UPenn Class of 2021 RD Results

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Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:07:19 +0000

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:

ACT: (Composite 34) (English: 34) (Mathematics: 32) (Reading: 36) (Science: 34) (Writing: 23) (ELA: 31) (STEM: 33)
SAT II: Mathematics Level 2: 790 Spanish: 580
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.964
Weighted GPA: 4.732
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/528
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (3), AP European History (3), AP Statistics (3), AP English (4), AP World History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Spanish(6) update remainder at end of school year.
Senior Year Course Load: IB Twentieth Century History Year One HL A, IB English A Literature Year Two HL A, IB Further Mathematics Year Two HL A, IB Chemistry Year Two SL A, IB Economics Year Two SL, IB Spanish Year Two HL A, AP Computer Science A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chinese (Mandarin 6yrs), Golf (3yrs), Chess Club (3yrs), Quiz Bowl (3yrs)
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring (Summer 2014)
Volunteer/Community service: Translating (Spanish)and Tutoring (Math/ Spanish)
Summer Activities: Georgia Boys State Leadership Action Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details): (8), with 10 being the best.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):(8), with 10 being the best.

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): (10), with 10 being the best.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): (10), with 10 being the best.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): (8), with 10 being the best.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): .

Other:

Questbrigde: Yes/ Questbrigde Finalists
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Business
State (if domestic applicant): Actworth, Georgia
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (Campbell High School)
Ethnicity: Afro-American / Pacific Islander
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Income Bracket: 60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflections:

Strengths: Good Study Habits, combined with Good Time Management skills.
Weaknesses: Overconfidence somethings gets the best of me.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program workload and strong scores helped. I don’t think my extracurriculars were all that great, but they did not hurt.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting for March to find out the rest.