This is slightly late, but uh

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Asian/African male, age 16
Suburban NY highschool, class of 600 or so
Legacy (one parent, grad school)</p>

<p>SATWR: 750
SATCR: 720
SATM: 690</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (35 English, OK reading/math, garbage science)</p>

<p>AP US Hist, World Hist, Eng Lang - 5
AP Calc BC - 3 (shut up lol)</p>

<p>GPA: Like a 4.4 weighted, don’t know unweighted but I assume maybe 3.7 as I got a C+ once but mostly A’s in all honors classes. Unranked.</p>

<p>Three recs - two teacher and one from a district superintendent. I read all of them unofficially and they’re pretty good if you ask me.</p>

<p>Play harmonica (front a local blues band), love to write poetry/narratives (1st place in a dozen or so writing contests, a myriad of runner ups in others), love to program games (freeware, one has 27,000 downloads), kung-fu/badminton/basketball/parkour (not school teams, though). Less marketable hobbies involve hip-hop: I’m an active beatboxer, emcee, DJ, and b-boy, and I’ve put out several songs (though not really suited for sending to Penn). I also cook for my family and do standup at local charity benefits</p>

<p>Technical editor (second in command) for school newspaper and literary magazine, as well as holding minor positions and participating in thirty other clubs I think. Standard stuff really, like Spanish Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Asian Culture Club, Science Bowl, National Honor Society bla bla bla.</p>

<p>I’ve worked at Geek Squad (but was fired for being too young, I didn’t mention this though), as well as programmed the school TV channel in ninth grade. I volunteer at the library and I tutor little kids. I’m applying to the College, ED, and my interview is on Sunday.</p>

<p>Essay excerpt (page 217):</p>

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<p>interesting topic, a bit rambly at the end.</p>

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<p>Well, that was just the first paragraph</p>

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<p>Interesting essay topic but your sentences are abit too long - readers might get lost halfway. Since this is only the first paragraph, I can’t say much. Consider splitting them sentences if you are going to reuse the essay for RD apps. </p>

<p>good ECs, average test scores and grades, don’t know the URM status will play out = fairly decent shot i guess but it’s still crapshoot. I’d say slight reach</p>

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<p>OK, thanks. What’s URM though?</p>

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<p>Oh, underrepresented minority? I’m mostly Asian (east/southeast) but I’ve got noticeable African blood in me as well.</p>

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<p>dude are you tiger woods?</p>

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<p>Nah, I’m right handed.</p>

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<p>“That day, I asked honesty”
Should be “honestly”!</p>

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<p>“…I can’t lie. I won’t lie. That day, I asked honesty…”</p>

<p>If you have read the preceding parts, you’ll understand that he is personifying “honesty”</p>

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<p>How does the district superintendent?</p>

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<p>???</p>

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<p>Know you, sorry.</p>