Official University of Pennsylvania Class of 2015 ED Decisions Thread

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<p>Decision: Accepted!
School applied to: College of Arts and Sciences </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Math 740 Reading 740 Writing 800
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: Math II 750 Biology 710 Literature 700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/406, top 2%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language-5, Literature-5, Chinese-5, Microeconomics-4, Macroeconomics-5, Calculus AB-5, US History-4, World History-4, Biology-4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Very rigorous, taking 5 AP Classes and 1 Honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, was selected into All-state symphony orchestra this year</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Orchestra all 4 years (got into entrance via audition level first year possible, current concertmaster and president of all 3 school orchestras, class representative 2 years ago)
Crew (my team goes to nationals every year though I am not one of the top rowers hahah, but our team is very competitive and pretty good)
Junior Statesmen of America club (treasurer 2 years ago, managed finance/website, organization, and discussion) - all 4 years
Founder and President of a Medical Club at school-Junior Year to present
City Youth Council </p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience: Paid Intern at a biology research institution last year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor at school, a children’s hospital, a kids museum, in the orchestra pit band for school musical, orphanage in China, various school activities, and in activities through National Honor Society
[ *] Summer Activities: Interned last summer, year before that went to two summer camps held by Ivy Leagues
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, I took risks and they paid off!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Apparently very strong :slight_smile:
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great, I went through a lot of issues last year that were not my fault but she helped me through them and learned how emotionally tough I am so that was probably something unique added to my application
[ *] Additional Rec: nope
[ *] Interview: He was impressed with me and how outgoing/excited about Penn I am</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, super competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: won’t qualify for financial aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Creative and took risks, strong course load, showed dedication to what I love, and yet i’m still a normal person and enjoy having fun/taking advantage of opportunities. I was also very heartfelt and genuine in my entire application, and I think my essays clearly showed who I am and how much I want Penn
[ *] Weaknesses: test scoresss…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My interviewer told me he thought I was the perfect fit for the school, that I would thrive in the liberal arts programs and be able to take advantage of all the opportunities there are in Philadelphia!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: IM GOING TO UPENN!! YEAHHHHHHH!!!
[/ul]**General Comments:[ /b] CONGRATS to everybody who made it!! I can’t believe my luck :slight_smile: </p>

<p>One of the most important things is to just be genuine and to be yourself. As cliche as it sounds, I feel like officers can definitely tell when people exaggerate or take on an identity that differs from what they believe in. Essays will sound more heartfelt and persuasive when you write about what you are truly passionate about! Also, don’t be afraid to take risks!</p>

<p>I cannot WAIT to meet my fellow Penn ED’ers at school next fall!! Have a great rest of your senior years, everyone! :)</p>

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<p>Hey everyone, and congrats to all who were accepted ED!</p>

<p>I’m a Penn alum currently in medical school, and I must say that my time at Penn was utterly incredible and I can’t imagine having gone anywhere else. If any of you have questions for somebody with more of a long-range view of the Penn experience, I’d be happy to field them.</p>

<p>I hope you’re all excited to start your time at Penn, and I hope that going in you realize just what a marvelous and unique community of which you’re becoming a part.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School applied to: SEAS
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
710 Math, 760 Writing, 780 Reading
[</em>] SAT II:
640 Physics, 730 Math II
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Our school doesn’t provide an unweighted GPA. My weighted GPA was 3.67.
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
Our school doesn’t rank or provide percentile, but I wasn’t even in the top 20% (which was 16 people).
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Calculus AB: 4
BC and Physics this year.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
French Cinema, BC Calc, AP Physics, Technical Theater 3, Java and Python independent study with a faculty member, English 12, Senior Writing
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Semifinalist, National Service Award, “Who Me, A School Librarian?” award from PSLA, Reta Emerson Fellowship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Recording clerk for GSA, fitness, extensive technical theater work from master electrician to lighting designer (I wrote my Common App short-answer on this), Magic: The Gathering (yes, really)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
Best Buy this year, Teaching assistant at a Hebrew school for the past 5 years, worked at Wharton for the past 3 years, worked with my school’s IT department last summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Worked in a program to learn how to teach disabled children, worked with the Abington Art Center to develop a cell-phone scavenger hunt, library aide for 4 years with a statewide award last year. I started a student-run technology helpdesk at my school that I personally manage and lead.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Worked at Wharton for the past 3 years
[</em>] Essays: Not bad, wrote about what I learned from helping to teach children with mental/physical handicaps; my Penn essay was pretty dry but extremely well-researched
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were pretty good; I asked my math teacher from the past 4 years, who has also been my faculty advisor, and my physics teacher for the past 2 years
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, he was pretty sure that I had absolutely no chance of getting in.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Dean and associate dean of Wharton.
[</em>] Interview: Excellent: he said that he was extremely impressed.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] School Type: Private Quaker school ranked top 10 in the Philadelphia area
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $75,000 to $100,000/yr
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My mother is a staff member</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: A lot of extracurriculars, SAT I scores were not too bad, my school is extremely competitive. Good recs.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My GPA and SAT II scores, without a doubt.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have worked at Penn over the summer for the past 3 years, my mom’s been on staff for 10 years, and I had a really good set of recommendation letters from the associate dean and from the dean of Wharton. I had a fantastic alumni interview, and I kept constant contact with the officer from Admissions who was going to be reading my application. I attended admissions workshops at Penn where I got to meet this officer, as well as Eric Furda himself, in person.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Before this, I was accepted to Pitt and Temple.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I used a certain automatic chancing community website, which told me that I had a 20% chance of getting in. The community of that site told me I had a 40% chance. A person from my school with better SAT II scores and a 4.3 GPA (and, therefore, cum laude) got deferred. I spent a lot of time reading the “chance me!” threads on this site, where I had to see people say things like “If you have under a 2300 and a 4.0 UW, you’re wasting the application fee.”</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Superscored (3 times)
750-CR (november), 770-Math (march), 800-writing (march)</p>

<p>ACT:
SAT II: 790-Math II, 730- USH, 720-Bio-E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 99.17 weighted avg, 96.72 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-ish at competitive public school in NY
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Stat, 5 World, 4 Lang/Comp, 4 USH
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, Lit, Calc BC, Chem, College Italian
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Winner, National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar with Honor, Connecticut College Book Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President (4 yrs), National Honor Society President, Vice President of Italian Club and Miracle Club, Treasurer of Italian Honor Society, Varsity Tennis (3 yrs), Student/Peer Leader on Site-Based Team, ECHO Newspaper Contributor, Resident Filmmaker
Job/Work Experience: Started my own small film business (JPG Pictures)–edited movies for $$$
Volunteer/Community service: Veteran’s Administration (100+ hrs), Miracle Foundation (100+)
Summer Activities: New York Film Academy (3 weeks)–sent them my final project
School of Visual Arts (3 weeks)
Essays: I’m an NCTE Winner so I basically cut down the essay that won
Teacher Recommendation: Ridiculous–10th grade English teacher and Italian Teacher (3 yrs) raved about me
Counselor Rec: Standard
Additional Rec: Sent them the NCTE certificate and a DVD with cover art
Interview: NONE
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, 1100 kids
Ethnicity: WHITE
Gender: MALE
Income Bracket: non-financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE. Maybe my unique interest in film…
Reflection
Strengths: writing, test scores, ECs
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 790 CR 780 W (Superscore from 2 sittings)

  • ACT: None
  • SAT II: 800 MathII 760 Bio-E 730 USHistory
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9x UW (only 1 A- through highschool) 4.38W
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5? (school doesn’t rank)
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): WorldHist (5) USHist (5) Bio (5) Lang (5) Calc BC (5)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): None
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Chem, AP Gov, Multivariable Calc, English 12, Orchestra
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended Scholar, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Secretary, VP), Varsity Track and Field, Orchestra/AYPO (Concertmaster), Varsity Math Team, NHS, SNHS, SpanishNHS, Kumdo

  • Job/Work Experience: None
  • Volunteer/Community service: Spring Break mission to Inner-D.C., Korean School Assistant Teacher, Leadership council of CYO at my parish
  • Summer Activities: Virginia Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology
  • Essays: Decent
  • Teacher Recommendation: Probably good
  • Counselor Rec: Probably Good
  • Additional Rec:
  • Interview: Neither bad nor great
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

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

  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
  • Gender: Male
  • Income Bracket: ~$40k
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, maybe first-gen
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: GPA/SATs/Course rigor

  • Weaknesses: Extracurrics/Lack of work experience/Applied for FA
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores? Grades? who knows
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
    </code></pre>

<p>General Comments: I think that my acceptance gives hope to a lot of Asian-Americans like me who have good scores and grades but are lacking in extra-currics. I am absolutely psyched to go to Penn!</p>

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<p>Wharton : accepted</p>

<p>SAT 1 - 2130
SAT 2 - 800 PHS 780 MATH</p>

<p>comments: Perfect transcript i suppose, otherwise pure luck. penn-15: we need to think of a cool way to cover up our graduating year , rejected.deffered: greater things await :slight_smile: good luck to you all</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): none
[</em>] ACT: 34 composite (32 english, 36 math, 35 reading, 33 science)
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/705
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), APUSH (5), Lang n Comp (4), Environmental Sci (5), Biology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: rigorous ( 4 AP’s, band, Calc A, Spanish 4, Physics 121 online)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (principle), Spanish Club (officer), SGA (senator), Lacrosse, Journalism, Mu Alpha Theta, Tri-M Music Honor Society, NHS, Science NHS, English NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics
[</em>] Summer Activities: none
[<em>] Essays: good; my common app essay was an extended metaphor about me living two states away from my parents for the semester. My supplement detailed some of my more unusual interests that UPenn would allow me to continue studying (like Czech)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but I imagine very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none available</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (though 1/4 Czech)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:150,000-180,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: being creative with essays and conveying thoughts well, as well as grades and the ACT
[</em>] Weaknesses: leadership and community service EC’s
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had the pleasure of meeting my regional director (a member of the adcom) at “Exploring College Options” and she took an extreme interest in me
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UA, Auburn, Purdue</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 ( I don’t know breakdown)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 630 (Bio), 670 (Lit), 670 (Spanish)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1 Weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), English Lang (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): No
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Advanced Topics in Calc, Western Literature and Thought, AP Spanish, AP Psych, AP World
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain + States Semifinalists), Yearbook (Editor), Committee Chair of huge fundraiser, Lacrosse
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Humane League
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Good, I think
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably amazing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Standard
[</em>] Additional Rec: No
[li] Interview: No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Good Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Recs, Essays, EC
[</em>] Weaknesses: Maybe test scores, no awards
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Legacy combined with in-range stats, really passionate in essays
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn State? </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: CONGRATS TO EVERYONEEE!!! SEE YOU IN PHILLY!! To those deferred, good luck RD!</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+1]School applied to: College of Arts & Sciences[ /size]</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (720 CR, 800 M, 710 WR), 2240 superscore
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 760 Math I, 750 Biology (I took Math and Bio a second time; scores haven’t come in yet)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/500
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Biology, 5 Chemistry, 5 Psychology
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, AP English Lit & Comp., AP Calculus AB
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, 1st place in BC/Yukon for Royal Canadian Legion Essay Contest (3rd place another year), Top Student (Gr. 10), multiple top student awards in various courses, 8 consecutive Principal’s List awards (straight A’s, perfect work ethic; given out every trimester)</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ <em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LEOs Club (Vice-Pres), UniAP Prep Club (President, founder), Amnesty Int’l, school paper columnist, Tutorial Leader, soccer (captain)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Jr Admin Assistant at a construction company (summer job)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: summer camp volunteer at local university, building schools in Uganda through LEOs
[ ] Summer Activities: see above
[ ] Essays: I gave my CA essay to the toughest English critics in my school, and neither had anything to pick out. One of them even cried and went "holy </em>". I personally liked my Why Penn essay.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw, but probably excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: I was deeply touched
[ *] Additional Rec: Penn didn’t let me send in a 3rd rec T_T
[ *] Interview: Didn’t really go too well…I stumbled on a few questions…especially at the end</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Canada eh?
[ *] School Type: Public (bigass one too; we have 2300+ students QQ)
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: 70-80k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wrote about overcoming domestic violence and my mother’s death in my CA essay. I’m pretty sure that that caught the adcom’s attention</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, essays, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores, EC’s not really related to what I’m planning to major in (biochem)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, essays and recs–hands down.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NONE! PENN ED FTW!!! :D</p>

<p>[ /list]General Comments: I applied with two other friends of mine from my school. One of them got rejected by Dartmouth. The other applied to Columbia, but I don’t know if she got in or not…
To be honest, I thought I had absolutely no shot at the Ivies. I’ve never really considered myself smart by any means; my grades were the result of “hard work”. But I guess I was wrong. Effort really does pay off in the end
For those of you reading this next year, remember that it never hurts to TRY.
Wayne Gretzky (I<3hockey :D): “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”</p>

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<p>cowboy, you have to realize that being smart IS working hard. I’ve come to learn that over time. Looks like you’re more than ready to excel at Penn; congrats!!!</p>

<p>(In the interest of full disclosure, I’m big into encouraging people to go into the life sciences, so glad to see somebody clearly as keen as you going into biochem at Penn.)</p>

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<p>count through post #150: </p>

<p>Admitted - 67
Deferred - 11
Rejected - 21</p>

<p>CC Admit Rate = 67%</p>

<p>wow</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to:CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US, 760 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: Human Geo, World History, US History, Eng Lang, Calc AB 3: Biology, Chemistry
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Micro/Macro, AP Gov, AP Vergil, AP Eng Lit, AT Microbiology/Forensics, Independent Research Study
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS, National Merit Semi-Finalist, Magna Cum Laude on National Latin Exam</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (president 12, vp 11), Student Council (treasurer 11), Student Government (treasurer 9 & 10), JV/V Golf (9 & 10), Independent Research Study, Other clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at camp
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mentored at local community center (100+), Tutored students in my school (25+), Volunteer at Broward Cooperative Feeding Progam
[</em>] Summer Activities: Camp
[<em>] Essays: Very good, Supp was very penn specific (name drop professors, student organizations, etc.)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Presumably very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic but she knew me so better than normal
[</em>] Additional Rec: Had teacher who knew me write good things
[li] Interview: 1 hour, talked about politics, went well, they talk about themselves, does not matter in the slightest, be sociable </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Small private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Didn’t write
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Did a two year research program and sent them my abstract, Latin for 6 six years, Consistent A’s, tutored at community center (wrote essay about that)
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT’s were low so didn’t send, got two 3’s on APs but sent anyways
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-rounded student, good grades, strong course load, research and latin
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ED to only penn</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Only one from my school</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>ACT:31 (math:36 english:28 reading:28 science:32)
SAT II: 700 (math 1), 670 (math 2)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 Weighted: 6.5
Rank: 2/392
Graduating with my AA from Miami Dade College.</p>

<p>Prospective major: Mechanical Engineering Minor: Energy and sustainability</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (4) European History (3) Chem (4) spanish Lang (4)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Econ AP Statistics AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Physics B, 3 Dual Enroll. classes</p>

<p>Major Awards: AP Scholar, scholar athlete for Track and field.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years varsity Track and field, 3 years varsity cross country, founder of the Green squad (environmental awareness club), NHS, Math honor society, SECME club treasurer.
Volunteer/Community service: Founded my schools recycling program, and have done all kinds of stuff including: beach clean ups, landscaping, painting, Obama Campaign (200+ Hours total)</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Intern for the USDA @Subtropical Horticulture research station
Essays: i feel it highlighted all my good qualities
Teacher Recommendation: amazing.
Counselor Rec: great (I’ve known my counselor since 6th grade)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <30,000 applying for FA
First generation college</p>

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<p>wow the cc acceptance rate is bonkers!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
School applied to: CAS
Rejected: Vagelos LSM</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (Took twice)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 790 USH, 750 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? 4.0/4.3
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank. Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not send. 5s in Calc BC and USH
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Lit, Gov, Bio, Stats
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2x AIME Qualifier if that counts, 5 national piano awards, international performances, </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pianist, Varsity Tennis Captain, Science stuff,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local Hospital 150 hours. NY Hospital Volunteer Research 200 hours.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering and Research
[<em>] Essays: Pretty Bad. Sent in rough draft of personal statement.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Ok. Not too personal.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not personal.
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Good.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: No aid.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): LOL i wish</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: numbers
[</em>] Weaknesses: essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: wish i got in Vagelos :frowning:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: lol what a brag sheet</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred
School applied to: CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 750 M, 770 W)
ACT: none
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW, 4.65 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 5 Lang, 4 USH, 4 Spanish
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lit and Comp, AP Bio, AP Gov, Advanced Band/Philharmonia Orch.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit semifinalist, AP scholar w/ Honor.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Ultimate Frisbee, student-run, 5th in state championships, 3 Years (captain)
Local Rescue Squad 2 Years (cadet VP)
Varsity volleyball 3 years(MVP, captain)
Lead Drummer in church’s youth group
School’s Band/Orchestra (Section leader)
Math Honors Society
Track and Field 2 Years
Numerous cultural clubs and volunteer clubs</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, library, soup kitchen, house building in Mexico, rescue squad (couple hundred hours)
Summer Activities: EMT class, built houses in Mexico as part of church missions trip.
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: Did not see.
Counselor Rec: Waived.
Additional Rec: OIC at rescue squad. Did not see.
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public, Large
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: weak SAT.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers (accepted)</p>

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<p>That’s a ridiculous acceptance rate, congratulations to everyone who got accepted</p>

158

<p>You cannot seriously believe that you got deferred because of your “weak” 2320 SAT.</p>

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<p>@Ivystriver2</p>

<p>For my school it is. 6 people were accepted this year, all around 2380.
Or maybe I didn’t sell myself enough/lack of major awards.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math 740 CR 660 Writ
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 780 USH 720 World 740 Bio M 720 Math 1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 96/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top Decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):2 5’s and a 4…taking 4 this year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Comp. Gov, Latin 4, Religion
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP Student Council, President NHS, Model UN Founding Member, Science News Editor, XC, Indoor and Outdoor Track
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None
[ *] Summer Activities: NYLF
[ *] Essays: Great, put a lot of work on
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both Solid
[ *] Counselor Rec:Great
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Blah</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 120,000 ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen. college</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Courseload, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: EC’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in and if you didn’t you will surely end up in a great place. It’s a lottery at the end of the day and I’m sure I beat out more qualified applicants.</p>