quidkid
quidkid,
UPenn
B.A., Biology
Features Included
3
Essays
10
Schools
20
Scores
4
Advice
6
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown Orlando, Florida
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionAccepted From Waitlist
Class of2016
English First Language Yes

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
  • University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
  • University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
  • Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
  • Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
  • University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Applied for a B.A. in Biology

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

School Specific Advice

More Essays

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How I Got Into Photography And Beyond Am I going to be arrested? My elementary aged self fretfully pondered this question through the long, sleepless night. I used to play an online virtual horse game in which photo manipulations were virtual gold. But to make high quality graphics, but you needed high quality stock images. I was one innocent kid who thought it was smart to Google “horse pictures” and pick the prettiest ones I could find. It wasn’t...
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Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay
453 Words
Why Penn and what you will contribute Radiology is like a puzzle – only that you're given all the pieces but you have to find the faulty one, the anomaly of the human body. Now that the gauntlet has been thrown, I am drawn to that area of study, but first, the quest for the school that best arms me with the tools to solve it. Academics- I envision myself in a front row seat of BIOL 121 picking up the Clicker...
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Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school
160 Words
Penn Introduction (opt) 150words You see that girl power-walking down the hallways, carrying the Mt. Everest of textbooks, trying to get to class early? Yeah, that was me. I was considered the quirky kid and that is understandable. After all, stacking up to four golf balls and three bowling balls are unconventional hobbies. At the end of the day, I’ve acquired the “nerd” label -one that has no life. What gave it away –the glasses, the stack of books,...
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General Admissions Advice

Additional material sent in after waitlisted or deferred
24 Words
I submitted updated recommendation letters and a...
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Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received
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List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience
25 Words
I interviewed for Penn and Harvard. Penn was...
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How to increase chances at my school
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Be...
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High School Performance

Weighted GPA
4.40
 
Rank
Top 1%
 
High School TypePublic
Academic Performance in High School Steady

Test Scores

Highest ACT
32
 
ACT Score Details
 
ACT Prep
Highest SAT
1510
on 1600 scale
Highest SAT
2200
 
SAT Score Details
 
Original SAT Score2200
Other SAT Scores
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details17 classes and scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesHospital Volunteer, Library Volunteer, Community Cleanup / Service, Nursing Home Volunteer, Math Team, National Honor Society

Experience & Awards

How Spent Summers
Awards Received

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