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SixSixteenths · 12-09-2011, 05:58 PM

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2250, 790 CR, 720 M, 740 W
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 740 Math II, 760 US History, 570 Physics (ouch)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not quite sure. Weighted is 99.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: enrolled in AP English Lang & Comp, AP Calculus BC, AP German, and AP Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2010 AATG Scholarship winner (one of 39 nationwide)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of audiovisual team
Job/Work Experience: Babysit daily for 8-year-old
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at childrens art class
Summer Activities:
Essays: Common App on how I wanted to be a cat when I was little. My supplement was about all of the clubs and programs I could see myself joining at Penn.
Teacher Recommendation: Physics teacher who loves me and english teacher with whom I had some conflict, but I really enjoyed her class and I figured I'd give it a shot.
Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me
Additional Rec:
Interview: I thought it went really well. She seemed very impressed.

Other

State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 750 students. Send anywhere between 10 and 20 kids to Ivys every year.
Ethnicity: White European
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Girl applying to engineering department, obviously very passionate about Penn and about intended major (mechanical engineering)
Weaknesses: Applying to engineering department with 570 Physics SAT II...
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God knows.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Drexel. Was still waiting on UC Berkeley

General Comments: AAAAAHHHHH GUYS I'M SO HAPPY

12-09-2011, 05:58 PM	#34
SixSixteenths New Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: South Jersey Posts: 6	Decision: Accepted Objective: SAT I (breakdown): 2250, 790 CR, 720 M, 740 W ACT: N/A SAT II: 740 Math II, 760 US History, 570 Physics (ouch) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not quite sure. Weighted is 99.8 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A Senior Year Course Load: enrolled in AP English Lang & Comp, AP Calculus BC, AP German, and AP Physics Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2010 AATG Scholarship winner (one of 39 nationwide) Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of audiovisual team Job/Work Experience: Babysit daily for 8-year-old Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at childrens art class Summer Activities: Essays: Common App on how I wanted to be a cat when I was little. My supplement was about all of the clubs and programs I could see myself joining at Penn. Teacher Recommendation: Physics teacher who loves me and english teacher with whom I had some conflict, but I really enjoyed her class and I figured I'd give it a shot. Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me Additional Rec: Interview: I thought it went really well. She seemed very impressed. Other State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey Country (if international applicant): School Type: Public, 750 students. Send anywhere between 10 and 20 kids to Ivys every year. Ethnicity: White European Gender: Female Income Bracket: Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reflection Strengths: Girl applying to engineering department, obviously very passionate about Penn and about intended major (mechanical engineering) Weaknesses: Applying to engineering department with 570 Physics SAT II... Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God knows. Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Drexel. Was still waiting on UC Berkeley General Comments: AAAAAHHHHH GUYS I'M SO HAPPY
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