Official University of Pennsylvania ED 2008 Decisions

Czar212 · December 14, 2007, 10:41pm

Deferred…still looking on the bright side though.

tomahawk89 · December 14, 2007, 10:48pm

**Rejected, Wharton: **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 740
[] SAT Math: 800
[] SAT Writing: 700
[] SAT Total: 2240
[] SAT II: WH 720 USH 740 MIIC 800 PHY 710
[] ACT: N/A
[] AP/IB taken/scores: AP ENGLANG 4 AP USHIS 4 STAT 5
[] GPA weighted: 96
[] GPA unweighted: School does not use gpa scale
[] Rank or % estimate: 10%? School does not rank

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Personal: was the best essay I’ve written up to that moment. Why Penn: all those who proofread said it was very well written.
[] Teacher Recs: Both very good, no doubt
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been good
[] Hook (if any): No.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: IL
[] School Type: Semi-competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Soccer Varsity, Math Team, Theater Club, Chess Team Varsity, etc. Won conference champ last year in soccer, won regional champ in Chess, won individual trophy for ICTM math competition.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congratulations to all those who got in. Definitely SAT’s and EC’s ruined me.

radyland · December 14, 2007, 11:18pm

REJECTED FROM WHARTON

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Verbal: 780

SAT Math: 780
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2350
SAT II: ushistory 760 bio 760 math2c 800
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: ushist 4
GPA weighted: 5.3
GPA unweighted: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: top 10%, school does not rank.
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: I thought they were really good, and presented me as a good candiadate

Teacher Recs: One was v good, the other i didnt see.
Counselor Rec: pretty good.
Hook (if any): born in diff country
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: NJ

School Type: very competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Bunch of honor societies. captain of xc and track teams, 3 years of MUN, lots of work and volunteering experince, my own online business
</code></pre>

SuperBob77 · December 14, 2007, 11:23pm

Accepted CAS!:

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Verbal: 690

SAT Math: 690
SAT Writing: 770
SAT Total: 2150
SAT II: Biology M 700 Math II 720 Literature 740
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: AP English Lang 4 AP US History 4 AP Bio 5
GPA weighted: 4.874
GPA unweighted: around a 4.0 (not sure though)
Rank or % estimate: 2/367
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: Good but not outstanding

Teacher Recs: One excellent, one probably average
Counselor Rec: Haha VERY average
Hook (if any): none
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: NJ

School Type: average public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: sang at Carnegie Hall with my choir 3 times; president of NHS; Key Club and Interact Club member; piano (8 years); a bunch of community service; school plays; + other less important ECs
</code></pre>

Other Factors: I have an adopted sister from China. My family went there for two weeks to get her. (wrote my essay about it but I’m not sure if this really mattered at all in the admissions process)

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’m so happy! My SAT scores aren’t that high so I thought I would never get in. Congratulations to everyone who got in!

ProcrastiNate24 · December 14, 2007, 11:29pm

**Accepted: Liberal Arts and Technology (CAS+SEAS) **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 800
[] SAT Math: 770
[] SAT Writing: 800
[] SAT Total: 2370
[] SAT II: 780-Math2, 750-chem, 740-bio
[] ACT: -
[] AP/IB taken/scores: Calc BC: 3 (5 subscore), Comp Sci A: 5, Lit: 4
[] GPA weighted: -
[] GPA unweighted: 3.8
[] Rank or % estimate: I think just below 20% - school does not rank

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Wrote one the day before and one the day of. Drunk.
[] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, not really sure. Few teachers like me tho.
[] Counselor Rec: Good.
[] Hook (if any): Development Admit, Congressional Intern, Started 2 businessess

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NH
[] School Type: “Competitive” Public
[] Ethnicity: White as a…white thing.
[] Gender: M
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: Kinda? See comments.
[li] Important ECs: No clubs, no relevant sports, no special awards, all I had was work experience.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
Development admit…veery distant relative donated money way back in the day, but we have the same last name so is all good.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
sweet
plan on taking a year off first tho…

Good luck to the deferred, you’ll be happy soon enough to the rejected, and I hope you aren’t all a bunch of nerds to Penn .

mrchipmunk90 · December 14, 2007, 11:43pm

Official University of Pennsylvania ED 2008 Decisions

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Decision && School: Rejected Wharton

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 680
[] SAT Math: 780
[] SAT Writing: 770
[] SAT Total: 2230
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 - 800; Math Level 1 - 770; Chemistry - 660
[] ACT: N/A
[] AP/IB taken/scores: N/A [School doesn’t offer APs]
[li] GPA weighted: 4.77[/li][] GPA unweighted: 3.7
[li] Rank or % estimate: Top 10%[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recs: Probably decent, didnt read
[] Counselor Rec: Rather generic and boring =/
[] Hook (if any): Engineering background?

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type: Competitve Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Held Position in: Student Council, Spanish Honor Society, Class Council, Varsity Soccer, bunch of others[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
My lack of unique and interesting extracurriculars is probably what did me in, along with my not outstanding GPA [but my school is pretty hard i guess]

**General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] I saw it coming. Hopefully I will get into Northwestern though!

Goodbye Penn thread forever

mnijonas · December 14, 2007, 11:45pm

Accepted LSM: Science Track

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 640
[] SAT Math: 760
[] SAT Writing: 620
[] SAT Total: 2020
[] SAT II: Chem 760 Math II 730 USH 740
[] ACT: 32
[] AP/IB taken/scores: Chem 5 Calc AB 5 USH 5
[] GPA weighted: 4.24
[] GPA unweighted: 3.85?
[] Rank or % estimate: top 4%

[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Essays: straight foward
[] Teacher Recs: fantastic
[] Counselor Rec: good i presume
[] Hook (if any): son of faculty

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Legacy Yes/No: no
[] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Important ECs: nhs prez, eagle scout, music, football, treasurer, etc [/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: all about the ec’s and leadership

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: im pumped

yoanka11 · December 15, 2007, 12:01am

I Got Into Cassss !!!

So Frickin Happy I Cant Believe It :)

gymjulie08 · December 15, 2007, 12:07am

** Accepted CAS!!: **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 730
[] SAT Math: 670
[] SAT Writing: 750
[] SAT Total: 2150
[] SAT II: Lit- 700, Spanish w/ listening- 580 (I was sure this would keep me from getting in!)
[] ACT: 32
[] AP/IB taken/scores: American Gov- 3, Psych-5, English Lang- 5. Currently taking Stat, Chem, Euro, Spanish, and English Lit.
[] GPA weighted: 4.65
[] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[] Rank or % estimate: 1/ 363 unweighted, 8/363 weighted, top 5%.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I did essay choice C (about a risk you had taken), and I don’t think that was a very popular choice, so that might have helped me. Why Penn and others were solid but not amazing.
[] Teacher Recs: excellent. Also got a supplementary one from my principal that was amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: generic but good, talked a lot about my leadership activities.
[] Hook (if any): Legacy, lots of leadership.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: big suburban public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Legacy Yes/No: Yes
[] Recruited Yes/No: No.
[li] Important ECs: Editor-in-chief of newspaper, serious competitive gymnastics (team captain), president of student leadership group, NHS, Spanish Honor Society, peer tutor, more volunteer stuff, etc. [/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: I’m pretty sure my ECs, leadership, and recs got me in, because my test scores (especially SAT IIs!) were nothing great.

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! Go Penn 2012!

brownieboy · December 15, 2007, 1:38am

[ ize=+1]**ACCEPTED- COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: **[/size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[] SAT Verbal:800
[] SAT Math:720
[] SAT Writing:780
[] SAT Total: 2300
[li] SAT II:BioM 720[/li] USHistory 790

[ ] AP/IB taken/scores:AP Psych- 5
AP Bio- 5
AP Euro- 5
AP USH- 5
AP Stat-4
[] GPA unweighted: 3.82
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[] Essays: personal statement was ehhhhh at best, Why Penn was really good
[] Teacher Recs: VERY very good
[] Counselor Rec: he called me his “favorite studnet” so im assuming its pretty good
[] Hook (if any): did soc. sci. research and submitted project ot Intel, went to New Orleans to clean up, got a research internship at columbia

[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[] State or Country: NY, USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: No
[] Recruited Yes/No: NO
[li] Important ECs: Model Congress, School Newspaper, Soc. Sci. Research[/li]
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] i’m so HAPPY RIGHT NOW I CAN’T CONTAIN MYSELF- i thought i was going to get deferred, but i guess not!

lavenderjade · December 15, 2007, 1:39am

[ b]Accepted Huntsman!!! **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal:800
[] SAT Math:780
[] SAT Writing:800
[] SAT Total:2380
[] SAT II:Math II-800, Chinese-800, French-700
[] AP/IB taken/scores:AP Psych: 5, AP Calc BC: 5
[] GPA weighted: doesn’t weight
[] GPA unweighted:99.6 (it’s on a 100 percent scale.)
[li] Rank or % estimate:doesn’t rank[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Well, I worked hard on most of them. Did the Why Penn essay and the Huntsman essay the day before…
[] Teacher Recs: I think they were good. My teachers were both pretty awesome people.
[] Counselor Rec: I really liked my counselor (although i don’t know if she feels the same way about me but I think it was not bad… it got me into huntsman. hehe
[] Hook (if any):um… piano, maybe? although every other asian plays the piano too. I just really like to play.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Legacy Yes/No: ha, are you kidding?
[] Recruited Yes/No: nope.
[li] Important ECs: eh… i should have done more with international stuff, but didn’t. I was really involved with FBLA… and piano. that was about it.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: um… my essays were good?

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I can’t wait to see all of you next year at Penn!!! i’m going to do something crazy now… and hopefully not get arrested. ;)

RoyleMoyle · December 15, 2007, 1:58am

Deferred, Huntsman/College of Arts and Sciences:

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT Verbal: 740

SAT Math: 740
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2270
SAT II: Math Level IIC-760, Spanish Language-750, US History-730
ACT: N/A
AP/IB taken/scores: AP US History-5, AP Spanish Language-4, AP Physics B-4
GPA weighted: 4.15 (Grades 9-11)
GPA unweighted: 3.71 (Grades 9-11)
Rank or % estimate: N/A
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: Very Good

Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): No.
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: California

School Type: Highly-competitive private
Ethnicity: Caucasian (Jewish)
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: Investing, The Experiment in International Living (Summer Foreign Program), Tennis (non-school), Community service at Soup Kitchen, Admissions Committee, Peer Support.
</code></pre>

Other Factors:

<pre><code>* Had informal meeting with Emeritus member of Board of Trustees
</code></pre>

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I’ll just hold out for Regular Decision. I’m not sure if the member of the Board I met with actually knew to say anything to the Admissions Office since he might not have understood I was applying Early Decision. Anyways, I congratulate all who were accepted.

niveknahc · December 15, 2007, 1:59am

REJECTED M&T/WHARTON:

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal:790
[] SAT Math:800
[] SAT Writing:800
[] SAT Total:2390
[] SAT II:800 Math2, 800 Chinese, 800 Japanese, 800 Physics, 800 Chem, 800 Bio
[] ACT:35
[] AP/IB taken/scores:5 Art History, 5 Biology, 5 Calc BC, 5 Chem, 5 Chinese, 5 CompSci AB, 5 MicroEcon, 5 MacroEcon, 5 Envi Sci, 5 Japanese, 5 Physics C, 5 Psychology, 5 Stats, 5 US History, 5 Euro History
[] GPA weighted: 4.9/5.0
[] GPA unweighted: 4.0/4.0
[] Rank or % estimate: no ranking, top 1% of 1000

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays:excellent
[] Teacher Recs:didn’t look
[] Counselor Rec:didn’t look
[] Hook (if any):

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:New Hampshire
[] School Type:Boarding
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Legacy Yes/No:Yes
[] Recruited Yes/No:No
[li] Important ECs:Started 3 companies with multi-million dollar revenues[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:

**General Comments/Congratulations/etc:**It’s a bad idea to try to seduce the interviewer. Congrats to those who were accepted.

1MX · December 15, 2007, 2:09am

Multi million dollar revenues, 2390, 6 800’s on SAT IIs, 4.0/4.0, legacy, and 15 5’s getting rejected.

right…

tybball08 · December 15, 2007, 2:17am

WHARTON: ACCEPTED

it looks like SAT didnt really matter for Wharton this year…

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT Verbal: 680</li>
<li>SAT Math: 770</li>
<li>SAT Writing: 730 (E:11)</li>
<li>SAT Total: 2180 (Superscored, 2160 is highest single sitting)</li>
<li>SAT II: Math2: 800, Chinese w/ Listening:790, Chem:730</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>AP/IB taken/scores: Chem:5 Calculus AB:5 Biology:4 Physics:4 European
History:4 US History:3</li>
<li>GPA weighted: 4.87</li>
<li>GPA unweighted: 4.0</li>
<li>Rank or % estimate: 2/709, top 1%</li>
<li>Senior Schedule: ASB, Academic Decathlon, Music Appreciation, Varsity
Basketball, AP Econ (Micro and Macro), AP Statistics,
AP Literature and Composition</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: Great, my counselors and AP English teacher thought so.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: two excellent, one pretty good?</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good, we really get along with each other</li>
<li>Hook (if any): athletic asian in a big three sport (football, basketball, or
or baseball)?? maybe..</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Southern California</li>
<li>School Type: Large Public (about 3200 students)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Legacy Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Recruited Yes/No: No</li>
<li>Important ECs/Awards:
-ASB President, ASB Treasurer, Sophomore Class
President, Freshman Class President
-FBLA President (11-12)
-Basketball (9-12) Lettered Twice, Team Captain (12)
-Certificate of Merit Level 10, Piano
-Head Coach of two little kids basketball teams and
basketball program at a south coast chinese cultural
center 200+ hours
-Academic Decathlon: Perfect Scores in Interview(11),
Speech(9), 3rd Place Overall (10),Team Captain (10,12)
-All Tournament Varsity Player in two different tournys
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-National Merit Semifinalist
*Work Experience:
-Courtesy Clerk at Ralphs 20/wk for 2 months
-Interned at a Private Financial Advisor Group 10/wk for
2 months
-Basketball Coach and Trainer 15/wk for 3 months</li>
</ul>

Other Factors: sent in supplementary video of basketball game with commentators blowing me up way out of proportion and an elaboration about my dedication to coaching little kids with pictures

yumihooo · December 15, 2007, 4:42am

Decision && School: Deferred Wharton

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT Verbal: 600
[] SAT Math: 800
[] SAT Writing: 700
[] SAT Total:2100
[] SAT II: nope
[] ACT: nope
[] AP/IB taken/scores: nope
[] GPA weighted: we don’t do GPA, but ~3.99 out of 4 i think?
[] GPA unweighted: we don’t do GPA, but ~3.8 out of 4
[] Rank or % estimate: ~1%

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Really bad.
[] Teacher Recs: Pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty Good.
[] Hook (if any): I don’t know. Maybe the why essay.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: China
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Legacy Yes/No: Of course, no
[] Recruited Yes/No: no
[li] Important ECs: Chinese students seldom do ECs, but I think I have a relatively better ECs than others students.[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors: I just got the news that Wharton seldom accept students who hold Chinese passports, uh!

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to those who got accepted!! BIG CONG!

mengcheng9287 · December 15, 2007, 5:00am

congrats

(tentative) freshman girls this way!

anu10690 · December 15, 2007, 10:02am

[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision && School: Deferred Wharton[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
SAT Verbal: 760
SAT Math: 660 {Ugh! :p}
SAT Writing: 740
SAT Total: 2160
SAT II: Chem 730 Maths I 720 Maths II 710
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores:
GPA weighted:
GPA unweighted:
Rank or % estimate: 2nd rank but percentage is around 86-88% coz I’m in a low scoring archaic educational board..

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: I thought they were pretty good. One on a life changing move to a new city and how I coped.
Teacher Recs: Very strong. Chemistry, English and Bio; thinking of sending a Maths one now that I’m deferred
Counselor Rec: Excellent, he knows me well and made me come across in a very positive light thats what he said.
Hook (if any): Dunno.. I’m trying to remain positive, at least I wasnt rejected, must have been something there..

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country: India
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No:
Important ECs:

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
Maths kind of let me down even though I’m pretty good, gonna send in Maths teacher’s reco now. Plus the fact that our education board considers a high 80s score exceptional really hurt as my transcript had all scores which would be considered quantitatively low but in my school I’m ranked second, with the first ranker having a diff subject combo and the next person doesnt even have anything close to my marks. But really need to get some good scores now.. prays

[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] Congratulations to everyone who got in! I’m sure you all deserved it.. A big hug out to everyone who was deferred, dont give up hope.. I really hope I get in but I’m working on my other apps and sending them out asap as somehow I dont think there is much left to hope for here.. :(

jumpman5050 · December 15, 2007, 12:54pm

Decision&&School: ACCEPTED CAS

Stats:[ul]
[]SATVerbal: 720
[]SATMath: 780
[]SATWriting: 740
[]SATTotal: 2240 (first sitting)
[]SATII: 750 Math I, 800 Math II, 750 Chemistry
[]ACT:
[]AP/IBtaken/scores: Psychology 5, BC Calculus 5, Chemistry 4, Spanish 3 (<- haha)
[]GPAweighted: 3.75ish on a weird GPA system
[]GPAunweighted: 4.1ish
[]Rankor%estimate: Top 5-8%

[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[]Essays: Written last minute, but very good. Why Penn essay was strong.
[]TeacherRecs: Pretty good. 
[]CounselorRec: Pretty good.
[]Hook(if any): I think they liked that I attended the Pennsylvania Governor

bcnmania · December 15, 2007, 1:01pm

Decision&&School: ACCEPTED WHARTON!!!

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal: 630
[ *] SAT Math: 710
[ *] SAT Writing: 650
[ *] SAT Total: 1990
[ *] SAT II: Spanish 800, Math L2 760
[ *] ACT: 31 (11 on essay)
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: IB English A1HL, Spanish A1HL, Economics HL, Bio SL, Math SL, French Ab Initio SL
[ *] GPA weighted:
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.96
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 2/80, although my school does not rank.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Really good in my opinion.
[ *] Teacher Recs: No idea
[ *] Counselor Rec: No idea
[ *] Hook (if any):

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Chile
[ *] School Type: Private IB
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: No
[ *] Important ECs: NHS President, French Club President, Student Council Rep, Knowledge Bowl, Varsity Tennis, and MUN

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]

[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b] Congratulations to all those who got in! See you next year at Penn!!!

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