***OFFICIAL UPenn Class of 2018 ED Results ONLY***

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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I know we have about 10 days till we find out (dec 16th 5pm EST for those who dont know) but thought we may as well get a head start. </p>

<p>Please not that this is NOT a discussion thread, one thing I find so useful on collegeconfidential is the results stats that people have posted in the past and so please try and do the same for future applicants. See you all December 16th, good luck!</p>

<p>Follow the structure template here -</p>

<p>Pick one:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS
Decision: Accepted - SEAS
Decision: Accepted - Wharton
Decision: Accepted - Nursing
Decision: Deferred - CAS
Decision: Deferred - SEAS
Decision: Deferred - Wharton
Decision: Deferred - Nursing
Decision: Rejected - CAS
Decision: Rejected - SEAS
Decision: Rejected - Wharton
Decision: Rejected - Nursing</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score):
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other ED applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):</p>

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

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn:
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Essay:</p>

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

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

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS
Through QuestBridge National College Match</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ----
[</em>]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ----
[<em>]ACT (breakdown): 33 32 29 34 (33 for writing)
[</em>]ACT superscore (breakdown): ---- (only submitted one)
[<em>]SAT II (subject, score): ----
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 5): 5
[<em>]Weighted GPA (out of 5): 5.5
[</em>]Rank: ----
[<em>]AP/IB: AP European History (5), AP US History (5), AP Microeconomics (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP English Language & Composition (5), AP Calculus BC (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature & Composition, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP World History
[<em>]Number of other ED applicants in your school: Roughly 2?
[</em>]Major Awards: QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship, College Prep Scholarship, Octofinalists for NFL Impromptu, NFL Extemporaneous Area Finalist, IHSA Regional Extemporaneous Speaker, 2014 Illinois Theatre Festival Production Selected
[li]Common Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll (all years), Pi Sigma Pi Society of History, Science Award of Excellence, Math Award of Excellence</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Key Club (9-10), Congressional Debate (11-12), Speech Team (10-12), Math Team (9-12), DECA (12), Scholastic Bowl (11-12), Philosophy Club (11-12), Spanish Club (11-12), Tutoring (11-12), NHS (11-12), Science Olympiad (11-12), Mock Trial (9)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Internship at The Tenth Congressional Democrats District, Internship as an editorial intern in The Prospect
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Key Club, NHS, volunteer work at the Northwest Community Hospital, all four years add over 200 hours
[</em>]Summer Experience: Internships total over 80 hours
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Calculus Teacher (Should be positive)
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English Language & Composition (Should be excellent)
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Counselor (Should be acceptable)
[</em>]Additional Info/Rec: ----
[li]Interview: Yup (over Skype with an alumnus)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Writing:[ul]
[<em>]Why Penn: Connection to my life, integrity, and aspiration through its community and available resources (9) (UPenn QuestBridge Supplement)
[</em>]Any dual-degree program essays: ----
[li]CommonApp Essay: ---- (QuestBridge Essay Supplements)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>]Date Submitted App: October 31, 2013
[</em>]U.S. State/Territory or Country: Illinois, USA
[<em>]School Type: Public High School
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket Range: $30,000
[li]Hooks: First generation to go to college</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Academics, Essay, Profile, Interview, Recommendations
[</em>]Weaknesses: Finance, Timing, Knowledge of Admission Process, Improving ACT scores
[<em>]Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ---- (bound)
[</em>]What would you have done differently?: Be more verbose.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
Overall, I thought my application was solidified through my strong academics and my emphasized aspirations to better myself in order to advance society forward. Other factors may lie on my overall dedication in a various of activities (like a renaissance man!) as well as my strong endurance to achieve success and determinism against my own financial and ethnic dilemmas. Since my application was through QuestBridge, I was competing in a more academically concentrated pool of applicants as well!</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2320: 800w 770cr 750m
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): math 2- 790, chem 760
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.8/4.27
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Human Geo (3) European History (4) In IB Diploma Programme, taking all tests this year
Senior Year Course Load:
IB Classes: hl english lit, hl bio, hl chem, sl math (took calc last year), hl french b, hl history of the americas. online honors physics course. (most challenging course load)
Number of other ED applicants in your school: i think 2. one for sure, not a wharton applicant though. not sure about the other person, but my interviewer said she had another student right after me
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none,
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): MUN Awards from several conferences, 3rd place youth award in SoCal for cultural group, honor roll, NHS, french honor society, CSF</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
MUN (9-12, President, several awards)
DECA (12, President/founder)
Desi Club (10-12, President)
French Honor Society (12, VP)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Intern at a UCLA bioengineering lab past summer.
Intern in social media & marketing at a non-profit foundation during summer
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer at hospital for 3 years, 300+ hours. Founded my own company that donates quilts to cancer patients. </p>

<p>Summer Experience: internships mentioned</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher, she loves me. Didn’t read but
trust that it was good</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #2:Bio teacher, came and told me himself that it took him 3 hours to upload on common app but that i’m worth it and he wrote a really good rec (<em>blush</em>)</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: she’s known me since last year, and likes me. we had an interview and it was awesome, we were laughing and talked a whole hour. i know that they use generic templates and add in things, but it should be good</p>

<p>Additional Info/Rec: added a glowing rec from my marketing internship</p>

<p>Interview: great, turns out she went to my hs too and I was the first applicant she’s interviewed from there. it was nice, we met in a cafe, and she said I was really similar to her- she asked some interesting questions, but i think i answered them well</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8/10- talked about my 2 internships and how it’s inspired me to want to go into business, but in order to help scientific initiatives</p>

<p>Any dual-degree program essays: nada</p>

<p>CommonApp Essay: pretty personal but good 9/10 </p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/25/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
School Type: large public charter
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: 180k-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): i wish</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT, ECs especially my nonprofit, internships, IB diploma program me
Weaknesses: GPA (darn you freshman year), ECs not consistent (ex: most of my club activities were started sophomore year or later), higher income Asian…</p>

<p>Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
accepted- UIUC, Tulane
Deferred- MIT</p>

<p>What would you have done differently?:
tried to perfect my grades freshman and sophomore year. Stayed in volleyball for all four years, tried to be in the higher math classes</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): (770/700/740/11) (790/780/710/8)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): (790/780/740/11) 2310
ACT (breakdown):N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math 2 740 Bio E
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.72 UW SCHOOL DOES NOT INFLATE GPA WHATSOEVER :frowning:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP. 4: Biology, US History. 5: English Lang, Calc BC, Calc AB subscore, Psych, Chinese
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Macro+Micro Econ, AP Chem, AP Stats, Contemporary Literature, Graphic Design, Creative Writing
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 6 :frowning:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Sigma Tau Delta Award, Scholastic Writing Awards
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, High Honor Roll, Club/Class awards.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
National English Honor Society, 10-12, Founder (first in China)
Writing Center, 9-12, Vice President, Tutor
Literary Magazine Editor
Varsity Model United Nations, 9-12, Chair and Delegate
JV1 Soccer
Mu Alpha Theta/Math Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
Job/Work Experience:
Georgetown University Internship with International Health department (interviewed prostitutes! Very fun. )
New York Times editorial intern
Local Magazine Intern
Koenig Jacobsen Attorney intern
Volunteer/Community Service:
Habitat for Humanity, trips in Sri Lanka, Malawi, Thailand
Jacaranda School
Volunteer at Cardiothoracic Hospital in China
Summer Experience:
Internships, Jacaranda School
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Lang teacher. Told me I was her favorite of Class of 2014. Excellent.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Bio teacher. Was
Counselor Rec: She knows me really well. Good, but I don’t know how good.
Interview: Said I’d be great for The Daily Pennsylvanian, was very impressed by my extracurriculars. </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9. Mentioned specific classes, specific clubs I’d join, and why I love the school so much. My teacher said it was solid, no edits. Basically put myself on the campus (I memorized Penn’s map and everything.)</p>

<p>CommonApp Essay: 10. Wrote about my great-grandfather’s status as a Prisoner of War in Communist China. Intensely personal, about propaganda and my passion for language and free speech, and how my family was suppressed. My teacher said it was the best Common App essay he’s ever read, and that if Penn didn’t take me it’d be crazy.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 11/5/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: China. American Citizen though, family pays taxes in California.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: >$90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): Nope</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT 1, Extracurriculars, Work experience, Essays
Weaknesses: GPA, # of ED applicants from school
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere
What would you have done differently?: Changed my GPA :(</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/670/710
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):n/a
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score):math 2: 770 biology: 680
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: school doesn’t use GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):4s calculus BC, microeconomics, macroeconomics, psychology 3 on biology
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other ED applicants in your school:not sure, less than 5
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):school ambassador, math tutor
Job/Work Experience: fast food restaurant
Volunteer/Community Service:teacher’s assistant
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1:english teacher
Teacher Recommendation #2:economics teacher
Counselor Rec: not sure what he wrote
Additional Info/Rec:none
Interview:average</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): 9 I loved it, not sure if other people feel the same. It was a touching essay
Why Penn: average essay
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Essay:I loved it!!</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App:Oct 24
U.S. State/Territory or Country:Canada
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:F
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:I have none at all other than the fact my toefl score is 116. I thought I wrote a good common app essay, but apparently it didn’t help…
Weaknesses:ECs!!!
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:not sure yet
What would you have done differently?:more ECs!!!</p>

<p>Other Factors: I feel extremely calm right now, Penn is a reach for me anyways.</p>

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<p>just rejected…
american citizen going to int’l school in China
sigh… better than a deferral though</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):1950 (didn’t send)</p>

<p>ACT superscore (breakdown):30 / 34E 28M 28S 29R</p>

<p>Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 2%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): English 4, US History 4
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, Mandarin Chinese I
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Not sure
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Headmasters List, High Honors, Social Studies Award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Internationally touring drummer, finance club, varsity hockey, varsity soccer, lots of other good stuff
Job/Work Experience: Accounting Firm, Forex Trader, Business Owner
Volunteer/Community Service: about 100 hours National Exchange Club
Summer Experience: Founded an employment agency
Teacher Recommendation #1: Psychology teacher…probably good
Teacher Recommendation #2: History teacher… probably decent
Counselor Rec: Probably ok
Additional Info/Rec: Parent…couldn’t hurt
Interview: Aced it…perfect</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): Finance and entrepreneurial experience, 8
Why Penn: Best education and recruitment opportunities
Any dual-degree program essays: nope
CommonApp Essay: 9/10 about overcoming neurological condition and becoming professional musician</p>

<p>Other: n/a
Date Submitted App: 11/1/2013
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Vermont
School Type: Private/Rural
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): first generation, internationally accomplished musician</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, hooks, location, interview
Weaknesses: ACT score, essays, recs
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: not sure yet
What would you have done differently?: better test scores, better teacher recs</p>

<p>Other Factors: not sure</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - CAS
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 Superscore (800CR, 780M, 780W)/2350 Single Sitting (800CR, 770M, 780W)
[</em>] ACT: Psh… ACTs. Didn’t take them
[<em>] SAT II: 800 World History, 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/450
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Not as Rigorous as it could’ve been but I took the most rigorous course load in our school’s history (5 courses outside timetable) last year.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A (Unless Shad Valley Entrepreneurial Competition winner counts)</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Global Issues Club (Leader), School Spirit Team (Leader and Ambassador), Business Club (Vice-President), Student Council, Model UN, Screenwriting, Directing, Play Piano, and Linguistics.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutoring Business, Rogers Internship (Job Offer to go back next year and do more research)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not too Much; I get paid for almost all my work. Uhm, I do church stuff, but that didn’t make it on my application. It really isn’t substantial enough.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Shad Valley, Internship, Consulting Work
[<em>] Essays: My Common App general one I really, really, really liked. I thought that it really showed who I am and how I evolved. I thought that it really incorporated the whole me. 10/10
Why Penn: It was kind of conventional but I think the two essays complement each other well. I really liked my ending. Uhm. Other than that, it wasn’t like super amazing or anything. Probably an 8/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both should be amazing. Both really like me and have a track record for giving great recs. Plus, I read the recs they wrote me last year. If they were anything like that, they should be awesome.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t think she did one. I dunno. If she did it would be really really good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Done by a Rogers Executive. I really liked it.
[<em>] Interview: I thought it went really well. Uhm lasted for about an hour. My interviewer and I had a lot of similarities. We really bonded.<br>
[</em>] Supplementary Material: I submitted a research abstract. Pretty good I suppose. I mean the Rogers executives have all seen it. </p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): We’re pretty well off, but FA candidate.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing I suppose. </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT Scores, Essays, My Internship
[</em>] Weaknesses: Number of ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Being from Canada
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else in the states for the early round. Did not apply anywhere in Canada either. Accepted to St Andrews in Scotland and a likely for Oxford (I was told to “expect an offer after Christmas”). Rejected from LSE for Economic History and Economics. </p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: **
I’m actually, surprisingly, not that upset. Very disappointed of course, but it isn’t the end of the world scenario I was envisioning.
And uhm, to all you future applicants, good luck. Be true to yourself and don’t be afraid to share. That really is the key to getting in. And in the end if it’s meant to be then it’s meant to be. Everything will work out for everyone in the end.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2150 (720/750/680/9)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ^^^ single sitting
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35M-35S-32R-29W)
ACT superscore (breakdown): ^^single sitting
SAT II (subject, score): 730 Math II, 750 SAT Biology
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.7/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but with my GPA prob not high, maybe top 20%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP Calculus BC (4) AB subscore (5), AP Spanish Language (3-yikes) Rest are senior year: AP Biology, AP Spanish Literature, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Comparative Government (self-study)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Spanish Literature, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Comparative Government (self-study)
and English Composition I and II Honors (College Credit)
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1 other but to Wharton (that I know of – everyone is so sneaky and competitive in my school)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Uhh does Gold Presidential Award for Community Service count, because I put that down
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Idk NHS and Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): President of Science Research Club (published to NCBI 3 times with program through Rutgers University) grades 10-12; Model UN - 3 conferences grades 11-12; International Club; Freshman Soccer</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Research Intern at Hospital, Started my own online business at age 16
Volunteer/Community Service: >350 hours community service at hospital, 2 research papers published and 1 in progress, >200 hours local Indian Cultural Society and choreographed dances for little kiddies, taught soccer to disabled kids, and more but I don’t remember right now and are kinda irrelevant imo
Summer Experience: uhh research and UMDNJ medical programs </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Spanish Teacher – he really liked me and I got an A+ in that AP class soooo made sense when I asked him, even though I bombed the AP and almost cried while I took it lol</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Biology and Science research advisor, she knows me really well and chose me as president after popular vote and she is also my teacher. We have fun talks about politics too so she put that in there so I think it was really good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: She likes me (well she liked me when she wrote it before college apps and I drove her crazy haha), but she kinda straight up told me I wouldn’t get in, but I don’t think would write anything less than a glowing rec.</p>

<p>Additional Info/Rec: Didn’t submit</p>

<p>Interview: REALLLLYY AWESOMMME – she went to my school and so did her 3 kids and she said everything I want to do and am like is perfect for Penn and that I would do really well there and we had a whole conversation about what it was like for her to be the only asian in our school at the time and all about her kids and what they’re doing now and how 2/3 kids went to Penn and it was so great I was so happy. And then I went home to watch tv and I decided to watch Transformers for whatever reason and like half of it was set at Penn I started crying I was like THIS IS A SIGN FROM THE LORD, but yeah it was awesome :)</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9; about my visit, super personal and passionate, dropped a little humor in there but I had a hard time saying everything I love about Penn without it seeming kinda listy, but hopefully it turned out nicely.</p>

<p>Any dual-degree program essays: Nope – CAS
CommonApp Essay: 9; transition from childhood to adulthood, it was funny and showed a lot about me as person and how i’ve been like that since a young age and how I’ve changed over time and how things have affected me and changed me etc, etc.</p>

<p>I’m not a great writer, but these turned out surprisingly well because I wrote like 45 drafts for each one and showed all my family members etc. My friend didn’t like my commonapp (even though like everyone else I showed did, but this is my best friend so I think she would be more honest with me) but I still sent them in because I was proud of my work :)</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: November 11th (last day because commonapps a b*tch; seriously whats more dysfunctional: the commonapp, the US government, or my life?)
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian (part Iranian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 190k ish
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs and essays
Weaknesses: everything else
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rutgers (CAS, Engineering, and Business), NJIT (Honors College & 7yearmed interview), USciences (Honors, Presidential Scholarship, and 8yearmed interview)
What would you have done differently?: Worked harder for my grades in school :(</p>

<p>Other Factors: Uhmm I have AD/HD but I only dropped it in my interview … but yeah I didn’t say it anywhere else because I didn’t know whether or not that could be used against me in some way. I hope this might have explained my struggle with my grades instead of showing that I have issues.</p>

<p>I’m really upset right now and I didn’t expect to get accepted at all, but I was hoping for at least a deferral. But good Luck everyone else!!! You all deserve happiness, great schools, and success in life – I wish you all the best!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2290 (800W/800CR/690M)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2290
ACT (breakdown):N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
SAT II (subject, score): 800 USH, 740 Lit, 720 Math II
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.77 I believe (school doesn’t calc)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t report
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 AP USH, Lang, 5 IB Hist SL and French SL
Senior Year Course Load: AP AB/BC Calculus, IB English HL, IB Economics HL, IB Philosophy HL, IB Math SL, IB Enviro SL
Number of other ED applicants in your school: Uh 8+ (and 8+ got in)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Commended, Cum Laude, IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Stock Market Club (President), Young Republicans Club (President), Newspaper (News Editor Junior Yr, Sports Editor Soph yr), Model UN (Policy Advisor), Student Endowment Committee
Job/Work Experience: Intern at a Hedge Fund
Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of tutoring underprivileged kids
Summer Experience: CIT at my Camp
Teacher Recommendation #1: Good, I participate a lot in his class.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good as well.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, she likes me.
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Thought it went well. We talked for about 55 minutes.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7/8 - Touched on a lot, focused on how interdisciplinary Penn was.
Any dual-degree program essays: N/A
CommonApp Essay: 9/10 Talked about how I use Twitter </p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: Hmm, something like 10/15?
U.S. State/Territory or Country:NJ
School Type:Private
Ethnicity:White
Gender: M
Income Bracket Range:High enough that I didn’t apply for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): And here it is. LEGACY.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Legacy. Not going to question it.
Weaknesses:GPA, ECs.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not the kind of person who is completely oblivious to the fact that the difference between acceptance and rejection was my legacy.
What would you have done differently?:</p>

<p>Other Factors:
I wanted to do this for CC because I know that it has been a critical resource for the 2+ years I have been on it. Thanks for the help everyone! See you in Philly!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 680M/730CR/710W
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2120 (one sitting)
SAT II (subject, score): 800 French, 760 Literature, 740 US History
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP Courses (in my school, you’re only allowed to take 2, I had to request special permission from the principal to take 3)
Number of other ED applicants in your school: None
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Advanced Regents Diploma, Best Delegate x3, Honourable Mention x2</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): President of the Model UN Club, Co-President of the Drama Club, Secretary of Student Government, Tutor at the school Writing, Math and Science Center, Member of the Peer Leadership program (freshman mentoring), Member of the prestigious Student Leadership Team, Manager of the baseball team,
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor, Informal translator
Volunteer/Community Service: Soup Kitchen, Hospital
Summer Experience: Worked at a bakery
Teacher Recommendation #1: Really good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Really really good.
Counselor Rec: She once told me “I want to be you in my next life”
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Didn’t go that well, it was the guy’s first interview so he didnt really ask me questions, just talked about his experience at Penn.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8, wasn’t that great. Talked about the social and community service aspects of Penn.
Any dual-degree program essays: Nada
CommonApp Essay: 9, talked about the what I learnt from my experiences living in Belgium, Italy and Germany, and how they contribute to my character. Wasn’t that creative, written very formally in an essay-like structure. Was funny at times.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App:November 1st… an hour before the deadline.
U.S. State/Territory or Country: New York City
School Type: Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): first generation American, I speak 5 languages, I have moved 10 times, very involved in school activities</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Academics and grades, recommendation letters, Common App essay
Weaknesses: SAT scores, Supplement
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Haven’t heard from anyone else!
What would you have done differently?: Spent more time on supplement</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred - SEAS
Decision: Deferred - Wharton
(I applied M&T)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 790, 710, 710, 10
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite (34 math is all I know)
SAT II (subject, score): Math I 770, Math II 750, Chem 790
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0/4.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/170
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): World History: 5, Calc AB 5, Chem 5, Stats 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP lit, Philosophy of Knowledge, AP Calc BC, Teacher aid, online CS self study, online entrepreneurship self study, Physics C self study, Work 3 hours a day at the National Cancer Institute for my last two class periods.
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): lol
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Honors, Principal’s Award (not mentioned)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Class Treasure (11, 12)
Class President (9)
NHS VP (11)
NHS President (12)
Soccer (9, 10, 11, 12)
Baseball (9, 10)
Academic Team (11, 12)
Produce Music
Skateboard
Self Study Arabic
Job/Work Experience: National Cancer Institute Intern since June 2013
Volunteer/Community Service: Random Act of Kindness club + NHS Stuff
Summer Experience: National Cancer Institute
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher Great
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lit teacher Good
Counselor Rec: Very good, probably the best of all 3
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8 Very detailed and focused on very specific things
Any dual-degree program essays: 10 M&T, my best essay ever guaranteed
CommonApp Essay: 7 OK</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/29/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maryland
School Type: Small public school
Ethnicity: Ya Homie is a white boy
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 160k?
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Nahhhh</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Yes, I lift. jk from a rural area and a small school where no one ever goes ivy except for one girl two years ago. Two of my friends were deferred from Princeton
Weaknesses: Probably dead lifts. White boy middle class (I honestly don’t think any of that matters) haha I could be a better writer, take more classes (my school doesn’t have a lot) I said a lot of stuff, but didn’t back it up. For example, I produce electronic music – I should have submitted a song.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: McDaniel, hopefully University of Michigan, hopefully Maryland, hopefully Drexel.
What would you have done differently?: Submitted my app sooner, gone through high school like I was trying to get in an Ivy. (I decided like 6 months ago ahaha)</p>

<p>Overview: Reading I was deferred was painful, but I’m like super happy right now I am gonna do everything I can to get in because Penn is the best school ever. I guess being deferred just means I get the 5:00 excitement all over again! :slight_smile: Congrats to everyone who got in, I feel ya to my homies who got deferred, and I am really sorry to everyone rejected. I could not have handled that. Just go to Harvard; it’s second best ;)</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): None
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): None
ACT (breakdown): 29 (32 English, 31 Math, 25 Reading, 28 Science)
ACT superscore (breakdown): Same as above.
SAT II (subject, score): None.
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: Unweighted ~3.9, Weighted 4.64
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/~600
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
AP U.S. History (4)
AP Statics (4)
AP Environmental Science (3…ouch)
AP English Language and Composition (3)
[ I am a horrible test taker]
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Biology, AP Calculus, Computer Programming, Beginning Instrumental/Music Appreciation
Number of other ED applicants in your school: I believe I am the only ED applicant
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Mathematics Award from USAA, National Leadership and Service from USAA
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor roll, AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Student Council (President) all years

  • Accomplished a lot; update technology, added to boe, etc.
    Bio-ecology (10+)
  • Redecorated court yard
    Mock Trial (President) all years
    Greenhouse Project
  • Led the renovation of the school’s greenhouse and did finances and floor plans
    Job/Work Experience:
    Internship with member of the Congress for two years.
    Volunteer/Community Service:
    Volunteer at a Hospice center
    Summer Experience:
    NJIT Preparatory Summer Classes in Biomedicine
    Wharton’s LEAD Business Program <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
    Teacher Recommendation #1: APUSH teacher, it was really unique.
    Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Calc teacher, very generic.
    Counselor Rec: I didn’t read it but apparently it was good.
    Additional Info/Rec: Recommendation by member of the Congress.
    Interview: I thought it was decent. The guy was relaxed and seemed really interested in what I had to say.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: I would say a 9…. It was unique and I took months perfecting it.
Any dual-degree program essays: No dual-degree but concentration in Environmental Policy and Management
CommonApp Essay: 6 Personal….</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: November 29, 2013
U.S. State/Territory or Country: New Jersey
School Type: Public (non-competitive)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: 120k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs
Weaknesses: Scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: look at the top……
What would you have done differently?: I should have sent my application in earlier and submitted my resume which had more of my activities… but eh. W.e.</p>

<p>Other Factors:
I did this before I got the decision…. So I am really shaking…</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected - SEAS**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/650/680/10
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2070 - Only took once for National Merit
[ *] ACT (breakdown E/M/CR/S/E): 34/34/28/33
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 32
[ *] SAT II: 700 Physics, 710 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do unweighted so I can approximate.
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.22 Weighted (Calculated 96.68 percent average by hand).
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), Physics C Mech (4), English Language and Composition (5), United States History (5), Computer Science AB (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses): Not offered at school.
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Maco/Microeconomics, AP Literature and Composition, French IV.
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: There is no way for me to access this data. I would estimate about 0-1 from what I’ve been hearing in the hallways.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ *] Common Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction:[/list]
[ b]Subjective:[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Public Forum Debate, Model United Nations, DECA, Math Team, Lab Squad.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Market Rep for College Pro Window Cleaning
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: English teacher for a foreign student program, NHS activities, Tutoring, preparing community events at the college my dad teaches at
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #1:AP English teacher. I won the school poetry competition and she has praised my writing ability many times. I assume it was good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Physics teacher. Should be decent.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I know my counselor on a fairly personal level. I’m sure he had good things to say.
[ *] Additional Info/Rec: None.
[ *] Interview: Interviewer said I was very mature for my age (although I find it hard to interpret the connotation of this comment) and have a lot to contribute to Penn through my personal experiences. I think we both enjoyed the conversation very much.[/list]
[ b]Writing:**[ list]
[ ] Common App Main: I wrote about all the countries I have lived in due to my father continuously switching jobs and how the experiences affected me. I tried to discretely weave my interests, observations, and social/ethnic commentary into the narrative. (8/10)
[ ] Why Penn: I wrote about Penn’s emphasis on interdisciplinary education and international level opportunities. I tried to keep it entertaining and informative by integrating short anecdotes about my travels around world.
[ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 10/31/13
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Micigan
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Suburban Public (One of those tight knit community schools with a very nonchalant atmosphere. Jocks dominant and no one is really compelled to open a book… Sorry about the rant, I really don’t like my school).
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: Around 50k (I didn’t qualify for Questbridge because it was 70k last year.)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know if this counts for anything, but I attend an elite prep school in NYC freshman year before moving to Michigan. I have a hard time believing they will treat me as an east coast applicant, so this either destroyed me or helped me in some way.[/list]
[ b]Reflection[ list]
[ ] Strengths: Don’t lie. I know someone out their is thinking “this kid didn’t even have a chance.” I appreciate the sincerity.
[ ] Weaknesses: Test scores, ECs, etc…
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I applaud the admission officers for their fine work. I didn’t deserve to get in an they clearly saw right through my pity ruse. I’m glad I wasn’t granted placement in a position that could have been potentially stripped away from a more qualified applicant.
[ ] What would you have done differently?: I should have probably taken the standardized exams before all those family problems started intruding half way through my junior year. The PSAT went great since my head was still clear back then.[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: “One is gold put to the use of paving-stones.” Hard to get that through in an app. Congratz to all the people who got in! Take pride in know that you all going to be great leaders in whatever fields you peruse and have earned the respect of underlings like me c:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - CAS
Applied as Linguistics Major</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 700/690/760 2150 (highest single sitting)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 700/740/760 2200 superscore
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): Bio E 720, Math 1 700, Lit 660 (ouch)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: Only UW, 3.90/4.00, one B in Drama, one B in History 12
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Valedictorian, but listed on app as top 10%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): School doesn’t offer ANY :frowning:
Senior Year Course Load: Econ 12, Comp Civ 12, English 12, History 12, Geography 12, Chinese 2nd Language, Biology 12
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): named as a national star scholar by TV network, won Youth Business Initiative Award from HSBC bank in HK, won arts award from Adobe
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): none because my school does not offer APs or the PSAT whatsoever!</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): helped found student-run nonprofit that raised money to build houses in minority parts of China and Nepal, Singing (produced my own album but didn’t send in), Sing as Provincial Orchestra accompaniment, Opera experience, UNICEF provincial student ambassador, Student Union president, Editor-in-Chief of school’s English Newspaper, President and founder of National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: some internships with HSBC and Sinosure China
Volunteer/Community Service: A LOT, 1000+ hours with my nonprofit and NHS but not listed on app
Summer Experience: Stanford EPGY, research at psycholinguistic facility (not on app)
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 AMAZING, because school doesn’t offer advanced courses I took extra courses at a local provincial university, my professor wrote the app and he loves me
Teacher Recommendation #2: 8/10, hilarious Psychology teacher who wrote about how I was a disappointment as a student cause I only ever brought him one coffee and it was cold
Counselor Rec: Should be good, knows me well, I’m well known in my school
Additional Info/Rec: None
Interview: Mixed feelings… Interviewer was a little rude and swore a lot, rolled his eyes when I talked about my favorite Latin quote, but laughed a lot when I talked about how much I’d love Penn’s foodtrucks</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Have no idea how to rate these, so just gonna give an overview
Why CAS: about my love for collecting hotel toiletries throughout my travels, and how it relates to linguistics, I decode the various languages on shampoo bottles and stuff. And the pieces of Penn that relate to my collection, kinda quirky but I thought it was good
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Essay: about my synesthesia (word-color association), my love of Disney’s Fantasia, my love for Webster’s Dictionaries and the Encyclopedia Britannica, and my passion for education</p>

<p>Other: Sent in an Arts Supplement, all paintings
Date Submitted App: 10/31 Common App, 11/09 Writing Supplement
U.S. State/Territory or Country: China
School Type: Private boarding school that offers both a Chinese HS diploma and a British Columbia, Canada HS diploma upon graduation
Ethnicity: Chinese/Chinese ethnic minority (but American citizen, lived in US for 5 yrs)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): perhaps from an under-recruited area, pretty sure no one else in my whole province applied to Penn ED</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs, essays, recs
Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II, course rigor (no APs/Honors, but weren’t offered at school and counselor said I took the Most Rigorous Available)
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere yet, waiting on a few
What would you have done differently?: Raised my SAT and SAT II! Seriously I think this was the ultimate killer, one look at my scores and I’m definitely not Penn material. I’d really hoped my passion for rural education and learning languages could have made up for it, though. Surprisingly, I’m not too disappointed because I guess I had already convinced myself I wasn’t going to get in previously. My school has never sent anyone to an Ivy League before, and McGill and Toronto are what my classmates pray for.</p>

<p>Other Factors: After browsing CC results boards for over 2 years, I have finally made my own. Just disappointed that the headline has to say Rejected!</p>

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<p>@chancemaster12 - Don’t be bitter. UPenn probably saw promise in that other student from your school that they accepted - I’m sure it wasn’t solely because they had a 4.0 (plenty of people with less than a 4.0 get accepted to UPenn.) Live and let live.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/770/660; 750/750/670
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2190
ACT (breakdown): NA
ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
SAT II (subject, score): 800 (M2); 800 (US History); 780 (Chem)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.89/4.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): All 5s: Bio, Chem, US History, Eng Lang, Calc AB
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, Honors Anatomy, AP Physics C, Ceramics, AP Spanish, AP English Lit
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 3 (including 1 committed athlete)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): NA
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Commended Scholar, American History Book Award at my school, </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Swimming (Varsity and Club, all years, 2-yr captain, lots of state accolades); Academic Decathlon (10-12, Captain, state champions 2012 and 2013); Yearbook Editor (10-12); We the people (12; Constitutional debate competition)
Job/Work Experience: lifeguard at lake
Volunteer/Community Service: Math tutor, serve food at homeless shelter during winter, volunteered at swim camp over summer
Summer Experience: NA
Teacher Recommendation #1: APUSH teacher, very good/excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Bio/Anatomy teacher, excellent
Counselor Rec: very good/excellent
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Went well, 45 minutes, focused on my ECs</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: Wrote about programs I liked the most at SEAS, my experience when I visited there (7/8)
Any dual-degree program essays: NA
CommonApp Essay: Talked about swimming and how it has affected me (8/9)</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/30
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Connecticut
School Type: Large Suburban Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 90k~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): NA</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Academics, ECs
Weaknesses: Community Service, Essays, Summer Work
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No word yet, have other apps out
What would you have done differently?:</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>@bigtimeseller232 That is not a deciding factor.</p>

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<p>@bigtimeseller232 - YOU’RE** - and, get off his/her case. I hope you’re joking if you think that UPenn or any world class institution of such caliber would reject an applicant based solely on their performance (which was excellent, regardless) on a single subject test. Do you really think that admissions officers at one of the most prestigious universities on Earth really sit around and say things like; “Well this fellow right here got ONLY (cough) a 700 on the Math I subject test. Clearly this invalidates the rest of what is an incredibly competitive application. Definitely not ivy material.” Give me a break.</p>

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<p>That’s not right to do @Bigtime…<br>
):0</p>