<p>Decision: Accepted VIPER (Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research)</p>
<p>Objective
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[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (CR-660, W-710, M-790)
[</em>] SAT II: Math II-800, Physics-700
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.071
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(4), Calculus BC(5), Physics C:Mechanics(4), Physics C:Electricity and Magnetism(4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council(Senior Class President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a national lab over the summer and through senior year. Focusing on research with more efficient solar cells.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Public library and animal shelter over the summers.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Calculus 3 at the local college over summer break.
[<em>] Essays: Talked about my research in alternative energies and my interest in math and science. On the why Penn essay I tried to get across how much I loved the actual school and campus.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my calculus teacher and the other from my physics teacher. Both teachers made it a point to get to know me and make the essays really personal.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average counselor template probably.
[</em>] Additional Rec: One from my mentors at the lab which emphasized my interest in the research.
[<em>] Interview: Went extremely well. My interviewer was more like a friend by the end of the interview. (To be honest though I think every interview goes well)[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New Mexico
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: >150,000[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Experience in research from my lab internship.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score was average for Penn. Few AP classes and few extra curriculars.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Do what you love and love what you do (corny I know). Apply to a school, or program because you are genuinely interested in it, not because of its name. Then proving why you want to go there is easy.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I only applied to Penn.[/ul]
**General Comments: For anyone who is planning on applying to VIPER, try and take as many math and science classes as you can. Also try to get an internship in research because I really think it made all of the difference. </p>
<p>Anyone whos already been accepted to VIPER, message me! I want to meet you! :)**</p>