<p>also. @dfree i’m sad to hear that. I know you’ve been around/been a dedicated uPenn-er for a while now. Good luck on the rest of your apps tho!</p>
<p>accepted wharton
So with decisions already made and finalized, i guess I might as well put up my stats for a chance, maybe it’ll cool down the paranoia i am experiencing right now give some other people laughs to calm the tension as well </p>
<p>NOTE: IF I sound cocky, its for comedic purposes, If was really cocky, I wouldn’t have asked for your opinions
[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1st time: 790W, 720M, 730CR, 2240(meh) 2nd time: 700W, 740M, 720CR, 2160(ouch) Super scored: 2260 (Meh)
[ *] ACT: 33,35,36,34 comp: 35(REDEMPTION! TAKE THAT SAT!!!) E:10 Comp wr: 32(Meh)
[ *] SAT II: Math II: 800, Bio(E): 800, Ush: 800 (SWAGGGGG 800x3)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4 Weighted; 4.0 UW but a TON of A-'s more than half my grades are A-'s (Meh)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked but unweighted it is top 1%, weighted, top 3% (Some swag present)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):Euro, USH, Psych, Bio: 5 (some swag) Lit: 4(Whatevs)[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: At school: AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Micro/macroecon, Art1 (so much work; oh gawd, wasnt senior year supposed to be fun??). At NUVHS:Intro to sociology, Survey of humanities
At community college: Calculus applicaitons in Biology, management and sociology, World history
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bank of America Scholar (AWW YEE), Commended PSAT (missed by a point , SOB SOB), AP Scholar with distinction (whatevs), National winner and global participant in social innovation relay by HP (SWERVE), National Meriwest Essay competition 1st place winner on how to fix economy (YEE), Some national awards for financial literacy (whatevs)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Bank of America Student leader; worked as a marketing intern for JA; was paid $2,500 for a summer of work.Marketing intern, met some famous people and brought in dough for the company
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: President of Financial literacy club; led team into placing 25th on statewide stockmarket challange out of 400 teams; had three memebers place in top 10% of the nation for financial literacy (out of 80,000 students), CSF: treasurer, member for all 4 years: Under my treasearurship, I doubled the bank account from $2,500 to $5,000 ; made some kids happy. Womensintiative & microfinance: I developed my own microloan model after witnessing the devastation caused by high interest rates, raiseed $7,500 and gave out two microloans, with this Bank of America awared me a scholarsihp (only 200 out of over 7000 people were accepted) where I met with other scholars and formed my non-profit, Gamma microfinancing intiaitce to give out more of these loans, balance finance and community service. Talked to congressmen and senators about passing legislation against unfair microlending practices. I also manage my own blog about finance into daily life; about 150 pageviews per month. Track 4 years, XC 1 year, some other minor things like leadership class comittee chair and whatnot. This is probably my strongest part
[ *] Summer Activities:See community service.
[ *] Essays: MEH, I spoke about my activites in depth, maybe a little too focused on finance and helping people? I’d say about 8/10 overall
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I’m guessing good and awesome
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty awesome
[ ] Additional Rec: AWESOME; from the CEO of the microfinance company I worked at.
[ ] Interview:Went ok, about 45 minutes, i got in everythign I wanted to say
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):'Murica
[ *] School Type:Public, its new but a pressure cooker nonetheless
[ *] Ethnicity: That one subcontinent that part of asia and has about 1.3 billion people
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: Middle class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have more swag than all hip-hop artists combined. LOL nah, I dont got any hooks (i wish)
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: I’m amazingly good looking. Passion for finance/xtracirriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: COMPETITION EHMEHGERD SO MANY OTHER WELL TALENTED PEOPLE!!! WHY BAY AREA WHY??? Essays maybe? test scores? those A-'s? Not legit enough in math?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Huntsman (CAS and Wharton)</p>
<p>cynrma ill see you next year :)</p>
<p>Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Wharton)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (780 CR, 770 Math, 700 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (35 English, 36 Reading, 33 Math, 35 Science, 11 essay)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Literatyre
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9916
[<em>] Rank (Weighted): 1/538
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 7 Business & Management SL, predicted score ~39-40
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Math HL, History HL, English HL, Physics HL, French SL, ToK, Retail Operations
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, DECA/FBLA awards, Scholastic Writing Award–honorable mention
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (VP of PR), FBLA (Fundraising Rep), IB English tutoring (senior tutor), YMCA Hang-Time (mentor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Casual tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Random assortment (mostly related to ECs)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Traveled to China.
[<em>] Common App Essays: My nightmare future. 8.5/10
[</em>] Short Answer: My first year at Penn. 9/10
[<em>] Essay: Snippets of my growth into a mover. Sort of. 8.5/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, would assume they were good!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, would assume it was good!
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t read, would assume it was good–despite it being rather last-minute…
[<em>] Interview: Good[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State: WA
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: got two x chromosomes
[</em>]Income Bracket: Variable, depending on dad’s business
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited by Kelly Writers House![/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Courseload, GPA, scores, KWH
[<em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: KWH? Wonky essays? I have no idea
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Penn’s my first![/ul][/li]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who made it! I hope to meet you next year at Penn. To those deferred, stay strong–you still have a chance! To those rejected–I don’t know what I can say to make it better, but you’re still amazing, still wonderful, still loved, and I know every one of you will prove you are capable of doing great things.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected - CAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2250 (650CR, 800M, 800W + 11 Essay)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Only took once
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math II - 780, Physics - 800
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.2+ W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Physics B, Physics C: Mech, Calculus BC (+ AB subscore), Chemistry - 5
Statistics, Biology - 4
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc/Linear Algebra, Finite/Discrete Math, AP English, Spanish 4, Gov/Econ, Digital Imaging
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 10+
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USA Physics Olympiad Semi-finalist
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, AIME qualificant 2x, Presidential Volunteer Service Award</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Co-leader of community service group that performs at senior centers, IDEA Math Winter Camp
Job/Work Experience: Internship at CPA Firm, Table tennis assistant coach
Volunteer/Community Service: Music group mentioned above
Summer Experience: Boston University High School Honors Program
Teacher Recommendation #1: Good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Decent
Counselor Rec: Decent
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Mediocre, a little awkward</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: 9
CommonApp Activity Essay: 5</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: November 1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Standardized tests, competitions, essays, extra recommendation
Weaknesses: GPA, interview, school, ethnicity, possibly recommendations
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?: Prepared better answers for interview</p>
<p>Accepted! Will post stats later.</p>
<p>Thanks for your support Laodicean, and have an amazing few more years at Penn!</p>
<p>Cneogy - Thanks dude, good luck with your apps too, we will both take RD by storm!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Vagelos LSM</p>
<p>Will post stats later</p>
<p>I got accepted to SEAS with a 2020 SAT superscore, I’ve taken it like 4 times. Scores aren’t everything!</p>
<p>Congratz to those who were accepted! To those that weren’t, good luck wherever you go!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (770 CR, 730 Math, 720 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT II: 720 US History, 710 Math 1 (lol)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): odd system
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5) Lang (5) Macro (4) European (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Will take this year!
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: HL English, History, Psychology; SL Spanish, Chem, Math. Took class at Wharton College at Penn.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Red Cross (founder/prez, manager of hs clubs), Key Club (vp), Beta Club (Prez), Blog (used to raise money to be donated to various charities), RFL (committee)<br>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Online business (made 10k, hundreds of transactions)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross first aid/CPR instructor; taught thousands of kids, intern at local homeless shelter
[<em>] Summer Activities: Red Cross, Shelter, extra classes at college
[</em>] Essays: Liked my personal one, Why Penn one was good, other one was mediocre
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good 
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Hopefully good :o
[<em>] Additional Rec: Amazing. I loved working with this woman (chapter manager of Red Cross)
[</em>] Interview: GREAT.
[/ul]
Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: IB
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>]Income Bracket: 60k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[li] Strengths: ECs, Recs, [/li][</em>] Weaknesses: Testing
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck, I guess. Hard work…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected - Wharton</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t Send.
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 34
ACT superscore (breakdown): (36 CR, 36 M, 35 Eng, 32 Sci, 8 W)
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 780 US History
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.60 UW, 3.97 W.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): about 30/230
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 AP US History
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP Psych, AP Gov, Honors Spanish, Law, British Literature
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Boys’ State Treasurer
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Honor Roll
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Baseball (4 yrs), Track (2 yrs), Life Smarts Club (President), Club Basketball, Piano, Youth Group, A bunch others out of school.
Job/Work Experience: Restaurant, Tutoring, House Painting.
Volunteer/Community Service: Ran a fundraiser for hospital in Cambodia, Mentored children from inner city Philly, Food Pantry, Saturday Academy.
Summer Experience: Mentoring, House Painting
Teacher Recommendation #1: From APUSH Teacher, had him 2 yrs, probably good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: From Junior year math teacher, probably alright.
Counselor Rec: Probably good.
Additional Info/Rec: Got one from a Penn Alum/Former Admissions officer.
Interview: Awesome, went superb.
</code></pre>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>
<pre><code>Why Penn: 7, talked about family background in Business, kinda cliche but creative.
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9, thought it was excellent, explained poor gpa.
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: 7, ok, didn’t spend much time on it.
CommonApp Activity Essay: 10, worked insanely hard on it, thought it was creative and interesting.
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>Date Submitted App: 10/31/12
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Public, strong academics, one of the best in the state.
Ethnicity: Half-Asian, Half-White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): ABSOLUTELY NONE.
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: ACT maybe?, essays, EC’s.
Weaknesses: GPA, Recs?, being Asian
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: None, applying to a bunch of other schools now.
What would you have done differently?: TRIED HARDER FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE YEAR.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: Totally bummed, was really hoping to get in, visited the campus so many times. Congrats to all accepted! To those rejected, there are so many other schools out there! For those deferred, sucks to suck!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected - Wharton</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760/780/700
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2 740, Bio M 730
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.93 UW; 4.04 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (5), Bio (5), didn’t report Calc or Chem.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Gov’t, AP Stat, AP Econ, AP Lit, Physics, Span. 4
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None super major: some math modeling awards, writing contests, etc.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Econ research w/ Wharton Grad, CEO of tech website (over 30,000 unique visitors), writer for popular tech site, family translator, Model UN, Academic World Quest.
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
Volunteer/Community Service: Hospice work, tutoring. 100 hours total
Summer Experience: Nothing Major
Teacher Recommendation #1: Pretty good 8/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Pretty good 8/10
Counselor Rec: Excellent 10/10
Additional Info/Rec: N/A
Interview: Went really well</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: Very specific 8/10
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: I liked it, but it may have been risky 8/10
Any dual-degree program essays: N/A
CommonApp Personal Statement: Great 9/10
CommonApp Activity Essay: Awesome 10/10</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Nov. 1st
U.S. State/Territory or Country: East coast, tri-state area
School Type: One of the top in the nation.
Ethnicity: White (Eastern European)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): First-generation</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Lots of passion for top EC’s, decent grades, good SAT, pretty good essays.
Weaknesses: Calc AB, Subject Tests…idk haha.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A
What would you have done differently?: Nothing. I did what I had to do. In the end, Penn rejected me…or, I rejected Penn ;)</p>
<p>Other Factors: Congrats to all those accepted. Only good news: last year a kid from our school got rejected by Wharton and ended up at Harvard. Repeat this year?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 710M 740CR 770W one sitting
ACT: n/a
SAT II: US Hist (760) Math II (790) Bio M (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure but at least top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (5) Eng Lit (5) Bio (5) Calc BC (5) 2D Design (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Gov, AP Lang, AP DRawing, Art 2 3D, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Bio Olympiad semifinalist, college board’s call to artists top 5 finalist, scholastic art and writing awards for art</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Art Honor Society (Pres), NHS (historian/PR), MUN (PR), the library project NGO, the writing center (tutor)
Job/Work Experience: Scholar Tree Academy (TA and graphic designer)
Volunteer/Community service: a lot for essay tutoring and for the library project and other NHS activities
Summer Activities: travelling
Essays: the common app one was good, why penn one was good, the “moving” one was ok
Teacher Recommendation: 1 from AP Lit teacher probably pretty good, 1 from AP Bio teacher so so
Counselor Rec: I got a new counselor this year, but my old counselor wrote some stuff for her so it should’ve been ok
Additional Rec: ARt teacher
Interview: My interviewer didn’t write a thing down AHAHAH
Other[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Country (if international applicant):China [</em>] School Type: Private, small [<em>] Ethnicity: Asian[</em>] Gender: Female[<em>]Income Bracket: ~[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really…cept that I sent in an art supplement
Reflection[<em>] Strengths: good at both science and art, recs/essays? [</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Is (couldnt be bothered to retake) GPA [<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: luck? aHAHHA my sister went to penn but the dont really count that as legacy.[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where yet!
General Comments: I wish that I had gotten into my program (Digital Media Design in SEAS), but since I checked the box saying I wanted to be considered ED for CAS too, HERE I AM! I’m still happy that I can go to penn and I’ll try to transfer in later.</p>
<p>accepted CAS. 3.9~ gpa (strong upward trend). 8 APs. 35 ACT. solid essays</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred - CAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/670/780
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):34/36/34/33 (but no writing… so doesn’t count)
ACT superscore (breakdown):34
SAT II (subject, score): 800 MII, 760 Phys, 760 USH
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.19
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/400ish
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5-Phys B, Chem, Env, USH, Euro, 4-Lang, 3-French
Senior Year Course Load: All AP
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): some</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity/club hockey, environmental club co founder, Pianist, etc.<br>
Job/Work Experience: Hockey Referee
Volunteer/Community Service: Local Library and Project CURE (~100 hrs total)
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good
Counselor Rec: dunno
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: average?</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7
Ben Franklin Quote Essay:9
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement:8
CommonApp Activity Essay:8</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: dunno
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket Range:High
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): lolwut</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: ^^
Weaknesses: Scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: CO School of Mines (backup)
What would you have done differently?: Nothing, it is what it is =)</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Wharton + CAS LSM Program
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 790 M 800 CR 800 W
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2390 (2360 single sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 35
ACT superscore (breakdown): don’t remember
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math IIC, 800 Chem, 800 Bio E, 770 US History
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/403
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 7 5’s, 1 3
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 4 (2 got in, the other to Huntsman)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USABO Semis, Few SciOly stuff, nothing really major
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Idk, some school awards.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Biochem research for two summers (got a minor publication and co-presented at a conference), Founder + Pres of Spanish Honor Society, Founder + Pres of Bio Olympiad Club, Viola, Tennis for a few years, honestly my EC’s were rather lackluster for a program this competitive.
Job/Work Experience: Summer research
Volunteer/Community Service:umm…hospital research? Played music at a retirement home.
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Only glanced at it, looked good but kind of generic
Teacher Recommendation #2: No clue
Counselor Rec: No clue
Additional Info/Rec: Pretty decent, from research mentor
Interview: Nonexistent</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 5/10
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 6/10
Any dual-degree program essays: LSM essay was probably an 8/10
CommonApp Personal Statement: 5/10 was really weird and probably bad lol.
CommonApp Activity Essay: 3/10 spent like an hour on this one lol.</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Don’t remember
U.S. State/Territory or Country: OHIO
School Type: Public, not terribly competitive
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: 200k +
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Heck no</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, but at this level that’s meaningless.
Weaknesses: EC’s, recs, essays, pretty much everything
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Pitt (full tuition)
What would you have done differently?: Nothing, since this was my dream program.</p>
<p>Other Factors: I set up a meeting w/ one of the LSM Advisory board people and presented myself really well. I think that help offset the weaker parts of my application.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected - SEAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): none
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): none
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown): 30
SAT II (subject, score): Chem 730 Math Level2 750
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: school doesn’t calculate GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): IB Diploma（41/45 Predicted)
Senior Year Course Load:
Biology Higher Level (7)
Chemistry Higher Level (7)
English A1 Literature Higher Level (6)
Chinese B Higher Level (7)
Business and Management Standard Level (6)
Math Standard Level (5)
ToK (A)
EE (A)
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2, including me.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor Roll 2012, IGCSE Distinction, ABRSM Music Theory Distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Figure Skating, G9-12; Soccer (school team), G 11-12, Forward; Student Council, G10-12, Senior Executive; Roots and Shoots, G10-11, Animal Commission Leader</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: IGCSE Coordinated Science Peer Mentor (unpaid), 2 years; Primary School Peer Buddies (unpaid), 1 year</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community Service: Did ALOT of these. Went to Tanzania for two weeks, travelled around rural China. Worked as volunteer for school temple fairs, bake sales, christmas fairs, sports beijing assistant, etc. AIDS Awareness and Human Rights Education Center, volunteer intern; Magic Hospital Volunteer (basically having “fun time” with kids suffering from chronic heart diseases)</p>
<p>Summer Experience: UPenn Summer Program - Biomedical Research Academy; Research (chemistry), wrote a paper with abstract attached to Common App.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Really good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Really good.
Teacher Rec #3: I submitted three, this one was from my professor during the UPenn summer program. He liked me, so I would say pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Okay-ish
Additional Info/Rec: none
Interview: I thought it went well. The interviewer seemed pretty interested in me.</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 5 (thinking back, i think this was pretty bad)
Any dual-degree program essays: none
CommonApp Personal Statement: 9
CommonApp Activity Essay: 6-7 (not that captivating, tbh.)</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Early October
U.S. State/Territory or Country: China
School Type: International Private School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECA and Rec letters
Weaknesses: Grades.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No results yet.
What would you have done differently?: Taken the SAT instead of the ACT.</p>
<p>Other Factors:
I also think my ACT did not get sent in time. I sent an email informing admissions but I guess it wasn’t fast enough. Oh well! Plenty of other universities out there!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Wharton</p>
<p>I’m being very brief and selective because of time but very excited.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2240 (740/720/780)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score):USH, MATH II - Over 700s.
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9/5.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/500
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): all 4s and 5s
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes
Number of other ED applicants in your school: idk, prob 0.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Multiple state and national awards from various competitions.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): got many.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Many ECs and several leadership roles.
Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs.
Volunteer/Community Service: Many, many hours - founded a non profit.
Summer Experience: NSLC, work, music, book club.
Teacher Recommendation #1: excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent - all my recommenders know me very well along with all my accomplishments.
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: guy said I was a perfect fit for upenn.</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): I was open, honest and me above all else. I had teachers look at my essays but no parental critique or suggestions. It was my voice and personality.
Why Penn:
Ben Franklin Quote Essay:
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement:
CommonApp Activity Essay:</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: ^100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: My essays.
Weaknesses: worried about SAT but didn’t have time to retest.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: doesn’t matter now.
What would you have done differently?: nothing, it’s a roller coaster whether accepted or not. We do the best we can do. We are all worthy.</p>