<p>grkprincetonian??? lol</p>
<p>Dunno about numerical odds...( I foolishly haven't started any other applications and am planning on being out of the country all winter break though)</p>
<p>Acceped:
1. SAT/AP scores (SAT I - 2240, 3 SAT IIs - 780, 780, 790), APs three 5s, one 4; going to take four more
2. Strong essays
3. Sibling at Penn</p>
<p>Rejected:
1. Uncertain about recs
2. Low unweighted GPA - 3.7, no ranking
3. I've never really gotten along with God...</p>
<p>chances: 90% accept/10% defer--I'm not getting rejected (at least not yet lol)</p>
<p>Accepted:
1. Good GPA (3.8 uw), ranked 4/384
2. Took hardest courses possible jun. and senior year. jun. yr: took IB HL Bio, IB HL Chem 1, IB SL Physics, IB SL Spanish 4, IB HL Math 1 (Calc. AB), IB HL History 1, and IB HL English 1. Senior Year: taking AP Physics C, IB HL Chem 2, IB HL Math 2 (Calc. BC and more), IB HL English 2, IB HL History 2, IB SL Spanish 5, IB Theory of Knowledge.
3. Upward Grade Trend
4. Perfect SAT (hopefully they recieved new scores)
5. Talked to my admissions rep. a lot whenever he came
6. Sent supplemenetal rec.
7. Sent supp. essay
8. Sent supp. music CD
9. Sent supp. resume
10. Sent supp. literary analysis paper to make up for a B I recived in english.
11. Sent mid semester grades (straight A's)
12. Applied to Penn SEAS ED
13. Wrote a letter to my regional director explaining why im not valedictorian.
14. I participate in a lot of extracurricular activities including varsity athletics, music, volunteering, im president of two clubs, and hold active leadership positions in another 3. </p>
<p>Deferred:
1. Weak SAT 2's (800 2c, 710 chem, 660 lit, i know i know math is good but i dont really like the lit...chem is fine too since i was expecting a 650 lol).
2. Essays just not good enough (worked forever on em though)
3. AP Scores blow (one 2, one 4, two 5's)
4. Recommendations...(i'm not allowed to read mine)</p>
<p>Rejected:
1. I refuse to believe this will happen....Damn i hope i get in. good luck to all of you!</p>
<p>you WROTE a letter saying why you're not the valedictorian?</p>
<p>doesn't that seem kinda... anal retentive?</p>
<p>yea lol...long story...Ill tell it anyways Wombat (since your from the big CO too!). I was snowboarding soph. year... the bowls in copper...i broke my nose. I had surgery during school (a bit after winter break), i was out for a good 2 weeks. That year i had two math classes too (AP Stats and IB Precalc.), and I totally took it up the ass. I got like 5 b's that semester...hard to recover if you're gone.</p>
<p>that wasn't such a long story... 6 lines haha</p>
<p>oh man that bites!
but top 4 is not bad either</p>
<p>ps-yeah colorado! the best for you sexybeast</p>
<p>lol your right! usually when i tell the story i elaborate it...i emphasize the part where i smoke medicinal marijuana to relieve pain ;)</p>
<p>ah...that could be another reason for why you didn't get to become the valedictorian, lol ;) haha</p>
<p>cujoe.. that would be.. top 10 rank not %.. but still its not fantastic.. 8/300 ish</p>
<p>i hate you... 22/420 ish</p>
<p>9/469, haHA ;)</p>
<p>well arent you miss perfect..</p>
<p>hey... i've played violin for 10 years... what have YOU done with YOUR life haha</p>
<p>oh, oh, burn!!! <em>rolls eyes dismissively</em></p>
<p>eh... at least i'm not from florida... america's wang</p>
<p>i was talking to the academically inept (8/300? pffft) bean town boi</p>
<p>jeez how was i supposed to know that!!!! ahh i hate internet miscues</p>
<p>haha this thread is funny...you guys crack me up</p>