Hey guys, so this is the last Chance Me for Penn I`ll be doing If possible, predict an ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ rather than safety match reach. Thanks in advance!
Academics:
SAT I: 2330 (CR 760 M 800 WS 770) One Sitting 2290 (760 760 770)
SAT 2: Math 2 800 Physics 800
9th Finals: 87.2% (Major grade deflation, explained briefly)
10th Boards ICSE: 97.4%
11th (CBSE): 94.4%
12th (CBSE): 96.2%
12th Boards Predicted (CBSE): 97.2%
(Note: Dont confuse the above percentages with Unweighted/Weighted GPAs, India doesnt have that. This is basically an average of 5 subjects where you get marks out of 100)
Rank: 1 out of 75 ish
Curriculum: Most Rigorous Available (Indian CBSE Science Curriculum at a higher level)
Extracurricular activities:
Business/Entrepreneurship
-- Independently organised an MUN Conference (Founder and President) with no support from adults.Generated roughly Rs 1.6 lakh as revenue. Had over 150 delegates.
-- Founder of a Startup that sells art services of young artists, connecting them to potential customers
--Co owner at a web design company where I handle finances, accounts, client management, etc. We are now expanding into graphic design
-- Worked as Assistant Director at the biggest MUN conference in my city (Has over 800 delegates annually)
Community Service
-- Founder and President of an NGO. Have run this quite some time now and have completed several projects such as recycling and making notebooks from rough material, holding various awareness drives, etc. Recognised in local and national newspapers.
Debate/Speech
-- 90% win record across several debates throughout high school and before. Recognised as best debater in English and best debater in Hindi. Have won debate competitions at semi-national level. I also coach younger debaters in my school and am the school debate head.
--75% win record at MUN Conferences around city. Also been committee chairperson for a few
Tennis
--Have been playing for several years. Have represented the city team in all 3 categories (U14 (City rank 5), U17(3), U19(1)), and zone team (neighbouring cities) twice (U17, U19). Was also nationally ranked.
School Leadership
--Current School Head Boy, organise various cultural, sports and other events, along with general head boy work.
-- House Prefect in 10th Grade, led house to victory in house cup and sports cup
Foreign Exchange
-- Went for 20 day student exchange program to Sweden where we worked on a project in collab with Swedes about 'The Bystander effect'
Coursera:
-- Completed 5 online courses on 'Coursera' including Whartons Business Specialisation (Marketing, Finance, etc) and International Leadership
Soccer:
-- School Soccer Team Captain (11,12)
Music:
-- Playing the harmonium for the past 10 years (Recreational level)
Counselor Recommendation: Smashing. Crazy recommendation
Teacher Recs: English: Wrote an even better rec than counselor. Math: Glowing rec which brings out diff aspect of me.
Essays: Heres where Im least confident. Theyre good with unique themes, but Im scared that theyre nothing extraordinary. And I dont believe in rating your own essays, doesnt really make sense. But I did work really hard on them and did my best -
Common App: Based on how I dealt with a sexual harassment incident at an event I organised
Penn Supp: Talks about my love for exploration through my student exchange plus my experiences with one of my startups, and links it to Penn
M&T Supp: shows my interest in comp sc since an early age
Leadership Supp: Experiences with my NGO
@f2000sa I know its not too meaningful, Im just doing it for fun Definitely am crossing my fingers.
Lets see who gets it right. We`ll know in 45 days or so
Hi ShaunakK98,
In my opinion you have a good shot at M&T. I want to let you know what can be disappointing about applying to M&T and Wharton ED. If I understand the dual-degree admission process correctly, your application won’t be considered for Wharton ED unless admissions decides not to accept you to M&T. If admissions cannot decide whether or not to admit you to M&T ED, your application will be deferred to RD without even considering you for Wharton in the ED round. To me it seems like the kinder process would be for admissions to decide on the secondary choice first so at least you would know you are accepted to Wharton, then defer the M&T decision to RD.
@lslmom Thanks for the chance!
No I dont think thats true. This is what the Penn website says
"Does applying to a Coordinated Dual Degree Program like M&T hurt my chances for single degree admission to UPenn?
No, applying to a CDD such as M&T does not diminish your chances overall for admission to the university. Selecting a single degree choice as a back up can only provide you with additional options."
What I think is, if they defer action on M&T, they will let my application go to Wharton. Then if accepted to Wharton, they will consider M&T in RD.
@f2000sa I seriously doubt that information, it goes against everything I`ve heard.
So from what I gather, the M&T Admissions process is altogether seperate. It has a different adcom, different sessions, etc. You gain entrance to the program as a whole, not individually to both schools.
Anyways, I just called the Penn Admissions Office and well, good news! So apparently, for those applicants who chose a back up school (in my case, Wharton), you will only be accepted or rejected. You can`t be rejected. If, however, you do not opt for a binding second school choice, you can be deferred from M&T
You obviously have what it takes to get accepted into many top schools, Penn being one of them. At this point I think its just a numbers game with regards to diversity/ interests and diversity of interests to match with what they are looking for in this class. Are there many applicants from India applying, and what are their stats etc… those things we can’t tell you, but your resume is impressive!
You’re scores are definitely there, but quite frankly they have to be given that you’re an international applicant. Early decision is a good choice for you.
Props on the profile picture and good luck from a fellow ED applicant!
51 students, of which 27% are female.
23% of the class is international, hailing from:
Jordan
Canada
India
China
Ethiopia
Iran
Ireland
Panama
Spain
Turkey
Venezuela
Hong Kong
Domestically, the Class of 2019 regional break down is:
29% Northeast / Mid-Atlantic
18% South
14% Midwest
16% West
Seven students participated in the Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI)
Hi, I have applied ED for M&T (primary) and Wharton (secondary). I have gotten an interview for M&T and gave it 2 weeks ago, but have not been contacted for a Wharton interview. Can anyone shed light on this? Do students who apply to both typically get 1 or 2 interviews? I’m really WORRIED!
If possible, predict an ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ rather than safety match reach. Thanks in advance! 
So apparently, for those applicants who chose a back up school (in my case, Wharton), you will only be accepted or rejected. You can`t be rejected. If, however, you do not opt for a binding second school choice, you can be deferred from M&T