Official Hispanic Students Class of 2018 Results Thread

anon26503670
Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:26:16 +0000

APPLIED: ED Penn, RD UT Austin
ACCEPTED: Penn, Auto-admit UT
ATTENDING: Penn CAS

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1830 first and only time. (570M,690CR,570CR)
ACT: 33 superscored after two attempts. (31E,30M,36R,33S) 9 essay
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Only know my 4.34W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/603
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5) English Language (4) USH(3)
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar, National HOSA delegate. Not MAJOR, but major to me.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA, Chess, NHS
Volunteer/Community Service: 400+ hours mostly at the local zoo during the summers
Summer Activities: McCombs program at UT Austin
Essays: What I think gave me that last little push over the edge.
Teacher Recommendation: From my favorite teacher. Slightly generic but I’m still really grateful.
Interview: Fun and easy-going over Skype

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Strongly considering PPE
State: Texas
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity (Country of Origin): Hispanic (Mexico)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <60k
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM, 1st-gen College, 1st-gen American

Reflection:

Strengths: ACT, essays
Weaknesses: I thought my SAT score, lack of SAT II’s, class rank, and AP scores would all be the end of me.

General Comments

As was mentioned in the weaknesses section, I wasn’t the most amazing applicant by any standard.
I do truly feel, however, I made the most of all the opportunities afforded to me and I’m glad Penn was able to see that.