UPenn ED Class of WNBFBAD 2017- Official Results Thread

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Well, I got all of you to click on this thread, you might as well read it!
WNBFBAD stands for Will Not Be Fazed by Admissions Decision </p>

<p>In the spirit of the season (ED admissions, not holiday ;)) I’ve noticed myself tragically but steadily growing restless, self-absorbed, irritable, and sometimes just plain nasty–with the inundation of anxious 'after-the-fact-chance-me-oh-no-I-said-I-adopted-a-Bengal-Tiger-instead-of-a-Siberian-will-this-get-me-rejected?" threads… it’s safe to say many of us share this sentiment.
This thread has nothing to do with our T-minus 22 hours decision. It’s about stepping back from the process (ironic that it’s on this forum huh?) to reflect on what matters when all’s said and done.</p>

<pre><code> With that said, let’s get started! I’ll go first.
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<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - M&T Admissions Decision</p>

<p>Objective/Subjective:
None of these are changeable now so why dwell on them? Heck, let’s just not type them in![ul]
[<em>] Test Scores:
[</em>] GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[</em>] Work/Volunteer Experience:
[<em>] Essays:
[</em>] Recs:</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection <a href=“This%20is%20the%20good%20stuff”>i</a>*[ul]
[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: CommonApp Essay[/li][li] Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: Figuring out all these nightmarish noparse/quote code commands, maybe I have a future in coding![/li][li] What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Breaking! Gotta finally learn those windmills and headspins.[/li][li] People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shoutout right after this: Mom and Dad, Girlfriend, Pet chinchilla[/li][li] Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: USC, UCLA, Cal Poly, Duke, Stanford (har har.)[/li][li] Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Learn to backflip, visit Venice, found a startup, have four kids, overcome my fear of roller coasters, win NFL Duo Interp nationals this year.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>I already feel better :). Just copy and paste from this quote box below!
Formatting will work itself out.</p>

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<p>Well, there it is. No matter what that online portal tell me tomorrow, I’ve found my reasons to be content. Now it’s time to find yours.</p>

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<p>How do I get correct formatting?</p>

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<p>Just copy and paste what’s in the quote box! Don’t mess with any of the brackets</p>

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<p>First of all, I would like to say you are amazing. This thread made me happy inside…I almost even shed a tear :c It’s true though. No matter what happens tomorrow, we all worked hard and we will all find our place.</p>

<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - Wharton Admissions Decision</p>

<p>[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: My Penn supplement essay. I worked the most for that and probably cried at least 8 times during different sittings. So happy with the end product.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: Learning more about myself as suddenly needing to write “Who am I” essays was extremely difficult. Also, finding other colleges I’m excited about so that I’m not devastated if I don’t get accepted.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Definitely watch korean dramas, tv shows in general, spending time with my friends (CHIPOTLE!), spending time with my family.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: My mom, my grandparents, my best friend, my friends, my teachers, my counselor.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: I haven’t applied to these schools yet but I’m 99% certain I will be depending on what happens Wednesday: Emory, Georgetown (McDonough), NYU (Stern), University of Virginia, UCLA, Tufts, Northwestern, CMU (Tepper maybe).</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Traveling London and Paris</p>[/li]
<p>btw, I can’t get the right formatting. Help!</p>

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<p>Great thread idea! </p>

<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - Wharton Admissions Decision</p>

<p>[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: My #1 EC, which is my tech website. </p>[/li]
<p>[li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: Being the first in my family to have the opportunity to (hopefully) go to college.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Just chillin’. Nothing fancy. Hanging out with friends for the rest of senior years, and making the most of our time.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: My parents, friends, and…myself.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: Columbia, Stanford, Harvard, and Pomona…so far. </p>[/li]
<p>[*]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Found a tech startup that will eventually destroy Apple, Google, etc.; travel to Mars with Elon Musk; sing a duet with Frank Ocean; become president of my country of birth and lead it to world dominance; and finally, and most importantly, enjoy life.</p>

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<p>Sorry fellas this is the correct format</p>

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<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - Wharton Admissions Decision</p>

<p>[ul][li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: [/li]My most important EC, founding Big Mountain Foundation helping rural Chinese children~
[li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: [/li]I’ve been getting so much better at doing pencil sketches in the past year :smiley:
[li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: [/li]Spend more time on my ECs, spend more time drawing and go home more often~
[li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: [/li]Mom, Dad, Grandma (she’s been praying for me lately~), my math teacher <3, old friends who have inspired me so much in life
[li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: [/li]I only sent out my Application to UC Berkeley so far, but I would be very happy going to all the schools I am applying to (otherwise I wouldn’t even bother applying in the first place)
[li]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: [/li]Travel around the world for a whole year without detailed plans, learn surfing and horseback riding~[/ul]</p>

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<p>will not be fazed by - wharton admissions decision</p>

<pre><code>[ul][li]single thing i am most proud of in my application: my “engage academically” essay. Heck, this is a feel-good thread so my common app essay too! [/li][li]single thing i am most proud of outside my application: keeping up with all my TV shows during this process. Hello! [/li][li]what i’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: [/li]</code></pre>

<p>all the money i’ve amassed whilst NOT going out during admissions apps I will use to buy lots of pretty things. Shiny, pretty things heeeheee :smiley: And working out, because it’s been a while, honestly…
[li]people whose love and support i am grateful for and who i will go give a big “thank you!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: ALL YOU CC’ers! I haven’t been active on threads, but I’ve been reading since I was a freshman, and it got me through everything. Also, my letter of rec teachers, my parents, and my friends <3[/li] [li]where else i’ve applied that i would be ecstatic to attend: I would be happy at ANY of the colleges on my list :slight_smile: especially UCLA. or USC. or Stanford (yeah right lolz) or UCSD, or NYU, or Wash-U[/li] [li]bucket list items i’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college i attend[/ul]:[/li]reading all the books i’ve been meaning to get around to</p>

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<p>will not be fazed by - wharton admissions decision</p>

<p>[ul][li]single thing i am most proud of in my application: Founding of a platform which has enabled me and other people in my school to teach more than 250,000 lessons each month to tens and thousands of people around the world.[/li][li]single thing i am most proud of outside my application: Getting better at basketball![/li][li]what i’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Grow organization. Watch TV. [/li][li]people whose love and support i am grateful for and who i will go give a big “thank you!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: Parents, friends. [/li][li]where else i’ve applied that i would be ecstatic to attend: Stanford, NYU, Toronto, HKU, CMU, Brown. [/li][*]bucket list items i’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college i attend[/ul]: Changing the world.</p>

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<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - M&T Admissions Decision
[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: My Common App essay[/li][li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: Working out everything on my own without any help from school or peers…What…So…Ever…!![/li][li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Chillaxing, Sleeping, Going on a vacation![/li][li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: Parents, Friends[/li][li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, Columbia, Yale, Cornell[/li][*]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Enjoy Life! :smiley: Be awesome! :D</p>

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<p>I’d promised I wouldn’t post on CC until decisions were out, to avoid the crazy; but this isn’t crazy, it’s just brilliant. </p>

<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - Wharton admissions decision</p>

<p>[ul][li]Single thing I am most proud of in my application: I am fond of my essays, despite my sometimes love-hate-relationship with them. [/li][li]Single thing I am most proud of outside my application: SortaRecruited by Kelly Writers House! Someone liked my writing! [/li][li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: I’m going to read again. I’m going to sleep. I’m going to hang out with friends.[/li][li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “thank you!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: The people who have believed in me, who have helped me, who have loved me.[/li][li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: Washington University in St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon, my local state school![/li][li]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Speak to an online audience, write, get a job, be a leader[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>CC needs more threads like this.</p>

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<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - Wharton Admissions Decision</p>

<p>[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: Putting my story on paper. The essays breathed life into an otherwisely mundane resume.</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: No outside help (like krishh!) </p>[/li]
<p>[li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Appreciating my friends and family. Cooking/baking for them, etc. :)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: Mom & Dad. My mock trial teammates, for putting up with my spazz attacks…</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: Lots of places :slight_smile: Penn is great, but there are other great institutions out there.</p>[/li]
<p>[*]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Haven’t really thought of this one yet. I’ll come back with a more satisfying answer tomorrow!</p>

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<p>Can we have some CAS or Engineers? :)</p>

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<p>Will Not Be Fazed By - CAS Admissions Decision</p>

<p>•[li]Single thing I am MOST proud of in my application: My common app essay and my Ben Franklin essay, I thought that they were amazing. I poured my heart into them. [/li] [li]Single thing I am most proud of OUTSIDE my application: I really got to explore myself while writing all those essays and I know who I am better as a person.[/li] [li]What I’m gonna spend more time doing after everything’s over: Watching the Office and working on my mock trial case that should be coming out next week! [/li] [li]People whose love and support I am grateful for and who I will go give a big “THANK YOU!” hug/text/email/shout right after this: My dad, he was the one who introduced me to Penn and has been supportive this entire time. I’m so glad that I made him proud, no matter the decision I hear from Penn. [/li][li]Where else I’ve applied that I would be ecstatic to attend: Yale, Columbia, University of Rochester, University of Iowa[/li] [*]Bucket list items I’ll be able to scratch off regardless of which college I attend: Go swimming in the ocean, as a Midwesterner I’ve never been to the ocean before.</p>

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<p>^Whaat!? I can’t imagine my life without the ocean.</p>

<h1>CalifornianAtHeart</h1>

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<p>Well I have swam in the mississippi before if that counts for anything! :)</p>

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<p>I’m actually very glad I did this mental/emotional exercise. Made deferral feel not like disappointment, but freedom and relief. CONGRATS TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THE DECISION. Definitely not fazed ;)</p>

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<p>rejected :’(</p>