uPenn 2016 ED Hopefuls!

May all the ED applicants to uPenn please state what they have ED’d for and also mention their profile/stats?

Hopefully you are all done submitting and are super excited. Wishing you all the very best!

Bump?

Does this mean there is no one who has ED’d to uPenn? or folks are still working? :wink:

Hey I`ve applied! ED to Wharton!
Good luck! :slight_smile:

Would you mind sharing your profile:-)

Here is mine:
ACT: 34 C
W/UW GPA: 4.3/3.79

Course load:
9th:
Honors English
Honors Algebra2/Trig
Honors Chemistry
French I
AP Human Geography
Band

10th:
Honors English II
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Physics
AP Chemistry
French II
American Studies

11th:
English III
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
French III

12th:
AP English Lit
Calculus III
Principles of Engg
Intro to Engg design
Psych/AP Psych
AP Macroeconomics
Government

ECs:
Speech team Leader
Teach at ALOHA
French Honors Society Member
Lead summer activities coordinator
Third Varsity Doubles and JV1 Captain (9-12)

Awards/Honors:
National Merit Semifinalist
National Mathematics Scholar
Won tennis conference finals
Winner of 3 national level entrepreneurship competitions (3rd, 1st, 3rd)
Many other local awards

Asian Male
IL

Sure thing. I’m applying ED (well, I’ve actually already sent in my application :slight_smile: ). My intended major is PPE (Philosohpy, Politics, and Economics) within the College of Arts and Sciences and perhaps a double minor in Mediterranean Archaeology and Legal Studies & History. Here are my stats: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1815497-chance-me-ed-to-college-of-arts-and-sciences.html#latest

Oh, I guess the one other important thing is I’m a legacy applicant.

Good luck to everyone posting out here!

Definite ED Vagelos LSM Dual Degree Program (takes only 25 kids… RIP),
May do CAS as the single choice (still thinking about it)

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1818933-penn-vagelos-lsm-application-tips-and-chances.html#latest

Hoping to apply ED to CAS, undecided major but leaning towards humanities or the social sciences (BBB or PPE or psych?). Still have yet to submit my app, good job on not procrastinating for those of you that did!! :stuck_out_tongue:

Sure @shivaya ! Here they are

I`m just listing the components that are part of my app

Academics:
SAT I: 2330 (CR 760 M 800 WS 770) One Sitting 2290 (760 760 770)
SAT 2: Math2 800 Physics 800
10th Boards ICSE: 97.4%
11th (CBSE): 94.4%
12th (CBSE): 96.2%
(Note: Dont confuse the above percentages with Unweighted/Weighted GPAs, India doesnt have that. This is basically an average of 5 subjects where you get marks out of 100)
Rank: 1 throughout
Curriculum: Most Rigorous Available

Extracurricular activities:

  1. Business/Entrepreneurship -- Independently organised an MUN Conference (Founder and President) with no support from adults.Generated roughly Rs 1.6 lakh as revenue. Had over 150 delegates. -- Founder of a Startup that sells art services of young artists, connecting them to potential customers --Co owner at a web design company where I handle finances, accounts, client management, etc. We are now expanding into web design -- Worked as Assistant Director at the biggest MUN conference in Pune (Has over 800 delegates annually)
  2. Community Service -- Founder and President of an NGO which aims to make my city a better place to live in. Have run this quite some time now and have completed several projects such as recycling and making notebooks from rough material, holding various awareness drives, etc
  3. Debate/Speech -- 90% win record across several debates throughout high school and before. Recognised as best debater in English and best debater in Hindi. Have won debate competitions at national level. I also coach younger debaters in my school and am the school debate head.
  4. Tennis --Have been playing for the last years. Have represented the city team in all 3 categories (U14 (City rank 5), U17(3), U19(1)), and zone team (neighbouring cities) twice (U17, U19). Was also nationally ranked.
  5. School Leadership --Current School Head Boy, organise various cultural, sports and other events, along with general head boy work -- House Prefect in 10th Grade, led house to victory in house cup and sports cup
  6. Foreign Exchange -- Went for 20 day student exchange program to Sweden where we worked on a project about 'The Bystander effect'
  7. Coursera: -- Completed 5 online courses on 'Coursera' including Whartons Business Specialisation (Marketing, Finance, etc) and International Leadership
  8. Soccer: -- School Soccer Team Captain
  9. Music: -- Playing the harmonium for the past 10 years (Recreational level)

Teacher and Counselor Recs: Theyre better than if I myself have written them

Essays: Heres where Im least confident. Theyre good with unique themes, but nothing extraordinary. And I don`t believe in rating your own essays, doesnt really make sense. But I did work really hard on them and did my best.

Gender: Male
International Applicant from India

ED to M&T and Wharton! :smiley:

All the best!. If there are others reading this forum, please add your profile.

uPenn is a reach for almost everyone. This is only an attempt to share each other’s view and wish everyone the very best of luck!

Just submitted like 5 minutes ago, I’m dying lol

ED College of Arts and Sciences as a biology major

SAT: 2400
GPA: unweighted 3.96, weighted 4.69
SAT II: Math II (790), Bio-M (780), Lit (740)
AP: Bio (5), U.S. Government (5), English Language (5), Psych (5), Calc BC (5, AB subscore: 5)
Scholastic Art and Writing (2 gold keys, 1 silver key, 2 honorable mentions), National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with distinction, school writing contest, little school awards
Captain of science bowl, officer of environmental club, vice president of national honor society, member of creative writing club, science nhs and mu alpha theta
Contacted by Kelly Writers House, possible recruitment

applying ED to M&T wharton but still working on the application…best of luck to everybody here!!

applying ED to Econ BA (CAS)
ACT 35 (E 34 R 36 M 35 S 35)
GPA 3.861, 4.556 (U/W)
AP: micro 5, Lang 5, human geo 5, world 5, us history 5
taking calc bc, so lit, ap macro, ap us gov, ap latin
SAT II: Math 2 790, World 770, US 750, Lit 730, chemistry 700
National Merit Commended, National Latin exam Summa Cum Laude
5 years work experience youth lacrosse Reffing
Summer internship - social media marketing
started my own free tutoring service
volunteered at a hospital and my county court
played multiple sports

haven’t finished my application, but good luck to everyone!

I got (lower than expected) a score of 770 in Math II subject test. Wondering if this would help my ED app to Wharton?

Thanks & good luck, everybody!

Good luck to you too @shivaya ! Although 770 isn’t ideal for Math II, I don’t think it could necessarily hurt your application. (Just keep in mind that there are other applicants that have 800s, but at the end of the day, standardized test scores are simply a number anyway. If you have good grades in hard math classes, I’m sure that will offset it).

Applying ED CAS but I’m so scared because my GPA is definitely on the low side for Penn… hopefully my ECs, test scores, and essays will make up for it!!

Thank you @shadyconcepts

Wondering if anyone may have a copy of the uPenn ED agreement. If you do, please share. I forgot to save before submission of the application.

@sillyface Wow, another Scholastic Arts and Writing winner applying ED to Penn??
I’m also interested in biology, but I’m applying to SEAS as a Bioengineering major. holy crap, we have like the same stats- I got a 780 on Bio M too and I’m also a national merit semi-finalist…

ugh, does anyone know if Penn accepts SAT score reports past the November 1 deadline? CollegeBoard is having issues getting all the score reports sent out on time, and even though I ordered mine October 11 it still says “scores are pending”. I mean I figured Penn has more of a leeway with score reports than, say, UMich, since Penn also accepts scores from the November session for ED applicants. But, you know… just to be on the safe side…

@jasli98 wow that’s a crazy coincidence, especially that bioM score :stuck_out_tongue: here’s to hoping Penn needs a lot of Scholastic winners!!
Also, I’m pretty sure your score reports are fine because they take reports from November test date that are wayy after November 1. You could still call admissions office or email them just to make sure

Wow this feels really late to the party, but…

Personal info:
Female, 17
Delaware, United States
LGBT status: Transgender, bisexual
Visited Penn

Academics:

SAT I: 2090 Superscore (Rdng 760 Math 680 Wtng 650)
SAT II: Bio E 660, Physics 530, Lit 710, Math I 740
ACT: 33 (Eng 32 Math 27 Rdng 36 Sci 35) - Took a second one Oct2015
Class Rank: UnWgt 13th, Wgt 12th
GPA: UnWgt 3.913, Wgt 4.239

Extracurricular activities:

  1. Gay/Straight Alliance, Vice President (10th, 11th, 12th) (2h/w, 34w/y) - Organized and directed activities, aided in fundraising opportunities and attended LGBT+ summits and events on club's behalf.
  2. Robotics Club (12th) (4h/w, 34w/y) - Wrote grant requests, organized funds, attended competitions. Team won Duel on the Delaware off-season competition.
  3. Public Library, Volunteer (10th, 11th, 12th) (2h/w, 9w/y) - Assisted with the annual summer reading programs, shelved books and organized library, assisted patrons with technical and computer issues.
  4. School Library, Aide (11th, 12th) (11h/w, 36w/y) - Shelved books, organized library, assisted patrons with technology issues. Personally overseeing the reorganization of the fiction section.
  5. Choir, Baritone (9th) (2h/w, 36w/y) - Participated in two seasonal concerts. Choir earned a Superior Ranking at the ACSI High School Fine Arts Festival.
  6. Choir, Bass II (12th) (4h/w, 36w/y) - Participating in three seasonal concerts. Will attend a competition at Six Flags in Spring 2016.
  7. German Saengerbund, Day Camp Assistant (9th, 10th, 11th) (15h/w, 2w/y) - Worked with and was responsible for children, teaching German language and culture.

Recommendations: One from an AP English teacher now administrator) highlighting my character and personality; one from an Honors Anatomy and Physiology teacher highlighting my work ethic, efficiency, and efficacy. An Other recommendation from a respected University professor who I took a class with over the summer.

Essays: Common App essay taking the first prompt (the “key aspect of your identity” one), discussing how I am a transgender female and how this aspect of my life has affected and continues to affect my life. Penn Supplementary essay discussing how my involvement in Penn will focus on the LGBT community, and I will be involved with the Penn LGBT center, and take Psychology classes in order to become a therapist or counselor for LGBT youth.

I’m applying Early Decision to the College of Arts and Sciences. Wish me luck, and good luck to everybody else!

Wish you all the very best!