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

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Accepted CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 770/800/780
SAT II (subject, score): Chem 750 Math 2 740 Lit 740
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: UW 3.78 / W 4.38 (weakest area, I’ve gotten my fair share of B’s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank. Top 15% for sure, pretty sure around 9-12%.
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Calc AB - 5, WHAP - 4, Chem - 4, ELit - 4, Physics B - 4
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish AP, Physics AP, Calc BC AP, and an English Honors class. Small note - due to a good amount of extracurrics i have 12 grades on my transcript but only 7 classes, which is way more than usual for any in my grade
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 5 including me, none stand out that much though.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Some service awards
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Job/Work Experience: None in the school year
Volunteer/Community Service: About 500 hours done so far (which I believe is the most in my year). Majority have been with this program for lower-income kids - since Junior year I have tutored or taught about 4 hours a week. Also helped with shelters, about 2 hours a week from frosh-2nd semester junior year. (I actually have about 650 hours done but I didn’t enter a lot)
Summer Experience: After soph year, I was a graphic design/marketing intern at a startup. Designed website, made strategies, etc.
After Junior Year - taught at same program for lower income kids. Paid small stipend. Very intensive program, about 8 weeks but the general clock in/clock out was from 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM. It’s a pretty well recognized program.
Teacher Recommendation #1: English teacher, fantastic rec. He’s known for writing great recs, and I TA for him - he knows me really well, we’re very close.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Calc Teacher, Great rec. Also known for writing good recs, and we’re also pretty close.
Counselor Rec: Pretty Good
Additional Info/Rec: Very good, from employer I worked with over the summer. Factors well into my essay.
Interview: I thought it was pretty good - guy right out of Penn, but it might’ve been a little bit informal.</p>

<p>Other stuff
Speech and Debate, 4 years, various awards. VLD captain.
Link Crew, 2 years.
Leader of immersions at my school - I wrote about some of these in my commonapp.
Various clubs and stuff at my school, I just put down 2 that I’m the president/co-president of.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9.5. I did a lot of work for this essay, and everyone that read it really really liked it. Written about service - I’m applying to PPE with the intent of getting a law degree to do government work, it related pretty well.
CommonApp Essay: 8. It was alright. Lot of work put in, and certainly good - friends that read it said it was a 9 or 10, but it was not near the quality of my penn essay. So, 8.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/25
U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Pakistani
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Pretty high up there
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Uhhhhhhh</p>

<p>To anyone who got deferred, keep up the fight. To anyone who got rejected, do not worry you are all fantastic amazing people who deserve to be happy so go be happy</p>

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<p>@chancemaster - Yeah, you’re totally right. UPenn admissions officers are a bunch of idiots. They literally have no idea what they’re talking about, accepting valedictorians and whatnot, pshaw. Maybe you should have learned to balance your “rigorous” sport and challenging schedule better. The type of kid UPenn would accept could probably handle just that and not have their GPA take a beating.</p>

<p>I’m done with this conversation - obviously there is a clear, concrete reason as to why UPenn didn’t think you’d be fit at their school while that other girl is, but I sure as heck don’t know, lol.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - SEAS
Applied as a Mechanical Engineer</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2160, 740 M/700 CR/720 W/8 Essay
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2170, 750 M/700 CR/720 W/8 Essay
ACT (breakdown): 34, 35 English/34 Math/31 Reading/36 Science/8 Writing Subscore
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35, 36 English/34 Math/33 Reading/36 Science/8 Writing Subscore
SAT II (subject, score): Biology-Molecular (750), Chemistry (790), Latin (740), Math I (750), Math II (800)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: Weighted: 96.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Our school doesn’t rank
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Only AP scores… Biology (4), Chemistry (5), English Lit (4), Latin (3)
Senior Year Course Load: Arabic I, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, Band, US History, AP English Language
Number of other ED applicants in your school: Not sure… Total applied was 26
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Honor Society Member, various school Band awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Trumpet Lessons (9th-12th), Director’s Assistant for the Band (12th), Evolutions Magazine editor (Literary publication) (10th-12th), Math and Science Club (11th-12th), Sewing Club (for the school musicals) (11th-12th), Robotics (6th-9th), Lynx (Yearbook) (10th)
Job/Work Experience: Cat Sitting
Volunteer/Community Service: Odyssey Elementary (Summer volunteering; essentially summer school for Elementary School children. My class were 3rd graders), Math and Science Club (Teaching Math/Science to Elementary School children, 3rd-5th graders)
Summer Experience: Civil Engineering Research at Georgia Tech, Odyssey Elementary
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Latin Virgil/Caesar Teacher (11th grade) (Didn’t get to read)
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Biology Teacher (11th grade) (Didn’t get to read)
Counselor Rec: College Counselor (Didn’t get to read)
Additional Info/Rec: None
Interview: Penn Interview at a Caribou Coffee… My person was very nice, easy to talk to. I was extremely nervous, walking into it, but she helped put me right at ease.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9; Talked about my visit to Penn, mentioned a specific class I went to (Intro to Mechanical Design) and how that was what interested me the most about engineering (how small pieces fit together to make a large whole). Also wrote about my love of languages, especially Arabic and Latin, and how at Penn I can gather a wealth of knowledge from the various different internal schools. Mentioned undergraduate research and study abroad.
Any dual-degree program essays: Nope
CommonApp Essay: Wrote about a cypher language I invented a few years ago that I have been developing ever since. I can write fluently in it, but it takes longer for me to read.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/27/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Georgia, United States
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern and European)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, especially outside of school
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t know yet; Penn was my first acceptance
What would you have done differently?: I would have probably joined up with some extracurriculars outside of school; all of my activities (except Trumpet Lessons) are school based or sponsored </p>

<p>Other Factors: My father just started working at Penn this year, and my mother will be following him for next year (the same year that I will be starting Penn).</p>

<p>Good luck, you guys, to wherever you want to apply to!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): (770/700/770/11 on essay) 2240 total
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2240
ACT (breakdown): -
ACT superscore (breakdown): -
SAT II (subject, score): USH-760/Math II-690/Bio M-720
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.0uw, 4.58 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Bio (5) APUSH (5) Lang(4) Macro (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, BC Calc, AP Gov, AP Chem, AP Literature, Business Law Honors
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-President of NEHS
-President of book club
-Varsity Fencing all 4 years
Job/Work Experience: work at family business
Volunteer/Community Service: I’m an EMT who volunteer with the local first aid squad. Also I volunteered at the local nursing home one summer.
Summer Experience: EMT class/volunteering
Teacher Recommendation #1: probably good/great
Teacher Recommendation #2: good/great
Counselor Rec: Amazing! My guidance counselor and I are extremely close
Additional Info/Rec: sent in a third teacher recommendation via mail
Interview: Great! She said I would be a great fit for Penn</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): Wrote about being sick in middle school and overcoming adversity for the common app
Why Penn: 10/10 I was very detailed
Any dual-degree program essays: -
CommonApp Essay: 10/10 I worked for months on it</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: October 23
U.S. State/Territory or Country: New Jersey
School Type: Good public
Ethnicity: white as snow
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: about 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): first generation</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays and academics. Being an EMT definitely didn’t hurt
Weaknesses: Not too many ECs
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rutgers Honors Program
What would you have done differently?: More ECs</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone who got in! I’m still crying :)</p>

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<p>Congrats nicholastempus and whitewolf!!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted - CAS and SEAS (Computer and Cognitive Science Program) **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800M, 800CR, 780W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: U.S. History (800), Bio M (780), Math 2 (780)
[</em>] Unweighted/Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98/5.41
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% of 1000+ students
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci (5) Psych (5) APUSH (5) Bio (5) Human Geo (5) English Lang (4) Calc AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AICE Computing, AP Lit, Debate, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Econ (Micro/Macro) AP Gov (U.S./Comparative)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 16 at NFL Nationals in debate
[</em>] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, a few programming awards, lots of debate awards</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership): Debate Team (Captain), Programming Team (Founder), Microlending Team (Captain), Florida Youth Commission (Govt. Affairs Chair) - 1 of 12 chosen by governor to advise his cabinet on youth issues, Political Awareness Club (VP) - Run weekly meetings to inform students on various political topics, Walked door-to- door and phoned voters for local campaign, a few other stuff!
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (Intern) - Conduct statistical research, manage technical operations and program website, and select readings and provide care packages to comfort victims’ families + a bunch of others
[</em>] Summer Activities: Debate camp (lol), took online coursera classes, normal summer stuff (i.e. HAD FUN)
[<em>] Essays: Common App (8/10) Why Penn (8/10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: (9/10)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: (8/10)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: (7/10)
[<em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t read. Should be great.
[</em>] Interview: Went very well.
[li] Supplementary Material: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] School Type: BIGGGGG
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good GPA, scores, extra-curriculars, and I think I really made it clear in my penn essay how much I LOVE PENN
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays weren’t AMAZING, applied into engineering school without taking AP Chem or AP Physics C (or either of the respective subject tests)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?!?!?! AHHH
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None!</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** SO EXCITED!!! I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE IT :D</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/680/790/9: 2270 (highest single sitting)
SAT II (subject, score): English Literature 800 Spanish 800
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: Complicated. England = 3.99 UW, Junior year US = ~3.4 UW, Senior Year US = 4.0 UW. Can you spot the odd one out??
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Spanish, 5 (school doesn’t offer AP’s).
Senior Year Course Load: Quite tough, maxed out Honors courses
Number of other ED applicants in your school: None I know of.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): No
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
Subject excellence awards in England</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Karate 10 years, many medals in competitions at an interstate level (highest). Student government, class rep (12). Varsity soccer and tennis teams (11&12), President of Biology Society in England (10).
Job/Work Experience: Large newspaper in London, Advertising company in Tokyo
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ hours, quite good, don’t think I even mentioned it
Summer Experience: Ditto. A lot of travel, jobs listed etc.
Teacher Recommendation #1: English History teacher. Really good, “one of my best ever students” type thing
Teacher Recommendation #2: American Biology teacher. Probably quite good, I am her teacher’s assistant, did well in class and she likes me a lot
Counselor Rec: Good counsellor, hopefully struck the right tone.
Additional Info/Rec: Third rec from Spanish teacher, generic but good
Interview: Great, great interview</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 7.5-8. Convincing, maybe not awe-inspiring
Any dual-degree program essays:No
CommonApp Essay: ~8.5. Interesting, uniquely written about endurance event in Finland and self reflection about identity</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 11/11/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
School Type: Private college prep
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development):
Legacy</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Personal background, test scores are decent, GPA isn’t bad APART FROM
Weaknesses: Junior year, certainly. Really hard transition hence bad GPA for that year.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: ED, therefore RD awaits
What would you have done differently?:
I would easily repeat Junior year, if possible. That aside I have some ideas for what to do between now and RD, and I’ll also have more options. I like Penn a lot but there are plenty of other schools I’d be happy to attend. </p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 710/750/700/10 (didn’t send)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):Overall - 2170 (710/750/710/10) didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite - 36 English, 34 Reading, 34 Science, 30 Math. 11 essay
ACT superscore (breakdown): see above
SAT II (subject, score): 720 US, 720 Math II (didn’t send)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA:103.11/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3 out of 669
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), US History (5), Euro (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Language, Spanish 12 Honors, AP Calc BC, Chorus Honors
Number of other ED applicants in your school: A LOT but they were to Wharton, not CAS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):Toshiba Participation, Harvard Book Award
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP Scholar, honor roll </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Show Choir (Soloist - 9, 10, 11, 12), Track (Varsity - 9, 10, 11, 12), Gregorian Schola (Secretary - 11, 12), NHS (Technology Director - 11, 12), Fall Play (10, 11, 12), Clare Society (11, 12), Kolbe Society (12), School Leadership Team (Assistant Section Leader - 10, 11), Lector Ministry (11, 12)
Job/Work Experience: Hollister Co.
Volunteer/Community Service:tutoring, and a ton of stuff at school with NHS/Student Council
Summer Experience: Girls State
Teacher Recommendation #1:my math teacher, so prob decent
Teacher Recommendation #2:has to be amazing, my English teacher loves me and she knows me outside of school because of Show Choir
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Info/Rec: the head of my chorus - i read it, it was awesome
Interview: awesome, my interviewer and i really connected </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: not gonna brag, but brilliant. I had this whole parallel between me and ben franklin
Any dual-degree program essays: none
CommonApp Essay: good - i talked about how being adopted impacted my academic goals</p>

<p>Date Submitted App: sometime in early october
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: my transcript, GPA, essays
Weaknesses: prob test scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Fordham with money and Pittsburgh honors college. Still waiting to hear from Notre Dame, Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Georgetown, BC, RPI, and NYU.
What would you have done differently?: nothing. oh well</p>

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<p>I’m not trying to condone what bigtime said, but I’m sad to say they do:</p>

<p>[Penn</a> Admissions Officer Loses Job After Mocking Applicants on Facebook ? The Ticker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/penn-admissions-officer-loses-job-after-mocking-applicants-on-facebook/56281]Penn”>The Ticker: Penn Admissions Officer Loses Job After Mocking Applicants on Facebook)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred - VIPER [Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research]</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 760/620/710/8 (2090) - Single Sitting
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t Take
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Chem 800 Math 2 760 Physics
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: I took British GCE A-Levels and got A* in Physics, Chemistry, Economics and Mathematics
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: All GCE A-Levels - Physics, Chemistry, Economics and Mathematics
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): -Highest Marks in my country in Chemistry
– Couple of other academic recognitions
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Active Debator, President of various clubs and stuff
Class Representative</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Tutored various students in Chemistry and Economics to meet the application costs</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service: Community service (I am really proud of it, worked in very very rural areas of my country)</p>

<p>Summer Experience: We have cool summers, no vacations during summer!
Teacher Recommendation #1: My Chemistry Teacher - was very strong as he said
Teacher Recommendation #2: My Econ Teacher - would have been fine
Counselor Rec: Very strong
Additional Info/Rec: None
Interview:</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): 9
Why Penn: 8 [I ran out of things to write after writing my why VIPER essay]
Any dual-degree program essays: 10 [It was strong as i wrote why i wanted to participate in energy research in context with the situation of my country]
CommonApp Essay: 9 – people said its good</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: October 28th
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Nepal
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: <10,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay and my grades I guess
Weaknesses: SAT I score
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Haven’t received other decisions
What would you have done differently?: Nothing much now!</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770/800/770/11
[</em>] ACT: 36/35/34/33/10
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Lit 700 Math 2 650 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/460
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (didn’t report) US History (3) Stats (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English AP Calc AP Euro AP Gov Physics Spanish 4 Journalism 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity XC 9-12 (Captain)
Varsity Track 9-11
School Newspaper 11-12 (Editor)
Mock Trial 11
Democrats Club 11-12 (Treasurer)
Teaching myself Finnish
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Reporter for city newspaper 11-12
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Community service club 9-12 (treasurer)
Led class project to raise $1000 for needy family
[</em>] Summer Activities:
Rotary short-term exchange student
[<em>] Essays:
Common App: 10/10 thought it was going to get me in
Why Penn: Decent? My mom liked it a lot, 7/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Who knows
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I think?
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t do
[<em>] Interview: Decent, over Skype
[</em>] Supplementary Material:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[</em>] School Type: Crappy public, sends a lot of kids to state schools and community college
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:F
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Common app essay. I’m going to reword it a little bit for RD though
[</em>] Weaknesses: 650 in USH. Retaking it soon though, so hopefully I can get above 700 and have a shot at a decent school. Plus I didn’t really do anything that special
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: that stupid 650. Plus I didn’t do anything that great
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected: n/a</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** Feeling pretty horrible right now, I really thought I had a good shot. Plus now I have to write all my essays and study for the SAT</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted - CAS - biochemistry</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/690/690
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2120
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
SAT II (subject, score):
Math2c: 800
BioM: 800
Chemistry: 800
Physics: 780
U.S. History: 7980
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.37 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I believe… 3/224, no actual rankings
AP/IB (place score in parentheses):
US History(5), Biology(5), Chemistry(5), U.S. Government(5), Calculus AB(5), English Lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP psych, AP stat, BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Physics C, Engineering in MATLAB
Number of other ED applicants in your school: at least 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):

  • 10th Individual Eastern PA NAQT HS tourney.
    -Philly Area Ethics Bowl: Semifinalist
  • AP Scholar w/ Dist.
  • National Merit Cmmd. St.
  • Outstanding Delegate: WAMUNC 2013
  • King Award (soccer)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Academic Team

  • Model United Nations
  • Student Government
  • National Honor Society
  • Varsity Soccer and Tennis
    Leadership positions
  • President of Student Government
  • Vice President of Model U.N.
  • Chair of Business Committee, Mini-THON
    Soccer: Varisty
  • Tennis: Varsity
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Current job at daycare watching young elementary kids after school.
    Volunteer/Community Service:
  • Minority Inspector of Elections (in my town)
    Summer Experience:
  • Pre-C Program at Carnegie Mellon Summer 2013. Received A’s in “Intro. to Nanoscience and Tech.” & “Arguments and Logical Analysis”
  • Naval Academy Summer Seminar (1wk 2013)
    Teacher Recommendation #1: Great
    Teacher Recommendation #2:Wonderful
    Counselor Rec: Probably Bad, she was new this year so she didn’t really know me. There was a “controversy” with the last counselor who “resigned” last year.
    Additional Info/Rec: My principle send a recommendation too.
    Interview: Super great!</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: I spend a lot of time on it.
Any dual-degree program essays: Nah
CommonApp Essay: Spent a lot of time on this too.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/27
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia area.
School Type: Medium Public, sends some grads to top schools.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: about $35,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none!</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT subject tests, ACT scores, leadership position, college classes experience
Weaknesses: Regular SAT scores, essay I thought were meh.
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Case Western, not going!
What would you have done differently?: Nothing!</p>

<p>Oh my goodness this is the happiest day of my life. I worked so hard for this and I got it. This is incredible.</p>

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<p>DECISION- ACCEPTED WHARTON!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 690/710/690/9 (2090)
ACT (breakdown): NA
ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2: 600, US History: 650
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.75 UW/ 5.0 W (on a 6 point scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/210, top 5%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): World History (4), Calc AB (3), US History (4), English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, English Literature, Economics, Psychology, Statistics
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): NA
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Achievement Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Basketball (3 years), Track and Field (2 years), SGA (3 years), SGA-Treasurer (1 year), It’s Academic (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Kumon (3 months)
Volunteer/Community Service: Read to Succeed Summer Camps, Reading Partners, various events through culinary
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Great, she loves me but didn’t read
Teacher Recommendation #2: Pretty good, I assume but didn’t read
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, she likes me, but didn’t read
Additional Info/Rec: None
Interview: It went pretty good I guess</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: Probably around an 8
Any dual-degree program essays: NA
CommonApp Essay: 9-10. </p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: November 10th
U.S. State/Territory or Country: MD
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range: 120,000ish
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): URM, female in business?</p>

<p>Strengths: Everything lol
Weaknesses: SAT Scores and Subject test scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Applied to Northeastern but haven’t heard back yet
What would you have done differently?: Nothing at all</p>

<p>Reflection:
I am so elated right now. Everyone around me was telling me I would get in and I thought so too but I was getting a little discouraged over the past couple days. But I got in and I couldn’t be any happier. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t succeed because there have been plenty of people on CC that said I wouldn’t get in. And there have also been plenty of people with better scores/grades than me that have been rejected. Just trust your gut. And just to be clear, the fact that I’m black is NOT the reason I was admitted. Iv’e been working my butt off since I stepped foot in a school. For those who have been rejected, there IS somewhere out there for you and you WILL succeed. For those who have been deferred, keep your head up, you still have a chance and you will end up at a great school regardless of what happens in March. And for those who have been accepted, I’ll see you at Penn!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - CAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1940(didn’t send)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): 30C, 32E, 29M, 34R, 25S :frowning: -single sitting
ACT superscore (breakdown): 30C, 32E, 29M, 34R, 25S, 31E+W (W:10). -single sitting
SAT II (subject, score): Didn’t take
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: UW: 3.9, W: 4.17
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5th/103
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP Chem: 3, AP USH: 4 AP Govt. & Pol.: 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp. Govt., AP Biology, AP English Lit., AP Calculus AB, AP French, Orchestra
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2 (1 rejected, 1 accepted, both CAS).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Cum Laude Society Member.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Honor Society Member, French National Honor Society Member, AP US Govt. & Pol. Award (11).</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):

  1. French/World Language Club: 9,10,11,12(Pres.)
  2. NHS: 10,11,12(Treasurer).
  3. NOLA(New Orleans Outreach Club)- Raises $ for children in New Orleans still effected by Hurricane Katrina: 12(Pres.)
  4. Chess Club- Founded: 12(Pres.)
  5. Literary Magazine: 12
  6. Orchestra- Standup Bass Player: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
  7. Student Lawyer(Mock Trial): 11
    8.Tae Kwon Do: Age 6-17 (Black Belt by Age 12).
  8. Krav Maga- Another type of self-defense martial art: Age 14-17.
  9. Mock Election- Hosted/Ran a Mock Election at my school for the presidential election(2012): 11
  10. Debate Club: 12
  11. Academic Team: 11,12
  12. Rock & Roll Club: 9,10
  13. Invisible Children Club: 9,10
  14. French National Honor Society: 10, 11, 12(Pres.)
  15. Third World Grace Club (Raises $ to send to impoverished children in Northern Africa to better the water supply): 10,11,12
    Job/Work Experience: None during school, check summer.
    Volunteer/Community Service: N/A
    Summer Experience: Legal Intern at a Law Firm (11), Medical Office Clerk (8,9,10).
    Teacher Recommendation #1: Honors/AP Chemistry Teacher. She absolutely loved me and actually asked me to let her do one of my recommendations. My school doesn’t permit the students to see the recommendations, but I’m sure it was stellar.
    Teacher Recommendation #2: AP US Govt/AP Comp Govt. Teacher. I spent a lot of time doing extra things for his class and activities because it was the field I am interested in. I expressed my interest in Law and I’m sure it was great. He also tutored me a little for ACT/SAT.
    Counselor Rec: Also couldn’t read, but I’m sure it was great.
    Additional Info/Rec: Also got a recommendation letter from the lawyer I worked with over the summer at the internship. I read this one and it was pretty good.
    Interview: Went really well! Talked for about an hour and a half and she seemed really interested in me and my activities. We met at a Starbucks and it just seemed like a really natural conversation with a friend. </p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: ~7.5-8. It was really hard for me to write on this topic at first, but I ended up talking about my visit for a small portion and then finished talking about my work as a student lawyer/mock election runner and how this pertained to my interest in politics/government.
Any dual-degree program essays: N/A
CommonApp Essay: ~9.5-10. Talked about a really personal experience that happened to me when I was 5. I don’t feel comfortable relaying the information, but it made both my college counselors and my parents cry.
Other:</p>

<p>Date Submitted App: October 29th, 2013
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Virginia, US.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 1,000,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): N/A
Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: GPA, Extracurricular, Summer Work, and Essays
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES, Volunteer Work, and AP Scores,
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve Also applied to Duke, Cornell, UCSB, UVA, Johns Hopkins, College of William and Mary, U of Richmond, and UNC @ Chapill Hill. Penn is the only school I’ve heard from so far.
What would you have done differently?: I would have spent more time volunteering during High School (I did some little things in Mid. School that don’t matter). I would have studied for SAT/ACT a lot more and practiced harder (particularly the Science section). Taken Harder Classes Freshman/Sophomore year. Cared more about AP exams at the end of the year instead of brushing them off as “unimportant”.
Other Factors: N/A</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected - M & T + SEAS
Precondition: I am a Chinese student who have studies in a US private high school for 2 years.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2150, 770/700/680/8
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2160, 770/710/680/8
ACT (breakdown): E29/M35/R28/S31/W8
ACT superscore (breakdown):E29/M36/R30/S31/W8
SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800, Physics 760.
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.00/4.58
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Stats 5, Physics B 5 (I came to the US from China last year for 11th Grade)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP USH, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, Spanish I, English H.
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2 (the other got admitted)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):Honor roll for 3 of 4 quarters in junior year (my first year in the US), did not mention in my application.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Moderate.
Job/Work Experience: Internship every summer since high school.
Volunteer/Community Service: A lot.
Summer Experience: Internship and volunteering at a poor school.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher 8/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10 English teacher, he was my English teacher the first year I came to the States and he said the letter was overwhelmingly positive.
Counselor Rec: 7/10 Should be fine, she witnessed how I overcame language barrier, from 153 PSAT to 1700 SAT and to 2160 SAT.
Additional Info/Rec: NA
Interview:Good. I had an Internet interview and it lasted 40% longer than the alumni originally expected. We talked a lot about history and culture (I know it is unrelated to my intent major)</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8/10, focused on interdisciplinary studies and Penn compact.
Any dual-degree program essays: M & T, 8/10, focused on the linking courses.
CommonApp Essay: 9/10, about a failure in a debate.</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 10/31/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Now in Florida, from Beijing, China.
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: International-Chinese-Beijinger.
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: NA, did not apply for FA.
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): A Chinese student studying in the US? (I don’t know if this counts)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Nothing really, feeling really depressed now.
Weaknesses: SAT
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No results yet.
What would you have done differently?: To elaborated more on myself.</p>

<p>Other Factors: Calm and I know Penn is not my type of school, I should feel lucky they rejected me.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted – SEAS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):780/710/750/10 fourth sitting….I was so worried
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/710/750/10
SAT II (subject, score): 790 MathII, 750 Chemistry, 720 Physics, 710 MathI(took it in my freshman year, had to report it :P)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: n/a <- asked my school, they said they don’t do GPA….
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Predicted 40 + 2 (IB)
Senior Year Course Load: SL English Lit, SL Spanish Ab, HL Economics, HL Physics, HL Maths, HL Chemistry
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1 (She’s in as well  )</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Rugby since Year 7 (6th Grade) playing at JV/V/National Squad levels
Student Council President
Co-founder of a group that encourages high school seniors to take up engineering
MUN, 5 years co-president, organizer
Head of Technical Crew for drama department
Tutor for two different organizations
Prefect</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Interned at Lufthansa Technik Philippines learning about aircraft maintenance
Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring public school children. Helped construct a playground at a public school.
Summer Experience: None
Recommendations: Didn’t see my recs but I’m sure they were all really good
Additional Info/Rec: n/a
Interview: Went well I think, I showed that I was more than just a student. I had been looking into local engineering issues and managed to tell my interviewer my views on the governments ‘e-transport’ project. I was in crutches due to an injury when I went for my interview so it gave me an opportunity to talk about rugby. He asked if I was going back after I healed and seemed impressed when I told him yes.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 8. I was really specific about the MEAM program and the extracurriculars related to it. I also gave details about how I planeed to use my education after I graduate
Any dual-degree program essays: n/a
CommonApp Essay: I say 7, though my friends say 9. I wrote about wanting a position for the glory it brought and my disappointment and bitterness when I got another position. Then I realized that I could work to better the reputation of the position and that maybe this is why I was placed in the position in the first place.
Other:
Date Submitted App: November 9 (used the extension)
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Philippines
School Type: Private International
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: M</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs were all long term commitments. Essays and letters were strong too. I think my essays really showed Penn who I was and that I had done my research into their school and found reasons that it matched what I wanted and I matched what Penn asks for. Course rigor + predicted grades was a side my school liked to encourage me with. SATI and SATII weren’t too bad I guess
Weaknesses: Low grades were sent to Penn. The transcript got sent off before my huge improvement and that’s what worried me.
What would you have done differently?: Worked harder in school during my junior year.</p>

<p>I really am just so happy right now! Congrats to all other accepted CCers and best of luck to future Penn applicants!</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/780/750
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330
SAT II (subject, score): math 2c (800), us history (800), spanish (800), chinese (720)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.55/4.0
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): APUSH, Stats, Spanish, Art History (all 5s)
Senior Year Course Load: AP (Physics C, Gov, Econ, Calc BC, English); Honors (chinese 4,
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 2 others
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): all</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): president of 3 clubs, been in 7 clubs all four years
Job/Work Experience: Internship in China one summer
Volunteer/Community Service: president of red cross club
Summer Experience: two summers independently in China (study & work)
Teacher Recommendation #1: pretty good (Chem)
Teacher Recommendation #2: very good (English)
Counselor Rec: VERY good
Additional Info/Rec: CEO of company I interned for
Interview: She really really liked me.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9
Any dual-degree program essays: 10
CommonApp Essay:8-9</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: 2 weeks before deadline
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: public
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: male
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): M:750 CR:710 W:800 Essay:10 (2260)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): M:770 CR:710 W:800 Essay:10 (2280)
ACT (breakdown): None
ACT superscore (breakdown): None
SAT II (subject, score): Math II:800, Physics:750
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: Unweighted: 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Estimated 5%? (School does not rank)
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5 in Macroeconomics, 4 in Microeconomics, 4 in Comparative Government and Politics
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Spanish, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C (both courses), AP Psychology
Number of other ED applicants in your school: I was the only one for Penn (3 for Princeton, whew)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Cayley Mathematics Contest National Winner
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor roll for 4 years, Grade award given for leadership and well-roundedness, award from the city’s conservatory for displayed leadership…etc</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-Piano and Violin for 10 and 8 years, concertmaster of city’s youth chamber orchestra for 2 years, school’s orchestra for 3 years.
-Collegium Program (nationally recognized chamber music program, sent three students to Julliard last year)
-Lead in School Musicals for 3 years
-School Prefect (student government)
Job/Work Experience:
-Event Musician at Conservatory of Music
Volunteer/Community Service:
-Volunteer at local Health Authority(assisting patients, staff and visitors at a local hospital
-Translater at a local Youth Translation Mission(translated from Korean to English and from English to Korean to the Korean community)
Summer Experience:Working as musician
Teacher Recommendation #1:Amazing!! She was my mathematics teacher and a pianist whom I performed with numerous times.
Teacher Recommendation #2:Great! He was my boarding house supervisor and my calculus teacher. My parent figure in a boarding school
Counselor Rec: Awesome! I sang with him in the city’s philharmonic choir and he knows me very well.
Additional Info/Rec: Supplemental recommendation from my violin/viola teacher who taught me for three years.
Interview: Skype Interview
-Awkward at first: I went on wearing a suit and she was lounging in her kitchen with casual clothes. However, I felt the time whiz by as we spoke about Penn. Baffled her with my questions, hehe. About an hour long.</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: I connected my activities in and out of school with specific opportunities at Penn such as the CHAC group or the research institute affiliated with Wharton. I really feel that all I did for this essay was adequately answer the essay prompt given by Penn. 8/10
Any dual-degree program essays: For Huntsman, but I was just accepted into Wharton so N/A?
CommonApp Essay: I wrote about a concert that I played in during which I realized what music truly was for me. Music helped me realize this: “I have learned that a life of achievement need not be a life of unrelenting toil and striving, that the present need not be sacrificed for the sake of the future.” 7/10? </p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: November 1st
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Canada
School Type: Private Boarding school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None in my opinion.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:Recommendation letters for sure, focus in EC’s
Weaknesses: SAT scores, GPA
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I did not apply anywhere else.
What would you have done differently?: Edited my essay for a longer period of time.</p>

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<p>Decision - REJECTED - CAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2250 (760/710/780 w/ 11 essay)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): None, ^ was my single best test
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2 800, Biology E 740, U.S. History 720
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.88 UW out of 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/349
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP BIO – 4, APUSH – 5, AP CALC AB - 5
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics, AP Language and Composition, AP Macroeconomics,
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1 other (didnt get in)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP National Scholar, FBLA 4th place at states and qualified for nationals</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): SHS, NHS, A-team, Math team, Pre-medical honors program at a college, SNHS (prez), XC and the other stuff
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Kumon
Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital for 150 hours, Library for 50, and lots of other small events that don’t even matter
Summer Experience: Nothing really
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Bio teacher, prob decent
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Calc teacher, pretty good
Counselor Rec: pretty good I guess
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Went well, but was kinda short</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: 9, I really liked it. Heavily edited. Was about my mom almost getting cancer, but I didn’t make it sound as if it were a sob story.
Any dual-degree program essays: n/a
CommonApp Essay: 6.5, was decent at most</p>

<p>Other:
Date Submitted App:10/26
U.S. State/Territory or Country: nj
School Type: public
Ethnicity: indian
Gender: male
Income Bracket Range: 90k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): nothin</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: scores and academic capability, supplement
Weaknesses: nothing special about me, EC’S ? I don’t know, I’m not one of the admissions officers
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to Rutgers; Still waiting on 14 other colleges which come out in the spring so I’m still hopeful
What would you have done differently?: I honestly don’t know. Should’ve probably participated more in HS, but wayyyy too late for that. Maybe I should’ve identified with a minority to get some affirmative action? Sorry if I sound bitter, just super angry/sad/depressed. Penn was my number 1 choice. I thought I would atleast get deferred if anything. Whatever, penn literally just went from #1 to #15. Whining about this doesn’t matter anymore; My motivation is that I’ll get into a better college and that I do bigger things over there. (Again still really mad, apologize for the bias)</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t submit
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35: 36 science 35 math 35 english 34 reading 8 essay
SAT II (subject, score): Didn’t submit
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.634 unweighted, 4.488 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): AP Chemistry: 4, AP US History: 4, AP Chinese Language and Culture: 3, IB SL Chemistry:6
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL History of the Americas, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Biochemistry, IB HL Biology, IB SL Math, IB Chinese 5, IB Language Arts, Yearbook
Number of other ED applicants in your school: Only one that I know of
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Yearbook Reference Section Editor, Speech and Debate, Israel Study Tour, Tennis
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Center for Severe Weather Research, Staff in Training at JCC Ranch Camp
Volunteer/Community Service: Local library
Summer Experience: Mainly spent at Jewish summer camps
Teacher Recommendation #1: My LA/ToK teacher/EE advisor who loved me
Teacher Recommendation #2: My history teacher from sophomore and senior year
Counselor Rec: Counselor-probably not very personal, but still positive
Additional Info/Rec: Letter of Rec from the Assistant Dean of the Graduate School of Design
Interview: Penn alumni who graduated from my high school</p>

<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details)
Why Penn: Probably a 7ish
Any dual-degree program essays:
CommonApp Essay: 8ish, I wrote about why my GPA was so low because I constantly took the hardest classes I could despite having skipped 2 grades</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: October 31
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Colorado
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Half Chinese, half Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): My father’s parents both went there</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Age, Common App essay, legacy, ACT
Weaknesses: GPA, extracurriculars, lack of strong leadership roles
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else
What would you have done differently?: I don’t know…I guess since I got in I did something right.</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Honestly, I’m really surprised I got in. Among the IB diploma candidates at my school, I’m not the strongest, yet almost nobody has gotten into their top choice school. I think the fact that I skipped grades and have a legacy did impact the decision, because I’ve gotten a lot of Bs in high school.</p>