| Decision & School: Rejected @ CAS
Stats:
[ *] SAT Verbal: 710
[ *] SAT Math: 680
[ *] SAT Writing: 710
[ *] SAT Total: 2100
[ *] SAT II: 750 (US History), 720 (Math I), 720 (English Literature), 640 (Biology-M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores: US History (4), Biology-M (4), English Literature, Spanish Literature, European History, Calculus AB
[ *] GPA weighted: 4.28
[ *] GPA unweighted: 3.80
[ *] Rank or % estimate: 1/60 but my school doesn't officially rank its students
Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Both my counselor and I really liked the optional essay I wrote (first experience essay). He didn't read my Why Penn essay but I felt it was quite strong.
[ *] Teacher Recs: exellent I think... my english teacher of 2 year and advisor of 4 years who wrote one of the recs was a graduate herself (& her husband, daughter, and son all went to Penn).
[ *] Counselor Rec: excellent as well I think... we get along well
[ *] Hook (if any): my prospective major is neuroscience/cognitive science which is one of the less-popular ones on most campuses. Also my alumni interview was fantastic
Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: CT
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Legacy Yes/No: semi... my grandmother went to Penn's nursing school
[ *] Recruited Yes/No: no
[ *] Important ECs: field hockey, model un, school newspaper, school choir
Other Factors: I had a great alumni interview.
General Comments/Congratulations/etc: congrats to everyone who got in! To everyone who didn't... it appeared to be a tough year... apparently the acceptance rate was slightly over 14%... |