacher Recs:Average
[ *] Counselor Rec:Average
[ *] Hook (if any):None</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:MA
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity:German
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:No
[ *] Important ECs:None</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]Nice.</p>
<p>[ b]<em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…:[ /b]</p>
<p>**Accepted & Wharton School of Business: **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 740
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 720
[</em>] SAT Total: 2260
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Physics, 740 Chem
[</em>] ACT: 34 with 8 essay
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:-
[</em>] GPA weighted:4.36
[<em>] GPA unweighted:3.86
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 10%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): International Experiences</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI, USA
[</em>] School Type: Magnet Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who got in:</p>
<p>Good luck to you all !</p>
<p>Everyone PM me if you’d like to be friends on Facebook–I’m dying to meet everyone!</p>
<p>~Visual Studies Major/CAS/Class of 2014~</p>
<p>ACCEPTED CAS **
<a href=“How%20in%20the%20world%20did%20this%20happen!?!?!”>b</a></p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] SAT2s: Math 2-760, U.S. History-700, Literature- 700
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Eng-5, U.S.-5, Bio-4, Calc- 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.88
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.85
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 2-3%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: too subjective for me to really comment on…. but I personally loved my pg. 217, thought my communities essay was pretty good (probably just about average compared to what I’m guessing you all did), and I worked hard on my common app essay and personally liked it, but you never know!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I didn’t read either… but I’m assuming that they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I got really close with my GC over the past couple of months… so I assume that this was good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): legacy</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maine
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Yes
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: tons of community service… lots on school-based leadership positions, sports (team captain), one big passion that I believe stands out in my app (but not on a national level or anything), SADD… there’s more but I don’t feel like listing everything</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who got in! I’m actually in Philly right now! When I found out I got in, one of my friends immediately picked me up and we took a drive down to PA! I’m so excited! It’s wonderful down here! To all those who were deferred/rejected: it’s really okay! I feel a little guilty because I know that there are a bunch of you out there who didn’t get in and are honestly better candidates than I am. This process is SO random and you can’t judge your worth or academic/extracurricular talent based on your Penn decision.
To those deferred: you still might end up here next year! I wish you the best of luck!
To those rejected: I feel completely confident that you will find someplace that you end up LOVING and you will get in… whether you think you love that place now or not. Keep your hope guys! The fact that you applied to Penn alone signals that you are driven and talented! I really wish you guys the best of luck. I know that SO easily I could have been in your position right now.</p>
<p>****</p>
<p>**Decision && School: ** Accepted Vagelos Life Science and Management (Wharton and College)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 760
[</em>] SAT Math: 770
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2330
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Lit 740, Physics 740
[</em>] ACT: nope
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 on BC Calc, Physics C, Eng. Lang, Micro, US Govt, Comp Govt, 4 on Spanish Lang,
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.72
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.96
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I felt only okay about them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: MV Calc and AP English, good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fabulous
[</em>] Hook (if any): Rec from my mentor at biology research internship</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White as snow
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Nope
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: Nope
[li] Important ECs: Editor school newspaper, varsity track/XC, cello, science internship, ballet</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I set a special meeting with the program directors, I bet that helped.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I am so freaking excited!!!</p>
<p>**Decision && School: CAS Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 730
[</em>] SAT Math: 730
[<em>] SAT Writing: 670
[</em>] SAT Total: 2130
[<em>] SAT II: Math: 690 Lit: 680
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Diploma: HL Chem/English/History – Predicted 6/7/7
SL Math/Spanish/Business – Predicted 6/6/7 and 3 bonus points. Total: 42/45
[</em>] GPA weighted: -
[<em>] GPA unweighted: -
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: (school doesn’t rank but I think 10%)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[*] Essays: Umm I wrote my common app one about my culture/background, diversity and all that. I did my 217 one like two days before it was due, about a foreign service trip – made sure it wasn’t clich</p>