Official University of Pennsylvania Class of 2015 ED Decisions Thread

ace1293 · December 10, 2010, 9:27pm

rejectedd!!

ah well
screw penn
i’m gonna get into a better school, kick ass in college, and after i’m rich and famous, come to penn admissions and laugh in their faces

but congratulations to everyone who got in!!!

neuron39 · December 10, 2010, 9:29pm

ACCEPTED CAS

[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 790 CR, 740 M, 750 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 790 Chem, 790 Bio, 750 Math, 700 Spanish
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/545
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Six 5’s, Three 4’s
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Mostly AP’s
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS, National AP Scholar

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of Dance-realed activities
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Jamba Juice, babysitting
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 800+ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Duke TIP, summer camp
[ *] Essays: better than average
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: superlative
[ *] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: He said i was PERFECT for Penn

[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: no fin. aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ *] Strengths: Lots of Dance-related activities (Team Captain, Club Founder)
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b]

jumpshooter · December 10, 2010, 9:41pm

rejected from SEAS, not feeling good enough to post stats. definitely wasn’t expecting this.

jian2070 · December 10, 2010, 9:45pm

Decision: Accepted

School applied to: LSM (Wharton + CAS)

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR / 800 M / 750 W (2350 superscore)

ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II / 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 102.7/100 weighted (school does not use 4.0 GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/581
AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5’s - Lang, Calc BC, World History, Psych, Physics B
Senior Year Course Load: College Calc, AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Micro/AP Macro, Honors Human Anatomy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Regional Finalist, National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, several National Spanish Exam trophies, Spanish Composition Contest, 1st in women’s for table tennis in state and 2nd in juniors, nominated for OIW Global Citizenship Award
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ping pong club president (got championships cup in state), founder of two clubs, class council, officers of a few other clubs

Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: maybe around 200-300 hours? dont quite know exactly
Summer Activities: Siemens project, table tennis training/tourneys, traveling
Essays: I spent a month on them. lol. my ap lit teacher read them and thought they were “wonderful”
Teacher Recommendation: never saw them, but I’m guessing they were decent. one teacher knew me inside and outside of classroom. the other one not so much.
Counselor Rec: decent?
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: it was okay
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Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): somewhere in the southeast

School Type: public - pretty competitive
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female
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Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Siemens project, standardized test scores

Weaknesses: not that much volunteering and summer activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put a lot of effort in my essays and showed my passions.
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General Comments: YAY! I’m so excited!!! I can’t wait to meet my fellow LSMers! :D

matts1213 · December 10, 2010, 9:53pm

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (640 CR, 780 M, 640 W) <-terrible (not big around here though)
[] ACT: 34 (35 M, 35 E, 31 R, 36 S) (36 on 3/4 subjects, other tests)
[] SAT II: 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.946
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US, 4 Chem, 4 English Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs/6
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some FBLA awards and math competitions, various others[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (President), Math Honor Society (President), Science Honor Society (Treasurer), Hispanic Honor Society, English Honor Society, FBLA, 4 years varsity soccer, 1 year tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: various, but not much
[] Volunteer/Community service: 151 total hours
[] Essays: essay of my life
[] Teacher Recommendation: not sure, decent at the worst
[] Counselor Rec: alright
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 130k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]**Reflection[ /b][ul]
[] Strengths: scores, leadership, wide variety of activities(didn’t list all), good essay
[] Weaknesses: sat
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths +strong desire
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied nowhere else[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
well, what a relief. kind of felt it could go either way.

choseri · December 10, 2010, 10:03pm

Decision: Accepted CAS!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 composite, 740 CR, 730 M, 760 W. 9 essay
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 770 Biology, 750 Chem, 680 French, 670 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/279
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Biology (5), Calc AB (5), Environmental Science (5), World History (4), French Lang (4), US Gov & Pol (4), Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP US History, Honors English IV, Honors Orchestra, Honors Authentic Scientific Research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended student for National Merit, National AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Council (co-treasurer), orchestra for four years (treasurer and section leader), Service Leaders Club (officer), National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad
[] Job/Work Experience: none. tutor?
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer weekly at the hospital (200+ hours there), volunteered at a retirement home, other activities with organizations in my community
[] Summer Activities: NC Governor’s School for music, Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences at NC State
[] Essays: Great. My Common App essay talked about my lisp and how I hated it when I was little but got over it as I matured and gained confidence. I also think my Why Penn was very good - I discussed several aspects of the school and why they were a good match for my interests.
[] Teacher Recommendation: waived my rights, but from what I heard, they were very good.
[] Counselor Rec: She really liked me, so I think it was good!
[] Additional Rec: I got an additional rec from the director of volunteer services of the hospital I volunteer at - she’s known me for 3+ years.
[li] Interview: okay? I wasn’t too thrilled with it but it wasn’t bad either.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 70,000 I think?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no idea…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: SATs, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: seriously, I’m so surprised I was accepted!!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn is the first college to get back to me!

[/ul]General Comments: I’m still freaking out! Congratulations to everyone else who got in - I hope we can meet on Penn’s campus next year!

kaykay766 · December 10, 2010, 10:17pm

Decision:Accepted
School applied to:Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2180 Math:770 Reading: 700 Writing: 710
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math 1: 690 U.S. History:700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(3) U.S. History (5) Calc (2)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Gov. Politics, Spanish 4, AP Lang
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Star Student, Wellesey Book Award, Outstanding Community Service Awards, Georgia Public Broadcasting Student Athlete, Woodmen of the World History Award, Georgia Certificate of Merit, Blitz Team of the Year Award, 2 Outstanding Attorney Awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Comp.Cheerleading (capt.), Varsity Football cheer, Mock Trail (lead attorney), Key Club, Spanish Honors Society (Founding Member), Tiger Elite Allstar Cheerleading, Beta Club (VP), NHS (VP), Pep Club (VP), LifeSavers Youth Outreach Program, Piano, Choir (lead soprano),
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: TONS!!! Went on several missions trips overseas.
[] Summer Activities:Cheerleading and coping with a great loss in the family
[] Essays: Awesome!!! Talked about my life in the Bahamas and the transition I faced while moving back. These were my saving grace!!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great. A teacher I have had all four years, and a teacher who loved me and was a high ranking exec. at Coke for many years.
[] Counselor Rec:Good Relationship with her, and she has recomended me for awards before!
[] Additional Rec: Another teacher rec. my science teacher who knows me and my work ethic quite well.
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):U.S.
[] School Type: SMALL Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: 80000K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique life experiences. lived in the Bahamas for six years doing missions work with my family. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays!! Volunteer Work, Passion, Personality I really tried to convey who I am through the essays.
[] Weaknesses: SAT II scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I have passion and I am very unique!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a

[/ul]General Comments: So excited!! Can’t wait This is one of the best days of my life!

qazplm · December 10, 2010, 10:36pm

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 740 CR, 770 W, 2310 superscore
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 750 World History, 660 Biology -.-
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 / 5.42 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 620+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Chinese (5), English Lang (5), Enviro (5), Stat (5), USH (5), World (5), Physics: Mech (4), Physics: E&M (2 lololol)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): at my school, but I’m not in the program
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, IB Further Math, AP Econ, AP Euro, AP Psych, AP Bio, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not that legit[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: tons of leadership in charity/student council/competition teams, no school sport but outside clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: EPA, investment group
[] Volunteer/Community service: president/founder of charity
[] Summer Activities: 4 years of EPA
[] Essays: not the best writer but have been told I have a good “voice,” very focused on my charity, Why Penn was very specific
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 absolutely amazing, 1 also very good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 200k, still applied for finaid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars and teacher recs, for sure. also have been passionate about Wharton since 8th grade, really knew what I loved about it.
[] Weaknesses: I spent 2 weeks on my application… I wish I looked over it more, but I guess I didn’t need to
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded and leadership
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t gotten anywhere else yet, now I have to retract all my other applications :)

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all who got in, and no one should be hung up if they did not get in. Life is what you make out of it, and hopefully everyone will get in somewhere they enjoy!

dnjsmom88 · December 10, 2010, 11:20pm

Decision: Accepted (Can’t figure out how to make it green)
School applied to: Wharton

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 680M, 620R, 670W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 730 Math I, 770 Math II, 600 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/101
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History 3, English Language 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP A/B Calc, AP English Literature, AP Bio, Honors US History, Honors Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Hispanic Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 yrs HS theatre mostly leads, 4 yrs community theatre leads and ensemble, 2 yrs District Chorus, 1 yr All-State Reccommondation, Local Teen Idol Finalist, 3 yrs HS soccer (captain + league all-star team), 4 yrs HS band (Pres, Librarian, Drum Major), 3 yrs student gov’t (9th V-P, 10th Pres, Student Council, Superintendent’s Council, Reg Advisory Board), 2 yrs Baseball (Co-Captian), 1 yr Basketball, 1 yr Winter& Spring Track, Numerous Clubs

Job/Work Experience: N/A

Volunteer/Community service: ~200 volunteer hours, mostly summer

Summer Activities: Theatre Camp Volunteer Counselor, Church Work Camp

Essays: Focused on how I got to where I am and how it will help me be successful in life and an asset to the college.

Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but they are both from amazing teacher that can be trusted

Counselor Rec: Never saw it
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Interviewed at Harvard, Yale, Trinity, Bowdoin…no interview at UPenn

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, rural…I think only 1 other Ivy League admission in school’s history
Ethnicity: Mexican American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $45,000 single parent
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic

Reflection
Strengths: Diversity of academics and crazy extra-curricular involvement~usually 2-4 activities at a time while maintaining top grades

Weaknesses: SAT scores…not bad but many people thought they weren’t good enough for an Ivy

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: By the Grace of God to be honest…but I think it’s also because he had the whole package. He demonstrates the ability to succeed under pressure.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied EA to Notre Dame, Fordham, WPI…withdrawing applications…

maybobby · December 10, 2010, 11:35pm

ACCEPTED TO WHARTON!!!

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take it
ACT: 31 (32E, 34M, 29R, 28S); 31 (33E, 31M, 31R, 28S)
SAT II: didn’t take them
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): english language (4), APUSH (3); didn’t submit any
Senior Year Course Load: super difficult + Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Presidential Service Award, some random unexciting ones
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance, dance company (captain), Educational Director of a dance nonprofit Everybody Dance Now!, Mock Trial lawyer, National Charity League (Parliamentarian, Pres, VP etc.)
Job/Work Experience: office assistant
Volunteer/Community service: a TON; I run a nonprofit with 5 other teens and have spent over 900 hours in the past year doing work with EDN!, NCL etc.
Summer Activities: Oxbridge Paris program, I took calc 150 last summer, working with EDN!

Essays: good I thought–a lot of emotion and research
Teacher Recommendation: I signed the FERPA but I was told that all of them were amazing
Counselor Rec: ditto
Additional Rec: my dance teacher wrote me one that I’m sure was great
Interview: didn’t have one

State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: small private school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high… didn’t apply for aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none unless you count my community service involvement

Strengths: extracurriculars, community service, recommendations
Weaknesses: test scores were on the weaker end
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know and don’t care because I’m stoked!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else

General Comments: I am SOOOOOO ridiculously shocked and honored to be accepted!!! I can’t wait to meet everyone!!! Yay Penn Class of 2015!!!

whartonatpenn15 · December 10, 2010, 11:54pm

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2330;1530- Math 800, Writing 800 (10 essay), CR 730 (one sitting)
[] ACT: 35- 36 reading and math, 35 writing, 32 science
[] SAT II: 760 world history, 760 us history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 100.76…so 4.0 +
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3rd, but we don’t rank so 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on World, Stats, Bio, US and 4 on Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, advanced physics, and science research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap scholar with distinction & didn’t hear from intel yet![/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Way too many to list. President of my class, president of 4 other clubs, involved in drama program, vocal ensemble, way more
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service:ronald mcdonald house
[] Summer Activities: work at CUNY Baruch college doing demographic research; attended entrepreneurship camp
[] Essays: Supplement was great; Essay was not outstanding but still very good, slightly risky
[] Teacher Recommendation:Probably the best those teachers have written or so i’ve heard
[] Counselor Rec: AMAZING- started it over the summer!
[] Additional Rec: nope
[li] Interview: I wish, but nope[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60-90 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen- i don’t know why that’s a hook but woooo[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: definitely my letters of rec, my GPA, and my SATs
[] Weaknesses: perhaps my SAT II scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed passion for Penn, leadership, and learning.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to Penn because that’s the only place I want to be :)- waiting for MIT but it doesn’t matter at this point

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to the Class of 2015 :)

bradford93 · December 10, 2010, 11:55pm

**Decision: Accepted (Wharton) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1780 (580M 610R 590W)
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II: 530 Math II, 650 Spanish, 560 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.46
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30% percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 AP exams (1 5, 2 4s, 2 3s so far)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs 1 honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): soccer (club and h.s. - club team ranked in top 15 nationally), NHS (secretary), student council (treasurer), key club, young republicans (president)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship for Sen. John McCain, Did another internship at Morgan Stanley in Private Wealth Management
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours (as part of Key Club and other organizations)
[] Summer Activities: french language program in europe after freshman year, Harvard Summer school (2 summers)
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec: Had a recommendation from Sen. John McCain
[li] Interview: Alumni interview went very well. [/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$5M+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy (I will be 4th generation, my great grandfather, grandfather, and father all went to Penn), significant family donations[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: legacy, donations, work experience
[] Weaknesses: test scores and GPA/rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy, donations, work experience
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all of those that were accepted!

hopeland · December 11, 2010, 12:21am

Decision: Accepted

School applied to: SEAS

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): Math: 710, Writing: 750 Critical Reading: 740

ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math II: 750 Math I: 750 Chemistry: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.1/4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):somewhere in top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Lang & Comp (4), AP Euro (4) Didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Most Rigorous
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude (Honor society), National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar Award, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science 2nd in Chemistry States, Drexel Book Award, Distinctions in 13 subjects, straight High Honor Roll through high school
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (founder and captain), Bharatanatyam dancer with with over thirteen years of training, clarinetist, saxophonist, peer tutor, research

Job/Work Experience: paid internship at Penn this summer, sales representative and assistant at New York International Gift Show every year
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer in a hospital, tutor in computers to Indian village girls
Summer Activities: research at Penn, volunteer work, travel
Essays: My common app essay had a really unique structure (present alternating with flashbacks…inspired by Harry Potter although the essay had nothing to do with hp). Why Penn essay was pretty good. Talked about how a well rounded education is essential to being an effective engineer (a greater understanding for areas for application of science).
Teacher Recommendation:Haven’t read. Probably good.
Counselor Rec: I don’t know.
Additional Rec: Awesome. I asked my research mentor, a professor at Penn, to write me an additional rec.
Interview: Didn’t have one despite living very close Penn.
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Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):female applying to SEAS (only 30% of Penn SEAS students are female)
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Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: extracurriculars, course load, community service

Weaknesses: SATs, tech problems the day I sent in my app (Future applicants, send in your app well before the deadline!)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: School sends a lot of kids to Penn. I was top student to apply from my school to apply to Penn ED.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
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General Comments: Don’t freak out if you don’t get an interview. Doesn’t mean you’ve been rejected.

disagreement · December 11, 2010, 12:33am

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: CAS!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 - 790 (CR), 770 (M), 720 (W) (9 Essay)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Physics and USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/400+ Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), APUSH (5), Lang (5), APWH (5), and Gov (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 38/45 HL English (5) <- Worst score ever =[ HL Physics (6) HL History of the Americas (6) SL Chinese (6) SL Biology (6) SL Maths (7) TOK (B) Extended Essay (B)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stats, Racket Sports, 4 semester long courses from the local community college (maxed out english/social studies) and last two periods are taken up by my internship at a biology research institute.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really major. Mostly regional and district level for community service. AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NMS Semifinalist, and IB Diploma.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB Treasurer, Founder of a non-profit, Research Intern, XC for four years (varsity), Track for four years, intern at a npo that supports foster youth, hospital volunteer
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring/assisting in curriculum for foster youth
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various…donation drives via my organization, running/organizing blood drives and the like. Hospital volunteer too.
[] Summer Activities: Listed on the Commonapp: Research intern at local university, volunteering, tutoring foster youth. Oh. And holding back to school supply drives.
[] Essays: I liked them. They were true to myself. My supplement was fairly generic, but I think I conveyed what I wanted to do to at Penn, and why that compels me to choose Penn over all of the other schools.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should’ve been fairly good. One of my teachers even complained that she was limited to one page?
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic, but he likes me so who knows.
[] Additional Rec: Two sent in. One from my government teacher (in case my bio teacher sent a lackluster one) and one from my boss.
[li] Interview: I think it went fairly well. He actually talked most of the time and seemed like he was trying to sell Penn to me…even though I was already sold Asked questions and conveyed my interest.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Probably no aid =/
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m an ORM. Oh wait.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rigor of my high school course load (IB AND AP) and my leadership?
[] Weaknesses: SAT II/Essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s a crapshoot. I think I just got lucky.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

[/ul]**General Comments: It’s still sinking in…so many people have called me/texted me/posted on my fb congrats, but I’m just relieved that this is all over. Congrats to everyone that got accepted. To those that were deferred or rejected, I know my words mean very little, but each and everyone of you is amazing. You’ll end up somewhere that you’ll be happy at, I promise.

In regards to the application process, start early. I had the issue of not starting/finishing my supplement until quite late, although I knew exactly what I wanted to say. Sometimes knowing what you want to say and actually saying it are two completely different things. if you’re a Class of 2012er and this is sometime in August 2011, start your CommonApp NOW. It’ll make a world of a difference later on.

Throughout this process, try to stay true to yourself. Don’t say something just because you think the admissions office wants to hear it!

PM me if you got accepted. I’d love to be friends with you on FB!**

hugedilemma · December 11, 2010, 12:44am

^ darn I’m jealous of you. IB Diploma candidate here with the same score HL775SL666(+1). Ah well, I guess I’d be happy somewhere else. Congrats :)

momof2incollege · December 11, 2010, 1:25am

For my daughter:

Decision: Accepted
Nursing

I don’t think she’d want me to post all of her stats, but I’ll post just the basics:
GPA: 3.8
Rank: 10 - 15%
ACT: 32

Honestly, she didn’t think she’d get in with these scores. It was her only reach school she applied to, as none of the other ivys interested her. She wouldn’t let me read her essays, but they must have been good. :)

skaggs · December 11, 2010, 1:33am

Accepted to Wharton. Cannot believe it.

disagreement · December 11, 2010, 1:55am

@hugedilemma-

Thanks, and best of luck in the future!!! (and on that IB Diploma!!)

Maxyboy1993 · December 11, 2010, 3:09am

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Vagelos LSM (Wharton+CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):770R 770M 790W (2330 Composite) -second sitting
[] ACT: 32 (did not submit)
[] SAT II: 800 Bio-M 800 Math IIC 790 Phys
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9~
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Macro 5, Micro 5, Enviro Sci 5, Chinese 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): U of T Bio contest 94%tile, AP national scholar Canada[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):First Responder (school, Winter Olympics 2010, International Hockey Tournament), Global Leadership (President), Social Justice Club (founder), Saxophone (city band, school jazz band, olympic band, Provincial band), Bio research, Ultimate Frisbee.
[] Job/Work Experience: Sylvan Learning Centre TA
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Shad Valley, Summer school
[] Essays: They made me stand out for sure
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, should be good
[] Additional Rec: Band teacher–excellent
[li] Interview:Pretty well, conversational[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type:Public (250~ grad class)
[] Ethnicity:Chinese
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: 50,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Hard stats and subjective essays
[] Weaknesses: ECs?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, essays, essays.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]**General Comments: See you all LSMers at the preview day! **

Quantifier · December 11, 2010, 4:18am

Decision: Accepted

Program applied to: Nursing and Health Care Management!!!

**Objective:[ /b][ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310- 720(CR), 800(M), 790(W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 780 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/350+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), BC (5), Lang (5), APUSH (4), APWH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, Health, Philosophy, Orchestra, Leadership, Anatomy/Physiology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Body President(12) and Treasurer (11), 4-year varsity tennis (finished top 5 in State Championships 2 years in a row, District champ, league champ), Knowledge Bowl (Co-Captain, finished top 5 in State Championships 2 years in a row), DECA (1st place in financial analysis in region my first year).
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Urology Center. Served on marketing board of local hospital.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 1000 hours spread between coaching chess at two elementary schools, volunteering at a hospital on clinical and administrative floors, and helping to coach the girl’s JV/Varsity Tennis Teams. I keep myself extremely busy.
[] Summer Activities: Chilled, played tennis, played ultimate Frisbee, chilled some more
[] Essays: Commonapp was about work/ethic and determination amidst hardships. Questbridge ones were glaringly honest. Supplement was creative about the four days I spent at Penn and how certain experiences tied into my goals-showed I was a perfect fit. Dual Degree one was about what care and compassion meant to me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were amazing. One said that I was the most ethical person she had ever met in her 30+ years of teaching.
[] Counselor Rec: Wonderful. I have known her for a long time and she spoke to some of the hardships I have faced and funny conversations we have had.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Went amazingly. We talked for over two hours and he told me that I seemed very passionate.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public w/ ~ 1400 kids. Rarely sends kids outside WA let alone the Northwest.
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian and Malaysian)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: around $40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sent in Questbridge Application as supplemental information (including 2 extra essays & tons of short answers). Trilingual? Had a chance meeting with the person who would review my app for the dual degree program during visit in the fall and made a great impression on her. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, Compassion & Service towards others, Passion for Penn
[] Weaknesses: Being ORM? Idk…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I let my application speak to who I am. My essays had voice and were very honest. My GPA along with rigor of courseload.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A!

[/ul]General Comments:

To those who are dealing with rejection: You will find another institution that will fit you!
To those who are dealing with deferral: You still have a shot!
To my fellow Penn Class of '15: Let’s make history.
To Jian2070: I want to play ping pong with you! Let’s join the club team!

To Future Applicants:

Try to figure out what your passions and unique traits are and develop an application around them instead of the other way around. Be honest. Don’t be afraid to show emotion. I feel that Admissions officers are looking for good human beings.

Oh, and if you are low-middle income and are in love with Penn PLEASE consider applying ED because Penn’s FA is incredible (no loans!). Best decision I have ever made (parents have to pay less than 1,000/year!!!).

Feel free to PM me about anything and everything =)

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