Use this page to discuss the UPenn! I know you guys are probably about as nervous as I am already and there’s still more than a month to go! Good luck to everyone!
This already exists: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1726798-penn-regular-decision-discussion-class-of-2019.html
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REJECTED
College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA, ross preferred admission
[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 2140
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): world, 700, us history, 750, math 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (3), AP Macro (4), AP Micro (3), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics I, Regular Statistics, AP English, Digital Art, AP Psychology, Accelerated French IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Debate Trophies, MUN Gavels, Featured in the Orange County Business Journal for a business I started
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Ambassador, Student Store (Founder), Multicultural Club (President), Literary Magazine (Co-Editor In Chief), Service Learning (Co-Chair), Vegan Faire (Assistant Coordinator), Temple (Member), Theater (had a few roles), Debate (member), MUN (member)
Job/Work Experience: the Vegan Faire, had 2 marketing internships too
Volunteer/Community Service: Worked with kids at another school throughout the year for 2 years, and then did a microeconomics, microfinance service project for 2 yeras
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8. I wish I had someone to read them like a college counselor, but I used my school’s college counselor as a resource, and I was fine!
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 9.5 they all loved me!
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10 I was tight with him
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: n/a nope
Interview:
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Small, 506 kids in the entire school
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Woman in business
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: I definitely have a unique story which is what got me in. I was an international student living in China who came to America, who is Indian with family all over the world. I speak 4 languages, started a business.
Weaknesses: being and Indian girl, and my stats were really weak. A lot of business schools required a math, and I didn’t always send it in!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my story!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Got in to: UMich Ross pre-admit, NYU Stern, Berkeley, USC Marshall, UCSC, UCSB, UW Foster pre-admit, UCONN
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Honestly, I cried for weeks and weeks before admissions came out. I didn’t think I would get in anywhere, and I literally killed the college game and got into a bunch of schools despite odds against me! You guys got it 