Official University of Pennsylvania Class of 2017 RD Results Thread Stats ONLY!

ginnalover · April 3, 2013, 12:41am

Decision: Accepted - Wharton

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 M: 790, CR: 790, WR: 780
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 740 US History, 800 Math II, 750 Literature, 710 Chemistry, 700 Chinese with Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calculus AB (5), Microeconomics (4), AP US History (5), English Language and Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): (Predicted scores) Literature HL (7), Math HL (6), Chinese SL (7), History HL (7), Chemistry SL (7), Economics HL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB subjects mentioned above, Jazz Band class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Canadian Math Competition Gold, IASAS (International Association of Southeast Asian Schools) Debate Gold[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School publication (Editor in Chief), National Honor Society (Vice President, Secretary), Class Council 2 years (Treasurer, Secretary), High School Executive Council (Secretary), Model United Nations (Local Conference Chair), Extemporaneous speaking/Original Oratory team, Jazz Band trumpet, TRI-M Honor Society, Quill and Scroll Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Kumon for Math/Reading
[] Volunteer/Community service: Trumpeter at Charity Band Concert, annual week-long service trips to local schools in the area
[] Summer Activities: Studying for HSK Chinese Proficiency Test (Passed Level 5), volunteer for popular newspaper, campus touring in the US, Victory Briefs Institute Debate Camp
[] Essays: The CommonApp one was about my “Miss Math” award for the Canadian Math Competition and how I stretch across various disciplines in my academic pursuits. My Ben Franklin essay was about overcoming my fear of public speaking.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, according to my counselor - two recs (Economics and Literature teacher)
[] Counselor Rec: Good I think - personally close to her
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Interviewed by a Wharton alumnus at his office. It went really well!
[] Supplementary Material: I think I sent my violin recording of a Bach Sonata and a Mozart Concerto, but I don’t remember

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: 12-year private, international
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none of the things mentioned in the bracket[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, essays, leadership positions
[] Weaknesses: maybe I’m not too strong in my maths than I am supposed to be
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows what goes on behind the scenes!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to: USC (with merit scholarship), UC Berkeley (semi-finalist for Leadership Award), UCLA, UC San Diego. Waitlisted to Stanford

[/ul]**General Comments: ** So happy I made it!

swagsohard · April 3, 2013, 4:44pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 780 Bio M, 740 Math Level II, 710 German
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 x 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous w/ 6 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Study Abroad and Language Awards, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Policy Debate (16th at nationals)
Scholar Bowl (National Qualifier)
Model United Nations (Secretary General)
National Honor Society

[] Job/Work Experience: Lol no
[] Volunteer/Community service: 170+ hours
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Research Internship at WUSTL on Lung Cancer (published a paper)

[] Essays: Hit or miss essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian Indian (Brown People FTW)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): meh
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): um no?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades and Test Scores, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Essays, anti-hooks galore
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lol who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: So glad I’m done with this process! To all those rejected or waitlisted I wish you the best of luck; you guys will end up somewhere awesome.

mikimotocc · April 6, 2013, 3:28pm

Hi guys…i want to post here for future penn/wharton hopefuls. I typed on a phone so i will give a brief info first…sorry for that…i want to say that a wharton defer can be accepted during RD like me. yes, hang in there… Here’s my stats: SAT (CR/M/W) 710/800/700 essay:10. SATII Math level II:800 /World Hist:650/USH:710. I have good/decent GPA and i am international (Asia) Where else were you accepted: Princeton,Cornell(AEM),Williams,UC Berkeley,UCLA,NYU (Stern),U Michigan,UVa,WashU (Olin),Middlebury,Wesleyan. /Waitlisted:Columbia/ Rejected:Harvard,Stanford. Good luck every one!! Don’t stop believing:))!!

topchef12 · April 6, 2013, 8:03pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted - SEAS**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 - 800 Math, 720 CR, 790 Writing
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] SAT II: 800 math II, 730 chem, 750 italian
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 Statistics, 5 APUSH
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Italian, AP Bio, Honors English, Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Italian Exam

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity volleyball, softball, and field hockey, started a club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: none
[ *] Summer Activities: softball, camp counselor
[ *] Essays: really really proud of my essays
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one was definitely amazing, the other was probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably fine, not very personal
[ *] Additional Rec: from a coach, AMAZING
[ *] Interview: lasted 25 minutes, but it went really well
[ *] Supplementary Material: the addition rec

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[ *] School Type: public with about 2000 students
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): highest
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: really great essays and recommendations, outstanding academic record for my high school
[ *] Weaknesses: not tons of leadership positions in extracurriculars, nonacademic extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted Penn, Rice, Cornell, Duke, CMU, UVA, Texas, wait listed JHU, Bowdoin, WashU, rejected Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Northwestern
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

radiantrobot · April 7, 2013, 11:39pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted - CAS**[/color][/size]

[ b] Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 with 780 math and CR, 800 writing (only sitting)
[ *] ACT: not taken
[ *] SAT II: bio m 730, math 2 780, lit 740, chem 740, us history 760
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): neither available
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography 5, US History 4, Stats 5, Chemistry 5, Lang 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Physics, Bio, Lit, Calc), Civ/Econ (graduation req), and Photography
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UCLA Poster Symposium Best Poster, USABO semifinalist, a bunch of Int’l Awards for robotics

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics (Dir of PR/Head Programmer), Singing Club (president), French Club (Dir of Activities), GSA (Secretary), MUN, New Student Counselor, Mock Trial - only 1 yr, Dance
[ *] Job/Work Experience: helped with research on robotic anesthesia device, spent 3 months working at a microfluidics lab
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, Key Club/Red Cross (not hardcore), Robotics Science Community Outreach (director)
[ *] Summer Activities: research/dance/travel
[ *] Essays: pretty nice (artistic)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one was amazing, the other I’m not sure (definitely good, perhaps not amazing)
[ *] Counselor Rec: good, basically melding together my answers to a bunch of questions he wrote
[ *] Additional Rec: research mentor, short but added something useful
[ *] Interview: none
[ *] Supplementary Material: research abstracts, a random letter to my reader

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] School Type: Public, but with a test to get in, Small
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): a little above average EFC
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: sounded like myself, wrote about stuff that really mattered to me, explained the hours on my extracurrics so admissions didn’t think I was crazy-exaggerating, visited the school, went to an info session at school, researched the school (esp what groups/lab I’d like to get involved in)
[ *] Weaknesses:wrote a pretty unfocused app (kind of talked about all my different facets without getting a real point across)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: probably my supplementary essays and the actual stuff I had to write down
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Penn State/Jefferson (accelerated guaranteed admission medical program), UCLA, UCSD, UC Berkeley, USC (trustee), Drexel, Boston Univ. (accel./guar. med program)
Waitlisted: Northwestern, Duke, Johns Hopkins, UMKC (accelerated/guaranteed admission medical program)
Rejected: MIT, Yale, Stanford

[ /list][ b]General Comments:** I was surprised by the admission; it wasn’t a school that was ever a dream for me; I applied partially because of rep and partially because I loved the campus vibe, but I’m considering it now!**

UponAvon1995 · April 11, 2013, 10:48pm

Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 Math (700) C.Reading (690) Writing (670)
[] ACT:30
[] SAT II: Math II (630) Chemistry (570)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We’re on a 5.0 scale, I have a 5.32.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/551
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-Engineering course, 4 APs, & honors music.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Orchestra (President), Varsity Tennis (#1 Girl), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Student Council, Senior Class Representative (Historian), Math Tutor, Photography (Yearbook Photographer), National Honor Society (Co-Historian).
[] Job/Work Experience:Not much. I worked at a restaurant once. Don’t think that counts.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I tutor for free, reader at church, participate in school events such as the PHS Posada for underprivileged families and Oktoberfest (Halloween festival for children).
[] Summer Activities: Not much, some summer school, tennis, reading program at my library…
[] Essays: Decent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AWESOME.
[] Counselor Rec: Decent, I guess.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant): Texas, but considered international (I’m Mexican).
[] School Type: Public.
[] Ethnicity: Mexican.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $40k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Girl in engineering, first generation, Questbridge semi-finalist…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Don’t really know. I’m determined and I work hard.
[] Weaknesses: I can’t even measure up to half the kids on this thread…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Public schools, UT Austin and A&M College Station (full ride in both).

[/ul]General Comments: Anything is possible. Just try and go for it. The only time you’ll ever fail is when you give up.

KOL12345 · April 12, 2013, 9:00pm

Decision: Accepted - WHARTON

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): DIDNT SUBMIT
[] ACT: 32 w/ 9 in WRITING
[] SAT II: DIDNT SUBMIT
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/596
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English IV (gifted), Statistics (AP), Creative Writing (Gifted), Western Civ (Gifted), Intro to Macro Econ (Dual Enrolled), Intro to Psych (Dual Enrolled)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, Coke Scholars Semi-Finalist, National Achievement Finalist, NFIB Young Entrepreneurs Semi-Finalist [/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): State Pres of FBLA, Speech & Debate, Flag Football, Volleyball, Started by own llc, etc.,
[] Job/Work Experience: CEO/Founder of an LLC
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, 5k Run/Walks, etc.,
[] Summer Activities: Nothing Amazing… not camps or anything
[] Essays: Very metaphorical and lofty.
[] Teacher Recommendation: English Teacher, Math Teacher, Creative Writing Teacher
[] Counselor Rec: None
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material: None

[/ul][ b]Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant): Louisiana
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: AF/AM
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Financial Aid Candidate
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE, three siblings before me in college [/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays and my resume
[] Weaknesses: My grade point average and volunteer work
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my work experience and founding my own company. Shows that I have a serious commitment to business. Also my multiple leadership roles in various activities shows that I can balance rigorous course work with involvement.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Duke, Berkeley, Dartmouth, SMU, Fordham, St. John’s, Furman, Johnson & Wales, Tulane, LSU, Univ of So California, etc.,
Waitlisted Yale & UCLA? haha thought that was random
Rejected: none

[/ul][ b]General Comments: **
Just build your resume and keep GPA 3.8+ and ACT scores 31+ and you’ll have a fighting chance. Make your essays personal and metaphorical (be interesting)!

Random13 · April 13, 2013, 9:24am

Decision: Rejected - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1870 CR 650 M 610 W 610
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: Chem 670 USH 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/125
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) English Lang (4) USH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, Physics, Anatomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar, school and community awards
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutoring, Babysitting, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, and other service over 500 hrs
[] Summer Activities: Babysitting, Harvard SSP 2012, Art classes
[] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay was cute, funny, and personal. Everyone loved it.
[] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Good[/li][] Teacher Rec #2: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[] Interview:[/list]
Yes
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]URM, low income, first generation American, first generation college, female in science, art

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Essays, hooks
[] Weaknesses: SATs and lack of leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low SATs, no leadership, low acceptance rate
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted St. John’s, SUNY Albany, CUNY Macaulay Honors, UMiami, Cornell (Likely letter), Boston U, Johns Hopkins, NYU
Waitlisted Princeton, Brown
Rejected Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Stanford

General Comments:

westfield95 · April 20, 2013, 9:15pm

Decision: Accepted - M&T

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (760CR, 800M, 740W)
[] ACT: 36 (36E 36M 36S 34R)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):

ap computer science a (4)
ap world history (4)
ap statistics (5)
ap environmental science (5)
ap chemistry (3)
ap calculus BC (5)
ap calculus BC-- AB subscore (5)
ap physics C (3)
ap english 11 (5)
ap us history (4)
ap spanish (3)
ap psych (5)
ap microeconomics (4)

[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: [/li]
advanced band
advanced database
programming
ap biology
challenges of engineering ii/robotics
marching band
ap government
ap macroeconomics
ap english 12
ap european history
ap human geography
linear algebra/multivariable calculus (CC)

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]
National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, Gold Presidential Award for Service, Gold Congressional Award (pending), BSA Silver Hornaday Medal (pending), BSA Supernova Award (pending), Engineer Girl Essay Competition (national finalist), CIA Award for Science Fair Winners

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
Marching band, percussion, section leader (undefeated season)
Robotics team (FRC); won engineering inspiration/chairman’s at two regional competitions, best website, website excellence award at regionals, semifinals at worlds (business team lead)
Robotics team (FTC); world championship winner last year!!! (engineering notebook team lead) inspire award/winning alliance @ regional this year!
Robotics team (FLL); state research award winner (team mentor)
Youth Orchestra, Wind Symphony (first chair oboe, performing at Carnegie Hall this year)
Youth Orchestra, Concert Orchestra (first chair oboe)
Youth Orchestra, church (first chair oboe)
Piano (privately studied, 12+ years, did NOT submit art supplement)
Oboe (privately studied, 5+ years, did NOT submit art supplement)
Boy Scout, Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Webmaster, Leave No Trace Trainer; 30+ merit badges
Biology Olympiad (president)
Zero Robotics team (founder, national finalist at MIT woohoo)
Envirothon (president/team captain)
YUGA (community service) (president, founder)
SPACE (Students Pursuing Academics and Careers in Engineering) Club (secretary, president)
KidWind Challenge (2nd place in state, team captain)
Key Club (treasurer, 2x)
Environmental Club (secretary, vice president)
Church youth group (small group leader)
NASA INSPIRE OLC
Nonprofit teaching STEM to approx. 30 elementary school students, since my county does not focus heavily on this aspect of education <a href=“founder/president/ceo”>501(c)(3) pending</a>
Nonprofit teaching STEM (advisory board)
Nonprofit focusing on Social Responsibility (city director, regional director, international director)
Church youth group (group leader)
Church youth orchestra (principal oboe)
Church missions (Baltimore, OH; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Guayaquil, Ecuador)
Honors/Programs (place leadership in parenthesis):
Governor’s School for Math, Science, and Technology (webmaster)
All County/All District Band (first chair oboe)
2nd place in Behavioral Science, regional science fair
1st place in Biochem, regional science fair
Piano Guild of America Sonatina Award
Piano Guild of America Honor Award
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade VI-- highest level); superior rating (2x)
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade V); superior rating
HOBY Ambassador, Junior Counselor
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (received an A), Summer Academy
NSO Young Associates’ Program
VA Boys State

[li] Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutoring (16 hrs/week), Intern @ env eng firm (2 hrs/week), Piano Teacher (1 hr/week)[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: ~500 hours from various clubs, initiatives, etc.[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: pretty busy, with governor’s school, etc., but I left some time in there for family and friends hahah. didn’t get to do any research, which I would have liked, but oh well[/li]
[li] Essays: overall, pretty decent, I think. no bombs in there, and I spent awhile on them[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: awesome![/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: didn’t see it, but she said it was practically glowing[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: didn’t get to see it, but it’s from my robotics coach, and she said it was pretty phenomenal[/li]
[li] Interview: over Skype LOL… but I think it went pretty well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: we are the 1% (loljk not really, but money’s never been a big issue)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none to speak of

[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: act, class rank/gpa, ECs (?)
[] Weaknesses: ap scores, sat ii scores, essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no idea. i’m ecstatic right now and can’t believe this is real life. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

accept: columbia, yale, penn (clearly hahah)
waitlist: harvard, caltech, cornell
reject: mit, stanford, princeton

[/ul]**General Comments: **

can’t wait for the fall, and best of luck to everyone else applying next year or in the future!

racheldinh · May 8, 2013, 11:09pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b] Decision: Accepted - CAS **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (800 Reading, 690 Writing, 600 Math)
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 800 Literature, 750 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/656
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in Eng. Lit, 4 in US His, 3 in Chem
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP Classes, 4 non-AP
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat. Merit Semi-Finalist, Stamps Scholar, 3 Time League Champ in Speech and Debate, State Champion in Oratorial Interpretation, All-American Cheerleader, 3 Time Varsity Letter Recipient, LA Opera 1st Place, Nat. Orchestra Award

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (President) Mock Trial (Closing Attorney/Pre-Trial) Cheerleading (Captain) Advanced String Orchestra (1st chair/concert mistress)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Varsity IT girl, private law firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NLS
[ *] Summer Activities: NLS, cheer camp
[ *] Essays: volunteering, diversity, law
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My AP Lang and Chem teachers
[ *] Interview: Had an awesome interview, my interview and I really connected and we still keep in touch, he and his family are helping me so much with transitioning from CA to PA
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ *] State: CA
[ *] School Type: Public Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: my essays, my extracurriculars, demonstrated passion
[ *] Weaknesses: my test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really expressed how much I love Penn and why I want to study literature there. I also stuck with my extracurriculars all throughout highschool and didn’t quit anything
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Berkeley, UCLA, USC
Waitlisted: Harvard, Dartmouth

phileecheez · May 16, 2013, 7:01pm

Decision: Deferred/Rejected - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (M:800, R:800, W:800)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (770), Physics (790), US History (740), Math I (790)
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.9
[] Rank: No Rank/Percentile
[] AP: Physics (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (4), English Literature (4)
[] IB: None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP US History, Microbiology, AP Calculus BC, Spanish III, Culinology, AP English Language
[li] Major Awards: Silvery Key in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Presidential Scholar Candidate, AP Scholar with Honor, Bergen County Executive Honor, Gold Level in Presidential Volunteer Service Award, 1st Place in Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards, Editor’s Choice Award and Publication in Teen Ink Magazine[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Poetry Club (Founder, President), School Newspaper (Creative Editor, Columnist, Associate Editor), Senior Council (Treasurer), GSA Club (Outreach Coordinator), Bergen County Joint Food Development Project (Team Leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at a children’s learning center, chef garde manger assistant, head chef assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (3 years), Nursing Home (2 years), JDRF Branch (2 years), Middle School Learning Center (3 years), total of 300+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Food Science/Chemistry Research, 9-week Intensive Course at Queen Sophia Spanish Institute, 5K Runs
[] Essays: They were pretty good; I started working on the supplements the moment they released the prompts.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I felt they were strong. One was from my English teacher/poetry club adviser who I have been close with since my freshman year and another was from my AP chemistry/food chemistry teacher who I have interacted with often since sophomore year.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not aware of the quality of his writing, but I have had a close relationship with him since my sophomore year. He was also my Spring track & field coach.
[] Additional Rec: One recommendation from my research professor and one from my Spanish III teacher.
[] Interview: I think it went pretty well; lasted about 45 minutes. I felt a little nervous, but it was his first year doing interviews, so I felt like we had a good conversation.
[] Supplementary Material: A copy of each of my two research papers[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State: New Jersey
[] School Type: Technical/Vocational
[] Ethnicity: Korean American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[] Hooks: None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, grades, and teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: ECs, leadership, and awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure. I probably needed stronger ECs with more leadership and more awards. They also already accepted one student to SEAS for ED, so they probably already met the quota.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Carnegie Mellon University, Tufts University (Neubauer Scholar), Boston College (A&S Honors Program), New York University (Honors Program), University of Rochester

Waitlisted: Harvard University, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, John Hopkins University

Rejected: MIT, Princeton University, Yale University, University of Chicago, Brown University, Cornell University, Northwestern University

[/ul]

General Comments: My admissions results and those of my peers made me realize how much of a crapshoot college admissions can be. Penn was my dream school since sophomore year and I was tremendously disappointed when I was first deferred and then ultimately rejected. I will be attending Columbia University (CC) in the fall.

samourai · May 25, 2013, 10:45pm

ACCEPTED TO PENN AND WILL ATTEND. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. BIOPHYSICS MAJOR WITH POSSIBLE PHILOSOPHY MAJOR. MED SCHOOL TRACK.

Copying the user profile stats profile, with more specific class rank because of importance and some other additions (sorry but this is quicker).

Nonetheless, I am proud to be going to Penn and congrats to all of you as well. I never thought I’d turn down Princeton, thought to be the best undergrad university to me until the last minute (no slight to Penn, but Stanford is my favorite university overall by a significant margin, and I have even been there, but I am from Ohio and moving out for the first time with potential anxieties and hardship, I could not be that far away, so it will be my med school goal even with the total unpredictability for top med admissions – I can still have a goal, unless Penn changes my mind because I did love their med campus, just sick of cold and snow).

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Student:

User Name: samourai
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Family education: No parents went to college
Location: Ohio
College Class Year: 2017
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools (main state-wide test scores rank my school as 3rd public in Ohio; recent major rankings placed it 2nd in Ohio for public schools; ranking of percentage of students accepted to top 25 schools ranked my school 11th in Ohio including both public and private schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.90
Class Rank: top 1%, 2 out of 447
Class Size: 447
Course load: as rigorous as possible at my school, including 12 APs (scored all 5s on the seven so far, awaiting results from this year – hope to jump to sophomore status based on Penn’s credit chart, even not counting the med school subjects because the good ones prefer the college classes); AP classes (scored already attained in parentheses) included Biology (5), Physics C (both exams), Calculus BC (5), U.S. History (5), Art History, Microeconomics (5), Psychology (5), Latin, English Lit, English Language (4), Stats, Chemistry (5).

Scores:

PSAT: 236
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 790
SAT I Writing: 770
ACT: 35
SAT II Literature: 800
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 800

Extracurriculars:

Significant Extracurriculars: Medical missions to Uganda, internships paid and not paid at Cleveland Clinic and Washington U., four year letter varsity soccer all-state in top division, three year varsity letter in track and state

Leadership positions: See above; plus captain on soccer team, student coordinator for medical mission trip second time around, leadership conference attendee and co-chair junior year.
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: See above, four year letter varsity soccer all-state in top division, three year varsity letter in track and state finalist in 100 m, plus club soccer nationally since age 12, and intramural basketball

Volunteer/Service Work: See above, mostly including medical missions, hospital internship, National Honor Society, and miscellaneous event help.

Honors and Awards: National Merit Finalist, many scholarships (7), many individual subject awards including within school and among larger population (about 5).

College Summer programs: Took one interdisciplinary bio/chem/physics lab class at local University of Akron for three college credits.

Colleges of Interest:

College: University of Pennsylvania, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Attend
College: Princeton University, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Choice #: 3, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Duke University, Choice #: 4, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: University of Chicago, Choice #: 5, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Northwestern University, Choice #: 5, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Cornell University, Choice #: 6, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: University of Virginia, Choice #: 7, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted

Colleges that barely missed my cut of eight applications, but considered/visited until final application list decision: Michigan, Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth.

*Note: was an athletic recruit but decided not to play and informed on this final decision midway through the recruit and admit process; was dropped as a recruit to UVA because of soccer program selectivity. Best soccer program that had firm offer on table was Duke.

*Funny thing: University of Akron is close to my home, and it is a serviceable non-selective large state school but not anywhere as academically prestigious as all my other choices, YET I love the principle and specialized prestige of their soccer program, was a die hard fan, and had the single best coach I ever saw in Caleb Porter before he left to move on to pros, and I was lightly considered for what is/was the the best soccer program if the last eight years in the country, including the school’s only team national title, but it was always conditioned on would be hard to ever find much playing time unless I improved, so with that and Porter moving on, it made the decision more logical to attend a better academic school not just letting my emotions go on a roll out of fandom!

Desired College Characteristics:

Location type: Urban
Size: Medium (5,000 - 10,000)

Area: East Coast, Midwest
Importance of cost: Very important

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End.

samourai · May 27, 2013, 1:45am

phileecheez,

Your situation is kind of surprising, as you said. I always wondered if colleges reject perfect scores because they like to throw around the stat of how many perfect scores were rejected. Still, they need a reason. In my experience, undergrad admissions has been very consistent with my friends. I don’t know about you, but I do know my school, although public is very well known by most top school admissions. The school supposed strength prestige SEEMS to make a difference when I compare, even if they say it is about what you make out of the school you attend; I don’t believe that is totally true.

But, you did get into Columbia and will attend. As seen in my profile, I did not apply or look at Columbia. New York City was just too much of a major move. But you really are at a place as great as any undergrad school there is so congrats. Dartmouth was also an impressive admit. But the schools that rejected you do at least to have sub-20% admit rates. Cornell can be deceptively hard because the Arts and Science college is more like 12%-13% and not the ~17% of the entire undergrad university. Best of luck enjoying Columbia because you obviously can handle any school, and even the ones that rejected know it (hence why it can look like a crapshoot, though not as absurd as med school decisions, which are baffling sometimes). If I could only choose Dartmouth or Columbia, I’d certainly have to consider closely even if I did visit Dartmouth. Columbia is just a “more powerful” name in the overall university context. Hard to turn down (kind of like me choosing Penn over Princeton, though Penn has an entire med reputation that Princeton doesn’t have with no med school and all, but that was only part of the reason, much of it being at that level I don’t see a difference in academic quality or investment, which would include Columbia too). Would be interested in your preliminary major/career interest.

kbolisetty23 · May 30, 2013, 3:27pm

^Honestly, I think Phileecheez made the classic mistake of applying to way too many colleges. If he had buckled down and applied to only 3-4 really elite schools and focused all his efforts on those schools, I think he would have had much better admissions results. Even still, an acceptance to Colombia is nothing to scoff at (especially considering its technically more selective than Penn lol).

Schmilliam · June 20, 2013, 9:52pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted - CC**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] SAT II: don’t remember exactly, mid 700s in math2, bio E
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 300
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): bio (4) Lang (5) calc (5) - took all three with a shattered ulna in my writing arm, hahaha. School doesn’t offer many APs
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): no
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: hardest possible. Ran out of math to take at my hs so took higher calc at a local university
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 year member of golf and swim teams. 2 years varsity each. 2 year swim captain. Started a water polo club and the “noyz boyz” which was an all male pep squad that would go to away volleyball games and always get kicked out. NHS 2 years, a youth philanthropy board, 20 golf tournaments a summer. School newspaper. Homecoming royalty
[ *] Job/Work Experience: cleaned pools for elderly neighbors
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: youth philanthropy board called “teen trust” and lots of volunteering thru NHS and the swim team
[ *] Summer Activities: lots of golf tournaments, some swim meets, some goofing off and getting in trouble
[ *] Essays: must have worked, wrote about a golf shot my junior year that took a lot of confidence and how it was a culmination of me gaining confidence through my life by coming out of my shell. Others were about swimming and a few books I read I think. A penn essay was about how I secured some funding for a local preschool that had been devastated by a flood.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: good
[ *] Interview: fantastic. Dude dropped the F bomb 4 times, we had a 2 hour conversation about politics and religion basically.
[ *] Supplementary Material: nope

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):[] Country (if international applicant): iowa
[ *] School Type: crappy public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): well off
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): does iowa count?

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: being myself
[ *] Weaknesses: no major accomplishments
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores opened the door and I think my interview helped too. Being from iowa was probably big
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected: stanford, dartmouth, georgetown. Wait listed: columbia, Cornell, harvard (deferred), nwestern. Accepted: berkeley, penn, Hopkins, wake forest, William and Mary (likely), u of iowa

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** I hadn’t visited penn until after I got in. I went in thinking I was going to accept the waiting list at harvard but 10 steps onto the penn campus changed that. I hope everyone ends up some place they love, and to future applicants, enjoy your senior year and be yourself!

dudejeff · June 23, 2013, 12:23am

Decision: Accepted - SAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
ACT: 33 (32 writing, 31 math, 34 reading, 35 science, 8 essay)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (4), AP Mandarin (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (11 years), Art (11 years), rowing (recruited as a lightweight rower)
Job/Work Experience: None
Summer Activities: Triathlon, rowing, rock climbing, and volunteering at my grandma’s mental institution in Taiwan
Essays: Decent
Teacher Recommendation: Great!
Counselor Rec: Great!
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Excellent!
Supplementary Material: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): San Francisco, CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Taiwanese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Not quite sure.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation
Reflection
Strengths: Extremely committed and dedicated to things I love/am interested in, rowing recruit
Weaknesses: Weak GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had the support of the lightweight rowing coach. Without the coach’s support, I would not have gotten into Penn. I still had to meet many academic standards though.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UC Davis, UCLA accepted. Denied: Princeton, Yale
General Comments: Find what your passions are early in high school. When you really love something, it will shine on your application and they’ll notice it. I fell in love with rowing, and it helped me get into Penn. Despite my low GPA, the coach was able to help me out, so I’m really glad that I pursued rowing.

winfred95 · June 26, 2013, 12:30pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (M:760, R: 640, W: 670)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: US History:750, Math 1:770, Biology E:790
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Bio (N/A yet), English Language (N/A yet), Calc AB (N/A yet).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Ap Bio, AP Eng Language, Spanish II, Composition IV, Civics.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, really.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball (Varsity)
[] Job/Work Experience: Janitor at a Middle School
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math Tutor
[] Summer Activities: Yale- Ivy Scholars Program (junior year), University of Hartford- World Scholar Athlete Game (sophomore year)
[] Essays: For the Why Penn question, I said the ability to do independent research. For the Ben Franklin question, I said I am moved by education.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher and old Literature teacher (I didn’t read either one)
[] Counselor Rec: No clue. I just know I took all the AP courses the school offered, so my counselor could possibly have said that.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.
[] Supplementary Material: None.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Connecticut
[] School Type: Charter School
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Parents make less than $30k together.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Many extracurricular activities. Everything I listed I did for 2-4 years. Strong first semester senior year grades (4.0 GPA)
[] Weaknesses: VERY weak freshman year grades (2.9 GPA that year). Lower Writing and Reading SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Central Connecticut State, UConn, Morehouse, Franklin and Marshall, Holy Cross, Boston College, Middlebury, University of Chicago, Tufts U, Wesleyan U.

Rejected: Yale, Harvard

[/ul]**General Comments: ** I honestly think I was accepted out of pity. I cannot see any reason they would accept me over phileecheez.

363cecilias · June 26, 2013, 3:14pm

To Winfred95:
I am a Penn alum who had family income a little more than yours and attended on City of Philadelphia and Mayor of Philadelphia scholarships. I have served as a first reader at a major university. You earned your spot in the Class of 2017. YOU are the reason why the University was founded and YOU are the reason it continues to exist.

Admissions offices don’t make mistakes and they don’t admit students out of pity. Don’t worry about why someone else did or did not get in Penn or anywhere else. You didn’t get to read their app. A lot of experienced people read your app and discussed it and reached the conclusion that you would thrive at Penn. Go with it!

You have been given a place at the table. Now make sure you eat your fill. And enjoy the meal! Oh yeah-- at some point in your life-- either for your own kid or a stranger’s-- help someone else find the dining room.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! ENJOY!!! Penn is going to enrich your life in every way possible!!!

Madaboutx · June 26, 2013, 3:55pm

@Winfred, you look like you took advantage of everything available to you, you sound like a humble person, very interested in learning and grateful for you acceptance.

Just a guess.

If true, you accomplished a lot for someone in an economically difficult family situation. My guess is that your parents made sacrifices for your education though they may not have much time and money to invest, they must’ve given you emotional support. You scored well on your tests, better than what your gpa, course load and economic station would seem to permit.

I think the admissions folks probably read about you and thought what can this person do given the advantages and resources we have to offer.

Just a guess.

But I agree that you are not a charity case. I think the expectations for you are high that you will take all those advantages offered and do great things with them.

Chemystery · July 1, 2013, 4:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 790 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing, 2390 Total
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: 800 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 Physics, 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/660
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5 (Calc BC, Physics B, Statistics, APUSH, Chemistry, English Lang/Comp)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Econ, AP Physics C, AP Psych, AP English Lit/Comp, AP Bio, Honors Orgo
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO, ARML third place nationally, Science Bowl National Qualifier
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross-country (4 yrs), Prestigious out-of-school youth symphony orchestra (2 yrs), ARML (2 yrs), Math Team (3 yrs), Science Bowl (3 yrs)
Job/Work Experience: Molecular biology lab assistant
Volunteer/Community service: Academic tutor (4 yrs), A TON of misc stuff (over 500 hrs total)
Summer Activities: Research, Independent studying
Essays: Common app - about my passion for chemistry (8.5/10), Why Penn - I really liked this one (9/10), Moveability Prompt - Stubbornness and enthusiasm (9.5/10)
Teacher Recommendation: AP English Lang/Comp Teacher - did not read, probably 9, AP Chem Teacher (did not read, probably 8 or 9)
Counselor Rec: Did not read, probably 7 or 8
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Terrible. My interviewer was fresh out of college herself and spoke with a heavy accent. It was just her reading questions of a sheet, no conversation (3/10)
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: CBE
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large public (mostly white/Asian)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: <$70K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Grades, Essays, Extracurriculars, Test scores
Weaknesses: Didn’t do anything REALLY awesome like win the IMO or something … also, probably too science-oriented for Penn, literally EVERY SINGLE ONE of my essays was about science
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My enthusiasm for science really shone through in that application, and my essays, I thought, were really great.
</code></pre>

General Comments: I was so surprised to get in! I’ve loved Penn for a really long time and am super excited to see everyone else going there next year :)

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