<p>I noticed this on some other schools’ threads. I would like to hear from you <em>especially</em> if you thought you were just a typical applicant! If, however, you know you are perhaps one of the most fabulous creatures ever to step foot on this earth, feel free to answer too. :-)</p>
<p>Honestly, I think I was pretty much a typical applicant, nothing wow about me.. I do have a huge passion for music and my guitar, so I guess that, along with tons of work on my essays, was what got me in.</p>
<p>Being a student from Philadelphia proper with good scores... not too common.</p>
<p>My high levels of sexellency</p>
<p>my parents went to Penn. Work on that.</p>
<p>same as legendofmax. Definitely the sexellency.</p>
<p>I would say that I was the typical applicant.</p>
<p>My SAT scores were pretty bad though.</p>
<p>I guess my alumni interview went really well.</p>
<p>perfect grades, excellent scores, horrible ECs. i guess it kinda balanced out? oh and girl engineer probably helped.</p>
<p>and my penn interview was my best one, the guy loved me and said i was perfect for penn. told me a story about how when he was a senior he lived across from candance burgen (spelling?) and how she flunked out haha.</p>
<p>girl engineer= golden</p>
<p>hot girl engineer= mine...jk hahaha felt like typing random stuff in equation format</p>
<p>i wrote about playing on the soccer team</p>
<p>and STILL got accepted</p>
<p>booya</p>
<p>I wrote about my</p>
<p>you guessed it</p>
<p>sexual hunger</p>
<p>either that or a rubik's cube. i forgot</p>
<p>^Well, legend is a legend, so that probably helped.</p>
<p>Me, I wrote about how I'm a hapless failure for my 1st experience essay and my "Why Penn" essay was so general I was able to use it (except for the social aspect) for my "Why Chicago" essay.</p>
<p>The building named after my daddy</p>
<p>your sister fellating dean stetson..................'s whole family</p>
<p>checking off that you were african-american</p>
<p>Excuse me for interrupting your fun boys but I have a question.</p>
<p>You guys seem like a bunch of wild smart-a***s. Are you characteristic of Penn?</p>
<p>And don't worry - this is not a flame. I am just trying to find out if this crew is an anomaly or the mainstream.</p>
<p>It is quite possible smart-a***s make good company for other such types.</p>
<p>There are smart a<strong><em>s and dumb a</em></strong>s.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, it is impossible to characterize anyone at Penn. With just under 10k undergrads, we have enough people so everyone can find their own reinforcing niche, and I like the smarmy crew.</p>
<p>I also intermingle with the beautiful people.</p>
<p>haha. good to hear there's beautiful people. that means i'll have a niche when i get there.</p>
<p>anyway i don't mind the boasting of sexual prowess but other responses are welcome. :-)</p>
<p>No worries, the fun shall continue.... <em>puts on monocle</em> Yes I too fear that the ambience at penn shall be one of thorough smart-assness, I hope tis not the mainstream..... <em>takes off monocle and proceeds to walk off in a mature and non smart ass way</em>...yeah..I 'm done..thagt pretty muich sucked, but I'm too lazy to erase</p>