***OFFICIAL University of Pennsylvania ED Decions Class of 2016 Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Decision: Accepted to Nursing!!!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (680 CR, 740 M, 780 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.198, (4.922 weighted out of 5.0)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked, but 2/394
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem 4, Eng Lang 4, Psych 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): —
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Clac BC, AP Econ, AP Stats, AP Eng Lit, UConn Spanish 5, Hon Government
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, 2 school awards</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Ranked 5th in nation for my age in triathlon for 2 yrs, 4 yrs
  • Varsity Cross Country, All-Conference a couple years, 4 varsity letters, 4yrs (Captain)
  • Varsity Indoor track, 4x800m school record, 3 varsity letters, 4 yrs (Captain)
  • Varsity Outdoor track, 4x800m school record, 3 varsity letters, 4 yrs (Captain)
  • Peer tutor, 2 yrs
  • Health Careers Club, 2 yrs (Leader)
  • Math team, 2 yrs
  • National Honor Society, 1 yr
  • National Spanish Language Honor Society, 2 yrs
  • Completed Philadelphia marathon, half-Ironman distance triathlon, nationals for xc junior olympics (random but hey, it could have been considered, maybe… the woman who interviewed me was impressed with the marathon so… I don’t know, haha)
    [</em>] Job/Work Experience: —
    [<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
  • EMT at local ambulance corps, 1 yr (Chief of Junior Corps)
  • Volunteered at local hospital, 4 yrs
  • Assistant middle school track coach, 4 yrs
    [</em>] Summer Activities: —
    [<em>] Essays: I thought my college essay wasn’t half bad, it was about how my family and I have done 5k road races every weekend since I could walk. My Why Penn essay was really specific so I think that helped a lot.
    [</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1st was really personal and sweet, 2nd I didn’t read but I’m hoping was good!
    [<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it but I went in to talk to her all the time so hopefully it was good!
    [</em>] Additional Rec: From my cross country/indoor track/outdoor track coach, was very informative and really nice :slight_smile:
    [li] Interview: In April at the nursing school – went very well! (well that’s what I thought… I’d hope!)</p>[/li]
    <p>[/ul]Other:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): —
[<em>] School Type: Large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: $300,000ish…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy :)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: Ummm… well… I don’t really know to be honest. Probably my GPA, senior year course load, and unique ECs. Maybe essays? Idk. Well, they weren’t stellar, so I’m really not sure.
[</em>] Weaknesses: CR score, amount of ECs, ACT, and junior year course load.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed them in my application that I was really dedicated to Penn and that I would use their resources and their education to the best of my ability. And I think my GPA and senior year course load helped a little too :wink:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Connecticut</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>AHHHHHHH I AM SO EXCITEDDDDD!!! I’ve wanted to go to Penn for sooooo long; I just can’t even believe that I’m actually in now… haha I still don’t think it’s really hit me yet. So to all who got in, congrats! I can’t wait to see you guys up there next year!!! :D</p>

102

<p>Decision: Accepted to Wharton!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (780 Math, 800 Writing, 720 Reading)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Math I-790, Math II-740, Chemistry-650, US History-650
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (but school is extremely tough–Penn knows this)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): don’t even want to post
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Comp Sci, AP Physics C, British Literature, Ethics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Varsity Swimming), (Online Newspaper), (Debate Team), (Mock Trial), a bunch of others
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, swim coach
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities: Swimming, eBay business, online school newspaper
[</em>] Essays: AMAZING
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I guess good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, we’re pretty close
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t get one :confused: [/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Leadership, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II, AP Scores ugh
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Leadership, Penn feeder school
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]General Comments: I am sooooo excited to be going to Penn! I can’t wait to meet all of you!</p>

103

<p>How does everyone know where they have been accepted already?
I thought you could only know if you applied early decision or action.</p>

104

<p>^Everyone who is posting their decisions applied for early decision.</p>

105

<p>Penn, Columbia, and Cornell admit you to a specific school. So people applying to Penn are being admitted to a single school and possibly a special combined program in addition.</p>

106

<p>Tally</p>

<p>38/64 Acceptances = 11 Deferrals - 59%</p>

107

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 super score, 720 writing (10 essay), 700 reading, 800 math
ACT: didn’t take it
SAT II: 800 math II, 750 chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9. weighted: 5.18 out of 6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/407
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP chem (5), ap environmental (5), ap calc bc (5, 5 ab sub), ap english lang (3, lol ■■■), ap computer science (4), ap physics mech (4), ap physics E&M (2, oops haha), ap statistics (5), ap spanish lang (2, lol wrote f*** spanish for my essay), ap us history (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap micro/macro econ, ap english lit, ap psych, ap human geo, ap bio, ap gopo.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 37th in the NC state math comprehensive competition, not really a major award. qualified for AIME but got a 2 on it…■■■
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math academic team (captain junior/senior), young democrats (secretary junior, vp senior), youth and government (bill author), jv tennis sophomore, math club (pres junior/senior), youth symphony all four years, all county orchestra, western region orchestra.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen, children’s home, children’s museum, red cross.
Summer Activities: governor’s school junior summer.
Essays: er? what are you asking?
Teacher Recommendation: my calc teacher said she wrote an awesome rec.
Counselor Rec: idk
Additional Rec: nope…to lazy to ask people
Interview: didn’t have one, nobody available in winston salem, nc
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity:chinese
Gender:male
Income Bracket: under $30k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, moved to america when i was 11.
Reflection
Strengths: haha nothing really, but i’m pretty lucky i guess
Weaknesses: not the best at english (moved here late)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i was really surprised when i read the acceptance letter. I really thought i was going to be flat out rejected because I read the article about the whole average asians can’t get into ivies. But i guess i’m pretty lucky, and maybe the whole having lived in america for 6 years helped.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ED, didn’t apply anywhere else
General Comments: Good luck to everyone else who’s doing regular decision! and to those of you who got in, I’m excited to see you all next year!!!</p>

108

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 writing, 760 math, 780 CR, 2340 total in 1 sitting
[</em>] SAT II: Chemistry-800 Math II-800 Spanish-720
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No class rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] 5 - Chemistry, US History, Euro, English Lang, Calc AB
[<em>] 4 - Spanish Lang
[</em>] Pending - Lit, Studio Art, English Lit, Stat, Bio[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: see pending APs
[</em>] Major Awards: random origami and art things
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Origami club [<em>] [</em>] founder, Citizen Club VP, XC, track, photography, newspaper, attempting to publish origami book
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Ads on origami youtube videos, paid a decent amount
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Citizen Club
[</em>] Summer Activities: Red cross volunteering in Taiwan
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ???
[</em>] Interview: none[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] School Type: top 5 public in IL
[</em>] Ethnicity: Not checked
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essay, EC
[<em>] Weaknesses: Weighted GPA was lower than classmates
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays, origami, and standardized tests
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>Excited to go to penn… so many good classes to take</p>

109

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 Math 720 Writing 700 CR (2140 total)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math II 760 Chem 760 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Just below top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chinese (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Calc BC, Physics Honors, Chamber Orchestra, TA
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit - Commended[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Forum moderator (organized international projects)), Quiz Team (Captain), (Co-principal Keyboardist of MVCO), Tri-M Music Honor Society, Chinese Honor Society, Psychology club, Piano for 12+ years, Online pen shop
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter at my church (for children with autism and young children).
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital (150+ hours), Sunday School teacher (200+ hours), Tutoring at low-income housing area (30+ hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Teacher assistant at summer school for autistic children (85 hours)
[</em>] Essays: Great. One about my first day experience at the summer school, another about how I plan(ned) to use Penn to help me with my nursing dreams.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t look at them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public 4 year (non-magnet)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: $50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score, community service, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Schoolwork (GPA, course load) - It doesn’t really help that I go to one of the most competitive public schools in the nation. 3.85 puts me below the 80th :/.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely GPA and course rigor. And being Asian and male.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere else, so far. I’m need to finish my bigass UCLA essay, as well as my SPU and PLNU essays. Finished UC Irvine, UW, and BC.[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to mandypandy and Liz and superduperchanny for making it into Nursing! I guess I’ll just go to another university and boss my way through, then attempt to transfer. [/li]In case you’re wondering, it feels really bad to get rejected. The school that you’ve been in love with for the longest time doesn’t want you.</p>

110

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Don’t remember. but 2280 total
ACT: 34/36
SAT II: Math2c: 740. Physics 680. Chem 690.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5) Chem (4) Chinese (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, APES, AP Calc, Business Class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Business competition awards:
1st place “Apprenticeship”
1st place “Pitch it!”
Honorable mention salesmanship
honorable mention booth
Library of Congress’ “Letters to Literature” semi-finalist
Red Cross Award “Most dedicated member” (or something like that… don’t remember the name of the award haha. too lazy to check.)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Was a cashier at a yogurt store. Now a barista at a coffee store. Interned for city’s mayor, a PR firm, and currently interning at a corporation.
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200+ hours from volunteering at a retirement home.
Summer Activities:Interning + working
Essays: Strong!
Teacher Recommendation: Strong!
Counselor Rec: Strong!
Additional Rec:
Interview: Was okay
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 180k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Business competition awards
Weaknesses: SAT, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: </p>

<p>I’m a bit heartbroken and a bit shaken. Like, what’s wrong with me? I know kids who got in with lower stats than mine haha. Ahh… Nonetheless, CONGRATS TO EVERYONE! You guys deserve it. :)</p>

111

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 W, 650 CR, 620 M
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: USH-740, M1-680, BM-620
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we use a 100 scale and not sure of my unweighted…my weighted is 102.17
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank, top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), US History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP French, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Economics, Psych Honors, Theology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:[ul]- National Merit Commended Student, waiting on Intel…
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Yearbook (Editor), Intel STS Research, School Tour Leader, TAU-tutoring fraternity, NHS, Quill & Scroll Society, Mu Alpha Theta Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in retail during junior year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor students from my high school and younger students in a nearby underserved district with 3 different clubs and organizations, Volunteer in Nursing Home, at a soup kitchen, and at school functions
[<em>] Summer Activities: Worked on Intel STS Research- gathering data
[</em>] Essays: Unique and creative I thought
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them but they were from my Spanish and French teachers so I’m assuming they were very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it but pretty sure it was a good letter
[<em>] Additional Rec: —
[</em>] Interview:[/ul]Other[ul] No Interview
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private, Catholic school
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection[ul] —
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, ECs, 2 AP Foreign Languages
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT I & IIs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: My passion for Penn really shined through my application. I challenged myself with a lot of rigorous courses during high school, especially during my senior year and sent over my first quarter grades.<br>
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]General Comments: To those who were accepted: CONGRATS! I still can’t believe it…it doesn’t feel real. I can’t wait for the next four years. Go Quakers!![/li]To those who were deferred: There is still hope so keep working hard. You’ll wind up somewhere great, even if it isn’t Penn.
To those who were rejected: You have your whole future ahead of you. You’re going to go to an amazing school so make the best of it!</p>

<p>To future applicants- never give up! I never imagined this would happen. I’ve worked hard since elementary school always striving to do my best and then more. If Penn is your dream, work hard because it will pay off! Good luck!!</p>

112

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 38/737
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych, English Language, Calculus BC (all 4s)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s, 2 Community College Courses
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar, National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta [/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):JV/Varsity Football, Officer of Mu Alpha Theta
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local park, front office at high school 70+ hours, bingo with seniors
[<em>] Summer Activities: Football, Traveling
[</em>] Essays: Decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Ok, first interview[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:Good essays, commitment to Football, URM
[<em>] Weaknesses: Better Extracurriculars
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at strengths
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Auburn, Alabama, Penn State[/ul]General Comments: Don’t feel too bad if you didn’t get in, there are a lot of great colleges out there. I was just as ready to go to my backup as I was to Penn.</p>

113

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 680 M, 680 W (one sitting: 2050)
ACT: (one sitting) composite 34
SAT II: Math I 700, Bio-E 710, Lit 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted 4.15
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro (5), Calc AB (4), Bio (4), Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Stats, honors courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit - Commended</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC (captain, varsity), Indoor Track (captain, varsity), Outdoor Track (anticipated captain & varsity), NHS- 2yrs, English Honor Society- 2 yrs, Science Honor Society (treasurer)- 2 yrs, French Honor Society- 3 yrs, Student Council- 2 yrs (homeroom rep), Fed Challenge (founder of school’s team), some others but I don’t remember which I put on comm. app and which I left off, accepted to Goldman Sachs StartNow! Program for High School Girls
Job/Work Experience: family law firm, Dunkin Donuts, retail store
Volunteer/Community service: various Student council activities, 5k race volunteer, babysitting, tutoring-unpaid
Summer Activities: Internship this past summer at investment banking firm in NYC, XC, work
Essays: I thought they were well-written, interesting, etc.
Teacher Recommendation: 2- econ & alg/stats teachers; very good
Counselor Rec: very good also
Additional Rec: one from boss at internship-it was great… other from family acquaintance/alum- standard
Interview: It went great, the alum thought I would thrive at Penn.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, noncompetitive
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: personal, thoughtful essays, internship, interest in Penn
Weaknesses: SCORES!! and comm. service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above weaknesses and Wharton is the best of the best, so many over-qualified applicants
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to 2 other schools early, will hear back soon. Just applied to another school after my deferral
General Comments: So upset about my deferral, but I am happy that I was not immediately rejected. I am incredibly scared that, come March, I will be rejected. I love love love Penn and Wharton. The vibe I got on the campus was incredible, it felt so right. Honestly, the deferred decision broke my heart. Good luck to those in the same boat.</p>

114

<p>Since I said I was post my stats I shall</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected to CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Korean with Listening, 710 Bio E (ugh…)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81 (ho hum….)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (out of 296 people)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Chemistry (4), Eng Lang (3), Comp Sci A (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Spanish, US Gov’t/Econ, AP Calculus BC, AP Comparative Gov’t/World Religions, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold), AP Scholar, Grand Prize Idea @ Stanford YLC</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): buildOn for all 4 years (YAC member, Co-President, raising $30,000 to build a school in Nepal right now), Model UN (treasurer 11th grade), Theater Ensemble (Stage Crew all years), Youngest stage manager at SF Theater Festival (every summer all years), Winds Across the Bay Wind Ensemble (1st Flute)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Around 400 hours + (at nursing home, library, Chabot Space and Science Center Galaxy Explorer and buildOn)
[</em>] Summer Activities: 2 community college classes in 10th grade, Trek to Haiti in 11th grade, and volunteering all summers (stage manager and Galaxy Explorer)
[<em>] Essays: I felt both my Common App and Supplement essay were fairly well written
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry Teacher: Probably excellent; known her for all 4 years as my Chemistry, AP Chemistry and TA teacher, English/buildOn advisor teacher: probably great – don’t know exactly because I waived my rights
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Um… not sure because I didn’t know her that well but probably not badly written
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Pretty good I think, spent over a hour having a conversation at Starbucks; had interview three-four days after my application was turned in (turned in on October 29)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (ugh…)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Low Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Um, I don’t think any?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My essays, recs, and ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II, ACT and APs (ugh all of those scores…)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because of such bad scores in general and maybe because I’m Asian.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet. Applied to UCB, UCSD and UCD and writing my RD essays for Duke, University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Johns Hopkins, and Dartmouth. </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
To the accepted: Congrats to all of you! I’m sure you’ll all have such an awesome time at Penn and every single one of you all deserve it.
To the deferred: Don’t worry all of you, at least you have Penn giving you a second chance. It’s better than having no chance at all.
To the rejected: Since I’m in this category, I understand everybody’s heartbreak. When I saw my decisions yesterday, I literally heard my heart break. But remember, there is a reason we all got rejected and we will all get into amazing colleges in the end.
To the class of 2017 and on: Remember all of you, SCORES ARE NOT EVERYTHING! I know it seems like it from seeing the others but remember CC represents the elite 10% (at least I think). Just try the hardest you can, and everything works out in the end.</p>

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<p>Posting for my friend who’s not a CCer.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (720, 750, 720)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 720 Math2, Spanish 780, 700 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4,4,4,3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 7 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective: None[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer and Swimming since freshman year, Student Government, Class President for 3 years.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Summer Activities: Some school camps. Nothing great.
[<em>] Essays: Cliched
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not so good.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jewish?[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Two varsity sports and good leadership. Possible player for both teams probably did the final trick in the admission office.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Probably test scores.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]General Comments: It was the best Hanukkah present she could ask for :slight_smile:</p>

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<p>Ive got whartonitis :slight_smile: Accepted to wharton . Indian from DUbai.
One major advice to upcoming applicants :GUYS, PLEASE DO NOT THINK LOW SAT SCORES WILL GET U REJECTED. I’M A LIVING TESTIMONIAL. SAT :2010. LITERATURE :650 MATH 2 :690</p>

<p>I know u guys who got rejected and deferred want to kill me right now but I love this school more than my life so…Guess it showed :slight_smile:
Those who got rejected/deferred: Wish I could do something to console u guys :(</p>

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<p>g0ld3n, please explain to me how being Jewish is a hook.</p>

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<p>^ i think he was going for sarcasm, ThaMan</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred from CAS :(</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1850 (550 R, 700 M, 590 W 10 E)
[ *] ACT:32, 30 Bests: 34 M, 32 E, 31 R, 32 S, 10 E
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t send them any
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 or something? idk. Weighted 4.6111
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/586 (Top 5%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4) Psych (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (4) Econ (5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio HL, IB Math HL, IB Business and MAnagement SL, IB English HL, TOK, AP Stats
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Discus Award x2, A Leadership Award (finalist)
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SOO many, they were all really good, science related, President of 2 great clubs, VP of NHS, Secretary of Science Bowl, Treasurer of Science National Honor Society, Former Historian of Physics Club, Co-Director of Science program held for children… and a lot more
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: A lot from all of my clubs (Spanish NHS, Science NHS, NHS, Key Club, NGC…) IB also requires CAS hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Honors Program held at State University, Engineering Program at other State University, Selective Med School Program held on Medical Campus of State University
[ *] Essays: Common App was pretty good, idk; Supplement was passionate
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Bio Teacher, Math teacher-- i didnt read but im assuming they were amazing, esp the bio teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec:didn’t read but prob really good he loves me
[ *] Additional Rec: Junior Year English Teacher and my IB Extended Essay Mentor–very good
[ *] Interview:had one, it was alright… i was nervous, but i knew the interviewer’s daughter so that may have helped?
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USZ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *]Income Bracket: ~120k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none…
[ *] Strengths:EC, Recs, maybe essays, Rigor of school work
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores</p>

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<p>@prinki94 - do you think that what got you in was being an international student?</p>

<p>@TheBigD - i thought Penn required SAT 2s. how did u get in with only submitting ACT. also why didnt you take the SAT or SAT IIs, a 31 isnt exactly high, no offense…but congrats!</p>