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03-29-2007, 04:25 PM
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#46 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 284
| Oh my freakin god - ACCEPTED (CAS)!!! | 
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03-29-2007, 04:26 PM
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#47 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates --> JHU Class of '11
Threads: 9
Posts: 1,927
| Accepted. k_twin and I. (SEAS)
How do you know if you're into/not into M&T? | |
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03-29-2007, 04:26 PM
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#48 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Threads: 8
Posts: 31
| [ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Accepted CAS [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
SAT Verbal: 720
SAT Math: 700
SAT Writing: 640
SAT Total: 2020
SAT II: Math I 660, Lit 1 650
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: Euro 3, Lit 4
GPA weighted: 4.1
GPA unweighted: 3.8
Rank or % estimate: 6/400
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Essays: emotinal
Counselor Rec: she doen't know me
Hook (if any):....idk
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country: Rhode Island!!! represent!!!
School Type: public and gross
Ethnicity: white as chalk
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: nope
Recruited Yes/No: nope
Important ECs: debate team and math team
[ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
.....nope
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]
i don't know why i got in. | |
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03-29-2007, 04:27 PM
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#49 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NJ-->University of Pennsylvania '11
Threads: 8
Posts: 497
| it should say in the first sentence if you were accepted to m&t, and on the side there will be links for both wharton and seas | |
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03-29-2007, 04:28 PM
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#50 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 162
| Waitlisted (Penn CAS): Stats:- SAT Verbal: 800
- SAT Math: 800
- SAT Writing:760
- SAT Total: 2360
- SAT II: Math II/Physics - 800, Chem - 770
- ACT: None
- AP/IB taken/scores: None
- GPA weighted: -
- GPA unweighted: -
- Rank or % estimate: 3/280
Subjective:- Essays: Lousy/Horrible
- Teacher Recs: Good
- Counselor Rec: Good
- Hook (if any):
Location/Person:- State or Country:
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs:
Other Factors:
International - Financial Aid, maybe? General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Bah. *FOR DEFEREES* IF accepted, reasons why you think so, actions you took after being deferred, etc..: | |
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03-29-2007, 04:32 PM
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#51 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut... Vassar '11
Threads: 16
Posts: 722
| 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%... | |
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03-29-2007, 04:33 PM
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#52 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 0
Posts: 1
| Decision && School: Accepted CAS Stats:[ list][*] SAT Verbal: 750[*] SAT Math:760[*] SAT Writing: 800[*] SAT Total: 2310[*] SAT II: Math IC - 750; US History - 740[*] ACT: 33[*] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 AP English Lang, 5 AP Stat., 4 US History[*] GPA weighted:4.25/4.25[*] GPA unweighted:4.0[*] Rank or % estimate: 1 of 153
[/list] Subjective:[ ist][*] Essays: One was about my biggest extra curricular and i thought it was pretty strong; my Why Penn I thought was weak, but it must not have been too weak.[*] Teacher Recs: One was unbelievable (AP Chem teacher) and the other one I never was able to see, but she gave me an award last year so it was probably pretty strong.[*] Counselor Rec: I actually have no idea..[*] Hook (if any): I think the high rank and test scores mixed with a strong community service edge helped.
[/list] Location/Person:- State or Country: Southeast Florida
- School Type: Private Independent
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: President of City Youth Council; Founder/President of several school programs including Mentoring Program, Peer Writing Lab, and Vice-President of Key Club
[ b]Other Factors: My counselor sent an e-mail to Penn telling them that it's my first choice, etc. and I think that helped a lot. I also kept in touch with them, updating, etc. [/b] | |
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03-29-2007, 04:34 PM
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#53 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northwestern 2011
Threads: 20
Posts: 219
| rejected Wharton (and HYP) | |
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03-29-2007, 04:36 PM
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#54 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Threads: 15
Posts: 85
| Rejected after Deferral from CAS 
I'm bummed. Congrats to everyone who got in...it doesn't seem like many people did. | |
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03-29-2007, 04:37 PM
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#55 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Threads: 12
Posts: 122
| Decision: ACCEPTED (PENN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
COLLEGE/MAJOR: Applied and Accepted to HSS and MCS (Chemistry)
SAT I: m780, v650, w600 (I never sent this in)
SAT II: Chemistry 630, English Lit. 620, Math II 680
ACT: 30
GPA: 4.2(w)
RANK: 52/374
IB: 4 HL courses, plus additional math course at university.
COURSE LOAD: Most rigorous
OTHER/AWARDS: I am one of the very few (at the time) 14 year olds to apply.
National American Miss CO Preteen 2004
National Jr. Teenager 2006
4 x Academic achievement winner for NAACP
2 x Service Award Winner for community service over 1000 hours
?ect.
ECS: Dancer for 12 years, Artist, Pageants, Tutor, 6 foreign languages
ESSAYS: Good for me?not a great writer.
TEACHER REC: Very good
COUNSELOR REC: Very Good
HOOK: Minority, 14 year old, beauty queen.
STATE: CO
SCHOOL TYPE: Public
ETHNICITY: African American
GENDER: F
PERCEIVED S/W: As a 14 year old I have accomplished more than most 18 year olds. I am also a dancer.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE ACCEPTED: I DON?T KNOW?I?M A NICE PERSON!!!
OTHER FACTORS: I know a lot of people think that age is a negative, and sometimes it may be, but you have to make it an advantage?and maybe I was able to do that. Congrats to every one else!!! Really, EXCITED, it is truly a numbers game. | |
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03-29-2007, 04:37 PM
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#56 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates --> JHU Class of '11
Threads: 9
Posts: 1,927
| ACCEPTED TO SEAS Stats:- SAT Verbal:800
- SAT Math:780
- SAT Writing:780
- SAT Total:2360
- SAT II: Math IIC: 800. Lit: 800. Phys: 800. Chem: 800. Bio E: 800
- ACT:n/a
- AP/IB taken/scores:n/a
- GPA unweighted: ISC/ICSE Indian System: 95-98%
- Rank or % estimate: 1/2 of 76
Subjective:- Essays: Great!!! (Best of my essays)
- Teacher Recs: Brilliant
- Counselor Rec:Great
- Hook (if any):A great Pg 217 essay...
Location/Person:- State or Country: Dubai, UAE. (Indian)
- School Type: Indian System, ISC Curricula
- Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Debate, Quiz, Writing, Math/Science, Student Gov.
Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those who got in, commiserations to those who didn't.
Pity about M&T though.  | |
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03-29-2007, 04:38 PM
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#57 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 31
Posts: 383
| waitlisted @ Wharton. ughhhh | |
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03-29-2007, 04:39 PM
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#58 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Threads: 5
Posts: 136
| Accepted to SEAS!!!!
this is BALLIN'!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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03-29-2007, 04:41 PM
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#59 | | Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North of Chicago
Threads: 30
Posts: 392
| Waitlisted from SEAS (32 super-33, 3.79/4.0)
I expected a rejection, hell I'll finish high school with only 1 AP completed (AP Photo). | |
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03-29-2007, 04:42 PM
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#60 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates --> Berkeley Class of '11
Threads: 17
Posts: 1,578
| ACCEPTED TO SEAS Stats:- SAT Verbal:800
- SAT Math:730
- SAT Writing:800
- SAT Total:2330
- SAT II: Math IIC: 800. Lit: 770. Phys: 770. Chem: 800. Bio E: 780
- ACT:n/a
- AP/IB taken/scores:n/a
- GPA unweighted: ISC/ICSE Indian System: 95-98%
- Rank or % estimate: 4/5 of 76
Subjective:- Essays: Great!!! (Best of my essays)
- Teacher Recs: Brilliant
- Counselor Rec:Great
- Hook (if any):A great Pg 217 essay...
Location/Person:- State or Country: Dubai, UAE. (Indian)
- School Type: Indian System, ISC Curricula
- Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
- Gender: Male
- Legacy Yes/No: No
- Recruited Yes/No: No
- Important ECs: Debate, Quiz, Writing, Math/Science, Student Gov.
Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to all those who got in, commiserations to those who didn't.
Rejected from M&T though. , still, accepted to Penn!!  | |
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