Official University of Pennsylvania ED 2017 Results Thread

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<p>Decision: Deferred - Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2250 (710M, 740CR, 800W: 12e76mc) also sent in 1950 and 2080
ACT (breakdown): 31 (31m, 29e, 32s, 33r) also sent in 27 and 29
ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (same as above, but with 34e)
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 720, World History: 740, Lit: 690
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~280
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 4 in WH
Senior Year Course Load: APs (chem, psych, lit, stats) calc, government, consumer ed, Debate/forensics
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Debate State 4th place, and I guess maybe two-time national forensic league All-American
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Honor Society</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
FBLA (Chapter prez two years)
Class President (soph-senior)
German Club: President, plus some state-recognized speaking awards
National Honor Society (Chapter president)
Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)
Debate (literally spend 5hrs/night there)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:Boy Scouts and NHS = 200+ hr
Summer Experience: 3 wk debate camps, Boy Scout trips, boys state
Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see any of them, but Awesome! from my debate coach!
Teacher Recommendation #2: from my German teacher who really likes me, so I bet it was also very good.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, but probably not great. I don’t really know.
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: not contacted</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: (8/10) About the UG mgmt consulting club. I thought it made a pretty good argument.
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: (6.5) Quirky. That’s it, really. I thought they would either like it or hate it. I wrote about a 4th grade kickball tournament, and how I showed leadership.
CommonApp Personal Statement: (8.5) Probably the most well-written of the four, which is good now I guess, since it goes everywhere else I’ll be applying.
CommonApp Activity Essay: (7) wrote about debate, and I thought it was pretty good, except I originally wrote it thinking the limit was 1000 words, not characters :confused: so I had to cut a bunch of stuff.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 11/5
U.S. State/Territory or Country: KS
School Type: Public, ultranon-competitive–last person to go to an ivy league school was 7 years ago (cornell)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: I don’t know, but probably 250+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None. maybe location: 2nd poorest county in a pretty mediocre state. Also, my schools avg ACT scores are below the national and state averages. Don’t know if that helps or hurts.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Leadership, GPA (they probably saw straight through this though.) SAT writing
Weaknesses: Math scores!! they were bad by Wharton standards. I also may have overstated my essays above, I wrote them one month before, so I just don’t know.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: KU honors, Minn-Twin Cities Honors, UT-Dallas—all my safeties
What would you have done differently?: The “I should’ves”: I should have articulated my leadership and extracurriculars better and explained how they pertained to business–I didn’t sell myself well enough. I should have spent more time on my essays. I should have started studying for the SAT sooner. I’m just kind of bitter about the school that I go to (not placing blame obviously) but I wish I would have known everything I needed to do to be competitive way earlier. I know I had the motivation. GFD. I know it’s all basically a crapshoot, but I still feel bad. The EC articulation was completely my fault; I should have known better, especially since it was supposed to be a strong part of my app. A sophomore girl in my school just scored a 211 on the psat (don’t know when the last time a soph from my school scored over a 200) and I won’t let her down. Also, winter break just got busier :(</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (WHARTON)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR 750 M 800 W 11 E)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 800; Biology M 780; US History 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin: Vergil (5); Calculus AB (5); US History (5); Biology (4); English Lit (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC; Senior English; Game Theory; Physics; AP Computer Science A; AP French Language
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; Diploma in Music Performance: Piano from ABRSM; National Latin Exam Gold Medal awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics Team (Captain); Student Government Lifeskills Committee (President); Instrumental Chamber Ensemble (Director); Varsity Badminton (Captain); Peer Leadership Program (mentor to ninth graders); Admissions (Tour Guide, Head of committee to initiate new girls, Kindergarten admissions representative, development representative); Model UN (Secretary); Orchestra (first flute);
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Museum internship; Graphic designer/public relations at two teen start-up organizations
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300 + hours; Also developed a community program to give back to a school in Kenya
[<em>] Summer Activities: MIT WTP summer program
[</em>] Essays: I wrote about how my dad has influenced me to learn more about global issues through our car rides home everyday, and how I feel I’m all three types of movement as shown through a charity project I developed.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be great; my English teacher and Bio teacher both love me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good?
[<em>] Additional Rec: Submitted a rec from my summer program and one from my internship. Also submitted a music supplement with teacher recs.
[</em>] Interview: Great. I felt like we really connected and she was very encouraging.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: private all-girls
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100k +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, volunteer work, feeder school
[<em>] Weaknesses: No major awards, GPA (compared with other applicants?), being Asian?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO IDEA.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None yet[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’M SO ECSTATIC. I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred - Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2370 770M/800CR/800W/11 essay (First attempt)
ACT (breakdown): 36E/36M/36R/31S/ 12 essay
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math 2, 800 Bio E
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School has no ranking system
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL2, IB English HL, IB History SL, IB Spanish SL, IB Biology HL, IB Economics HL
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1 (he got in)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nothing? Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest Semifinalist? Idk
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Deca (11,12) state finalist (11)
GSA (10,11,12) Founder and president
National Economics Challenge (10,11,12) State champion (10)
Highly competitive youth orchestra (9,10,11,12) principle second violin
JV tennis (9,10)
Varsity tennis (11,12)
Spanish Honor Society (11,12) Treasurer (11)
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Taught a private standardized test prep class</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:
Volunteered with disabled children at a hospital
Volunteered at a library</p>

<p>Summer Experience:
Toured Europe with a youth orchestra</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: Should be pretty good
Teacher Recommendation #2: About as good as the other one
Counselor Rec: No idea at all
Additional Info/Rec: bleh
Interview: Went really well imo. </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 6
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 7
Any dual-degree program essays: 3 (Lol)
CommonApp Personal Statement: 8
CommonApp Activity Essay: 7</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Last minute (six hours before extended deadline)
U.S. State/Territory or Country: MI
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian D:
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: $150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): none</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Objective Stats
Weaknesses: Didn’t take HL math. Didn’t have any outstanding extracurriculars. Asian !
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere yet. Applying to a bunch of schools RD
What would you have done differently? I guess I would’ve just used my time more efficiently throughout high school to do more extracurriculars.</p>

<p>Really sad right now… but I’m thankful to have the opportunity to be even considered for this school. Congratulations to everyone who got in and good luck to everyone who is in the same situation as me!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1st try: 670/630/560 2nd try: 710/630/570/8
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1910 - 710/630/570/8
SAT II (subject, score): did not take due to sandy
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.54 unweighted (took mostly ap/advanced classes)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my hs is too small to rank
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): US history, Spanish literature, AB calculus
Senior Year Course Load: English, Advanced biology, advanced physics, Stanford math BC and Spanish 5 Advanced.
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0, i think?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Peer leader, student admissions, cross country, winter track, spring track.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Rockefeller university (very major)
Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of volunteer stuff… over 300 hours.
mostly at day cares, my old middle school, soup kitchens etc.
Summer Experience:Rockefeller university internship, tutor, barcelona, india, community service internship at a daycare.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math Teacher (most likely amazing)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Biology teacher… ditto with the amazing
Counselor Rec: even more amazing (the first one she wrote)
Additional Info/Rec: one from my internship and another from a prestigious program that i have been in through middle school (similar to prep for prep)
Interview: Went amazingly well</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8.5 ish. i mentioned specifics such as what I would be a part of and explained why what I wanted to do aligned will with my interests.
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9- I wrote about how all my life I have been surrounded by immovable and movable people and how I was one that moved and then connected it to how I would “move” at penn.
CommonApp Personal Statement: It was very unique, it was about my summer internship and I related it to my passion for running
CommonApp Activity Essay: About being a peer leader and an inspiration.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 12/5/12
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NYC
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: ~50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM , First Generation </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: URM, first generation, my recommendations, my ECs.
Weaknesses: GPA and SAT scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ED- did not apply anywhere else
What would you have done differently?: taken my sats earlier, thankfully it didn’t hurt me.</p>

<p>Other Factors:none i think.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (CAS)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 (34 superscored)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/350
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), bio (5), APUSH (5), chem (5), US Gov (4), Eng Lit (5), Eng Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Gov’t, AP physics B, AP statistics, AP computer science, 1000 level German, literature of social justice
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does AP scholar with distinction count?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock trial (FSoJSr captain), musical (SoJ), children’s choir (F), NHS (JSr), lgbt youth group (Sr), Physics club(JSr, VP)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Math grader for gifted youth program (JSr)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours sr year with political campaign
[</em>] Summer Activities: Political campaign volunteering, youth group participation
[<em>] Essays: The Ben Franklin supplement was one of the best things I’ve written, common app was okay. The academic engagement essay was uninspiring.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was very good (sent by a college prof I had Jr. year aimed specifically at Penn), the other was probably pretty decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming pretty good - I have a good relationship with my counselor.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: I thought it went well - it was very casual, and I had a lot of the same interests as my interviewer. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public, fairly urban.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~$60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, essays, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was shamelessly enthusiastic in pretty much everything I sent in, which probably helped. I’m a legacy, which probably also helped.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where, yet.
[/ul]
General Comments:
Anyone have any clue what to do with financial aid if it’s not what you’re looking for?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - WHARTON</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 Super score 2380 Composite
[</em>] ACT: Didnt Take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, Chem, Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW, 5.7 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank at our school
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc BC, Music Theory, Chemistry, Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Research in Chemistry, Western European Culture Studies, Mathematical Modeling, Complex Systems, AP Biology, Applications to Entrepreneurship, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, Orchestra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAMO qualifier, USAPhO semifinalist, USNCO honors distinction, Siemens semifinalist, Conrad international finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math, Debate, Viola
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research Intern
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours - violist, research group, hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: Volunteer, Work, Travel, Tutor
[</em>] Essays: People said they were good…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: IDK but I assume they were pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Assume they were good
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Pretty good, I guess
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Residential
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100-150K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA, test scores, objective stuff (awards and stuff)
[<em>] Weaknesses: No real leadership in any of my clubs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my strengths I guess
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOWHERE! ONE AND DONE :D[/ul][/li]General Comments: SO ECSTATIC! My dream school since middle school, and I’m finally going to be able to go! Yay! I applied to huntsman for french, but got rejected - probably because I didn’t have anything to really show for my french ._. BUT IT’S ALRIGHT! W’17 YALL :D</p>

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<p>Accepted Huntsman :smiley: Huntsman kids we MUST make some FB page or something</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/670/720 (2140); 790/660/650 (2100)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 790/670/720 (2180)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math I; 800 Math II; 720 Physics
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.8 UW; 5.7 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Eng Lang + Comp 4; French Lang + Culture 3; Physics B 4
Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous; AP Calc BC; Honors Psych; Honors French Cinema; Honors Humanities; Honors Economics
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2 others to Wharton, one of whom who was also accepted
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): UChicago Book Award winner; Natl’ Achievement Scholar; National Merit Commended Student; AP Scholar
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar; honor roll all 4 years of HS; NHS member</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Marching Band for 4 years as drum major for two; Jazz band for 4 years; Youth orchestra for 2 years; Landscaping business; Volunteer work for first parish church
Job/Work Experience: Landscaping business 100+ hours;
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer work for first parish church 50-70 hours
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Didn’t have one</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7.5
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 10
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: 9
CommonApp Activity Essay: 9</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 11/6/12
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: $150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, URM status; SAT II scores
Weaknesses: ECs were pretty music oriented; SAT I scores were kinda low
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: didn’t apply anywhere else
What would you have done differently?: Applied to Wharton, perhaps. Still very happy with being accepted to CAS though</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>Congrats to all who were accepted, and I can’t wait to meet you all next year!</p>

<p>To those who were deferred/rejected, continue to pursue your dreams. I have no doubt all of you guys will end up where you were meant to go :D</p>

<p>Cheers</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 730/590/640/10
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): one sitting ^
ACT (breakdown): 28 (M32/E29/R31/S21:()
ACT superscore (breakdown): 30 (M32/E31/R31/S25)
SAT II (subject, score): Bio - 600 / Math II - 620
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.7/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20%? Not sure.
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (2), AP English Lit (3)
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs + 1 Honors
Number of other ED applicants in your school: ~10
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Presidential Service Award (Bronze)
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Leader of Community Service Club, Editor for School Newspaper, XC, Track
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: Leader - 175+ hours
Summer Experience:
</code></pre>

<p>Volunteered at H.U.P. (40+ Hours :))
Did Summer Discovery at Penn (Biomedical) :smiley:
Volunteered at Penn Museum (50+ Hours))
Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: Great
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Between Okay to Good</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<pre><code>Why Penn: 9 - wrote about all my experiences at Penn
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9 - very personal story but imo well-written
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: 7
CommonApp Activity Essay: 10
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Date Submitted App: 11/04/12 - used Sandy Extension!
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Participated and volunteered a lot at Penn
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT Scores - Perhaps GPA
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I was passionate about Penn in my essays and I have already had experiences at Penn so I could prove my passion more than some applicants.
What would you have done differently?: Worked harder to boost my gpa and sat/act scores.
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (720 CR, 750 Math, 780 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 760 Bio M, 750 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/570
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human (5), World (5), Bio (5), APUSH (5), Spanish Lang (5), Calc AB (5), Chem (5), English Lang (5),
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Econ, AP Calc BC, Jazz, AP Physics B, AP English Lang, AP Enviro
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (Varsity, Starter, Captain, 1st Team All State), Youth Group (Regional/local leadership), Jazz Band/Musician
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship over summer
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp for underprivileged youth(leadership role)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Research program at state university
[</em>] Essays: See below
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good. Not great, not terrible.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay, a little impersonal.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t read but probably good, from an alumni.
[</em>] Interview: Interview went very well.
[/ul]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]</p>

<p>Why Penn: (7/10)
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: (8)
CommonApp Personal Statement: (9)
CommonApp Activity Essay: (7)</p>

<p>[/ul]</p>

<p>[ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy with sibling
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Scores, rank, extracurricular[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: I’m not sure a personal side of me showed through my application, but it worked.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Combination of strong stats, ec’s, and legacy
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First acceptance!
General Comments:[/ul]
Good luck to everyone applying regular decision, and so happy to be a part of the class of 2017!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2380 (780 in writing)
[</em>] ACT: 36 (35 in Math)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Literature
[</em>] AP: 8 5s, 1 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP-level or beyond
[</em>] Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Writer and editor for school publications, Founded an active club, President for 3 years of another club, Student council member, 2 sport varsity athlete
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Relatively impressive summer job, 40 hours/week
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200 hours or so
[</em>] Summer Activities: International travel (and community service) and/or work
[<em>] Essays: Personal Statement is probably a 8/10, EC is a 7/10, Why Penn is a 6/10, and Ben Franklin is a 9/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Do people really get to see their recommendations?
[li] Interview: Lasted an hour, went well</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] White
[</em>] Male
[<em>] Legacy, family contributes $$$
[</em>] Ultra competitive school
[li] Recommended by Kelly Writers House</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, course load, summer activities/work, essays, upward trend in grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: No major awards, I don’t think I stand out
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: One of my classmates was accepted to Wharton (not a surprise) and I’m thinking that it may have contributed to some extent, but I really don’t know. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that I wasn’t even deferred.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted. I’m a little disappointed, I’ve wanted to go to Penn since I was 10. Good luck to everyone applying to schools RD.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred (Wharton)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 720 CR 770 M 750 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Can’t take APs until senior year. I fast tracked two.
Micro, French 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
President Key Club
President Business Club
President French Club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at nonprofit organization - 500 hours
other miscellaneous places for 300 hours
Essays:
Activity - pretty good talked about my love for running
Personal statement - talked about a summer camp and its impact
Why Penn - meh
Moving - meh
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Long-winded list of my accomplishments, not very personal but good
Interview: went well but probably was not considered since it was end of November
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: (7/10)
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: (8)
CommonApp Personal Statement: (7)
CommonApp Activity Essay: (8)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): /
Country (if international applicant): Australia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): /</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs/volunteer work, GPA
Weaknesses: Low SAT for ethnicity, an overwhelming size of applicant pool
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: guess they saw something that was wrong with me that I didn’t see …
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ED
General Comments:
I’m surprisingly not that upset about a deferral. Congrats to everyone who made it!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2270 (m-740, cr-730, w-800, essay-12)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2270
ACT (breakdown):35
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35
SAT II (subject, score): bioM-730, MathII-780
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):appx. top 2% out of 400
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other ED applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1:
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
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:
Gender:
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): took it three times…
1st time: M:660, R:600, W:710 (Essay:10)…1970
2nd time: M:780, R:600, W:750 (Essay:10)…2130
3rd time: M:800, R:630, W:620 (Essay:8)…2050
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): M: 800, R: 630, W: 750…2180
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 800, Bio M (first time): 730, Bio M (second time): 780, French w/o listening (first time): 690, French w/o listening (second time): 660
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:
unweighted: 4.0…weighted: 4.3111 (w/o senior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP Euro (4), AP Calc AB (5), AP bio (5)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Chem, Ap Physics N/M, Ap macro, AP Calc BC, Honors English, Orchestra, Gym
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 6 including me
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none…
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
AP Scholar, school awards nothing special</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Hospital volunteering, this organization where i teach underprivileged children music and arts, music stuff (districts, regionals, orchestra, string ensemble, etc), Key club, NHS, president of french club, got second place in regional science fair in 8th grade
Job/Work Experience: host at restaurant
Summer Experience: music camps lol
Teacher Recommendation #1 and #2: never saw them i assume they were nice. I had good relationships with them
Counselor Rec: they made us fill out a survey to make it personal so idk
Additional Info/Rec: my orchestra teacher who was my teacher for 7 years wrote me a great additional rec. It was so nice i love her :slight_smile: and i sent a musical supplement
Interview: it went well she said she would only say positive things about me in her rec</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: idk i was specific and talked about professors
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: got really into it and made it personal
CommonApp Personal Statement: about how i moved around a lot and how i had an identity crisis and what it meant to be american…
CommonApp Activity Essay: talked about the music underprivileged arts thing </p>

<p>Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: PA!!
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Moroccan and Egyptian so African and Middle eastern
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: idk i didnt do financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): i sent a musical supplement
on violin and i guess my ethnicity idk</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: none lol im so surprised. maybe my math score and my musical supplement and my essays i guess
Weaknesses:everything …sat scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to penn state, upitt</p>

76

<p>Decision: Rejected Wharton </p>

<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 690 M, 700W, 2050Total
ACT: 33: 33(e) 34 (m) 32(cr) 31(sci), 10 writing
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Micro-5, World-5, Macro-4, Chinese-4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Env Sci, Adv Marketing, rest are regular
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PEYA, Volunteer Gold, Forensics League Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA, NFL Speech/Debate, Swim, Honor Society, Key Club,
Job/Work Experience: Founded company, marketing intern, lab intern,
Volunteer/Community service: Founded non-profit, board member at non-profit, marketing committee director at Arthritis Foundation, many others
Summer Activities: work and volunteer
Essays: Pretty good. why penn 7/10, move 7/10, common 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: No idea
Counselor Rec: dont know
Additional Rec: great rec from work
Interview: 1 hour 15 minutes, went great!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large, public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: mid-high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
Reflection
Strengths: Extra curriculars defiantly
Weaknesses: Class rank, no SAT 2s submitted, APs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: academics
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (750 CR, 710 M, 670 W)
ACT: 31 (can’t remember M, 34E, 33R, 28S)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/307
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro: 3, APUSH: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Honors Theology, Honors Sociology, Honors Pre-Calc, & College Courses: Psych 101, Psych 326, Spanish 101 & 102
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Diocesan Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (editor in chief), swim team (captain), NHS, ballet (Senior Company member)
Job/Work Experience: nanny for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts
Summer Activities: Swim team, work</p>

<p>Essays: I can’t judge my own essays… sorry /:
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them, but I got one from my math teacher of 2 years, one from my English teacher of 2 years, and one from my APUSH teacher (a nun).
Counselor Rec: No idea.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: I think it went well but it’s hard to say.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, good reputation
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle middle class… sounds redundant but it’s the best description
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I’ve got good grades but I also have sports and activities - well rounded.
Weaknesses: Probably still my test scores because even though they’re good, they’re not the best.
Why you think you were deferred: Test scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to all three of my other schools - Pitt, Duquesne, and Bloomsburg… very different from Penn. Penn was my only Ivy.</p>

<p>General Comments: I’ve kind of accepted the fact that out of the 1,000 people that were deferred, less than 100 are going to be accepted, and I don’t believe I will be one of them. It sounds crazy to go in such a different direction, but I’m 90% certain I’m just going to go ahead and commit to Bloomsburg. It’s got a good Speech-Language Pathology program, and it’s a nice campus. It’s not my mom’s alma mater, it’s not nearly as close to home, it’s not an Ivy, and it’s not Penn. But I’m okay with it.</p>

<p>“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”</p>

<p>(I know this is an AA prayer but I’m Catholic & I like it ahah. Congrats to all those accepted, good luck to all those deferred, and to all those rejected, don’t worry. You are smart and you are able, and you’ll get into the school that’s best for you.)</p>

78

<p>Decision: Accepted - LSM</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/760/690/8 (2220-one sitting)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):^^^
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Chem 770, Math II 740, Spanish 690, Bio(M) 680
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/584
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Chem 5, BC Calc 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Spanish
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): high honor roll</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): debate (4 years, president); science olympiad (4 years, captain), boy scouts (6 years, eagle scout)
Job/Work Experience: lab work summer 2012
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer at hospital (400 hours), eagle scout project (300 hours total)
Summer Experience: lab work at university
Teacher Recommendation #1: bio teacher—she likes me
Teacher Recommendation #2: ap lang teacher—she likes me
Counselor Rec: she likes me
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: cool guy, we talked about film</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): this evaluation of essays is idiotic, we can’t actually say how good we think OUR OWN essays are. i can say that i put a lot of time in and revised them a lot…and was pleased with the final product</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: i forget, 10/30 maybe?
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: public
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: male
Income Bracket Range: $75,000-$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: well-rounded, strong extracurriculars
Weaknesses: standardized testing (sat II’s and small number of ap’s specifically)
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: penn state
What would you have done differently?: nada</p>

79

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2390 (790/800/800/12)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same ^ (only took once but I went to Testmasters)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (subject, score): Math II, 800; Chem, 800; US History 760; World Hist, 610 (didn’t send)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.96-ish (only 1 semester B though)/4.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/200
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Cal BC (5), Lang (5), Chem (5), US Hist (5), World Hist (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics, AP Macro, Health Science Tech (2 periods), AP Comp Sci, Art, AP Bio, AP Lit
Number of other ED applicants in your school: not sure (I think very few to none)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinction, Honor Roll, National Merit Semifinalist (PSAT 221), Duke TIP State Finalist (1790 SAT in 7th grade), HOSA Area/State awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): American Red Cross (2 years, Historian), Vietnamese Student Association (2 years, Historian), National Honor Society (member, 2 years), Beta (4 years), HOSA (4 years)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: Children’s Museum Youth Volunteer for 2 years, Kumon Volunteer, Shriner’s Hospital Youth Volunteer, private dental practice
Summer Experience: volunteering ^
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chem Teacher (she also taught me Pre-AP Chem the year before)
Teacher Recommendation #2: APUSH Teacher
Counselor Rec: not much to add?
Additional Info/Rec: applied for 7 year bio-dental program, but I have dental experience from volunteering, HOSA, and preceptorship at school, shadowing dentists at UT Dental
Interview: yes, went well! My interviewer was really nice and invited me to get breakfast for our morning interview (He specifically told me to NOT dress professionally!) and I think it went well. talked about Penn itself mostly, my school, and the bio-dental program (which he didn’t know Penn had!)</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7-8/10
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 7-8/10
Any dual-degree program essays: talked about knitting in my dental supplement
CommonApp Personal Statement: Influential person (similar to the essay I sent in for NMSC)
CommonApp Activity Essay: Photography</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Nov 1st (Deadline got extended to the 6th because of Sandy though, otherwise I would’ve sent it in earlier haha)
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Texas
School Type: Magnet for health professions
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: magnet school, extracurriculars, dental experience, volunteering, SAT and subject tests
Weaknesses: being Asian?, possibility of being generic?, went over word limit on Common App essay by 63 words
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UT Austin b/c of rank, no others yet (didn’t send in like 5 apps yet though)
What would you have done differently?: not much probably</p>

<p>Other Factors: applied under the 7 year bio-dental program, which not as many people apply to, so it’s a somewhat smaller applicant pool?</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred - Wharton</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 650, 640, 640
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 650, 670, 660
SAT II (subject, score): MATH II 680, PHYSICS 650
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC - 4
Senior Year Course Load: Nothing Special
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor Roll(4 years)
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Track 4 years
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: Neighborhood Cleanup for 4 years
Summer Experience: Library Volunteer
Teacher Recommendation #1: Decent
Teacher Recommendation #2: Very good teacher who really liked me.
Counselor Rec: Okay, I suppose.
Additional Info/Rec: Father works for the University and is alum
Interview: Very Good
</code></pre>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<pre><code>Why Penn: 8
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9
Any dual-degree program essays: none
CommonApp Personal Statement: 9
CommonApp Activity Essay: 7
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Date Submitted App: 10/20/2012
U.S. State/Territory or Country: PA
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: $60,000-$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Legacy and I live like a block away from the school.
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: Standardized Scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere else
What would you have done differently?: Study harder for the SATs and stuff.
</code></pre>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 680/640/710
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 680/640/710/10
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): US History 750, Spanish 800, Math 1 690
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): US History (5) English Language (4) European History (4) Spanish Language (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP English, Religion, History, Introduction to Law, Advanced Pre- Calc
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): AP Scholar with Honors
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Film Club President, Spanish Literary Magazine, Model U.N, Business Club, Newspaper Club
Job/Work Experience: Founded my own company. An apparel brand that sales online nationwide
Volunteer/Community Service: tutoring
Summer Experience: Internship at a financial group in Kunming, China
Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t read
Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t read
Counselor Rec:didn’t read
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: good i guess</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn:
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: said I wasn’t any of the classes Benjamin Franklin specified and explained
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: Talked about the experience of founding and running a company
CommonApp Activity Essay: Talked about Model U.N.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Puerto Rico
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Strong entrepreneurial attitude and conviction in what I wanted to study
Weaknesses: SAT score
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ED so nowhere else
What would you have done differently?: higher SAT score</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>