OFFICIAL University of Pennsylvania ED Decions Class of 2016 Thread

accordingtome · December 9, 2011, 6:09pm

Decision: ACCEPTED WHARTON

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690 M, 700 W, 750 R - 2140
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 680 Math II, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% - school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Psych, 5 US History, 4 Macro (self-studied)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB (school does not offer BC), AP Government, AP Physics C, AP Language, Theology IV, Honors Econ, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at a towing company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for two years at a hospital
[] Summer Activities: French immersion program
[] Essays: amazing common app essay, good why penn essay, good optional essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but somehow sent three, sure they were good, one was from my math teacher so I think that helped show I am decent at math even though my scores suck
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she really liked me
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:[/list] went well!!
Other[ list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private Lutheran
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]first gen, single parent household, low income[ list]
[] Strengths: Common app essay, recommendations, transcript
[] Weaknesses: scores, lack of math ability on standardized testing. I think my recommendation/compensated
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, i think my personality shone through my application and it was what they were looking for. and hooks.
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:** Can’t wait for Penn 2016!!! Really just make your personality shine through your essays!!! They want you because of who you are, not because of your scores!!! AHHHH

anon67455021 · December 9, 2011, 6:10pm

accepted to cas, will post later stats

empirical · December 9, 2011, 6:11pm

wasn’t accepted =/ I’ll post here because I promised I would on the pledge thread, but the full stats will come when I’ve finally gotten into a good college (hopefully!). I really appreciate the CC members that have posted in the past, and I promise I won’t let you guys down.

2310 SAT
35 ACT
~ 3.95/4.45 UW/W
Wharton
Asian Male

free2rhyme · December 9, 2011, 6:14pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (750 M, 680 CR, 690 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 750 Math II, 730 Chem, 660 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Dun’t know maybe a 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15 out of 444
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP Chem, Bio, Calc, 4 on Comp Sci, and 3 on APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest courseload
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None really…local science fair awards.[/li]
[/list]

[ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Fair Club, Community Based Club, NHS, FBLA, Model UN.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital/Library
[] Summer Activities: Travel to other countries
[] Essays: I literally spent a hundred hours on it. I made so many drafts; they look like a novel. The Common App essay (9/10), Why Penn Essay (7/10) and Optional Essay (6/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t Know
[] Additional Rec: Don’t know
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one.[/li]
[/list]

[ b]Other**[ list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: Don’t Know
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**[ list]
[] Strengths: Maybe ecs and essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, GPA, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because of SAT, GPA, and everything else I don’t know.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None

[/list]
General Comments: It does sort of suck. I am still honored to be deferred. Its just that mind was already setting in with senioritis, and now I need to bump up all my grades. For those rejected: what can I say, you gave it your all, and it really is just annoying how Penn can’t accept everyone. For those deferred: The wait will be painful and applications will be nuisances, but what can we do? For those accepted: Congratulations, you really have shined in the admissions process and I hope you the world of success at Penn

vtongue · December 9, 2011, 6:14pm

Rejected. I’ll reapply next year.

oldblueeyes · December 9, 2011, 6:17pm

So I was really upset at being rejected, but then I checked out all yall, and realized that I’m in really good company. Not posting stats, but I’m another white girl with a 4.0 and a 35.

YellowDaisies · December 9, 2011, 6:26pm

Does it seem like PA applicants were hit especially hard?

labanlieu · December 9, 2011, 6:32pm

Decision: Accepted (Wharton!)

Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): 2310, one time
•ACT: Did not take
•SAT II: Math II- 800, World History- 800, Biology (M)- 760, Chemistry-720
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/625
•AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Calculus BC, Biology, World History, Physics B
4- Chemistry, Gov, Lang
3- French
•IB (place score in parenthesis):
•Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Physics C, and half day internship
at NIH
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar stuff, one school award for math and music, music rewards (All State, etc), Girl Scout Silver Award
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A LOT of music related ones. Pres. of honor society, Girl Scouts, Science Internship, etc
•Job/Work Experience: Um I guess internship
•Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at NOW, enviromental stuff for Girl Scouts
•Summer Activities: NOW Volunteer and science internship at NIH
•Essays: Short EC- talked about NOW and how it made me very socially aware (if that’s the correct way to describe it haha). Commonapp- It was about music and I thought it was kinda good. Penn- talked about campus and very optimistic tone, I guess. Other than that, it was kinda average and I felt like I rambled on about nonsense in my second paragraph about how I could contribute to the community. Optional- bit tongue-in-cheek about how I love nature and why. Tied that with my background.
•Teacher Recommendation: Good. One was from a teacher who I joked around with and whose class I loved and did very well in. Another was from my Differential equations teacher who liked that I paid attention and asked questions?
•Counselor Rec: Known her for all four years, and she’s the nicest guidance counselor in our school. Told me later that she wished she could have adopted me
•Additional Rec: Asked flute teacher. Stereotypically good.
•Interview: None! I was so worried about that lol!
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Near Pennsylvania
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Good school within a bad county. In a slightly competitive magnet program within the school
•Ethnicity: asian
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: $100,000-$120,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Took advanced math courses in 10th and 11th grade? Volunteer at someplace not typical? Research at a well-establised science institution? Also a first generation immigrant, but does that count even count much?
Reflection
•Strengths: Stats, Courses, GPA, rank, ECs, Recs
•Weaknesses: Mostly Penn essay
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:

[Can’t believe it! I spent like an hour beforehand to just prep myself for the worst…and I cried when I saw the H in “Hurrah…!” pop up! Sometimes I hovered between doubt and confidence when I thought about whether I would get in :D. Right now, I’m not in the right position to say that the college decision process will get better for those who weren’t accepted, but good luck!!! Talk to some friends or Netflix the entire night away to make things a bit happier :)

dfree124 · December 9, 2011, 6:33pm

@YellowDaises - not necessarily. This is an extremely small sample size and does not really show the true nature of the decisions

Tally
11/29 accepted - 6 deferrals - 38% acceptance

hardworking21 · December 9, 2011, 6:35pm

Decision: Accepted Vagelos Life Science & Management Dual-Degree

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 Total; 730 CR 800 M 800 W (12 E)
[] ACT: 34 (Superscore is 34 E, 34 M, 36 S, 36 R, 10 E)
[] SAT II: 760 Chem, 800 Math-II, 800 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW, 4.58 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Chemistry, US History, Eng Lang & Comp, Statistics, and Chinese; 4 on US Govt.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Bio, Eng Lit & Comp, Physics B, Macro/Micro Econ, Spanish III (unweighted), PE
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA National Competition Champion x2, AP Scholar w/Distinction…and I did NOT get National Merit at all (PSAT was 196).
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (State President, former State VP, Chapter President), Student Govt. (Two Committee Chairs), National Honor Society (Exec. Board), Green/Environmental Team (Founding Member), Varsity Scholastic Bowl (Exec. Board), Metaphysical Breakfast Club (Co-President), First Class (Civics Edu. Program Leader),
[] Job/Work Experience: Employee at a Children’s Museum; Used to be a Volunteer but then was Promoted to Staff.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Former volunteer at Children’s Museum (pre-employment); 7 year volunteer at local Library.
[] Summer Activities: DNA Research Intern summer before Junior Year at the Field Museum of Natural History
[] Essays: Pretty good. Started in the summer, had my AP English teachers (old and new) give it a look.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great! One of my teachers writes in her recs that she choose a top student she taught every year (thus creating a collection of said top students). She mentioned how I was it for her. Other teacher wrote TWO pages of goodness…but spelled my name wrong. Hehe. Hey, I’m in, so no worries!
[] Counselor Rec: As good as it can be. I was switched to a new counselor this fall, so…
[] Additional Rec: From my boss at the Internship. It was solid, and focused on my link to the goals of Vagelos LSM.
[li] Interview: Nope. Which made me nervous.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian. Didn’t mark it on my app, but I mentioned Taiwan in my essays, so…
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Awards, Leadership (over 10 positions), Transcript (to an extent), Essays and Recs.
[] Weaknesses: Transcript----was not in Multi-Var Calc or AP Spanish, so could’ve been stronger. Also, B in Honors Physics and many A-'s.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and recs were a HUGE +, as was Extra Curriculars. My quarter grades were all A/A-s, which helped (as I’m in 5 AP)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere. Just withdrew all my apps!
[/ul]

General Comments:
I’m incredibly excited for the next few years!! Penn 2016!! And your SAT Score can improve—I went from 2130 to 2230 to 2330…took it thrice, sent all my scores, but hey, it worked! I also sent my ACT–got a 34 three times, and once an 8 essay. But I sent it anyways—follow the rules and karma is on your side!

princess143 · December 9, 2011, 6:35pm

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

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 CR: 690, Math 790, Writing: 740 Essay 9
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Chemistry 710, Math 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59 out of 4 (teachers grade harshly in our school…)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat(5), Chem(4), Com Sci(4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 math, 2 science, 1 english, all honor and beyond
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):School does not give awards [/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: internship for Vodia Capital three times during break, internship for Tracy McGrady
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Regular volunteer every Saturday at Boston Food pantry for 2 years
Regular volunteer at China adoption agency for 4 years
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer school at Harvard University in Principle of Microeconomics(A-)
[ *] Essays: Common app: subway and being in between,
Why penn: yes
Optional: yes
M&T: yes(didn’t actually get in the M&T but…)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
1 Advanced CHemistry teacher,
1 English teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec:yes
[ ] Additional Rec: 1 from my boss at Vodia Capital
[ ] Interview:YEs [/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Study in MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): China but high school in boston
[ *] School Type: private day/boarding
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender:Girl
[ ]Income Bracket: ha?
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NOPE[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
grade upward trend
extracurricular activity
strong math/science
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I don’t know. It’s kind of unreal!!
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:
Unreal…kinda hoped that I got in the M&T but…
whatever!!! yay

cantwaittohear · December 9, 2011, 6:38pm

Decision: Accepted
CAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not sent
ACT: 31
SAT II: M 710 E 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych 5; Lit 4; US Hist 4; Euro 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs: French, Stats, Art History, Government, Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Outstanding Participant (if that counts)
Subjective: Did summer program at Penn last summer
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of prestigious club, position in various others
Job/Work Experience: work 2 jobs since freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: some volunteer hours, not that many
Summer Activities: Penn summer program
Essays: Very good imo
Teacher Recommendation: excellent I’m sure (though I didn’t see them)
Counselor Rec: he told me it’s great but I didn’t see.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Great. I connected with her.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, competitive
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 400+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Summer program, essays
Weaknesses: grades could have been higher
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I conveyed how much I loved Penn
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to other schools, haven’t heard yet.
General Comments: I’m just very excited and happy. Still can’t believe it.

Excavalier · December 9, 2011, 6:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing (11 Essay)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 730 US History, 710 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (All I know)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language 5 US History 5 Chemistry 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Psychology, Honors English, AP Music Theory, Wind Ensemble
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Countless marching band awards, some awards for saxophone performance, DECA States finalist, AP Scholar, National Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Drum major, section leader, soloist, VP), Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble (first chair baritone saxophone), Pit Orchestra, Intermural Basketball, DECA, NaNoWriMo. Can play alto/tenor/baritone/soprano saxophone, clarinet, marimba, xylophone, snare drum, bass guitar, acoustic/electric six-string guitar, french horn (okay I just started lol).
[] Job/Work Experience: Given lessons to children for beginner level music, live performances at churches and local events.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chinese School (Volunteer coordinator), Assistance in school blood drive, Interact Club
[] Summer Activities: UPenn Environmental Medicine Research (2 years), UPenn Biomedical Research Academy
[] Essays: Fantastic. Common app, focused on how I fought childhood obesity and lost seventy pounds (University of Pitt emailed me back to commend this essay). UPenn Essay #1, focused on my discovery of the Penn Jazz Band and Marching Band, and the opportunities I’d have at Penn’s Bio program that I couldn’t find elsewhere. Penn Essay #2, I focused on how I was a superhero in my own aspects.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not as fantastic. But decent.
[] Counselor Rec: Fantastic.
[] Additional Rec: Sent two extra recommendation letters from Envrionmental Medicine Lab and Biomedical Academy
[] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology (Was going to do music too but I don’t have recording equipment! Argh!)
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public, sends 5-15 kids to Ivies per year (varies)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, SAT I, Essays, Counselor Rec, music + science emphasis (not stereotypical Asian instruments, either)
[] Weaknesses: GPA and Teacher Recs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I HAVE NO IDEA
[/ul]General Comments: I’m Asian American, barely in the top 10% of my class, have a stagnant GPA trend, nearly had a C in two courses, I’ve never solved cancer, I’m from New Jersey… and I got IN. NEVER. EVER. GIVE UP. So what if your numbers aren’t what you see on College Confidential. It’s who you are as a person. Never quit, never surrender.

dfree124 · December 9, 2011, 6:54pm

Tally
15/33 Accepted - 6 Deferred - 45.5% Accepted
Wow, that was a lot of acceptances in a row! Excavalier you are so inspirational!

heyjjjaded · December 9, 2011, 7:02pm

Decision: Accepted CAS!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (740CR, 660M, 800W)
[] ACT: 31 (35W, 31M, 30R, 27S, 11E)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/360+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 
-Honors Spanish IV
-AP Biology
-Dual-Enrollment World History
-Learning to Play Piano II
-Dual-Enrollment English IV
-Dual-Enrollment Probability and Statistics
-Popular Music II[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Gay-Straight Alliance (President)
-Human Rights Club (Co-Founder, Co-President)
-Scholastic Scrimmage (Captain/President)
-Model UN (Historian)
-Student Focus Group
-Big Brothers Big Sisters[/ul]

[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Warehouse volunteer
[li] Essays:[/li]Common App: Wrote about how my experience working-full time to experience the working conditions my father experienced everyday at my local food bank’s warehouse changed my perspective on convicts and drug-users.

Questbridge Biography Essay: About my Vietnamese and American name and how what both of them represented merged to become me.

Penn Supplement: Related my passion for PPE and Penn’s commitment to giving back to the community to my desire to make the world a better place for my little cousin (who lives in South Philly)
Teacher Recommendation: They made me cry, so nostalgic :)
[] Counselor Rec: I’m thinking it was good.
[] Additional Rec: My GSA adviser wrote it. It was short, but glowing
Interview: No interview![/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] School Type: Sucky smaller public school
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-generation

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ESSAYS
[] Weaknesses: Being Asian?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They saw something special in me, I guess :)[/li]General Comments: I’M SEXY AND I KNOW IT!!
[/ul]

seanyboy · December 9, 2011, 7:06pm

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

Accepted to huntsman class of 2016!!! (Japanese target)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 : CR 690 Math 730 Writing 800
ACT: not sent
SAT II: Math: 780 USH: 630 Japanese 540 (messed up
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 3.98 W 4.43
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5 USH 3 WH 4 ELangComp 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP English Lit, Japanese 7-8, Chamber Choir 7-8
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Most Inspirational Runner (Track), National English Teachers write off (did not get to final round though)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Was selected by my city to be a Goodwill Ambassador to my city’s sister city in Japan. Stayed for 3 weeks, paid by sister city association, did various cultural activities and significant activities (met with mayor of city in japan twice) was in newspaper 6 times, interviewed on Japanese television. Was selected by faculty at my high school to be one of 12 “International Ambassadors.” (yes this is different from my trip to japan) - i basically serve my school and community senior year and am constructing a bench all by myself to go on my HS’s campus, Track /XC 3 years, Advanced Chorus 4 years (junior year i was in two elite choirs), swim for 1 year, golf for 1 year, Math team 2 years, went on a trip to Washington DC my soph year for a 6 day congressional meeting thing

Job/Work Experience: Ambassador to international city
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours in various minor things
Summer Activities: Triathlons(hardcore training), Trip to Japan, cross country

Essays: Common App - pretty good ( i discussed my time going to Japan and how i highly appreciate diversity), Penn supp - reeaally good (talked about everything i want to do when i get to Penn and how i want to start a new program in one of Penn’s Japanese Clubs- veery detailed), Huntsman essay - reeaally good (AP econ teacher said it was better than anything he could have written and he has published several books), optional essay(500 char or whatever) - pretty bad - just ran out of time i guess
Teacher Recommendation: 1 from japanese teacher - really good, 1 from calc AB teacher- probably decent
Counselor Rec: reaally good
Additional Rec:none
Interview:none

Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public, competitive magnet program
Ethnicity: Hispanic /Mexican American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~ 40,000 (financial aid candidate)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no legacies

Reflection
Strengths: 800 on writing, great councilor rec, international goodwill ambassador to Japan (after earthquake), and ambassador for my school, also Huntsman does not get very many Japanese applicants
Weaknesses: I had a low SAT II in Japanese, a C in golf freshman year (don’t ask why), not a very high composite SAT score honestly
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very unique qualities, have been to another country, am hispanic and learning Japanese intensively (diversity?)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t apply anywhere else yet, but i guess i don’t have to!

General Comments: Best day of my life. I am so excited to see you all next year! Great memories to come- huntsman '16 , i can’t wait to get my t-shirt! For those who were deferred, best of luck! For those who did not get in - this is by no means the end! You will all have fantastic futures no matter what, so keep your hopes high

laodicean · December 9, 2011, 7:16pm

Decision: Deferred
School applied to: M&T Program

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 670 R, 730 M, 720 W (2120)[/li][li] ACT: N/A[/li][li] SAT II: 760 Math II, 710 Physics[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3% … School doesn’t rank[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP Lit (didn’t send)[/li][li] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology, AP Physics, Honors Modern Poetry, Honors World Literature, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (13 years, various state competition awards), Violin (10 years, All-state orchestra, school concertmaster), Swimming (8 years, 2nd at states, top 16 for 5 consecutive years), Odyssey of the Mind (11, 12 – Engineering projects, 4th at states, Founder and president), Freethinkers’ Club (10, 11, 12 – Discussion club for any and everything, President), Future Business Leaders of America (12 – restored school store, created partnership with Staples, President), Water Polo Club (12 – Co-founder, Co-captain), Composer (works were performed at school concerts), Graphic Designer (designed posters and book covers)[/li][li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li][li] **Volunteer/Community service: ** ~200 hours at local nursing home[/li][li] Summer Activities: None[/li][li] Essays: English teacher (Yale Grad) told me it was the best she’s ever read. Penn essays I thought were pretty good also, but they could’ve been better I suppose.[/li][li] Teacher Recommendations: Should’ve be excellent [/li][li] Counselor Rec: Generic probably, didn’t really know her [/li][li] Additional Rec: Awesome. From swim coach.[/li][li] Interview: Went okay I think…Pretty good, but my interviewer was pretty serious/formal[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): CT[/li][li] School Type: Mid-size Public[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: 90K[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: Well-rounded, leadership, essays[/li][li] Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, lack of awards[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suck[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to everyone else!

eagleeye2012 · December 9, 2011, 7:21pm

Accepted to Wharton! Will post stats later!!

PENN123 · December 9, 2011, 7:22pm

Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2170 (780M, 700CR, 690W) one sitting
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 800, USH: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.7/100 UW (school doesn’t have weighting)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), USH (5), Micro Econ (5), Macro Econ (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, Chem, Physics, Chem AP, French, Bio, Lit, Law
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):environmental club (exec), student government, first responders, charity club (founder/president),
[] Job/Work Experience: fast food cashier 500+ hrs
[] Volunteer/Community service: founded and ran my own community project helping new immigrants, supervise elementary school kids after school 2.5hr/week, summer camp volunteer 90hr, Winter olympic 2010, 50+ hr
[] Summer Activities: summer school, work, volunteer
[] Essays: common app: immigration experience and how it inspired me to give back,
EC: how i got fired and rehired
Supp: pretty detailed about Penn but a little boring
[] Teacher Recommendation: should be very good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: didn’t have one[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: didn’t apply FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II, work, transcript?
[] Weaknesses: SAT I
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:no where, time to withdraw apps [/ul]General Comments:[/li]still can’t believe it. Congrats to everyone who’s accepted. can’t wait to meet you all. For those who are deferred or denied there are other schools out there, you’ll end up somewhere great!

kremechoco · December 9, 2011, 7:35pm

Decision: Accepted to SEAS, Bioengineering

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1540/1600, M780, V760, W800
[] ACT: SATs for the win.
[] SAT II: Math2C (800), Physics (800), Chemistry (800), USH (790), BioM (770, gahh)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/541
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5, ABsub: 5), B (5 self-study), CMECH (5 self-study), EngLang (5 ), USH (5), Bio (4, gahh, self-study), Chem (4, self-study)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): not applicable!
[] Senior Year Course Load: Leadership, Jazz A, AP Psychology, Economics, AP US Gov and Pol., AP Lit, Wind Ensemble, AP SpanLang, Research Class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NMSF, National AP Scholar, nothing special from these.[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theres nothing outstanding![/li]Research on endometrial cancer and BRCA1 (intern at UCLA, 2011)
Marching band, 4 years, WBA finalist?
Wind Ensemble (1st Eb clarinet, 1st Bb clarinet, etc.)
Calculus Tutoring Association (paid tutor, math captain for AMC)
ASB (Class president 2008-2010, ASB treasurer 2011-2012)
JSA (treasurer 2010-2011, co-president 2011-2012)
Cross Country (fro/soph)
AFJROTC (C/1st Lt., academics)
Started a project, Project Vicarious, mentor underclassmen for a shot at college!

[] Job/Work Experience: Calculus tutor (paid).
[] Volunteer/Community service: Calculus tutoring (175 hours), community shelter (50 hours), ReadingPartners (20 hours), Key Club (30 hours)
[] Summer Activities: I didnt put a section on my extra resume for this!
[] Essays: Short answer was about band. I dont know how it flew with them, considering that it was so horrible and DID NOT EVEN RELATE TO ENGINEERING.
Long answer. An interesting incident in the lab and how Ive learned to be persistent. Again, this wasnt an outstanding essay.
Optional essay. About my 9.5 toes and how Im always aware of my imperfections but move on. Wasnt that great either.
Supplement: It used a pun on Penngineering and cooking. However, I mentioned engineering for only about 250 words and didnt go into why I wanted to go into BME, etc. I guess your essays are fine even if you arent specific with the school (SEAS) youve chosen.

[] Teacher Recommendation: CalcAB/BC teacher: was very nice, previously used for a scholarship
Research teacher: Didnt see it!
[] Counselor Rec: Sadly, didnt see it 
[] Additional Rec: From my mentor at UCLA. Didnt see it, but I thank him so much for it. Try to get one of these all you 17ers, especially if youve done research!
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large, ghetto, about 700 API public.
[] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] No hooks whatsoever (ORM), but parents immigrants?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT2s, especially for engineering! 
[] Weaknesses: ORM, essays were terrible IMO.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Im not sure. Penn does take into account the school where you go to, so there are different standards! So never feel depressed even if you dont have 10+ AP classes!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only to Penn, and forever <3 [/ul]
General Comments:
As 45 Percenter has said, it matters little where you go to undergraduate school. For those that were deferred or rejected, I understand what you are going through. The stress of parents can be quite gruesome, and I know how so many people, even your friends, that held high expectations for you can suddenly turn the other cheek. But please, do cry tonight. Hit your pillow. Talk to your friends. Call a hotline if you need. Then cry so more. And more. Do whatever it takes. Itll take a while. But just remember, theres so much out there. Promise me youll kick butt during RD, alright?
As for those applicants next year, please dont be discouraged if you dont have state awards or 2400 SATs or a 790 in Math2. Scores arent everything. Remember, do the best in the context of your school and the closely matched ones. : Take care, everyone, and always keep faith.

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