***OFFICIAL University of Pennsylvania ED Decions Class of 2016 Thread***

<p>Applied to M&T and SEAS
Decision: Accepted to SEAS!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[li]SAT I (breakdown): C:2300 W:760 M:750 R:790[/li][li]ACT: none[/li][li]SAT II: [/li]MathII:790
MathI:750
Physics:700
US History:790
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83[/li][li] **Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):**N/A[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]AP Calc AP - 5
AP World Hist - 5
AP Java - 5
AP Gov - 4
AP MicroEcon - 4 (Studied on my own)
AP MacroEcon - 4 (Studied on my own)
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li][li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]Elective:Business Law
5 APs: WH, Physics, Calc BC, English, Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]National Honor Society
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>[/li]
<p>Business:
----Founder and CEO of BlackDragon Enterprises
----Marketing Videos:marketing videos that sales people could use to show their apps
----iPhone App: “Ultimate Frisbee Playbook” :The Ultimate Frisbee Playbook replaces a whiteboard, allowing players and coaches to use and create animated plays, handle rosters, keep score, and check rules – all without ever leaving the field.</p>

<p>Science Olympiad - Multiple medals, Won state tournament, on national team for multiple years in a row</p>

<p>Robotics Club - co-captain</p>

<p>Internship at Roger Williams University working on Robotic Student Avatar project, did research (20-page paper), and submitted to science competitions: won 3rd place at NE science symposium, with $1,000 scholarship and nationals trip</p>

<p>Debate Team - multiple years on Varsity, several top-5 trophies, including at State championship</p>

<p>Theater - various acting roles</p>

<p>Drums - recreational playing</p>

<p>[li]** Job/Work Experience:[/li]RI State House: Worked as a Page on the Senate Floor
Barrington Country Club: Caddy
[li]
Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Volunteer at USA Cycling Association
Volunteered to run Ultimate Frisbee Camp at Jain Balashram in Rural India
Volunteered to run Ultimate Frisbee Camps for the YMCA and the RI Parks & Rec Dept.
[li]
Summer Activities:[/li]Freshmen: Overseas in India: taught rural kids Ultimate
Sophmore: Roger Williams University Mobile Robot Project/Founding Black Dragon Enterprises
Junior: Development of Ultimate Frisbee Playbook iPhone App
[li]
Essays:[/li]CommonApp Long - Experience of starting Business
CommonApp Short - Roger Williams Project
Penn Supp - About WFTP (West Philadelphia Tutoring Project)
Penn Opt - artsy little self-reflection
M&T Opt - importance of biz and engineering together
[li]
Teacher Recommendation:2 recs, one from Physics, one from AP US[/li][li] Counselor Rec:duh from counselor.[/li][li] Additional Rec:none[/li][li] Interview:**With M&T Alum. Went Well.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[li]** State (if domestic applicant):RI[/li][li] Country (if international applicant):** USA[/li][li]** School Type:Public[/li][li] Ethnicity:Indian[/li][li] Gender:Male[/li][li]Income Bracket: Medium[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/li][li] Strengths:SAT’s, Extracurricular, APs, Awards[/li][li] Weaknesses:** GPA, Rank[/li][li]** Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:** I think I was accepted because I fit well with most of their numbers and made up for where I did not with a strong ex. Ciric resume.[/li][li]** Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:** Penn’s the first I heard back, but clearly I was rejected from M&T :-/[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: Little sad I didn’t get M&T, but still really excited to be coming to Penn!</p>