Bob07

Dulce, I thought you didn't like the city of Ithaca or the weather...I promise you, if you didn't the weather at Ann Arbor, you won't like Ithaca at all haha

nutmeg88

impboy, they didn't even waitlist us, and there were tons of people on the waitlist. i doubt appealing would change their minds.

venus.ajar

Well, people deferred ED can't be waitlisted. It's either a rejection or acceptance.

Yoshi729

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

• Fee Waiver Used?: No
• SAT I (by section): 2330 (780 M, 770 Cr, 780 W)
• SAT IIs: 800 on Math IIC and Chemistry; 720 on US History
• GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 99.120 and 101.230
• Rank: Salutatorian
• ACT: Not applicable
• APs (including this year's): AP Biology (4); AP Chemistry; AP US History (4); AP Calculus BC (5); AP Euro History (5); AP Physics C Mech/EM; AP English Language/Literature; AP German
• IBs (including this year's: Underfunded public school so no IBs
• Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Lang/Lit, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP German
• Number of Apps from Your School: Either three or four
• Other stats (Awards, etc.):

Subjective:

• ECs listed on app: Microbiology research, Science Olympiad (Captain), Mock Trial (Lead Attorney), Community Service, and State science fair competitions (attended national science competitions; president of school's chapter)
• Job/Work Experience: A part time job at the local supermarket
• Essays (subject and responses): I: My life in binary; II: I wrote about a conversation with a Penn professor that I never actually had.
• Teacher Recs: Both were absolutely excellent
• Counselor Rec: Glowing, she knew me since fifth grade
• Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): No interview
• Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): My microbiology research was featured in multiple national journals

Location/Person:

• State or Country: PA
• School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Underfunded public school (median SAT 1201/2400)
• Ethnicity: Asian-american
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: < 60,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single parent household and first generation? They are hooks?
• Strengths: Publications in journals and my Why Penn essay (work of genius)
• Weaknesses: Average stats for Penn
• Why you think you were accepted: If I knew I would tell you, but I don't. I was actually expecting that little envelope.

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm really excited! Congratulations to everyone who was accepted this year. To those who were unfortunately rejected there are other schools out there and I'm sure you'll be attending an excellent school.

bellerevolte

waitlisted, wharton. :/ still better than a rejection! wonder what types of people got in? i only saw 2 accepted to wharton on this thread so far. hmmm...

evil_asian_dictator

Waitlisted Wharton as well...

XCrunner89

Decision: Accepted CAS (after being deferred)

Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 2090 (710 M, 690 Cr, 690 W)
SAT IIs: 710-Math IIC; 650-Literature
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0/4.0 (uw) and 4.74 (w)
Rank: No rank; top 5%, soon to be named valedictorian
ACT: Not applicable
APs (including this year's): AP US Govt (5); AP Statistics (5) ; AP World History (4); AP Calculus BC; AP Biology; AP Environmental Science; AP Psychology
IBs (including this year's) :
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Biology; AP Environmental Science; AP Psychology; Multivariable Calculus, Honors English

Number of Apps from Your School: 6-10
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semifinalist, Dartmouth College Book Award, Commended Student, AP Scholar Award; Cancer Training Research Award

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Sophomore, Junior, Senior Class President; NHS; Internship at National Cancer Institute at NIH; 4 years of varsity cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track; cross country team- state champions, ranked #4 in Southeast Region of US
Job/Work Experience: Summer job for past 2 years at specialty running store
Essays (subject and responses): Solid, nothing amazing, very personal
Teacher Recs: Solid
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Interview went very well
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): research
Location/Person:

State or Country: MD
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competive, public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: 4.0 GPA and research
Weaknesses: SATs were nothing special
Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea, I never expected to get in after being deferred.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm so excited!! I'm still in shock. Congratulations to everyone who got in!!
Penn 2011!!!

cc77cc77cc

Decision && School: ACCEPTED M&T (Wharton & SEAS)

Stats:

• SAT Verbal: 750
• SAT Math: 770
• SAT Writing:800
• SAT Total: 2320
• SAT II: 720 chem, 760 math 2
• ACT:
• AP/IB taken/scores: absolutely none
• GPA weighted: 4.???
• GPA unweighted: 4.000
• Rank or % estimate: 1/148
  

[ b]Subjective:[/b]

• Essays: my most bland; werent creative
• Teacher Recs: generic
• Counselor Rec: generic
• Hook (if any): none
  

[ b]Location/Person:[/b]

• State or Country: pa
• School Type: rural
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: male
• Legacy Yes/No: no
• Recruited Yes/No: no
• Important ECs: ton of leadership, started tech business, 2 varsity sports, pilot, horse riding, program was perfect for my interests
  

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/etc:

I can't believe it! The other m&t kids are insane - I feel like an idiot in comparison. To the deferred and rejected, don't despair: I was rejected to 4/5 of my colleges; however, I also got M&T and a 40k national scholarship. It is all luck - it all depends on the whims of the whoever is reading your application.

On a side note, I made my other essays very creative and quirky, but my Penn essays were bland. Perhaps colleges don't like an eccentric approach to the admissions essay???

margsala

Decision && School: WAITLISTED WHARTON

Stats:
SAT Verbal: 750
SAT Math: 750
SAT Writing:730
SAT Total: 2230
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 780 Math IIC, 730 USH
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: 7, all 5s and 4s
GPA weighted: 4.19
GPA unweighted: ?
Rank or % estimate: 27/1242

[ b]Subjective:[/b]
Essays: about my accent
Teacher Recs: I loved them
Counselor Rec: I thought it was good
Hook (if any): hispanic, speak 5 languages, moved to the US in 7th grade

[ b]Location/Person:[/b]
State or Country: TX
School Type: public, competitive
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: feamle
Legacy Yes/No: no
Recruited Yes/No: no
Important ECs: ton of leadership, placed at fbla state, senior-editor of literary magazine, varsity xc

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/etc:

I really liked Penn. But, sincerely, I am even surprised that I was waitlisted. I thought I would be rejected.

woody1189

[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Accepted SEAS[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT Verbal:680
[ *] SAT Math:750
[ *] SAT Writing:670
[ *] SAT Total:2100
[ *] SAT II:Math I 760 Bio 790
[ *] ACT:
[ *] AP/IB taken/scores:Bio 5 US Hist 3
[ *] GPA weighted:4.0
[ *] GPA unweighted:4.0
[ *] Rank or % estimate:3rd of 230

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recs:Good
[ *] Counselor Rec:No clue
[ *] Hook (if any):Built a Polymerase Chain Reaction for my school. 4 years of varsity Lacrosse

[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:Pennsylvania
[ *] School Type:Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Legacy Yes/No:No
[ *] Recruited Yes/No:No, not even any interview
[ *] Important ECs:Lacrosse, Pro life club, mathletes, nhs

[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]none

[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]soo stoaked

PyroManiac

Accepted; School: Roy Vagelos Life Sciences and Management: Management Track (Wharton)

Stats:

• SAT Total: 2160 (1520 Math+Critical Reading)
• SAT II: Math II 790, US History 800, Chem 790
• ACT: 35
• AP/IB taken/scores: 5 on US Hist, Bio, Chem, Macro, Micro. 7 more APs this year
• GPA weighted: 4.31
• GPA unweighted: 4.0
• Rank or % estimate: 2/537
  

Subjective:

• Essays: Decent/Good. Each essay showed a different side in terms of writing style and I believed it showed different aspects of my personality.
• Teacher Recs: Good to Great
• Counselor Rec: Decent
  
  

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Michigan
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Russian
• Gender: Male
• Legacy Yes/No: No
• Recruited Yes/No: No
• Important ECs: Science Olympiad (Captain, 1st place states), Russian Martial Art, Quiz Bowl (Captain), Hospital Volunteering (100 Hours)

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everybody else

dulce de leche

OK GUYS; Thought you'd all be interested to know that Penn rejected me, Cornell ACCEPTED ME (Arts and Sciences), AND GEORGETOWN waitlisted me. This world of admissions is nuts!
Well....I'll be seeing (and Boo-ing) ALL OF YOU at the Cornell-Penn hockey games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beachdad

Cornell and Penn are in different conferences for ice hockey and won't likely play each other.

dulce de leche

Didn't know that..I don't follow hockey..but I'll start now.
Well, I'll see all of you at the Cornell-Penn football games.
I'll wear my Cornell shirt with a cap with my name "dulce de leche"
Just look out for me and you'll find me.

pinstriped

Decision && School: Accepted, CAS

Stats:

• SAT Verbal: 790
• SAT Math: 750
• SAT Writing: 790
• SAT Total: 2330, one sitting
• SAT II: US History 780, Math II 790, Chemistry 800
• ACT: N/A
• AP/IB taken/scores: World History 5, US History 5, Chemistry 5 (will take four more this year)
• GPA weighted: school doesn't weigh
• GPA unweighted:5.4 out of a 5.5 scale (5.5 = A+),
• Rank or % estimate: Top 1% (probably ranked in the top 3)
  

Subjective:

• Essays: Solid, with a tendency to lean towards creative writing more than anything else.
• Teacher Recs: Very good.
• Counselor Rec: Same.
• Hook (if any): I'm not sure, to be honest. Maybe my diversity of interests, in the sense that while I excelled in math and science, I've also won awards for art and creative writing.
  

Location/Person:

• State or Country: New York
• School Type: Public; 1,600 students.
• Ethnicity: Chinese
• Gender: Female
• Legacy Yes/No: No
• Recruited Yes/No: No
• Important ECs: National/State/Regional Writing and Art Awards, Science Olympiad, volunteering, honor societies, school newspaper editor

General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats everyone! I was rather surprised with the acceptance, especially that I got into the Vagelos Molecular Sciences program as well. I was accepted to Cornell, University of Chicago, UNC Chapel Hill, and other schools as well. The next month is going to be interesting.