Chance me please! ED CAS

spicymango
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:37:16 +0000

Penn CAS
early decision
intended major on commonapp: Architecture

NJ, Asian Female
Large Public High School, i would say competitive but not cutthroat
GPA: school does gpa on weird scale… but rank is 37/485 (top 7%)
SAT: M: 790, CR: 680, W: 730 (total 2200) (2nd sitting, no superscore because everything went up)
SAT 2: Math2: 740, USH: 730, Lit: 600 (…i know…)
AP and Honors Courses: all honors freshman and soph year, 4 APs junior year: AP Macro(5), Micro(4), APUSH (4), Eng Lang(4)
also in a specialized business program that my high school hosts, it’s a selective business program that selects ~25 kids for each class, and it’s a comprehensive 4 year program with required business courses(accounting, econ, business law, business principles) don’t know if this will help since i don’t intend to do business, nor did i write about this in essays

4 APs senior year: Psych, Physics, Eng Lit, Calc BC

EC’s: (most significant): writing of a 85,000 word novel, lots of creative writing, art/illustration, literary magazine, 3 year annual open mic night participator, art club that paints murals in school, jv basketball, recreational trail/road cycling

Hooks:
not sure if this counts for penn legacy but brother is currently in GRAD school Wharton for mba - penn supp didn’t ask for siblings but i did fill him in on commonapp sibling section, and my interviewer seemed interested in the fact

Recs: know all my teachers on a very personal level - so i hope all excellent

Essays: imo excellent, i wrote about my passions, my novel, creative writing, art. why penn essay was very penn specific and highlighted again my love for writing and art. one of the penn essays i took a creative risk - it was more inspirational prose/poetry than a ‘formal’ essay, but i think all were very good

Interview: Yes, i wouldn’t say spectacular but i would say it went pretty well, above avg.

chance me please, and thank you! good luck to all you ed applicants!! friday can’t come any slower… or closer.