Rejected/Deferred UPenn Applicants

<p>Hi,
I've seen the stats for people who have gotten in, but I was just curious to see how many great applicants they actutally rejected or deferred (please tell if you eventually get in). So if you don't mind could you please post your stats if you were rejected or deferred to UPenn.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>DEFERRED M&T/WHARTON</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>SAT MATH : 740
SAT WEITING : 750
SAT READING : 730
SAT TOTAL : 2220</p>

<p>AP SCORES : AP CALC BC = 5 , AP PHYSICS C (Mech) = 5, AP MACRO ECON = 5 (ALL SELF STUDY)</p>

<p>SUBJECTIVE :</p>

<p>ESSAYS : Pretty good
RECS : NO CLUE</p>

<h1>Hook (if any): International student, NOT APPLYING FOR AID, LIVED IN 3 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INDIA, INDONESIA, and USA...wrote about this in my essays....hopefully this helps, i hear Penn wants internationally experienced candidates....did well in the interview</h1>

<p>Pasted from my most recent chance thread:</p>

<p>Rejected CAS</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT Verbal: 680
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 680
SAT Total: 2160
SAT II: Math I: 750, Literature: 610 (Retaking Lit in January along with Biology)
ACT: 30
AP/IB taken/scores: English Language: 5; Biology: 4; US History: 4; European History: 4
GPA: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: 10-15% (No School Rank)
Class Size: ~130</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: I received a considerable amount of praise from both my AP English teacher and guidance counselor for my essays. They both said they were excellent.
Teacher Recs: Both great.
Counselor Rec: Should also be very good
Additional Rec: I'll have another Rec from a UPenn professor from the program I attended.</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: PA, USA
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: Nowhere
Recruited Yes/No: No</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>-National Merit Semifinalist
-AP Scholar With Honor
-4 Year High School Scholarship</p>

<p>Important ECs: These are the ECs that I listed on my resume. The others I have would probably be ambiguous.</p>

<p>-3rd in the State in forensics (public speaking)
-5th in the city of Philadelphia in forensics (two different events...that's why different ranks)
-University-run program in forensics over summer
-Executive Board of the National Honors Society
-President and Founding Member of the Science Club
-Student Government Senator
-Vice President of the Community Service Organization at school
-Participated in every large community service project run by school
-Attended a month long UPenn summer academy.</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:</p>

<p>Toughest schedule of any in the senior class:</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Chemistry
AP Economics (Macro + Micro)
AP English Literature
AP US Government
Honors Physics
Mandatory Religion course</p>

<p>Let’s make our own college! It shall be called “UPennR”, or “University of Pennsylvania for Rejects”</p>

<p>^ call me if you guys ever get down to it</p>

<p>The valedictorian from my old high school had 2340 and was deferred from Wharton</p>