<p>Damn... this is surprising! THe Yale thread has quite a bit more acceptances than Penn Does!</p>
<p>rejected after ED defferal</p>
<p>testing 10 char</p>
<p>They go in order</p>
<p>1). Rejections
2). Wait Lists
3). Acceptances</p>
<p>This is really depressing...I'm sorry guys, hang in there, a year from now you'll look back on this and will be so happy for being wherever you are :)</p>
<p>Waitlisted, oh well. I was expecting worse after being rejected from Duke yesterday. Got Emory and still waiting to hear from Chicago.</p>
<p>Oh my freakin god - ACCEPTED (CAS)!!!</p>
<p>Accepted. k_twin and I. (SEAS)</p>
<p>How do you know if you're into/not into M&T?</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Accepted CAS [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
SAT Verbal: 720
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 640
SAT Total: 2020
SAT II: Math I 660, Lit 1 650
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: Euro 3, Lit 4
GPA weighted: 4.1
GPA unweighted: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: 6/400</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: emotinal
Counselor Rec: she doen't know me
Hook (if any):....idk</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country: Rhode Island!!! represent!!!
School Type: public and gross
Ethnicity: white as chalk
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: nope
Recruited Yes/No: nope
Important ECs: debate team and math team</p>
<p>[ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
.....nope</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>i don't know why i got in.</p>
<p>it should say in the first sentence if you were accepted to m&t, and on the side there will be links for both wharton and seas</p>
<p>*Waitlisted (Penn CAS): *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing:760
[</em>] SAT Total: 2360
[<em>] SAT II: Math II/Physics - 800, Chem - 770
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: None
[</em>] GPA weighted: -
[<em>] GPA unweighted: -
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 3/280</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Lousy/Horrible
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any):</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
International - Financial Aid, maybe?</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Bah.</p>
<p><em>FOR DEFEREES</em> IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc..:</p>
<p>Decision & School: Rejected @ CAS</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT Verbal: 710
[ *] SAT Math: 680
[ *] SAT Writing: 710
[ *] SAT Total: 2100
[ *] SAT II: 750 (US History), 720 (Math I), 720 (English Literature), 640 (Biology-M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: US History (4), Biology-M (4), English Literature, Spanish Literature, European History, Calculus AB
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.28
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.80
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 1/60 but my school doesn't officially rank its students</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Both my counselor and I really liked the optional essay I wrote (first experience essay). He didn't read my Why Penn essay but I felt it was quite strong.
[ *] Teacher Recs: exellent I think... my english teacher of 2 year and advisor of 4 years who wrote one of the recs was a graduate herself (& her husband, daughter, and son all went to Penn).
[ *] Counselor Rec: excellent as well I think... we get along well
[ *] Hook (if any): my prospective major is neuroscience/cognitive science which is one of the less-popular ones on most campuses. Also my alumni interview was fantastic</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: CT
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: semi... my grandmother went to Penn's nursing school
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: field hockey, model un, school newspaper, school choir</p>
<p>Other Factors: I had a great alumni interview.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to everyone who got in! To everyone who didn't... it appeared to be a tough year... apparently the acceptance rate was slightly over 14%...</p>
<p>Decision && School: Accepted CAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 750
[</em>] SAT Math:760
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2310
[<em>] SAT II: Math IC - 750; US History - 740
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 AP English Lang, 5 AP Stat., 4 US History
[</em>] GPA weighted:4.25/4.25
[<em>] GPA unweighted:4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1 of 153</p>
<p>[/list]Subjective:[ ist]
[<em>] Essays: One was about my biggest extra curricular and i thought it was pretty strong; my Why Penn I thought was weak, but it must not have been too weak.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One was unbelievable (AP Chem teacher) and the other one I never was able to see, but she gave me an award last year so it was probably pretty strong.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I actually have no idea..
[</em>] Hook (if any): I think the high rank and test scores mixed with a strong community service edge helped. </p>
<p>[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Southeast Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private Independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: President of City Youth Council; Founder/President of several school programs including Mentoring Program, Peer Writing Lab, and Vice-President of Key Club</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors: My counselor sent an e-mail to Penn telling them that it's my first choice, etc. and I think that helped a lot. I also kept in touch with them, updating, etc. **</p>
<p>rejected Wharton (and HYP)</p>
<p>Rejected after Deferral from CAS :(</p>
<p>I'm bummed. Congrats to everyone who got in...it doesn't seem like many people did.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (PENN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE</p>
<p>COLLEGE/MAJOR: Applied and Accepted to HSS and MCS (Chemistry)
SAT I: m780, v650, w600 (I never sent this in)
SAT II: Chemistry 630, English Lit. 620, Math II 680
ACT: 30
GPA: 4.2(w)
RANK: 52/374
IB: 4 HL courses, plus additional math course at university.
COURSE LOAD: Most rigorous
OTHER/AWARDS: I am one of the very few (at the time) 14 year olds to apply.
National American Miss CO Preteen 2004
National Jr. Teenager 2006
4 x Academic achievement winner for NAACP
2 x Service Award Winner for community service over 1000 hours
?ect.</p>
<p>ECS: Dancer for 12 years, Artist, Pageants, Tutor, 6 foreign languages
ESSAYS: Good for me?not a great writer.
TEACHER REC: Very good
COUNSELOR REC: Very Good
HOOK: Minority, 14 year old, beauty queen.</p>
<p>STATE: CO
SCHOOL TYPE: Public
ETHNICITY: African American
GENDER: F
PERCEIVED S/W: As a 14 year old I have accomplished more than most 18 year olds. I am also a dancer.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE ACCEPTED: I DON?T KNOW?I?M A NICE PERSON!!!</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS: I know a lot of people think that age is a negative, and sometimes it may be, but you have to make it an advantage?and maybe I was able to do that. Congrats to every one else!!! Really, EXCITED, it is truly a numbers game.</p>
<p>*ACCEPTED TO SEAS *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:800
[</em>] SAT Math:780
[<em>] SAT Writing:780
[</em>] SAT Total:2360
[<em>] SAT II: Math IIC: 800. Lit: 800. Phys: 800. Chem: 800. Bio E: 800
[</em>] ACT:n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:n/a
[</em>] GPA unweighted: ISC/ICSE Indian System: 95-98%
[li] Rank or % estimate: 1/2 of 76</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great!!! (Best of my essays)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Brilliant
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Great
[</em>] Hook (if any):A great Pg 217 essay...</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Dubai, UAE. (Indian)
[</em>] School Type: Indian System, ISC Curricula
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Debate, Quiz, Writing, Math/Science, Student Gov.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those who got in, commiserations to those who didn't. </p>
<p>Pity about M&T though. ;)</p>
<p>waitlisted @ Wharton. ughhhh</p>
<p>Accepted to SEAS!!!!
this is BALLIN'!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Waitlisted from SEAS (32 super-33, 3.79/4.0)</p>
<p>I expected a rejection, hell I'll finish high school with only 1 AP completed (AP Photo).</p>
<p>*ACCEPTED TO SEAS *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:800
[</em>] SAT Math:730
[<em>] SAT Writing:800
[</em>] SAT Total:2330
[<em>] SAT II: Math IIC: 800. Lit: 770. Phys: 770. Chem: 800. Bio E: 780
[</em>] ACT:n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores:n/a
[</em>] GPA unweighted: ISC/ICSE Indian System: 95-98%
[li] Rank or % estimate: 4/5 of 76</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Great!!! (Best of my essays)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Brilliant
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Great
[</em>] Hook (if any):A great Pg 217 essay...</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Dubai, UAE. (Indian)
[</em>] School Type: Indian System, ISC Curricula
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Debate, Quiz, Writing, Math/Science, Student Gov.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those who got in, commiserations to those who didn't. </p>
<p>Rejected from M&T though. :(, still, accepted to Penn!! :)</p>