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

<p>Decision: Deferred CAS</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 780 M, 790 W, 11E (2230 Superscore)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Math 2C: 750, Chem 720, Bio: 650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/250
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats(4), AP Chem(5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP calc BC, AP Physics B, AP GOPO, Honors level Chorus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of involvements in clubs (President of NHS, VP of Drama Club, VP of Amnesty International), piano lessons, theater!!!, voice lessons
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Dunkin Donuts, Soccer Referee, Paid Medical Internship, Paid Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots through clubs
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, Theater productions, Work, Paid piano accompanist
[ *] Essays: CommonApp - Very Good as i’ve been told; Penn Supplement - 1/3 of it was somewhat generic, i’d suppose
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: EXCELLENT
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[ ] Additional Rec: From library media specialist that I have been an assistant to for 3 years, VERY GOOD
[ ] Interview:Great
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: Filed for FA
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ECs, Character, Transcript, Recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT I and II Scores, I’m not an URM, Location
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my recommendations made me get into the deferral pool, but the Penn supplement essay kept me from being accepted… oh well, I’m happy with a deferral I suppose.</p>

<p>No more binding!</p>