<p>@Poeme
It really is a hollistic process at Penn. Theres absolutely no pattern whatsoever on acceptances. But i think the statistics do matter quite a bit, and the people on CC would really love to get an idea on what can get you in Penn. Id love to see how you expressed all those things though.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED- HUNTSMAN DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM (international studies and business)- CAS + WHARTON</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:530 (seriously, lol)
[ *] SAT Math:650
[ *] SAT Writing:630
[ *] SAT Total:1810
[ *] SAT II: math I-680 math II- 630 French+ listening: 600 (pretty messed up scores)
[ *] ACT: NA
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:Economics HL (predicted grade: 6), Business and management HL (predicted:6), English A1 HL (predicted 6), Chemistry SL (predicted 6), Math SL (predicted 6), and Arabic A2SL (predicted 6).
[ *] GPA weighted: 3.92
[ *] GPA unweighted:
[ *] Rank or % estimate:school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:i thought they were ok, the page 217 essay probably stood out.
[ *] Teacher Recs: one was okay, didnt see the other (shouldve been ok though)
[ *] Counselor Rec:didnt see, my friend told me it was amazing
[ *] Hook (if any): URM? + a lot of exposure to business + international relations (through activities etc)</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:bahrain
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity:bahraini
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: no
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: Piano, french and MUN</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]
I was pretty shocked, I never thought id get in. I mean, 1810 for gods sake! anyways, congrats to all u who got in! People who were deferred, i hope you make it in the end! and people who were rejected, stay proud, maybe you’re just too good for penn ;)</p>
<p>WHY ARE THEIR NO ENGINEERS?? :(</p>
<p>Accepted SEAS</p>
<p>ACT: 34
M: 36
W: 35
R: 34
S: 31</p>
<p>APs: 5 (U.S. gov’t, physics B, U.S. history, World History)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.41w</p>
<p>Rank: 8/389</p>
<p>Hook: Spent a summer program at Penn and had a professor recommendation.</p>
<p>New York, White, Male, public school, no legacy</p>
<p>Accepted:CAS</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal:730
SAT Math:780
SAT Writing:730
SAT Total:2240
SAT II:Biology-690, Spanish-710, Math II-720, bad test day
ACT:34
AP/IB taken/scores:APUSH-4, 5’s in Euro, Biology, and English Lang and Comp.
GPA weighted:5.2
GPA unweighted:3.8
Rank or % estimate: 10%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Very strong, probably what put me over the top. My Why Penn? was very specific. My autobiography showed my sensitive side that probably was not displayed anywhere else in the app.
Teacher Recs:Good, but possibly generic. I was very close to both teachers.
Counselor Rec: Solid
[ *] Hook (if any): Very specific, unique goals. Major in History of Science along with a major Biochemistry as well.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:Tennessee
[ *] School Type:Competitive and private
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:No
[ *] Important ECs:Soccer (club (captain) and school), knowledge bowl, newspaper, debate club (pres), peer tutor, theater.</p>
<p>Other Factors: None; maybe that I’m from TN, but I know there were still a bunch of kids applying ED from TN. </p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
Already excited about next year! Can’t wait to meet other members of the Class of 2014!</p>
<p>As for the deferred: Don’t worry, there’s still hope. One of my best friends (who I thought was a much stronger applicant) was deferred, but I’m still pulling for him to get in so he can be my roommate. There’s a reason you were deferred, not rejected–they still must have an interest in you.</p>
<p>As for the rejected: School is what you make of it. You don’t need to pay 50k a year to make the most out of an education.</p>
<p>Decision && School: Accepted Wharton!</p>
<p>will post stats when i have the time.</p>
<p>**ACCEPTED: CAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 700
[</em>] SAT Math: 610
[<em>] SAT Writing: 770
[</em>] SAT Total: 2080
[<em>] SAT II: French: 800, Spanish: 760
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: None
[</em>] GPA weighted: None
[<em>] GPA unweighted: None
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: None
(I go to French school and will graduate with a French Baccalaureate)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very good, I discussed my actions and position towards last year’s violent riots in Athens, Greece (where I live)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good/Very Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: None (doesn’t exist at my school)
[</em>] Hook (if any): Not sure what that is but I was very specific as to what I want to study (International Relations, Economics, and Music) and my whole profile fit together and was very consistent</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Greece
[</em>] School Type: Private French School
[<em>] Ethnicity: White, 1/4 Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: 300+ hours of volunteer work, MUN, Ecological Club, Class President my sophomore year, Internship at an art gallery, played Rugby for 1 semester</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I’m a US diplomat’s daughter so I was accepted as an international student but I’m a US citizen. I think I got accepted because my whole profile was very solid and consistent on me having lived all over the world and really wanting to get involved in different issues in each of the countries I’ve lived in, and the fact that I want to bring my experiences and my diversity to PENN. And I think I also got a little lucky</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO GOT IN I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU! AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE DEFERRED JUST HANG IN THERE!! (remember, each year it all depends on who your competition is, it doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t qualified enough to get in). AND FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T GET IN, IT’S PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU WILL END UP BEING MUCH HAPPIER SOMEWHERE ELSE 
(life works in mysterious ways!)</p>
<p>Decision & School: Deferred art and science
Stats:
SAT Verbal:630
SAT Math:800
SAT Writing:690
SAT Total:2120
SAT II:760 Math II, 740 Chem
ACT:n/a
AP/IB taken/scores: 2 5s on Calc and Chem
GPA weighted: .
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank or % estimate: my school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good…i think? i wrote about my exchange year in the U.S. … for why penn, i wrote pretty honest…no 217 essay.
teacher Recs: …good?( i hope)
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:China
School Type: public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: my exchange year in america through ASSIST with full scholarship in a private school? and a second place in a speech tournament in america? those aren’t strong anyways…</p>
<p>Other Factors: none</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to those who got in…and though i hate waiting, i feel lucky not getting a reject considering my not that outstanding score&EC, the amount of people applying from my country and how little Penn accept chinese ppl…</p>
<p>ACCEPTED: CAS !!!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 750</li>
<li>SAT Math: 690</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 720</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2160 (took twice, composite score)</li>
<li>SAT II: 700,740 * ACT: n/a</li>
<li>AP No AP offered at my school.</li>
<li>GPA weighted: 3.6 </li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 3.5 </li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: Top 25%</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Excellent</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Very very positive.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): DOUBLE Legacy & child of employee, related to Univ professor</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: PA</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: YES</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs: Band, Chorus, Student Gov, Theatre, Newspaper, part time jobs</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Admissions committee totally unpredictable this year. Seems that grades less important than overall package.</p>
<p>Decision & School: Accepted to CAS!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 710
SAT Math: 660
SAT Writing: 690
SAT Total: 2060
SAT II: Math 2 750 Bio 730 Math 1 710
ACT: didn’t take ACT
AP/IB taken/scores: AP Eng Lit- 4, AP Calc AB- 5, AP USHistory-4, AP Bio-5 (also taking 4 APs this year)
GPA weighted: School doesn’t weight
GPA unweighted:4.0
Rank or % estimate: 2/70, but not sure if my school reported that</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Killed myself over them, I’d like to think they’re the reason I got in
Teacher Recs: Good, not great
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: WV
School Type: Private school
Ethnicity: White (Middle eastern)
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: nope
Recruited Yes/No: no way
Important ECs: Varsity soccer and tennis, captain of club soccer team, president of a state organization, founded a tutoring service at my school, one of the better parts of my app</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m truly shocked that I am now a quaker. Message to all those with “substandard” test scores- don’t let them inhibit you, just kill the other parts of your app. Can’t wait to meet the everyone else, it’s gonna be a great 4 years!</p>
<p>**ACCEPTED CAS!!!: **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 780
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 790
[</em>] SAT Total: 2370 ( single sitting)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800, Chem 760, Chinese 800, US history 720
[</em>] ACT: nope
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: fives in bio,psychology, stats, calc bc, english lang, us history, world history, macro, environmental sci, physics, chemistry. three in french = (
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.7
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 2%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common app was about tennis and perseverance. Why Penn was kind of dry but definitely showed why i wanted to go there. Page 217 talked about my future plans, it had a lot of humor in it, definitely my favorite out of the three.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One amazing, one good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): not really</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:FL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Haha i wish
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: same as legacy
[li] Important ECs: Really focused on the math team, 3 time national and state champs. I’m also the head of an afterschool tutoring program for elementary school kids. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors: I visited? lol</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I was pretty worried about my chances because I didn’t have a lot of leadership positions. But I guess being really focused in one or two extracurriculars is fine.</p>
<p>Accepted && CAS: </p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT Verbal:610
[ *] SAT Math:700
[ *] SAT Writing:750
[ *] SAT Total:2060
[ *] SAT II:math 2 (700), lit (680)
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:AP Spanish Lang (5), English Lit (4), English Lang (4)
[ *] GPA weighted:n/a
[ *] GPA unweighted:88.01
[ *] Rank or % estimate: n/a</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: it was pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recs: probably great
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: MA
[ *] School Type:private boarding
[ *] Ethnicity:hispanic
[ *] Gender:f
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: no
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: Head Tour Guide, Proctor, member of clubs, peer tutor</p>
<p>Hopeful Underdog, </p>
<p>You got in!!! Congrats!!! You were so worried = P</p>
<p>Hopeful, I think ur Penn enthusiasm on CC played a part in ur admission! cya next yr!</p>
<p>haha Thanks guys! I am so excited and it was such a surprise!</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who is in! Can’t wait to meet you! And best of luck to all who were deferred and rejected!</p>
<p>Someone should start a facebook group for the class of 2014.</p>
<p>I also posted this in the thread for questions about Penn, but I just wanted to extend my congratulations to those who were accepted to Penn ED. I am a recent graduate of Penn and I had a truly amazing four years. I hope all of you going in are über-excited–Penn’s is an extraordinarily special community and I hope you take advantage of it to the full.</p>
<p>To those who were not accepted, I must join the chorus of others to say that you will certainly find the place that is right for you. I applied EA elsewhere and did not get in, but now looking back, I can’t imagine having spent my four years of college any differently.</p>
<p>Accept : School of Arts and Science</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT Verbal:600
[ *] SAT Math: 600
[ *] SAT Writing:600
[ *] SAT Total: 1800 (didn’t send them)
[ *] SAT II: Bio - 680, American History - 710, Math II - 640
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: American History - 5
[ *] GPA weighted:4.05
[ *] GPA unweighted:4.0
[ *] Rank or % estimate: top 25 (school doesn’t rank)</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:great
[ *] Hook (if any):none really</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:Philadelphia, PA
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:No
[ *] Important ECs:NHS, Soccer, Softball, Yearbook, tons of community service</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>@akkipenn</p>
<p>■■■■, you got into Huntsman?! Aw snap, that’s what I’m applying to RD. You must be amazing. Tell me your secrets.</p>
<p>And congrats =D</p>
<p>[ size=+1]** ACCEPTED! && School: CAS **[ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 560
[ *] SAT Math: 690
[ *] SAT Writing: 500
[ *] SAT Total: 1750
[ *] SAT II: 730 Math 2 and 710 Spanish
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.3
[ *] GPA unweighted:3.7
[ *] Rank or % estimate:</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Amazing
[ *] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Beyond Amazing
[ *] Hook (if any): Singing/First Generation to go to college, Hispanic.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Florida
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:
[ *] Important ECs: Opera</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ Congrats!!! To all who got accepted!/b]</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Deferred&&CAS: [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:690
[ *] SAT Math:800
[ *] SAT Writing:760
[ *] SAT Total:2250
[ *] SAT II: Math 2C: 760 Chem: 760
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: Chem -5 USH- 4 Calc AB -5
[ *] GPA weighted:3.9
[ *] GPA unweighted: my school doesn’t do weighted :S
[ *] Rank or % estimate: top ten</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Very good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good as well
[ *] Counselor Rec: Counselor sucks so dunno :S
[ *] Hook (if any): Pretty solid ECs and 550+ hrs of community service</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: WA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian…AHHH
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: Founder and President of first WA chapter of Science National Honor Society (won 3rd place in science olympiad); Math Honor Society Vice president; French Secretary; Committee Chair for Relay for Life (my school won 1st place in Great west division); National Honor Society grade reps/advisory council; high school senate; Keystone club chief events coordinator (coordinated a local city festival); gender equality club president; varsity hurdles; 4th degree black belt (won outstanding performance award at korean national taekwondo competition), etc…</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] Obviously I wasn’t good enough :S</p>
<p>[ b]<em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc…:[ /b]</p>