<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 700
[ *] SAT Math: 800
[ *] SAT Writing: 720
[ *] SAT Total: 2220
[ *] SAT II: Math2 720 Physics 690
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: BC 5 Macro 5 Micro 5 SL econ 5 SL spanish 5
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.4ish?
[ *] GPA unweighted:3.63
[ *] Rank or % estimate: n/a</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good.
[ *] Hook (if any): Started my own business i guess?</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MD
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian/Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: SGA, Lacrosse, President of the Rubik’s Cube Club, NHS, Tutor</p>
SAT II:790 Chinese with Listening, 750 Math II, 710 US History
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: 5 APUSH, 5 AP Psych, 4 AP Lang, 2 AP Calc BC
GPA weighted: 4.8
GPA unweighted: 4.0
Rank or % estimate: 5/498
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: amazing
Teacher Recs: amazing
Counselor Rec: amazing
Hook (if any): i’m not sure. being a dancer maybe?
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: US
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: girl
Legacy Yes/No: no
Recruited Yes/No: no
Important ECs: dancer for 12 years and competed nationally, secretary of nhs, president of mu alpha theta, vp of asian student union, publicist of dance company, vp of debate club, treasurer of bollywood club, won several math competitions, taught chinese to children
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<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
didnt expect to be accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 710 –> 700
[</em>] SAT Math: 720 –> 710
[<em>] SAT Writing: 610 –> 720
[</em>] SAT Total: 2040 –> 2130
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: N/A
[</em>] GPA weighted: N/A
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Made a few grammatical errors
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really well done, from my favorite teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No clue… our school ratio is around 450 kids to 1 counselor… however, I’m guessing it was good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Spending year abroad in South Korea on government scholarship</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oregon
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean-American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: KEY Club President, Relay for Life (American Cancer Society Fund Raiser) Youth Involvement Chair, Japanese Club Vice-President, NHS, Varsity Dance, Asian-American Youth Leadership Club, Part-time job at Community Center</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Doing a double course load for my senior year abroad – both Korean and American curriculums, and although I lack previous AP classes, I took the hardest classes available at my school.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I was expecting deferrment/rejection – just do your best to show your personality and you’ll end up where you are meant to go. =)</p>
<p>Accepted CAS
Stats:
SAT Verbal: 750
SAT Math: 790
SAT Writing: 680
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Biology (730)
AP/IB taken/scores: Calculus AB (5), Statistics (4)
GPA weighted: N/A
GPA unweighted: 3.7
Rank or % estimate: No rank</p>
<p>My guess is that what put me over the top was my involvement in extracurriculars. As a leader of one of the clubs I participate in, I collaborated with the USEPA and UMBC to produce three posters which I presented at international scientific conferences. </p>
<p>Teacher Recs: Didn’t read them but I’m sure they were good.
Counselor Rec: didn’t read
Interview: Yes. Didn’t talk too much about me. Spent more time discussing UPenn.
Location/Person:
State or Country: MD, USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Legacy: No
Recruited: No</p>
<p>I did not expect to get in. While my application was strong, I suspect my grades we not quite as exceptional when compared with other UPenn applicants. Congratulations to those who were accepted, and good luck to everyone still applying.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:NA
[ *] SAT Math:NA
[ *] SAT Writing:NA
[ *] SAT Total:Na
[ *] SAT II: BIO E:720, CHEM:700
[ *] ACT:31
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:Lit, Lang, Bio, Euro, Calc BC, Psych
[ *] GPA weighted:3.94
[ *] GPA unweighted:unsure
[ *] Rank or % estimate:2%</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:very witty
[ *] Teacher Recs:outstanding
[ *] Counselor Rec:great
[ *] Hook (if any): pilot
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: MI
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: no
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: VP, president of model Un, captain of debate and robotics teams, sailing team, treasurer of key club, concertmaster of orchestra</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 680
SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 680
SAT Total: 2050
SAT II: Math 700, Chem 600
ACT: none
AP/IB taken/scores: Chem (4)
GPA weighted: 103.1
GPA unweighted: 90
Rank or % estimate: in top 15%</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: compelling.
Teacher Recs: amazing.
Counselor Rec: did not read.
Hook (if any): brother, sister, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law all alumni. no financial aid.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: siblings, but they do not count as legacy.
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: I am veryveryvery involved in school and sports and I hold positions in most every team or club I am part of.</p>
<p>Other Factors: I visited a lot and showed them that I was passionate about what I wanted to do with my life in my application.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 590
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 660
[</em>] SAT Total: 2050
[<em>] SAT II: Math I: 740, Math II: 710, Chemistry: 620
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Calc AB: 4, Calc BC: 3, Stats: 4, US History: 4, World History: 3, Enviromental Science: 3, Chemistry: 2, Eng Language: 4
[</em>] GPA weighted: 5.23
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 5/560</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good; for page 217 wrote about a hiking trip i went on, for common app wrote about a family friend who started a foundation for Tay-Sachs
[</em>] Teacher Recs: decent, didnt really read them
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent, I have a great relationship with my Counselor and she expressed her excitement for me through the letter
[</em>] Hook (if any): I have alot of work and internship experience in the field i wish to study</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Yes
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: Nope
[li] Important ECs: some leadership positions in clubs at school, on the board for a charitable foundation, worked at a Math Enrichment place since 9th grade</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I did a 3 week program at Penn before my junior year and have visited the campus many times</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:800
[</em>] SAT Math:800
[<em>] SAT Writing:770
[</em>] SAT Total:2370
[<em>] SAT II:Math II-800, Physics-800, World History-800, Chinese w/ Listening-800
[</em>] ACT:didn’t take
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:5-World History, Chinese Language, Statistics, Calculus BC (and AB subscore), English Language; 4-US History, Physics C: E&M, Physics C: Mechanics
[</em>] GPA weighted:5.41
[<em>] GPA unweighted:3.9
[</em>] Rank or % estimate:1/400</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:my autobiography was…interesting lol…my whypenn what terrible imo
[</em>] Teacher Recs: i would say decent, one of the teachers i picked was known for being brutally honest but then again, he has a doctorate from Rice
[<em>] Counselor Rec: okay, accidentally saw one of them and she marked me down on a lot of things lol
[</em>] Hook (if any):Internship at investment firm, representing region at national leadership conference based on selection as most outstanding leader at regional conference, table tennis since 4th</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:USA
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No:No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No:No
[li] Important ECs:Investment Club President, BPA Treasurer, Senior Class Historian, Academic Decathlon (Alternate honors on state champion team), Varsity tennis all 4 years, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:200+ volunteer hours, visited Penn this summer</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:found it weird i didn’t get interviewed, but oh well lol…Congrats to all who got in and best of luck to everyone who didn’t, i’m sure you’ll find the perfect place </p>
<p>Whoever said “undecided” is a bad choice is incorrect. Half of accepted students applied “undecided” and all undergraduate matriculate undecided, even if they are in advising for a specific major. That said, if you’re a girl, applying to CBE in SEAS or even Physics in the CAS will actually help you get in.</p>
<p>^I have a question… I know Wharton is extremely hard to get into in terms of stats, but do those stats have to require say… FBLA, started your own business, etc.?</p>
<p>I feel like I have the stats, but I have not done anything business-related. I really like Penn, so I’m not sure whether or not if I have a chance at Wharton, or if I should just apply to CAS.</p>
<p>you don’t need any proven business ability, just an interest in it. but you do need proven math and leadership ability. no way around those two without a big hook.</p>
<p>^Ok, I definitely have those, but again, no business-type activities. Would you say go for Wharton anyways, then?</p>
<p>Basic overview:
SAT I 2330
SAT II Math II 750 (Took this freshman year, didn’t think it was low enough to retake.)
Other SAT II scores: 750, 770, 770
GPA 3.99 UW, ~4.3 W
Class rank: top 1%, pretty big public school
Location: California, Asian male</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 770
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 770 [11 Essay]
[li] SAT Total: 2340[/li][</em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry, 780 Math I
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Chemistry (5), Biology (5), English Literature (5), English Language (5), European History (5), Physics C (TBD), Calculus BC (TBD), American History (TBD)
[<em>] GPA weighted: 94
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 94.5
[li] Rank or % estimate: No rankings, but top 25% of class</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: CA was pretty good, talked about being a new student at a prestigious prep school, struggles of freshmen year, sob story, etc. I’d give myself a pat on the back and an 8 or 9 out of 10.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My counselor took the two best from a field of five teachers, I’m going to assume that they were somewhere between the 8-10 range? Or did ALL of my teachers really hate me that much…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 10/10 my counselor is well-known for his letters amongst colleges, especially Penn.
[</em>] Hook (if any): What is a hook?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Georgia, USA
[</em>] School Type: Private, Christian
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Part of the Student Diversity Leadership Council, I was there at its beginnings and in conjunction with the school’s Diversity Advisory Committee, I’ve helped increase minority enrollment in our school by like 5-10% in three years. Others, but I’d say I’m proudest of this.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I’m friendly? I don’t know… I guess my interview went well, it was around two hours.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Honestly, if you’ve gotten in, that is AWESOME and I’m really stoked for you people, I’ll be living through everyone vicariously.</p>
<p>Congratulations those who got into Penn, especially Wharton!!!
Your stats are just soooooooooooooooo amazing!!! ^^
I really wish to be at Penn with you guys as a member of the Class of 2014 ^.^</p>
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lol…my whypenn what terrible imo
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