Accepted to Wharton!! God, THANK YOU.
1540 SAT
96.30% GPA when I applied
I didn’t have any direct experience in business. Not in FBLA or DECA, never had a job or even internship before. To all future applicants: IT IS POSSIBLE.
Waitlisted. Any idea how many people on the wait list? :((
Waitlisted after being rejected from Vanderbilt; however, I am serene after being accepted into my dream school. I had friends MUCH more qualified and capable than I am rejected from Penn, so it is truly a crapshoot. Wherever anyone on this forum goes will be a life changing experience, because it matters who you are, not where you go. My dream school that accepted me is unranked, lol, but I know it has the power to change my life, because I will make it happen! Also accepted to Michigan, Georgia Tech, NYU, Purdue and Cal schools but rankings don’t matter. Never forget it is the individual that makes the world go round! I think anyone on this forum will be a success!
Accepted
Objective: University of Pennsylvania: Wharton School of Business
SAT I (breakdown): 1560 composite, 780 Math, 780 Reading
ACT (breakdown): 35 Superscore, 36 English, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 33 Math
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/96
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5) [sophomore year], AP English Language (5) [junior year], AP US Government (5) [junior year], AP European History (5) [junior year], currently taking AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, and AP English Literature; these are all the AP’s that my school offers
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, Physics, International Studies, Child Development
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Buckeye Girls State, several local awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-National Honor Society
-Interact Club
-Manager of football team senior year
-4 year softball member
-Youth Group (youth leader)
-Wrote for local newspaper
Job/Work Experience: Umpire for little league softball games (3 years), work at local pizza shop (1 year)
Summer Activities: Buckeye Girls State, took Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Global Politics at the Ohio State University
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Common App: 9, talked about my experience as a football manager and what I learned
-Why Penn: 7.5, talked about Penn in Washington program and emphasis on interdisciplinary studies
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
-AP US History & AP European History teacher, my absolute favorite teacher, 10
-Honors English 10, AP English Literature & AP English Language teacher, 9
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I really get along with her and talk to her regularly, she was really excited about the prospect of an Ivy League school, 9
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): First college interview, super nervous but the lady was really nice, she was a Wharton graduate so we had a lot in common, I told her how my parents only let me visit one school outside of Ohio so I chose Penn and fell in love with it (true story), 9
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Actuarial Science
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $80,000-$90,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation
Reflections:
Strengths: ACT, AP tests, recommendations, interview, summer classes @ OSU
Weaknesses: Senior year course load (I have two study halls, only taking 5 classes a semester), extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores, demonstrated interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Accepted: Miami University (OH), Case Western Reserve University
-Waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton
General Comments (if any): Congrats to all accepted and good luck to those who weren’t!
-Also I was accepted to Wharton with absolutely no business experience or SAT Subject Tests so it is definitely possible no matter what people say!
ACCEPTED INTO CAS SAT:1480/GPA(UW): 3.4 (W): 3.99. IVY Results: Rejected at: Dartmouth. Waitlisted at: Cornell, Brown. Accepted at: Penn. Good luck to you all.
Accepted! YAY!!! 1440 SAT, 5.0 WGPA, rec from Kelly Writers House
I never got a request from Penn for IDOC, and I got in, so no, it’s not a for sure thing getting the request, just like not receiving doesn’t mean you won’t get in.
On a side note, I still feel like I haven’t gotten accepted, and keep thinking that this is some big prank. I feel like they are going to come back and say “Oh no, you got rejected.” Does anyone else feel that way?
My D accepted to CAS with invitation to Benjamin Franklin Scholars (BFS) and its distinctive freshman-year program for students in the College, Integrated Studies. I don’t see the finaid though.
Accepted to Yale, rejected from Harvard.
I also got the invitation for BFS. Does everyone get that?
Rejected.
ACCEPTED and selected to participate in the Rachleff Scholars Program (a multi-faceted honors program to conduct research with university faculty).
Rejected to Wharton after a deferral ED…
Waitlisted at Columbia and Harvard…
Really bummed tbh. I told myself not to get my hopes up so I wouldn’t be let down but I just really feel sad and upset because UPenn was my dream school 
Accepted to CAS!
I still can’t believe this but I was accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences, and I’m 90% sure I’ll be attending starting next year!
Quick Stats:
1550 SAT
3.96 UW GPA
Decent ECs
Mostly great recs, all from teachers and guidance counselor
My interview evidently went well I was happy with how it went
Here are my other decisions, to me this just proves how random the college process can be. To all future applicants, no matter where you apply there’s always a chance!
Accepted: UVM, Northeastern, BU, St. Lawrence, Colgate, UPenn
Waitlisted: WUSTL, JHU, UChicago, Bowdoin, Bates, Amherst, Middlebury, Brown, Harvard
Rejected: Princeton
Accepted!
WAITLISTED !
Haven’t gotten an email.
Waitlisted for Wharton, fingers crossed for another two months!
deferred AND ADMITTED TO CAS! i believe in miracles now!
Accepted :(( 