<p>Decision: Accepted - Wharton & Engineering (Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Dual-Degree)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2290 (800/720/770/9)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Only took once
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math 2, 790 Chemistry, 780 Biology, 740 Literature
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.00/5.03
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) Physics Mechanics (5) Bio (5) Euro History (5) Calc BC (5) Spanish Language (5) Lang & Comp (4) Computer Science (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Light (2 APs)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National AP Scholar, RIT Computing Medal, Distinguished Honor Roll, National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NHS (11-12, President), Choir (9-12, President), Conkerr Cancer (9-12, President), Peer Mediation (9-12, 3-year Exec Board Member), 2 a capella groups, Academic Competition Team (10-12, JV Captain), Travel “A” Soccer (7-11, Co-Captain), JV Track (9-12, Captain) School Play (11-12, Leads) School Musical (9-12, Supporting to Lead)
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Penn (See Summer)
Volunteer/Community Service: 400+ Recorded hours with Peer Mediation, Finding NHS service opportunities once a week, Conkerr Cancer canning and fundraising
Summer Experience: 2-year Research Intern at Penn Genome Frontiers Institute. Did independent research second summer and published/presented at Genome Informatics Conference
Teacher Recommendation #1: Comp Sci teacher, aced his class but I never did homework (6/10)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics teacher, total bro and spoke to my personality (8/10)
Counselor Rec: Loved me (9/10) *Get close to them!
Additional Info/Rec: Research Supervisor (9/10) Liked me and my work but saw me get more lazy
Interview: Really cool on top of Comcast Center, thought I had good ideas on how to utilize M&T education and curriculum. Come prepared knowing your stuff! (9/10)</p>
<p>Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Why Penn: Fact that I interned there made it easy to speak about campus, 9/10, Spoke about curriculum tying into my interests and goals, and the social/cultural things I love about Penn and Philadelphia
Any dual-degree program essays: Revised a lot but I thought it was a little cheesy (change the world stuff), 7/10, I definitely meant what I said and had my passion come through
CommonApp Essay: Singing but very out-there, Hit or Miss so I guess it worked 10/10, Switching viewpoints and structure made it very creative but if they didn’t get it it wouldn’t have worked
Number of reminder emails received:</p>
<p>Other:
Date Submitted App: Last Day 12/31
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Pennsylvania
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian (parents born in India)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Local?</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Interview, Essay, Extra Rec Letter, Internship, Leadership
Weaknesses: SATs, Rec Letters, Lack of Major Awards
Were else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (Penn M&T, Cornell, UChicago, Berkeley, U Illinois) Waitlisted (Princeton, Northwestern) Rejected (Harvard, Yale, Stanford)
What would you have done differently?: Put more time into knowing everything and wowing the interview, studying for the SATs because they really do matter, doing stuff more proactively, and more major awards.
Other Factors:
Very excited for my top program choice. I hope this helps and good luck to all!</p>