<p>You weren't using big words with that begin with the letter C. You're too drunk to attempt it.</p>
<p>Is this the only forum with drunk posting?</p>
<p>I just remember that scene from South Park with the retarded kid trying to relay Stan's message to the girl he likes, "You're a continuing source of inspiration to me":</p>
<p>"You're a cont..... cont.... cont... c... c.... cont....."
"F*<em>k you Stan!</em></p>
<p>I propose we attack in the following order:
1-ugly people, but that would leave an undergrad population of 2 ( myself and mengcheng)
2- fat people
3- public accountants</p>
<p>Maybe I can throw this onto the original path with a bump.</p>
<p>Everything.</p>
<p>Matt is a white person from Ohio. How many of THOSE are there?</p>
<p>I had an interview with a Penn admissions counselor, and it went phenomenally well! When he came back for a college fair at my school this May, he recognized me and congratulated me, saying he'd told the admissions committee that they had to accept me. I have good grades and great ECs, but my interview really put me on the map in the admissions office. Just be yourself, and hopefully "yourself" belongs at Penn. I know that my interview probably cemented my eventual college decision to attend Penn over my other options.</p>
<p>do you think i can get into penn with a 1070/1450 SAT?</p>
<p>GPA = tree.0</p>
<p>btw i'm a URM...i'm an alien. by alien i mean i'm from another planet. some call me captain planet (good enough leadership position?)</p>
<p>^For that failed attempt to be funny, automatic reject. Just go with self pity in your essays like I did.</p>
<p>for those of you who said your interview went extremely well and that the interviewers said that you BELONGED to penn, can you guys elaborate?</p>
<p>WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE BELONG TO PENN? i don't want to go to Penn as badly as i wanted to about 1 week ago (yeah i change fast), but i'm just wondering. cuz i think it'll be helpful when the time comes for me to go to an interview at god knows where....</p>
<p>sooooo.................:)</p>
<p>Godddamnn I want to go to Penn so bad.</p>
<p>^^^ I keep using that word. Holden Caulfield's bad influence on me. :(</p>
<p>My interview was horrible. They guy was just doing it to increase his son's chances for the class of 2012 applicaiton cycle. We talked about how I should have done my legacy interview, I told him that I'm not as motivated as he assumed I was, and we sat for a few minutes without talking. Interviews aren't everything. Neither are essays. It's all random dumb luck :D</p>
<p>My interview was with a guy who had recently graduated from Penn, so it was a fairly relaxed interview, which I liked. For some reason, older interviewers like to see you sweat. The oldest interviewer was my Yale one, and he turned the interview into a three-hour political debating session. Holy crap, was that ever awful. Interviews don't matter a whole lot, though. They seem to have little bearing, as you can get accepted anyway. After telling my Tufts interviewer, for example, that I was into Japanese/Chinese languages/cultures, computers, art, puzzles, etc, she literally said "Your hobbies sound stupid" and proceeded to bash other schools. It was really bad, and I thought I was out for sure.</p>
<p>My Penn interviewer and I had a nice connection, though. It felt more like a regular conversation than an interview, which was nice -- it was just like talking to a friend instead of defending yourself against some onslaught of BS questions. I've seen other people do interviews in coffee shops before, and the one thing I notice is how fake some people sound. The more conversational interviews are much better. In my opinion, being genuine is the best you can do.</p>
<p>Well, I guess it's different being interviewed by an alumnus as opposed to an admissions officer. My school has traditional connections with colleges, so we had Penn admissions officers come to our school for interviews. </p>
<p>My interview was definitely not just a one-sided self-promoting speech. Like legendofmax's, it was a conversation. And actually, we only talked very briefly about "accomplishments," and instead spent the bulk of the time (30 minutes, I think) talking about writing, creativity, how I get articulate when I'm angry... very vague and random things that neverthless portrayed my method of thought and overall personality. He was such a cool guy, and I guess my interview had a love-it-or-hate-it type of feel to it. The interviewer either got me or didn't, and luckily for me, he really did. He told me that he vouched for me in front of the board at decision time, along wiith just one other interviewee, even though he didn't even handle my application. So basically, be yourself!! Be outgoing and engaging, and make sure that there is a dynamic. It won't make an impression if you just sit there and recite all your accomplishments. </p>
<p>It's about the delivery just as much as it is about what you deliver.</p>
<p>I got accepted from a community college and I had to be the best of the best at that level for me to get in (All-USA Academic Team nominee, Who's Who in American Junior Colleges, National Dean's List, BSU president, SGA senator, honor society VP, numerous leadership and academic awards and graduated cum laude). I never took a visit until recently (July 21, and I thought to myself, "This must be heaven") and I had gotten rejected from Cornell and NYU while the UPenn decision was still pending (not like I would have attended either of those schools over UPenn anyway). What I did do is send two portfolios at different times. And I believe my essay was killer. I also nailed the part in the essay when they instructed me to, "Write pg. 217 of your 300 page autobiography." In my essays I bared all and was very forthright. I think they respected my honesty, integrity, and life-experience.</p>
<p>hmm a powerpoint presentation? maybe a combination of things but i wasn't nething speical...1930 sat</p>
<p>Someone in the Penn legacy office interviewed me. She had me shaking by the time I left. It was awful...how intimidating. I did much better with my Cornell interview and that's where I'm going!</p>