University of Pennsylvania Class of 2013 Official RD Thread!

kmatimber2 · March 31, 2009, 8:48pm

waitlisted

AzNFoReVeR · March 31, 2009, 8:49pm

^^ You are awesome.

REJECTED.

aaron981 · March 31, 2009, 8:54pm

Decision: Rejected (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1410/2180 (750 CR, 660 M – probably hurt the most, and 770 W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 750 US History, 610 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/300
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Environmental Science (4), Calculus AB (1 haha)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous – 5/6 APs with a Honors language class
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity/JV Soccer (Captain), Beta Club (President), SEAL Club –Basically an environmental club- (Secretary), National Honor Society, FCA, and a few others
[] Job/Work Experience: Referee for Youth Soccer Games (2 years, 8-10 hours a week, usually on weekends)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours, mainly at a local library and refereeing soccer games for Special Olympics
[] Summer Activities: Rotary Youth Leadership Program, Environmental Exploration Program at NC State, Family Road Trip across the country (does that count?:))
[] Essays: I thought they were excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good, I would imagine
[] Counselor Rec: She was the advisor for Beta Club, so it was very good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: We talked over an hour, and I thought it was good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 1400 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >150k (Not this year though, haha)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Idk
[] Weaknesses: SAT Math Scores, Overall application compared with other applicants.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not surprised by any means, I would have been ecstatic with a waitlisting.[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted! I never thought I had a chance at Penn, and I was right! haha It was the only Ivy I had any interest in attending (believe it or not), thus the only one I applied to. Unfortunately I was waitlisted at Davidson, so I'll probably end up attending UNC assuming Davidson isn't an option.

littleathiest · March 31, 2009, 9:00pm

This is posted for my sister...

Decision: Waitlisted (CAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): V-690, M-750, W-770, E-12 (2210)
[] ACT: V-34, W-34, M-36, S-36, E-12 (35)
[] SAT II: Math I-750, Math II-770, Biology E-680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 60, however, her school doesn't formally rank its students, so this doesn't show up on her application.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), BC Calculus (5), European History, Physics C, English Literature, Spanish Literature, Statistics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Physics C, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, Organic Chemistry (one semester independent study), Health (one semester), Clay, Jazz Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude Society, National Merit Finalist, Rensselaer Medalist, AP Scholar with Honor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): regional youth orchestra 11-12 (first chair), jazz band pianist 9-12, school musical pit band 9-12, field hockey 9-12 (captain 12), math team 9-12, school newpaper 9-12 (opinions editor 11, managing editor 12), Model UN 9-10
[] Job/Work Experience: summer school math tutor 12, biofuel research assistant 11
[] Volunteer/Community service: library bookstore volunteer 10, senior home performer 9-12, tutoring 10-12
[] Summer Activities: summer school math tutor 12, biofuel research assistant 11, library bookstore volunteer 10
[] Essays: her why Penn was okay (nothing special), her common application about her interests in chemistry and music was pretty good, and her "page 212 of your autobiography" was excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: both excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: solid, if a bit general.
[] Additional Rec: I don't think she had anyone else write for her.
[li] Interview: I believe it was pretty good.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Chemistry and Music.
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: small private. Penn has accepted seven or eight students from her school in the last three years (including three this year, that I know of), all of which have been minority students.
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: She had the grades, scores, recommendations, and extracurriculars to get in.
[] Weaknesses: She's light on community service. In addition her status as a white female from a mediocre private school in Connecticut didn't do her many favors.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: She doesn't have one thing that really makes her stand out, and for top schools like Penn, having that really helps. In addition, as I mentioned in her weaknesses, her background puts her in a particularly large and competitive pool.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I don't think she's too upset... she's in at several other excellent places (Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Wesleyan, Brandeis) and is having enough of a time trying to decide among them. That being said, I think she's planning on accepting her spot on the waitlist... Penn has definite appeal.

angelblizz15 · March 31, 2009, 9:03pm

SAT: math 650 reading 620 writing 610
SAT2: biology 690 math 680
AP scores 5 world history 4 ap biology 3 lit and nsl
Weighted GPA: 4.86
Unweighted GPA: 3.83

African American; female

1 and a half year Internship:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Internship at the National Institute of Health (HHMI/NIH)

Clubs and extra stuff:
National Honors Society
National Science Honors Society
The Academy of Science
National English Honors Society
Literary Magazine Poetry Co-editor
County Honors Chorus
Jazz Singers
Youth Group (Religious)
Classical singing (6 years)
Lead a national fundraiser (30 hr famine)

public school that is not really competitive
essay was about over coming stereotypes (and my sister's illness)
strong recommendation from a senior researcher at NIH, bio teacher, music teacher,
and HHMI program

elsaphant · March 31, 2009, 9:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700 M, 750 CR, 770 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 750 USH, 720 Bio, 680 M1andM2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/160
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3) haha and APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: the hardest offered at my schools (3 APs, 2 honors)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): don't know what those are =\
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National History Day, class president, STAND, um Debate (captain), tennis (captain), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs in high school
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at a food pantry every month/key club
[] Summer Activities: Governor's School!
[] Essays: honestly these were my best essays! I really liked them!
[] Teacher Recommendation: one was good, one was very formulaic!
[] Counselor Rec: should have been good--he is my debate coach too!
[] Additional Rec: I had one from Governor's School. I'm not sure if this helped, but I spoke with the faculty member who I wrote my essay about and she helped me with a project I was working on, but I don't really think she spoke to admissions
[] Interview: I didn't have one--strange, since I live an hour from campus!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Pretty sure we're below poverty level =[
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none...but I did get 2nd in a national competition!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: definitely my essays
[] Weaknesses: I thought it was bad because I didn't have an interview!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my essays
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted, and to those who weren't...it's okay! You will be happy wherever you go, I'm sure!

wildaman1 · March 31, 2009, 9:10pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn't send, but 2020
[] ACT: 33 math, 33 reading, 32 writing, 34 science. 33 overall.
[] SAT II: Didn't send, but 750, 680, 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/180
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 rigorous academic classes, journalism, and an art class. Pretty fulll load.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nah
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): sports, tutoring, organizing/volunteering time for fundraisers at my school
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 years working at a summer camp for 6-12 year olds, 30 hours a week.
[] Volunteer/Community service: i guess some of the things i listed in my extracurriculars.. i didn't really separate the two
[] Summer Activities: working
[] Essays: really good and unique, my page 217 came out perfectly
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good
[] Counselor Rec: really good
[] Additional Rec: Nah
[] Interview: Nah
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Ancient History, maybe Anthropology
[] State (if domestic applicant): Vermont
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small public, sends maybe a kid to the ivies a year
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Mail
[] Income Bracket: Combined parents around 120k i think?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really anything
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well-rounded app, i had the scores and gpa and rank to be in contention, and i guess my essays and other things just pushed me over the edge. into a state of disbelief.
[] Weaknesses: volunteering/community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think being from vermont helps, as well as my essays. who knows, maybe my admission officer was happy on the day they looked at my file? all i know is it's impossible
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Alterai · March 31, 2009, 9:19pm

Decision: Accepted - CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (my essay was crap) I didn't send SATs
[] ACT: 35 (again, essay not so hot)
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 660, Biology M 740, Literature 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/247
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), World History (4), Eng Lang (4), US History (4), Chem (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholar (top journalism students in each state), NM Finalist, HOBY, nothing else really major, just a bunch of school academic awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism - Yearbook staff 3 years (Co-Editor and Editor-in-Chief), internship at city newspaper, NHS, Interact, been playing cello for several years, honestly not a whole lot
[] Job/Work Experience: just that internship at the city paper and worked at JCPenney's for 3-4 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not too much, some at the local hospital and with NHS
[] Summer Activities: biology youth research program
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read but I guess pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn't read, and he doesn't know me that well, but I think he liked me
[] Additional Rec: can't remember if I had my yearbook adviser send one
[] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Biology/Pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): Idaho
[] School Type: Public, average size
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $100k-150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ...underrepresented state?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Course load, essays
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they look for a lot of different things from their applicants. They must have like what they saw...[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! And if you didn't, don't sweat it, good things will happen to you!

pvtejasvi · March 31, 2009, 9:37pm

Decision: Waitlisted :(

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640,590 (2nd time) , 630 (1st time), Math: 750, 670 (2nd time), 590 (1st time), Writing: 770,670(2nd Time), 600 (1st Time)
[]2160 (JAN SAT), 1970 Superscored before, 1910 (2nd time), 1820 (1st time)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: US HIST: 770, MII: 680, CHEM:720, BIO-E: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.35/6.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/906 (SECONDARY SC REP), 1/816 (MID YEAR)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 4 Chemistry, 3 World History (IB STUDENT)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 4 SL Chemistry (TEACHER DIDNT TELL US ABOUT LABS) , 5 SL French
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 IB & AP Classes + Decathalon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP SCholar, Valedictorian, Optimist Award - Chemistry, and more
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (1 year), Newspaper (2 yrs), Decathalon (1 year)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Volunteer w/ paper being published
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing Homes, Hospitals, local Research Foundation
[] Summer Activities: Swimming, Tabla (INDIAN DRUM), Tennis, Research
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[] Counselor Rec: EXCELLENT but GENERIC
[] Additional Rec: Research Foundation Coordinator, Piano Teacher
[] Interview: EXCELLENT!!!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: PUBLIC
[] Ethnicity: INDIAN AMERICAN
[] Gender: MALE
[] Income Bracket: above 250k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NONE maybe research + ecs?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs + research
[] Weaknesses:SAT!!!! (3rd time - JANUARY SAT), ORM
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT WAS A problem - couldn't compete well enough in that area
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected[/li] Waitlisted: Rice, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Upenn (4 times!!!!!) :0 - do i hold the record?
Accepted: UT Austin, Boston University

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations everyone that got accepted!!! If u were rejected like me - u are still a great candidate - even by applying u have proven that you are up in the best. As for me I will be off to UT Austin, I will wait on my 4 waitlists. sigh :( - more waiting - hopefully i will get in.....

demonsword55 · March 31, 2009, 9:53pm

waitlisted:
2200 (780 cr, 690 m, 730 w)
3.9 gpa uw (ranked 8/330)
good recs, EC's
I thought I had good essays
white male, no legacy, etc. i had QB though, if that helps

huliaj · March 31, 2009, 10:02pm

Decision: Accepted to the LSM program I CANNOT BELIEVE IT OASIDJAOSDJASDIJASDA

ccarm09 · March 31, 2009, 10:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2140 (740 CR, 710 M, 690 W)
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II: 770, 750, 750, 730, 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Psych (5), Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:3 APs, and 5 college classes, very rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):A lot... President of NHS and Youth and Government, Captain of Quizbowl team, a billion music activities
[] Job/Work Experience: Burger King (haha), Piano Accompanist
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities: SAAST (engineering program at penn)
[] Essays: Autobiography one was awesome, others pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Non-competitive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good music stuff? idk
[] Weaknesses: Obviously not enough to matter, maybe test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really wanted to go there, and I think my essays showed it.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got in!

nicole5178 · March 31, 2009, 10:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730cr 780m 780wr
[] SAT II: 730ush 750mII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/~475
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3... oh, sophmore self), Phy6 C (4), Span (4), USH (5), Calc BC (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gym, Telecom, MV Calc, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):...8th grade academic bowl team? 1st public school in the state whatwhat![/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (leadership in parenthesis): NHS Board (Lead Advertiser, Treasurer), a million honor societies, tutoring, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Ice cream scooper :)
[] Volunteer/Community service: I have more hours than I can count... I volunteer anywhere from 5-30 hours every week. It varies.
[] Summer Activities: Travel.
[] Essays: Awesome apparently.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I never saw it, but I know he did an awesome job.
[] Counselor Rec: I'm not a fan of my counselor... hopefully it was fine.
[] Interview: Awesome.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Intended Major: Either math, econ, or lit.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Gerogia
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks: Being awesome.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Degree of awesomeness I have reached.
[] Weaknesses: No sports...
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I don't know, I mean, a couple friends from my school who are almost indistinguishable from me in numbers didn't get in... maybe it was the essays or teacher rec or something else. I have no idea, but I'M PSYCHED!![/li][/ul]

Congratulations to everyone wherever you were accepted... things will work out for the best no matter what.

vandit_daboss · March 31, 2009, 10:31pm

got accepted to Wharton..i am freaking out..am finally writing this..seems so unreal coz i am intl.with a lot of fin.aid required..my stats : <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania-2013/651841-chance-indian-please.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania-2013/651841-chance-indian-please.html</a>

teamam · March 31, 2009, 10:44pm

WHARTON this is unreal. i didnt get into any other ivies but WHARTON hell yeah. see you all on september 3rd!

duchess26200 · March 31, 2009, 11:29pm

Decision: Accepted!!!!
TO SEAS!! you can check out stats from my previous posts; i'm lazy guys, sorry! (:

pahka0709 · April 1, 2009, 12:11am

wow i was accepted to M&T after defferal from SEAS. hell yes haha.
SAT 800 m 640 cr 600 wr
GPA 3.86
EC's Eagle Scout CLimbed highest peak in Europe. Class Pres three varsity sports
anti-hook: had to tell them about my suspension because i cheated freshman year
white male at public school in ohio

i can't believe i got in after the defferal. so damn jacked.

Amadeuic · April 1, 2009, 1:17am

Decision: Deferred -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 780 M, 770 W (1540/2310)
[] SAT II: 750 Latin, 730 Math II, 730 World History, 720 Math I, average to bad on a few others
[] Weighted GPA: 97/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (4), Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Literature and Composition, Latin Virgil, Physics B.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Basically the unscored AP exams above.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NMSQT Commended Scholar, National Latin Exam Gold Medals (3), some statewide Latin competition prizes, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Classical Culture Society (Treasurer x2, President), New Jersey Junior Classical League (Central Registrar), National Honor Society (Treasurer), Literary Magazine (Assistant Editor in Chief, Editor in Chief), Mock Trial (Witness x2), Students Against Destructive Decisions
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital, making lunches for poor, pancake breakfast for blind, setting up for local art shows and carnivals, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Film Camp, Summer Rowing Program, NYLF on Medicine, Honors Pre-Calculus Class
[] Essays: CommonApp showed source of intellectual interest, Quakerville Supplement was actually pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been great.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably bad, actually. I don't think she knew me very well and probably wrote the wrong information.
[] Additional Rec: Yeah.
[] Interview: Yes, I think it went well, although there were a few points where I narrowly avoided steering it into catastrophe.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
Intended Major: Classics
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Private, ~215 in graduating class, gets about a dozen kids to top twenty universities each year
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Not sure, specifically. But no FA.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Classics? Maybe?

Reflection
Strengths: SAT's, EC's, Essays

What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Center it around passion for many things, brought it all back to Classics, etc.

Weaknesses: SAT II's

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Had already accepted two kids from my HS Early Decision; guidance counselor related things.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Brown University (attending), University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, Colby College, Vanderbilt University, University of Notre Dame (Honors Program), University of Michigan; Waitlisted- Duke University, Cornell University, Williams College; Rejected- Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania.

omgitsover9000 · April 1, 2009, 1:42am

Decision:Waitlisted

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2360 (770V 800CR 790W)</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 Math II 800 Bio-M 790 Chem</li>
<li>ACT: 35</li>
<li>GPA: 4.74 W, 4.00 UW</li>
<li>Rank: top 1%</li>
<li>Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC 10: 126.5, AMC 12: 108; Aime: 4,5, respectively. APs: Bio, chem, gov, comp pol, 5's</li>
<li>Essays: Pretty good, could have been better.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Excellent</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Should be ok</li>
<li>Supplementary Material: Published paper + another one that i submitted to contests (also in process of publication tho)</li>
<li>Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):</li>
<li>Location: Midwest</li>
<li>High School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid: Y</li>
<li>Extracurriculars: Chess (top 40 in nation), research (several papers submitted/published in peer-reviewed journals)-worked for 3 summers in same lab, 20 hrs a week part time during school year, some other stuff... Journals that I have submitted to/published: Organic Letters, Cancer Science, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Science</li>
<li>Awards: Siemens semifinalist, intel science search semifinalist, National merit finalist, AP scholar with honor, some other awards that i don't recall.</li>
</ul>

Accepted: Caltech, MIT, Northwestern HPME, WashU(full scholarship), Duke, Stanford, Yale
Waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton, UPenn.

sukotto · April 1, 2009, 3:47am

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR 730M 730W
[] SAT II: 780US History / 800Chinese / 730Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87; weighted: 4.38
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5) / US (5) / Art History (5) / Euro (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chinese, Physics, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1. Volunteer at Home for Children with Cancer (5years); Parent Teacher Student Association (4 years; 1st Vice President, Chair of the Student Affairs Committee, Grants Committee); Forensic Society (2 years, varsity debate and public speaking); Founded Middle School Speech Club (2 years, coach); Best Buddies (3 years, Vice President)
[] Summer Activities: Took 3 college courses, one at Harvard, got all A's
[] Essays: Why Penn essay was killer--i wrote 2 pages when they asked for 1, and it was incredibly specific concerning programs and very personal; Wrote the optional essay about me in the future
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 Really strong; 1 unknown
[] Counselor Rec: nothing to write home about
[li] Interview: no interview[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: PoliSci
[] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Visited once and went to two hotel presentations?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays were definitely the key; i think they rank that highly in terms of importance
[] Weaknesses: i thought my GPA would be sort of low; i also applied to a pretty popular major
[/ul]General Comments: For all you College Class '14 and on, don't get too carried away with CC. We're mostly a collection of overacheving bastards who enjoy bragging about our accomplishments. We are NOT representative of the majority of applicants. Have fun during your senior year, please!

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