Official University of Pennsylvania ED 2017 Results Thread

tide25 · December 13, 2012, 7:32pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Taken 3 times.
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1st- 1930 (690 M/620 CR/620 W 10 E)
2nd- 1970 (660 M/640 CR/670 W 10 E)
3rd- 2130 (790 M/670 CR/670 W 10 E)

<pre><code>SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2130 (790M/670CR/670W/10E)
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): 710 USH 690 M1 660 M2
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.13W, 3.9x UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/250
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, most rigorous
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): nope
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): nope
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Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): A ton (class vp,nhs, yearbook and about 6-7 other clubs) 2 sports, 4 leadership positions (vp of 3 clubs and varsity captain of a sport)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: 150+ hrs
Summer Experience: volunteer at library
Teacher Recommendation #1: great
Teacher Recommendation #2: great
Counselor Rec:phenomenal
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: it was okay
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Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): my essays were probably the strongest part of my app

<pre><code>Why Penn:
Ben Franklin Quote Essay:
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement:
CommonApp Activity Essay:
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Other

<pre><code>Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: medium sized public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: xy
Income Bracket Range: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): 1st gen
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Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays, My counselor
Weaknesses: Math 2 test
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?: it’s kinda hard to say after getting accepted
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Other Comments:
I wish everyone who got in the best of luck at Penn, and for those who didn’t I’m sure they will get into a great school ea or rd.

calapop · December 13, 2012, 9:08pm

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 710/630/680/8
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II (subject, score): MathII: 770 Chemistry 670
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%/ 450 students
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): CalcBC 5, Psy 5, USH 4, Chem 4, Euro 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Stat, AP French, AP Physics B, AP Gov, Pom/cheer, painting
Number of other ED applicants in your school: just me
Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): 2012 QuestBridge National College Prep Scholar, Randolph-Macon Womans College Book Award 2012, AP Scholar with Distinction Award 2012, Ok High School Honor Society, Renaissance Award, All-state nominee, Franco-American Fellow

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 2013 Eleanor Kirkpatrick Franco-American Fellow Scholarship for Exchange Program with Académie dAmiens in France 2013, NHS senior and junior class representative (executive committee of NHS state convention), Spanish Honor Society President(12) Secretary(11), French Club Co-President (12) Secretary(11), Spanish Club President(12) VP(11), Varsity Pom(12), Dance (jazz and ballet) 2010-2012

Job/Work Experience:Teachers Assistant for OSU(summer). Typed student assignments online for OSUs Spanish Online program. Did voice recordings in Spanish for student assignments.
Volunteer/Community Service: Musician- play accordion in church choir (since 08), volunteer through school opportunities
Summer Experience: Leadership in the Business Program (Four-Week Summer Program, 2012 at the Wharton School of Business) w/ full ride scholarship through QuestBridge,
Teacher Recommendation #1: great
Teacher Recommendation #2: good
Counselor Rec: very good
Interview: no interview

Writing:
Why Penn: NOT very good
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: really good
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement: very personal
CommonApp Activity Essay: ok

Other
U.S. State/Territory or Country: OK
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM AND first generation

Reflection
Strengths: extracurriculars and gpa
Weaknesses: test scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?: taken tests earlier in junior year.

xingster23 · December 13, 2012, 9:19pm

Decision: Pchem test failed

girisshur · December 13, 2012, 9:36pm

Decision: Accepted - Wharton

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740 (M) 770 (W) 740 (R)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2250
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Math II (800), US History (790)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): we don’t rank but I am Cum Laude so top 10% in a grade of 127
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP World History (5), AP US History (5), AP English Lang and Comp (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Macro
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 10 applied, 7 accepted (I’m the only one to wharton)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): UPenn Book Award (lol), state science fair competitions,
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP scholar, Cum laude

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):CREW (consistently place first in Philly races; 10th in head of the charles), editor of paper, debate board, mock trial, student-alumni outreach, understanding racial affinity, DECA
Job/Work Experience: worked at a lab at Penn this past summer, worked in a school lab the previous summer
Volunteer/Community Service: I do it sporadically so I didn’t bother listing it. I did however volunteer at a rehab hospital for 80 hours
Summer Experience:see the last questions
Teacher Recommendation #1: amazing; she showed it to me today and I almost cried
Teacher Recommendation #2: also very good; used to be a college professor
Counselor Rec: she’s known me and my family for the past 5 years…enough said
Additional Info/Rec: I got recs from the senate of the faculty chair at penn and one from my bio teacher who used to teacher their
Interview: very well

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8/9 given it’s specificity
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 9/10 → i said i moved and related it to my position as a coxswain and how I’m responsible for pumping up others to move
Any dual-degree program essays: nahhh
CommonApp Personal Statement: wasn’t my favorite but I believe it was good enough
CommonApp Activity Essay:also about crew; succinct but somewhat special

Other
Date Submitted App: 11/4
U.S. State/Territory or Country: PA, USA
School Type: private (right on the mainline → philly suburbs)
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range:250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): My school used to be a feeder school to Penn so there is a close connection (there used to be a full-ride scholarship award for one student in each year to Wharton). I had great recommendation letters, including a bioengineering professor. I’ve talked to the Penn crew coach multiple times but was not recruited (not sure if that helped or not).

Reflection: Stats are stats. Don’t let them discourage you. There really is much more to an applicant than GPA/SATs. I almost didn’t apply to wharton because I thought I wasn’t good enough. Advice: get specific for the why penn short answer; i talked about courses and cohorts and all that good stuff. Show them you did your research. Also show how your current experiences led you to choose your intended path. I did a lot of science research but applied to wharton. However, i tailored it so that i could explain how i wanted to connect science with management and I suppose it turned out rather successful. To those who were deferred, hang in there. Things may certainly turn around. I wish everyone the best of luck throughout the rest of your college processes!!! Feel free to contact me with questions
Strengths: extracurriculars, especially crew
Weaknesses: SATs
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?: Would have taken AP stat last year and taken AP Euro this year instead → essentially take more APs; maybe even an AP language

rcm1234 · December 13, 2012, 10:06pm

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

Objective: SAT I (breakdown): reading 690, math 770, writing 770 (took twice, superscore 2230, essay 10)
ACT: 33 I sent both my SAT & ACT (took SAT twice and ACT once)
SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5), AP Stat (5), AP Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major
[ b]Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), Science Olympiad (captain), Mock Trial (treasurer), Spanish Club (secretary), a lot of dance, NHS, reading olympics, ski club, piano, etc.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Good Works (building houses) , volunteer tutor, peer mediator, blood drive volunteer…I have no idea how many hours total but a lot
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays: common app one-okay, wrote it about how I’m a secret nerd and about moving past stereotypes
why penn- okay, mine was pretty broad because I love so many things about Penn and have A LOT of different academic interests
ben franklin-really good, it was pretty original because I said immovable and I had a unique approach that had to do with my life experiences
Teacher Recommendation: AP chem teacher- pretty good, she’s also the science olympiad advisor and had my siblings and knows me and my family well
Spanish teacher- probably good, she tells me she loves having me as a student a lot and I’ve had her for three years
Counselor Rec: probably terrible/generic, most counselors at my school don’t know any of their kids names, pretty sure everyone gets the same letter
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Didn’t have one! Which I thought was weird considering my proximity…
[ b]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] School Type:lame public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Non-financial aid candidate
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[] Strengths: I don’t know? Leadership probably and my Ben essay, pretty good grades
[] Weaknesses: my scores weren’t phenomenal…I didn’t have any jobs, summer activities, awards, interships, or cure cancer or anything special
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I DON’T KNOW! I’M JUST GLAD I WAS!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only UPitt (honors, full ride) and Penn State
General Comments: YAY! THIS WAS SO EXCITING! I’m the first person from my school and my entire family tree to get accepted to an Ivy so everyone is ecstatic for me! I’ve been a major Penn forums stalker FOREVER, but this is my very first post! :)

keepingitfresh · December 13, 2012, 10:33pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2240- 680M, 760CR, 800W, 10 on essay
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same as above, only took SAT once
ACT (breakdown): n/a
ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (subject, score): Literature, 740 US History, 770
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: We don’t use GPAs at my school; my grades are mostly As with a few B s here and there
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% probably
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Bio (3), US History (5), Calc AB (4), English Lang and Comp (5) didn’t even send them though
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Euro, AP French, Anatomy and Physiology, English Seminar
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5 others in a grade of 115
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): n/a
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NM commended, AP Scholar with honor
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Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Jazz Band 10-12 (president), Lacrosse 9-12 with three varsity letters, Volleyball 9-12 with 2 varsity letters, head of the diversity initiative at my school, tour guide 9-12 for my school, musical 11-12, aids awareness 10-12, peer leader for freshmen 12
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a store over the summer
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at an AIDS commission primarily focused on its affect on the Latino community
Summer Experience: Job
Teacher Recommendation #1: Advanced math teacher from freshman and sophomore year who also worked with me on a committee all throughout junior year; Wharton grad- loved me so probably good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Known for her excellent recs; APUSH teacher who loved me
Counselor Rec: Also known for his excellent recs, really liked me so pretty good
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: Went very well
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Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

<pre><code>Why Penn: 10- very very Penn specific and kind of original on my part; I was proud of this one
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: 8/9- I chose movable and said that as head of a diversity initiative I had to be open minded and thus not fixed on any certain position
Any dual-degree program essays: n/a
CommonApp Personal Statement: 10- wrote about my jazz band experience and how it changed me
CommonApp Activity Essay: 7- just wrote about my job experience and how it taught me to be fiscally responsible
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Other

<pre><code>Date Submitted App: 10/22
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Top
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Legacy, but I don’t think this really mattered because my dad is a Wharton grad and I had no interest in business
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Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays definitely, extracurriculars (especially involvement in diversity groups)
Weaknesses: The B s on my transcript
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: didn’t apply anywhere else
What would you have done differently?: nothing
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SO HAPPY!!! I am beyond thrilled.

pmsleepy · December 13, 2012, 10:57pm

**Decision: Accepted - Nursing & Healthcare Management (Nursing and Wharton) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): None
[] ACT:32 (E: 32, M:31, R:33, S:32)
[] SAT II: None
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/164
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5: AP Euro, AP Lang & Comp 4: AP USH, AP Bio
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:French IV, Physics, Academic Decathlon, Symphonic Orchestra, AP Calc BC, AP US Government, AP Lit, & AP Stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Academic Decathlon Nationals (Silver: Music and Interview), 2009 (Gold) 2010 & 2011 (Bronze) The President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2nd in the National French Exam, 1st in the Music Education Association Competition for Cello Performance
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:NHS, School’s Service Club, Academic Decathlon, Drama Club, Speech and Debate, Church’s Youth Ministry and Rock Band, Student Council, Principal/Superintendent Advisory Board, Library’s Teen Advisory Board, Local orchestra, Dog Club (I show dogs).
[] Job/Work Experience:Showed dogs, tested materials for DemiDec, played at weddings and national functions with a quartet
[] Volunteer/Community service:Played music at nursing homes, helped out in the local library
[] Summer Activities: Oversaw 4 surgeries and rotated in a clinical lab at an AFB
[] Essays: I think they were the strongest part of my app
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from my Decathlon coach for 3 years, the other from my AP Bio teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Good. He knows me pretty well.
[] Additional Rec: Commander of the AFB I shadowed
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I truly dedicated my efforts to the “Engage academically” and Dual Degree essays.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None! ED all the way!

[/ul]General Comments: Remember that it is a holistic process. Make sure you package your application in a way that truly shows who you are, your best qualities, but doesn’t make you seem like a pushover. And to those admitted, congrats!

sregan20 · December 14, 2012, 12:25am

Accepted- SEAS!
and my best friend got accepted to CAS! BEST DAY EVER!!! so happy seriously, congrats to all you others :)

cassqui · December 14, 2012, 1:15pm

Decision: Deferred (College of Arts and Sciences)

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34 - Writing (36) Science (35) Math (32)
SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 780 Math II, 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Chem (5) English Language (5) Music Theory (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, AP Gov, Japanese 2H, Field Experience, Genetics H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/Honors
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Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A Cappella - 2 groups. One in school, one out of school (director). Newspaper (Editor-in-chief of humor, run Twitter/Facebook). NHS. Taking Jewish Education classes outside of school
Job/Work Experience: have been waitress at 2 places, retail sales, work in grocery store, 2x a barista, work in Penn Chemistry lab
Volunteer/Community service: Editor-in-Chief of Friendship Circle Newsletter
Summer Activities: worked at Penn’s material sciences lab, took courses in Penn SAS, worked at grocery store/restaurant.
Essays: did them by myself…I guess they were a little off or something. I’ve been told I’m a decent writer though…
Teacher Recommendation: Best two teachers I’ve ever had, both of whom I am very close to and one of whom went to Penn for Chemistry herself.
Counselor Rec: no clue
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: She told me she thought I would be wonderful at Penn and was strongly recommending me.
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Other

State (if domestic applicant): Philly local.
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white girlzz
[] Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: pretty high, I think
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Double legacy, have wanted to go since age 7

Reflection

[] Strengths: Scores, commitment, legacy, ED?
[] Weaknesses: essays I guess…I’m sure my ECs weren’t good enough either
[] Why you think you were deferred: I have no idea, obviously, but probably because of my ECs/I’m just like every other suburban white girl applying. Maybe my grades or scores aren’t good enough?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Temple and Pitt (full rides to both)

General Comments: Well, we’ll wait and see!!

pennforme1 · December 14, 2012, 1:52pm

Decision: Rejected - CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2150 - 760 M, 660 CR, 730 W, 11 Essay
SAT II (subject, score): 750 Chemistry, 730 Math II
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: N/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): IB Predictions - HL: Maths (6), Chemistry (7), Economics (7). SL: Physics (6), Spanish B (6), English A (6). TOK (A), EE (A)
Senior Year Course Load: IB subjects ^ Total prediction: 41/45
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 3 (none got in)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): boarding house secretary, school shooting team captain, English National shooter, gospel choir member, film society member, photography club member, head of Anti-Death Penalty Committee (as part of the School’s Amnesty International group), CEO & Founder of own technology blog
Job/Work Experience: 3 Week internship in PE firm
Volunteer/Community Service: 2 hours every week at the shooting range
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: from HL Chem teacher. didn’t see it, but hes known me for 5 years as a chem student. he described it as “glowing”
Teacher Recommendation #2: from HL Econ teacher. didn’t see it, but he knew me for 3 years as a dean, then 2 years as Econ teacher & EE supervisor
Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but she seemed to like me
Additional Info/Rec: sent from shooting coach. saw it, and it was incredible.
Interview: weird interviewer. the woman didn’t do undergrad at Penn. She was really formal, and didn’t give any sort of feedback, verbal nor in terms of body language.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: been there, cousins been there, loved the campus, named professors / classes ive attended
Ben Franklin Quote Essay: his quote is antiquated. In todays world you have to be all three, and I am.
CommonApp Personal Statement: How international I am. Lived in India, New York, and England
CommonApp Activity Essay: Shooting

Other
Date Submitted App: 31st OCT
U.S. State/Territory or Country: resident of NY, go to school in England
School Type: private / boarding
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):

Reflection
Strengths: essays, references
Weaknesses: SAT scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UChicago EA (Don’t know yet)
What would you have done differently?:taken SATs again

Other Factors: American resident studying outside the US

EducationOD · December 14, 2012, 7:20pm

Decision: Accepted (Jerome Fisher M&T)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M/800 CR/780 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, Physics, Chem, 780 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Bio, Physics B, Physics C: Newt., Physics C: E&M, Language and Comp., US History, Statistics, Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Literature and Composition, AP Chemistry, Multivariable Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Bowl (captain), Science Olympiad (founder), JETS team (captain), Varsity Debate, BEST Robotics, FIRST Robotics, ARML, Math Team.
[] Job/Work Experience: Research at local university (2 years) in physical chemistry. Research at MIT (1 year) in computational biology.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not much.
[] Summer Activities: Canada/USA Mathcamp ('11 and '12)
[] Essays: They were pretty solid, since I spent a lot of time reviewing and re-reviewing them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good (I talked a lot with him throughout high school for random stuff).
[] Additional Rec: Mentor at Mathcamp.
[li] Interview: Pretty decent; it was with an M&T alumnus so I was super nervous but he seemed really down to earth and awesome.[/li]
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Computer Science and Finance
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100k +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely the essays. Nothing else stood out.
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My interest in non-academic fun stuff that encourages learning for the sake of knowledge.
[] Weaknesses: Grades/GPA/class rank.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they understood my passion for both business and engineering.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Caltech.[/li][/ul]

tsyang27 · December 14, 2012, 11:54pm

deferred- CAS
will post stats later

upenn20121212 · December 15, 2012, 1:45am

Decision: Deferred (SEAS)

Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): reading 630, math 800, writing 710 Essay 11
• ACT: 31, but did not submit
• SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 800, Physics: 760
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): None. But 3.8 estimated
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
• AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Stat (4), Macroecon (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP physics, English, Music lesson, Anicent History, Japanese 3, Religion
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AMC12 School winner 3 years in a row since 9th grade.
Qualified for the USAMO
Best mathematics students award given to one person in our school
MVP for Tennis
Academic distinction
AP scholar with distinction

Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nationality club (President 2 years), Math Olympiad club ( president), Music club (member), JV Tennis (captain), V Track&Field, etc
• Job/Work Experience: Tennis help out job, Internship in a science facility researching unknown diseases
• Volunteer/Community service: Went to Mongolia during my summer vacation to give medical services.
• Summer Activities: Volunteer service and internship as mentioned above
• Essays: Stellar
why penn- Really good, I wrote a great deal about my interest
ben franklin-I loved it; I talked about how I could fall in all three and how all three traits make me who I am and can help me become a better person.
• Teacher Recommendation: One from my math teacher for Linear Algebra - should have portrayed a great deal of my leadership/math skills/integrity, etc.
Another from my Stats&econ teacer - he loves me as a person/leader/student
• Counselor Rec: Decent, but don’t know much about this
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: It was with a local alumni and went fine, but wasn’t excellent

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] School Type: Private Bording
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Over $200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I really don’t know what my hook is… probably my math, science ability incorporated by my leadership?

Reflection
[] Strengths: Essay, decent awards
[] Weaknesses: Scores…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough scores I guess?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far UMich ann arbor accepted

General Comments: I was kinda shocked from the deferral, but I’m fine now

nice19 · December 15, 2012, 4:08pm

Decision: Rejected - CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2330 (780 M, 760 CR, 790 W)- in one sitting
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2330
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score):660 lit, 800 maths 2
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: not sure (international student), somewhere between 3.8 and 4.0 i guess.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/180
Number of other ED applicants in your school: None that i know of
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): an award for being in the top 0.1% of all the candidates who appeared for my country’s standardized exam, an award for the completion of significant speeches from an internationally recognized institution.

Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):part of a public speaking club for 6 years-president, vice president. received an award for the same; role in entrepreneurial organization-was interviewed on tv, 2nd place in business plan competition; writing-blogging, articles published in newspapers, etc; have other ECs as well, but these are my main ones.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: made a documentary for an NGO, taught at a school for the underprivileged girl child.
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 6/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: 7/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Info/Rec: 10/10
Interview: 10/10

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

Other
Date Submitted App:Nov 5
U.S. State/Territory or Country:India
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:Indian
Gender:F
Income Bracket Range:70,000-80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none at all.

Reflection
Strengths:scores, essays, in depth ECs, interview
Weaknesses: No work experience, applied with FA
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:I would have probably applied without FA, and maybe I would have made my Ben Franklin essay a little lighter.

Other Factors:applied with FA (biggest mistake EVER)

Meghanswyryn · December 16, 2012, 10:54am

HA! In all the excitement I posted this previously in the wrong thread.
Take two:

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Decision: Accepted - CAS

SAT: 2160 CR: 750 M: 650 W: 760
ACT: 34
GPA: (4.0 scale) 4.0
SAT II: Biology M 750 US History 780 Literature 730
Rank: top 10% of very small class
AP : World Hitory 4, Biology 5, European History 5, Lang 5, Chemistry 4, Art History 5, US History 5
IB: none
Senior Year Courses: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, AP Literature, AP Government/honors economics, Dual Enrollment Psychology, Honors Marine Science, Advanced Performance Workshop, AP Human Geography
Awards: National Merit Scholar Commended, Most Service Hours at School, Superior Ranking for Publicity Design at State and District Thespian level
ExtraCirriculars: Theatre Troupe Vice President, held a job for two years, second job over the summer, literary magazine editor, debate club founder, hospital volunteer

Essays:
Common App: I wrote about how Hermione Granger influenced who I am today, and honestly I loved this essay. This essay was very personal and quirky. It really hit me on an emotional level. I never thought of a second topic. This was the first one that jumped into my head and I felt very good about it. 10/10
300 Word Penn: I had an advantage because I really like the idea of a liberal education. I want to major in Biological Basis of Behavior but minor in Art History. It was a slightly boring essay though. 8/10
500 Word Penn: I was able to include the fact that my grandmother donated her body to the medical school at Penn. 9/10

Teacher Recomendation:
I had three amazing teachers write my recomendations. One teacher had even had me as a student twice. They are very supportive and have been throughout high school.

Interview went well. It lasted about an hour and a half.

State: FL
School Type: Small religious private school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle middle class. (I saw someone describe themselves as this and thought the phrase fit perfectly.)

Hooks: Honestly, none.

Strengths: My essays, recomendations, and extra curriculars
Weaknesses: My SAT scores, I thought if one thing would keep me from getting into Penn it would be my math score.

I think I was accepted because they saw how much I truly love the school. That is what I believe they are looking for a lot in ED. I am truly blessed to be a part of such a great group. Best of luck to those not attending Penn. You are all amazing and I know you will succeed wherever you are!

angelazhang · December 19, 2012, 1:53am

Decision: Accepted - Wharton

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/720/790
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/720/790
ACT (breakdown): NA
ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
SAT II (subject, score): Chemistry-760 Chinese-790 Math II-800
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0/4.857
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Phys C-5
Calc BC-5
Chem-4
Language-5
US History-5
Chinese-5
Senior Year Course Load:
Chamber Orchestra, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Comparative Gov, AP Gov
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
AP Scholar w/Distintion
National Merit Sem
National Forensics League member w/ Distinction
Red Mountain LD Debate Champion

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Chinese dance- soloist
National Honor Society- VP
Speech and Debate- President (2 years)
Speech and Debate- Lincoln Douglass Debate Captain/Coach (2 years)
Violinist- Associate concertmaster
Model United Nations

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Teen Lifeline suicide hotline counselor
200+ hours of community service
Organize various service projects for NHS

Summer Experience:
Taught English at a summer camp in China

Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Comp Gov
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lit
Counselor Rec: pretty solid
Additional Info/Rec: Speech and Debate head coach
Interview: interviewed by the chair of Arizona, went well

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: talked about ABCS, music, interdisciplinary studying, Wharton’s focused concentrations. had at least 5 people edit this essay

Ben Franklin Quote Essay: immovable–>movable–> one who moves via becoming a peer counselor/violinist. I think this was my strongest essay and it was also edited by at least 6 people.
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement:about my summer experience applied to racism and discrimination
CommonApp Activity Essay: about growing the debate program

Other
Date Submitted App:Nov 4
U.S. State/Territory or Country:Arizona
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian American
Gender:Female
Income Bracket Range:150,000-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):

Reflection
Strengths:leadership
Weaknesses:writing
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:N/A in ED
What would you have done differently?:filled out FAFSA earlier

deathblade127 · December 22, 2012, 10:39am

Deferred

Penn Adcoms, Idk if you can see this, but I would die to come to Penn, just like the other 999 deferred members.

CrazyAs1an · December 22, 2012, 4:09pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/800/770/9
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2370
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 800, Biology Molecular: 800, Literature: 730
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 92% average? IB marks
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/316
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): IB predicted: 41
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chemistry SL (7). IB Biology HL (7). IB English HL (6), IB History HL (6), IB Math SL (7), IB French SL (5)
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 10
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): NONE
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor rolls, subject awards, PSAT qualifies for NM but international applicant. MUN awards. Community grants, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):

Greater Vancouver Society of Students for Accelerated Integration; Non-profit organization that helps youth immigrants feel more comfortable in Canadian Society. Done through mentorship programs and writing contests. I am the founder and Vice-President. Pretty large scale. Grade 11 and 12.

Youth reporter for local paper: Grades 11, 12. Founder and president of school newspaper club

Founder and President of school Red Cross club

Chinese school: 9,10 ,11

Secretary and Treasurer for community youth leadership green team. 11, 12

District honor band: 9,10,11,12

Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard employed by the city. Position is very competitive.
Student leader at a daycare center.
Volunteer/Community Service: (see above)
Summer Experience: Shad valley at Dalhousie University: Designed a product to combat
childhood obesity. first place winner at the university and moved on to Shad Nationals.
Summer retreat to china where I had the opportunity to explore my culture and visit the major cities.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Exceptional
Teacher Recommendation #2: Exceptional
Counselor Rec: Very good. My counselor is my IB coordinator so he takes a lot of care in writing the recs and knows the students pretty well. Awesome
Interview: Not given.

Essay: Pretty good in general. The quote one was my favorite but the why Penn one was pretty general.

Other
Date Submitted App: Oct.28
U.S. State/Territory or Country: International student: Canada
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: ~$100,000. Applied for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): NONE :(

Reflection

Strengths: SAT scores, Strong ECs (especially GVSSAI and newspaper)
Weaknesses: ORM, applied for aid, international student,
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Withdrew applications to all other universities so I do not know.
What would you have done differently?: NOTHING. It worked out pretty good.

Other Factors: EXCITED TO GO TO PENN NEXT FALL. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE APPLYING RD, CONGRATS TO THOSE WHO GOT IN AND GOOD LUCK TO THOSE WHO ARE DEFFERED.

collegestudent25 · December 26, 2012, 6:18pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2220
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):780/730/710
ACT (breakdown):none taken
ACT superscore (breakdown):none
SAT II (subject, score):U.S History 760, Spanish 730, Biology 720, Math II 800
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:4.0 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5/966
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):none
Senior Year Course Load:AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP Chemistry
Number of other ED applicants in your school:20+
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP Scholar, Distinguished Honor roll all 4 years, nothing too big
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):Science fair participant and winner, Jv tennis, math club, Deca, FBLA, Library Aid, Hi-Q team, Algebra 2 tutor
Job/Work Experience:Worked as a waiter at a restaurant, and at a dollar store
Volunteer/Community Service:volunteer at the library, tutoring and NHS services
Summer Experience:working
Teacher Recommendation #1:from my AP U.S. History teacher, know him very well and am pretty confident he wrote a great letter
Teacher Recommendation #2:from my AP Spanish teacher
Counselor Rec:
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview:
</code></pre>

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

<pre><code>Why Penn:
Ben Franklin Quote Essay:
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Personal Statement:
CommonApp Activity Essay:
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country:
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
</code></pre>

Reflection

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

Other Factors:(will update later)

jawnson · December 26, 2012, 11:42pm

Decision: Accepted - LSM (CAS + Wharton)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 760 CR, 690 W (2220 one sitting; 2040 first try)
[] SAT II: 760 Chem, 740 Math II, 690 Spanish, 680 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/584
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 5 Calc BC
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Spanish
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate (4 years, president); science olympiad (4 years, captain), boy scouts (6 years, eagle scout)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lab assistant at a university (Summer 2012)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteering (400 hours), Eagle Scout Project (300 hours total)
[] Summer Activities: Lab assistant at a university (Summer 2012)
[] Essays: Evaluating 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
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Bio, AP Lang–they both like me
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me
[] Interview: Cool guy, we talked about film

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Well-rounded, strong extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Test scores (SAT II’s and small number of AP’s specifically)

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