<p>Class of 2015 regular decision round decisions go here. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Well, this is somewhat early
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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
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<p>Bump for decisions!</p>
<p>Woohoo, first rejection letter tonight! Thanks, UPenn!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>**Objective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Biology (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus AB AP, English Language AP, US Government AP, Psychology AP, Physics C AP,Latin IV
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JCL, Beta Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Hospital Orderly
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer with a bunch of hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering, Working
[</em>] Essays: Very Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: Meh, it went alright
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Baptist
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <$35,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Good essays, good recommendations
[<em>] Weaknesses: I was a boring applicant; I could’ve tried harder
[</em>] Why you think you were denied: I was just another application with solid test scores… I should’ve showed more interest in Penn
[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>son rejected…lol, he doesn’t care. Pepperdine, here we come!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Sort of</p>
<p>School Applied to: M&T</p>
<p>Accepted to SEAS and not M&T.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 800 CR 750 M 730 W
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2280 800 CR 750 M 730 W
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 math, 35 English, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 9 Essay)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 (36 math, 35 English, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 9 Essay)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 800 US History, 700 French Reading only
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
[li] AP (place score in parentheses): 6 5’s[/li]5 AP Physics B
5 AP Calc BC
5 AP Chemistry
5 AP Biology
5 APUSH
5 AP Euro</p>
<p>[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Psych, Honors Neuroscience, Economics, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra at local university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team (11, 12): Pretty successful team.
College robotics (11, 12): A robotics team that competes at an annual robotics challenge (think DARPA Grad challenge). Really awesome.
Swimming (9,10,11,12): Pretty much a fail hahaha >.<
Technical Theater (9,10,11,12): Part class part EC. Design the sets for all the school productions.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Research (12): Did paid research at local university over the summer full time. Pretty successful.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Only mentioned a community service project I run annually and being a part of an official club at my school that runs all community service on campus. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App was okay but my Penn supplement was really good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec: research mentor. Was really good.
[li] Interview: Did not have one.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 1/1/11
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Private 110/class
[</em>] Ethnicity: White<br>
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being awesome (I wish lol)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Numbers, some interesting ECs I think
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays probably could have been better, didn’t do much in 9th and 10th grade, not many leadership positions
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I guess I wasn’t one of the top 40 to get into M&T but good enough to get into SEAS.
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Tried to find something business-y
[/ul]</p>
<p>Commiserations:
Rejected: I’m really sorry but I’m sure you’ll do well anywhere you go.
Waitlisted: You might still get a big envelope at the end of May.
Accepted: Congratulations!</p>
<p>anyone having trouble logging in to the portal?</p>
<p>son in at Penn (and Brown, Pomona, Tufts and a few LACs)–he is headed to Tufts! </p>
<p>Don’t know how to duplicate the template but standardized tests were very high, and GPA was high (unweighted). He had a host of interesting things, including having started two projects in two third world countries. He wants to save the world and feels the greatest connection to Tufts. Good luck to everyone, here.</p>
<p>yeah i can’t log in it says the portal will be open again at 7 pm</p>
<p>I got rejected too mates. Not surprised, i had low SAT’s (1970) and a low unweighted gpa (3.53). I did have some really good extracurriculars but alas the academics were not up to par. No hard feelings, expected it anyway. I do regret spending time tho on here, looking at these threads. Shoulda used that time for other productive things, like maybe working on dem SAT’s or my gpa</p>
<p>Yea, I can’t log in either. It says 7 PM??</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: 770 Spanish and 790 U.S. History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 89.89/100
[</em>] Weighted GPA: school doesn’t weight
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), Biology (3-didn’t send), Spanish Language 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP U.S. Government and Politics, English seminar, and Ethics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Inducted into Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boys Varsity Basketball Manager, Theater, Community Service, International Club (co-head), Environmental Club, GSA, Religious Camp Staff (Team Leader)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Hostess at a restaurant during the summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot–one of my main ECs
[</em>] Summer Activities: GTL…I’m dead serious
[<em>] Essays: Excellent, albeit risky (my Why Penn essay)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation 1: Did not read, sure it was great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation 2: ^same as above
[</em>] Counselor Rec:^same as above:
[<em>] Interview: It was great!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] School Type: Independent boarding
[</em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $250k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None at all
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Scores, course rigor, passion for ECs, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: Grades, Why Penn essay too risky?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A combination of the following: the weaknesses listed above and the competitiveness of the applicant pool
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to WashU, BC Honors, UMich, UNC, and Notre Dame; Waitlisted from Northwestern and Vanderbilt; Rejected from Georgetown, Cornell, and Tufts; Waiting on Duke and Emory[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone–whether it was Penn you were accepted to, or another fine institution. I’ve been rejected by 3 schools so far today (Tufts, Penn, and Cornell). Rejection is tough, but we have to remind ourselves that it says NOTHING about our worth as a person. Let’s look to the bright futures we have ahead of us! I got into my 2nd choice school (UMich), and there’s nothing more I can really ask for other than an acceptance to my 1st choice school (Duke).</p>
<p>Son accepted at Penn (Brown, Pomona, Tufts and a few LACs) and headed to Tufts! </p>
<p>Don’t know how to duplicate the template but standardized tests were very high, and GPA was high (unweighted). He has a host of interesting things, including having started different projects in two third world countries. He wants to save the world and feels the greatest connection to Tufts. Good luck to everyone, here.</p>
<p>Decision:WAITLISTED
Stats:
SAT: 2080 (770 R, 610 Math, 700 W)
SAT IIs: US History 800 Lit 720
GPA: 3.98 UW/ 4.4 W
Rank: top 5% UW/top 5% W (class of 283)
Other stats:
Subjective: Solid communication background/extra curriculars
Essays (topic?): Feeling isolated in my community and realizing that it was okay to be myself( sounds cheesy, but it was good)
ECs: Pretty good. Former VP of key club, academic challenge team co-captain, a lot of student journalism( school paper and local paper), and stage manager of theatre productions
Teacher Recs: good, english teacher
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): first gen
State or Country: Maryland
School Type: Below Average Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Other Factors: Really passionate for my intended major, I think it showed in my Cuse Supplement essays
General Comments: This was the only top 20 school I applied to, so I’m relatively happy just to be waitlisted( although I somewhat of the black sheep now b/c my Twin Sister was accepted to Brown ED). I’ll either be attending UNC-CH or Lehigh this fall if I dont get off the waitlist</p>
<p>@antidramaqueen: your son should <em>seriously</em> consider both Pomona and Penn over Tufts - at the very least, both offer a more talented student body. His love for Tufts and Somerville, however deeply he feels that now, will fade or change as he progresses through college. I urge him to re-visit Penn at the very least and see how he feels.</p>
<p>Also: for rejectees, what does the text of the letter say? Can anyone copy and paste it?</p>
<p>Accepted!! I’m so excited!</p>
<p>Accepted…will post stats later</p>
<p>i’m off to syracuse next year then.
rejected</p>