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04-02-2007, 10:50 PM
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#166 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Threads: 62
Posts: 765
| and a quick note, my stats were way better than waterfall's (no offense intended). and i live in frickin redneck backcountry louisiana. | 
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04-02-2007, 10:59 PM
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#167 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Threads: 9
Posts: 160
| Actually when converted, my ACT score is higher than your SAT score...my my class rank is better than yours and my extracurriculars likewise were really good, I just didn't feel like listing them all for a school I'm not going to attend. Just to let you know, these stats profiles show a very small perspective of what the admissions committee sees. It's very hard to say who's better than who by looking at them and you never know what the admissions committee wants.
With that being said, I'm sorry you were rejected. | |
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04-03-2007, 12:49 AM
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#168 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 31
Posts: 383
| Finally getting around to doing this now. Waitlisted: Wharton Stats:- SAT Verbal: 760
- SAT Math: 790
- SAT Writing: 720
- SAT Total: 2270
- SAT II: 770 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Latin
- ACT: n/a
- AP/IB taken/scores: Lang&Comp - 5; US History - 5; Latin Lit - 5; taking BC Calc, Physics, Gov, Lit & Stats this year
- GPA weighted: 4.81
- GPA unweighted: 4.0
- Rank or % estimate: School doesn't rank, but I'm somewhere from 1-3 / 145
Subjective:- Essays: One on being kicked out of AP Chem to fulfill art requirements (I thought it was pretty good); the other was a bit more abstract & had to do with my being an analytical thinker. The best, though (at least I thought) was my Why Penn/Wharton essay--wrote about a lot of reasons why the school would be good for me and vice versa.
- Teacher Recs: Very good
- Counselor Rec: Extremely good
- Hook (if any): Legacy, though my GC warned me that wouldn't help me unless I applied ED. Should've listened. I also thought my Girl Scout Gold Award project would help.. apparently it didn't.
Location/Person:- State or Country: MA
- School Type: Extremely small, elite public school--feeder school for Harvard (4/145 got in this year); sends dozens to top schools each year
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: Female
- Legacy Yes/No: Yes
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Mock Trial (2 yr Captain), Math Team (Captain), Model UN (founder/secretary general), AAU Co-Pres, Literary Magazine secretary, Student Council, School Council, Varsity Field Hockey (1st team All-Star), Varsity Tennis, Physics Olympics, Peer Ministry, Girl Scouts
Other Factors: Er.. yeah, nothing really. My GC warned me against applying EA to Yale instead of Penn, saying that being a legacy RD might actually make it harder for me to get in, but, naturally, I didn't listen. I got into Duke & Georgetown, though, so will probably end up doing poli-sci and going to grad school for business. General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats on those who got in, though I shall, of course, love anyone who turns down Wharton for Harvard/Yale/Princeton/wherever else. :-) Not too expectant on getting off this waitlist, but my dad is one very angry alum right now, so maybe he'll be able to do something | |
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04-03-2007, 01:05 AM
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#169 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Guam
Threads: 3
Posts: 70
| sphairistic, your stats are great. I can't believe you were waitlisted even as a legacy. | |
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04-03-2007, 08:48 PM
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#170 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA --> University of Pennsylvania '11 Gender: Male
Threads: 12
Posts: 199
| I'm sorry, but this kind of goes back to the whole thing i said a few months ago about Penn's policy with legacy applicants only going for RD---i don't think they look favorably at it. | |
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04-03-2007, 11:08 PM
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#171 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 31
Posts: 383
| Yeah, which kinda bothers me. >.< My dad's pulling the "legacy" connection more to get me off the waitlist, though, so maybe that'll help.. I know it isn't necessarily a fair thing to hope for, but maybe angry alums leads to legacy meaning more in the "waitlist round"? | |
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04-03-2007, 11:59 PM
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#172 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 8
Posts: 105
| Decision: WAITLISTED (WHARTON)
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 2400 (800 CR, 800 M, 800 V)
SAT IIs: 800 Math L2, 800 World Hist, 750 US Hist, 740 Lit
APs: 5s on AP US Hist, World Hist, Human Geo
IBs: nada
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW
Rank: 1/425
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP US Gov, AP Macro, AP Euro, AP Lit, Chamber Ensemble
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: NHS, Beta, Varsity Tennis, County Leadership Team, Model Atlanta Regional Commission, State Student Advisory Council, Piano, Orchestra (Violin), Youth Group, Foster Children's Foundation, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Swim Instructor, Tennis Instructor, Assistant Tutor
Essays (subject and responses): One related first experience at karaoke bar to mishap at piano recital and how I learned from the latter. College-specific one about interest in global relations and business through reading newspapers, hearing stories from dad, clubs and courses in school, etc.
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview (feel and general location): Good
Hook (if any): I think I'm fairly well-rounded. And very involved.
Location/Person:
State or Country: GA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, sends few kids to top colleges
Ethnicity: Asian
Income Bracket: It's complicated.
Gender: Male
Hooks: Didn't I just answer this?
Strengths/Weaknesses: I don't know. A lot of good things, but nothing reallly special.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wasn't exactly what they were looking for, but I had good enough credentials to be accepted if there's a spot available.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Penn was never really one of my top schools... I applied to Wharton only because I'm looking to go into business in the future. It's all good though; many of my friends got in CAS so I'm happy for them. | |
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04-04-2007, 12:48 AM
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#173 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Threads: 0
Posts: 1
| I just thought I would try to encourage you guys who got wait-listed... I was wait-listed when I applied to Penn, and I got in, and I'm a junior now. There is definitely still hope! I would suggest that you do what you can to make sure they know you really want it, if Penn is your first choice. | |
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04-04-2007, 12:36 PM
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#174 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Threads: 35
Posts: 570
| Hamsta, were you CAS or Wharton? Or does it not matter? | |
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04-04-2007, 11:14 PM
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#175 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Threads: 13
Posts: 106
| Accepted TO WHARTON!
Sats 1420
Sat Iis 800 790 760
Gpa 3.8 Top 10 Percent - All Aps And Honors
A Lot Of Leadership Positions And Work Experience | |
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04-05-2007, 12:02 AM
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#176 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 284
| Forgot to fill this out before... Accepted: CAS! Stats:- SAT Verbal: 710
- SAT Math: 730
- SAT Writing: 730
- SAT Total: 2170
- SAT II: Bio-E 750; Math II 750; Lit 700
- ACT: 32 (34s in Math and Science; Reading-30; English-31)
- AP/IB taken/scores: full IB diploma, 4 HLS, predicted grades of 6s and 7s
- GPA weighted: -
- GPA unweighted: 3.88
- Rank or % estimate: school doesn't rank, but school report listed me as top of 60 (very random... I asked my counselor a million times about what rank to put for other apps and he always told me to leave it blank, but this is what was listed on the report)
Subjective:- Essays: my Penn essays were the ones I spent the most time on; my common app personal statement wasn't my best - wrote about travel and living abroad
- Teacher Recs: excellent - asked two teachers who knew me for my ECs as well as academics
- Counselor Rec: average - really wasn't good, very bland, but ah well
- Hook (if any): took summer courses at uni and did well
Location/Person:- State or Country: abroad
- School Type: international
- Ethnicity: hispanic
- Gender: female
- Legacy Yes/No: no
- Recruited Yes/No: no
- Important ECs: debate team, newspaper (editor), several other clubs with leadership positions
Other Factors: Luck? Glad to get in, whatever did it for the adcom! General Comments/Congratulations/etc: | |
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04-06-2007, 09:00 AM
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#177 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Threads: 20
Posts: 163
| ACCEPTED into the Jerome Fisher program (will post stats later) | |
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04-07-2007, 12:00 PM
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#178 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 3
Posts: 39
| heh, college admissions are so wierd. I wish ppl could just trade acceptances,, that would make life so much easier | |
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04-07-2007, 04:04 PM
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#179 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Threads: 35
Posts: 101
| ACCEPTED: CAS Stats:- SAT Verbal: 750
- SAT Math: 760
- SAT Writing: 740
- SAT Total: 2250
- SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math IIC, 760 Bio-M
- AP/IB taken/scores: 5 Chem, 4 Eng lang, 5 World Hist
- GPA weighted: 5.72/6
- GPA unweighted: 3.98/4
- Rank or % estimate: 2/512
Subjective:- Essays: Pretty straightforward (started writing them 2 days before the deadline)
- Teacher Recs: Good
- Counselor Rec: Good
- Hook (if any): Lots of leadership positions
Location/Person:- State or Country: Tx
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Varsity Swimming, Red Cross, Summer Research, Science National Honor Society, Founder of an Asian cultural club
Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone accepted! Looking forward to meeting you guys at Penn! | |
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04-14-2007, 07:40 AM
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#180 | | New Member
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Beijing
Threads: 1
Posts: 23
| accepted into wharton. | |
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