UPenn Class of 2021 RD Results

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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:41:17 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35E 29M 36R 30S 11W)
SAT II: didn’t send
GPA (weighted): 97.4 (my school doesn’t convert to 4.0 scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/166
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP French, AP Lit, AP Studio Art, AP Calc AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Art Award, tons of Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, other random school awards, placed well in some state debate meets and qualified for nationals, etc.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Gov (Student Body VP), School Magazine (Founder & Editor), NAHS, Congressional Debate
Job/Work Experience: wrote articles for my local newspaper over the summer, interned at a photo gallery, bussed tables at a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: started the Environmental Club at my school, facilitated a partnership with a local composting service, and redesigned the waste distribution system in my cafeteria which reduced our waste output by 30%
Summer Activities: AAJA JCamp 2016, internships

Essays: Common App 7/10, Penn Supplements 9/10
Teacher Recommendations: I sent a bunch, probably 8/10 overall
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Interview: 9/10 but interviews don’t make much of a difference I’m afraid

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Urban Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 200,000+/yr
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

I’m so surprised I actually got in! I think it helped that my Penn supplement was very specific and true to my passions. I went to a semester program in NYC my junior year of high school where I discovered my interest in interdisciplinary learning and urban studies so I talked about that a lot in my app. I think it helped that my letters of rec also reflected this interest of mine. Good luck everyone!!