<p>So ds with legacy and a sibling who currently attends Penn, full pay, 2300+ SAT, 35 ACT, 4.0 UW gpa, most rigorous curriculum with 15 APs, multivar calc, great ECs, national awards, business internship, etc was just deferred from Wharton. Then I open the mail to find a Christmas card from Wharton external affairs. Gee thanks Wharton</p>
<p>I know a kid from my school who did the absolute minimum in terms of academic rigor and basically slacked his way through high school and was just accepted to Penn as a legacy. I know five other kids who worked their <em>expletives</em> off for four years of high school and got rejected. C’est la vie, I guess…</p>
<p>Does anyone know if it’s possible to apply for financial aid after acceptance? It’s not absolutely necessary for me, but it would help out a lot if I did get it and I didn’t do it pre-application. </p>
<p>@JVCaptain, and to anyone else who applied to the fisher program what where your stats if you dont mind me asking? To all who are deferred, keep your head up and your fingers crossed… Congratulations to all who where accepted!!</p>
<p>hi guys- this is my first post on here and it may be my last but I justed wanted to say for all you guys who got rejected just like me, don’t feel bad or lose faith! I know a student at my school who got deferred and should not even have had the opportunity because of the way he treats people around him and his attitude in dealing with problems. I hope that you guys know that Penn is not the only college out there which will make you happy!! It took a while for me to convince myself but I guess that everything happens for a reason and Penn was not the fit for me. Congrats to all who were accepted- know that you guys are very lucky and most people would trade about anything to be your place. I hope my message can reach the majority who got rejected because of no URM, hooks or legacies. Many are probably feeling the same way and I wanted to remind each other that success is not determined by which college you go to. 
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<p>Hi mom! (my mom likes to read this thread)
I was accepted to CAS (Biology)! Tears of joy were shed and a headache was developed.</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone and anyone; don’t give up hope. If you put in 110% and some personality, there’s nothing else you could have done - you did your best and that’s the best you can do. Stay afloat!</p>
<p>To anyone who was accepted: sup? :)</p>
<p>Rejected Huntsman. Very lost and confused. Not sure where to go from here considering I had mentally and emotionally comitted to a program that only exists one place in the world on the undergraduate level. Where to go now…</p>
<p>Rejected CAS</p>
<p>Do I have a chance in getting into the Wharton school of business with a 1610 SAT score, 4.0 GPA, and with no Sat subject tests ? I’m also a dual citizen, I came to the U.S. Two years ago. </p>
<p><a href=“Early decision admission rate drops by 1.3 percentage points | The Daily Pennsylvanian”>Early decision admission rate drops by 1.3 percentage points | The Daily Pennsylvanian;
<p>Thought this would be of interest to you guys. ( My D is Penn18.)</p>
<p>I got in…I guess I’m happy but ahhh there goes my chance for Columbia/Princeton… :(</p>
<p>@Serendi maybe I’m reading your comment wrong, but it seems pretty offensive to me and probably to other people who really wanted Penn for you to say you are upset about getting in because you wanna know about other places. Just totally unnecessary for you to say that. </p>
<p>@Serendi - why did you apply ED if you wanted to go somewhere else?? Very strange.</p>
<p>Deferred CAS (for English). Does anybody have any advice for Penn deferrals on what to do from now until March to help our RD acceptance chances as much as possible? I thought I’d be downtrodden and defeated after getting my deferral, but strangely, rather the opposite has occurred–I am filled with a nearly uncharacteristic motivation to show adcom that giving me a second chance was worth it. Any ideas from anybody are appreciated. :)</p>
<p>@wanttoknowthis
I don’t have that most of that. I have the Congratulations page then there is a button that says “continue” and when I click that, my financial aid package pops up.
Did you look at the checklist? I would triple check everything. I sent in the CSS Profile, the Penn Financial Aid Supplement, the Penn Financial Aid Documents Cover Sheet, and scans of my parent’s 2013 tax returns and w-2 forms. If you sent in all of that, I would suggest calling the office to see what it is missing. If you didn’t, just send in whatever you are missing.
Good luck! Message me if you need some more help.</p>
<p>Rejected - Wharton…</p>
<p>I knew from the moment I submitted the app that I had low chances due to one stinking math score. My academic record showed an upward trend in grades (from a 76 in grade 9 french to 95 senior year), and I have many volunteer hours and ECs. guess I was lacking the business experience and crappy math mark in general. I’m slightly upset that people who did not submit their entire testing history got in, while many of us who actually comply to the rules do not get in or are deferred. Add to the fact that I am international and the chances are stacked against me. I do not, however, regret applying as it was a great experience and it readies me for the RD round. </p>
<p>Anyways, I truly wish the accepted people all the best (although I do hope that y’all can be more sensitive to us rejectees), and to all the rejected or deferred, keep your head up! I know we will eventually end up somewhere - sometimes the path to success is not clearly defined… we have more obstacles to overcome, but we can do it!</p>
<p>“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” </p>
<p>Sorry for the ramble, but I was quite discouraged for a moment and had many things on my mind ):</p>
<p>@nervousfreshie You’ll find your place! :)</p>
<p>@orwellians I am deferred as well, please let me know if you find anything out</p>
<p>As cliche as this is going to sound, where one door closes, another one is wide open.
We are all destined for success, the paths may be different, but the end result is going to be the same.
That being said, no one should be upset or discouraged. We’re ALL going to make it one day, I promise. :)</p>
<p>Legacies have only a very slight edge and only in ED.</p>
<p>I have interviewed about 40 Legacies - none got in!</p>