Hey! So I’m new to CC, but was wondering if anyone could chance me or provide info on the Digital Media Design program at UPenn? I’m applying ED to Penn (Nov. 1st deadline) and will likely be applying as a Computer Science major. However, I am also very interested in what the DMD program has to offer. Although I am interested in CS itself, I would like to go into a more animation-related and hands on profession, rather than an analyst or something along those lines, which is why I have been looking into the DMD program. My dilemma with this is that I don’t have a portfolio to submit, unless you count random drawings of mine or art projects from middle school lol. But here are my stats/application info:
Personal Facts:
Asian Female - Japanese
have lived in CA my whole life
Test Scores:
SAT(old) - 2200 (CR 720 W 800 M 680 :/)
SAT II’s - 750 Math II, 740 US History
ACT: N/A
AP’s: AP Human Geo(4), AP Art History(3), AP Euro(3), AP Bio(3-self studied), AP Physics C(3), AP Computer Science(4), APUSH(4), AP English Lang/Composition(5)
*currently taking AP Calc, AP Psych, AP English, AP Econ, AP Gov(semester 2), and Honors Computer Science Independent Project
GPA: 4.0 Unweighted, 4.8 Weighted (so far I have gotten straight A’s so hopefully this helps my application)
Extracurriculars:
Girl Scouts - 12 years, got my Gold Award
Swim Team - 4 years
National Honors Society
Computer Science Club - 2 years
Student Scholarship Foundation - Treasurer 2 years, member 4 years
California Scholarship Federation - President this year, member 4 years
Homeless Feeding Volunteer - every month for 5 years
lifeguarding - 1 year
babysitting - 4 years
Awards/Recognition:
Scholar Athlete - 4 years
Presidential Volunteer Service Gold Award - given for 300+ hrs of community service
Commendation for Service and Achievement in Community from City of Thousand Oaks
Commendation for Service to Community from California’s 44th State Assembly
Commendation for Service to Community from Los Angeles Fire Department
Lifeguard Certification - includes CPR, AED, and First Aid
Outside Classes:
- was in the Engineering Summer Academy at Penn(ESAP) for Summer 2016 - took the Intro to CS Course (college credit class) and got an A
- took Cultural Anthropology at a local community college over the summer and got an A
Any input is much appreciated, thanks guys!