The University of Pennsylvania

“You need to appear passionate about your prospective majorMay 01 2003Business - Management and Administration
You need to appear passionate about your prospective major through your past activities and academic pursuits. Being anything different than someone from the Northeast or someone who is white or asian will definitely be a plus. You should be really driven and competitive and not afraid to admit that you enjoy a fast paced urban setting. Pretty much if you're anal, ruthless, and see yourself as the mistaken reject at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford, then come to Penn to reassert your status over the world at the Ivy league institution with no name recognition.
SAT: 1360 Male

“I was in charge of everything in my highApr 21 2003Undecided
I was in charge of everything in my high school, as well as balancing three year-round varsity sports and a job working for the county executive. I moved across the country in the middle of high school, and (obviously) adapted to it well. My mother had cancer, I was active in church, and I had taken 11 APs by the end of high school. Oh, and I clearly love to learn and did well in school.

I don't think any of that would have gotten me sh*t if I hadn't had a good interview. Seriously, God gave me two hour of hilarity, and the lady loved me. ROCK YOUR INTERVIEW!

Haha... oh yes, and being a varsity athletic recruit never hurt anyone either. I was a rowing recruit. Don't worry! You're allowed to quit if you don't like it!! (I quit, no harm done). But, seriously, you can have like 1100 SATs and still get admitted to any Ivy league institution if you run, hit, push, pull, or swim hard enough.
ACT: 36 SAT: 1560 Female

“You need good grades andOct 01 2002Biology
You need good grades and SATs, but those alone won't get you very far. Rather than going for sheer volume of activities in high school, find something either really interesting or something that you're really good at, and concentrate on that... it will make you stand out more than the person who was in every club at your school.
SAT: 1570 Male

“Write good essaysSep 22 2002Business - Management and Administration
write good essays. really good. when everyone in the applicant pool has great references, test scores, GPAs, and co-curricular activities: you will need something to help you stand out.
be candid.
SAT: 1510 Female