<p>Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 800 W, 780 M
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] SAT II: 740 US History, 800 Math II, 770 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), Bio (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5),
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP Stat, AP English Lit, AP Physics C, Spanish
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]Subjective:[ list]</p>
<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact, MUN (president), co-founder of a club, Tennis, NHS, peer program
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: EMT, Hospital
[ *] Summer Activities: none really
[ *] Essays: ehhh not the best writer so I would say mediocre
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 1 was definitely good (knew this teacher really well) no idea about the other 2 – i didnt read any of my teacher recs so not positive
[ *] Counselor Rec: got to know her really well so hopefully good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: went well in my opinion! [/list]Other[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian (indian)
[ *] Gender: female
[ ]Income Bracket: >100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female in engineering? not sure
[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: grades, ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs?, lack of summer activities/research, essays?
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really have no idea! im still in shock! I think how much I loved the program came across well in my essay though but im not sure if that played a factor.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: in state schools<br>
[/list]General Comments: </p>
<p>Congrats to all those who were accepted and I look forward to meeting all of you!!! </p>
<p>good luck to future applicants who might be reading this!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR 780 M 740 W 2300 total
ACT: did not take
SAT II: 780 US History 750 Chem 750 Lit 730 Math I (oy…)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/317
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History, European History, AP Lang, all fives
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Dual-enrolled- Bio, Stats, Honors Research/Mentorship, Environmental Science…AP Lit and AP Gov, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Odyssey of the Mind, Band (Marching and concert), FIRST Robotics, Recycling Club (president), yearbook, lots of church stuff, play flute and piano
Job/Work Experience: worked as a teacher at this summer science camp for kids this past summer
Volunteer/Community service: played the piano at a retirement home, junior volunteer at a hospital for two summers
Summer Activities: Girls State, hospital volunteering
Essays: common app one was pretty good (i wrote about my heritage) and why penn had good reasons and specific details. I didn’t write the optional essay
Teacher Recommendation: glowing, especially one by my english teacher that I had for two years
Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but I think it was okay?
Additional Rec: I go to a gov school for science and technology, so my calc teacher last year wrote me one
Interview: uhm…I thought I had bombed it. The interviewer wasn’t very conversational and I was really nervous. </p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: extracurriculars, essays
Weaknesses: no big leadership positions or awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my app showed that I was passionate about the activities I am involved in and who I was as a person. Cheesy, but true I think
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere
General Comments: Congratulations to all who were admitted! I can’t wait to meet all of you!! To those who are thinking about applying…I would say go for it! You really never know what’s going to happen.</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 780 M, 790 W, 11E (2230 Superscore)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Math 2C: 750, Chem 720, Bio: 650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/250
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats(4), AP Chem(5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP calc BC, AP Physics B, AP GOPO, Honors level Chorus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of involvements in clubs (President of NHS, VP of Drama Club, VP of Amnesty International), piano lessons, theater!!!, voice lessons
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin Donuts, Soccer Referee, Paid Medical Internship, Paid Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots through clubs
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, Theater productions, Work, Paid piano accompanist
[ *] Essays: CommonApp - Very Good as i’ve been told; Penn Supplement - 1/3 of it was somewhat generic, i’d suppose
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: EXCELLENT
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[ ] Additional Rec: From library media specialist that I have been an assistant to for 3 years, VERY GOOD
[ ] Interview:Great
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: Filed for FA
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ECs, Character, Transcript, Recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT I and II Scores, I’m not an URM, Location
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my recommendations made me get into the deferral pool, but the Penn supplement essay kept me from being accepted… oh well, I’m happy with a deferral I suppose.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR-740 M-660 W-650
[</em>] ACT:29
[<em>] SAT II: Lit (Didn’t take AP Lit so I winged it):610 Math2: 620
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[<em>] Rank: Top10%
[</em>] AP:US History(4) Stats(4)
[<em>] IB:N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc BC, HN Spanish 5, Production Journalism (Opinions Editor), HN English (drama)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:[ul] National Book Award from Smith College, National Achievement Semifinalist (They were not notified of this as I was not notified of it until much after the deadline)
[</em>] Extracurriculars: School Paper (Opinions Editor), Marching Band/ Color Guard (Captain Junior and Senior Year)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Head of Part Time Staff at a Yoga Studio
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Numerous events with my church and I organize events at the Yoga Studio where I work.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Work, NYLF on Med, Internship with neurologist
[</em>] Essays: The one I wrote for common app was my absolute favorite! The Penn specific one was good too. I let them know how interested I was in the school by listing specific activites though. Like Without A Net a comedy troupe. And CURF. And I had a background story as to the events leading up to me becoming interested in my projected major or Biological Basis of Behavior
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Apparently amazing! One was my junior Chem teacher who used to work at a really good research lab and my other was my junior precalc teacher who apparently was a Penn graduate! She didn’t tell me until afterwards.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Alright I suppose. Probably mentioned how im determined cuz I never give up on pestering him when he gets my schedule wrong
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview:[/ul]Other[ul] Really good! He lives in my town and was a BioChem Major and music minor so we had a lot to talk about!
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African-American (But not disclosed on App)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Rather Not say
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection[ul] None. Immigrant?
[</em>] Strengths: My grades
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because of my grades, extracurriculars, and essays. And the interview! No awkward lapses whatsoever. He had to stop himself because he had and appointment to get to and lost track of time.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only had a chance to apply to 3 other scools and only heard back from one. Rutgers New Brunswick accepted[/li][/ul]General Comments: Penn honestly relies more on how you come off as a person to them. They want kids excited to learn and ones that they are sure will thrive in a city and use all of the opportunities allotted to them. So don’t worry too much about SATs and ACTs</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR-800 M-760 W-710
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Lit: 770 U.S.: 750 Math II: 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68, 4.49 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Topp 7%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Language and Comp (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Psych, Advanced Senior Bio, Personal Finance, Forensic Science
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Latin Exam (Gold Summa Cum Laude Grades 9 and 10, Magna Cum Laude Grade 11)</p>
<p>[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Paper (Opinions Columnist), Marching Band, Youth Group
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Center Assistant at Kumon Tutoring Center
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: do a lot with my church, including mission trips to Louisiana and West Virginia.
[ *]Summer Activities: Volunteer at annual Church sale, also volunteer at church’s Vacation Bible School, NYLF Forum on Medicine. (Does surgery count as a summer activity? Probably not but I did a lot of that.)
[ *] Essays: Personally I think they were very good. Common App one was about my mom, but wasn’t horribly cliched. Penn supplement was good too. I mentioned specific aspects of Penn as well as how they personally would fit me.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming very good. One was from my sophomore/senior English teacher who knows me very well. Other was from my geometry/precalc teacher who was apparently a Penn graduate.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good. I think he knows me well enough and probably wrote about how I’ve overcome obstacles or something like that.
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview: really Good! He was a lawyer but was originally Premed. He liked literature a lot too, so it went really well!
[/list][ b]Other[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Indian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: ~80,00?
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really. Physical disabilities? Biracial?
[/list][ b]Reflection[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Grades, SATs, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of leadership positions
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, accepted by Rutgers into their SAS Honors Program</p>
<p>[/list][ b]General Comments:**
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!</p>
