Thanks for sharing your experience with us William, as a parent of HS senior, it is helpful to know what to expect even though i have a son who is a freshman now. Congratulations on all of your acceptances and all the best at Penn.
Thaaanks! And lowkey before Penn, I felt like I was already really fortunate to be recognized by so many amazing engineering schools, so perhaps Penn felt more like winning a lottery to me haha.
Im so mad at myself for falling in love with UW, just to find out it's a really competitive school. I should've never gone to Seattle😭 (goodl uck at Penn!)
Congratulations on UPENN I am applying for RD Decisions. Why did you pick that major and is it easy to get in for that major? I heard like Computer science major and engineering majors and the others are hard to get in.
Thank you!!! I actually forgot to explain my major at Penn ooops. But basically, I got into the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), which is a coordinated dual degree program at Penn focusing on advancing sustainable energy. In the program, we pursue an engineering degree of our choosing (I'm doing mechanical engineering since Penn doesn't have aerospace) and a science degree of our choosing (i'm doing earth & environmental science) + we have additional energy science research requirements. I've always wanted to either become a pilot or work to make passenger aircraft & aviation more sustainable so that's why I applied to VIPER lol. I believe that coordinated dual degree programs (there are a couple of them at Penn) are technically harder to get into since they have very small class sizes (for example, my VIPER class has 25) & are popular as they provide many additional resources & opportunities (& the second degree). However, if you feel like your personal story & values align well with specific dual degree programs (you will have an additional 650-word essay to explain), it might be easier for you since the program directors help undergrad admissions decide who they accept. Also, if you don't get into a dual degree, you can select an undergrad school (see the 4 below) that will consider your application normally--keep in mind that Penn admits by school (college, engineering, wharton, nursing) rather than by major. The acceptance rates probably vary from school to school but not by much. Overall, I feel like it's best to just select a school & major/program that fits your interests the most (that you can justify with your ECs & essays) and not worry too much about acceptance rate because at a school like Penn, everything is basically a lottery😭 Gooood luck and I hope you get in :)
Great question! I actually didn't opt into any of the waitlists because I preferred certain schools that accepted me over those waitlist schools & I also didn't want to take away chances from those who wanted to get off the waitlists :)
Thanks for sharing your experience with us William, as a parent of HS senior, it is helpful to know what to expect even though i have a son who is a freshman now. Congratulations on all of your acceptances and all the best at Penn.
Bro this kid is so chill and humble , ❤🎉 congrats bro
Congrats on the UPenn acceptance. Sometimes you just need one recognition to build up a path towards a bright future. 😁
Thaaanks! And lowkey before Penn, I felt like I was already really fortunate to be recognized by so many amazing engineering schools, so perhaps Penn felt more like winning a lottery to me haha.
You are so humble:) wish you best of luck at Penn!
Congrats brother!
I also aiming for penn (wharton)...wish me luck!
Yaaaay, gooood luck if you are applying in the future! (or if you applied ED, I hope that went well :D)
Congrats! 🎉
Congratulations!
Nice reaction bro. Detail and so far, this is the good reaction video that I watch. Btw, congratulations bruhhh🤟🏻😎✨
I want to be a pilot too! I am applying to the United States Naval Academy to get my hours through the military!! Best of luck to you.
Good luck, did you already receive an appointment?
Ain't no way are you William from first grade in Shanghai United International School? I was in the same class at you!
WAIT YEEEES, can I ask your for your name if you don't mind😭
Im so mad at myself for falling in love with UW, just to find out it's a really competitive school. I should've never gone to Seattle😭 (goodl uck at Penn!)
Congrats Dude. What's your STATS?
I'm thinking of making a video about it, but I'll try to write a summary asap and reply to you :)
STATS? CONGRATS BRO
whats your extracurriculars?
Congratulations on UPENN I am applying for RD Decisions. Why did you pick that major and is it easy to get in for that major? I heard like Computer science major and engineering majors and the others are hard to get in.
Thank you!!! I actually forgot to explain my major at Penn ooops. But basically, I got into the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), which is a coordinated dual degree program at Penn focusing on advancing sustainable energy. In the program, we pursue an engineering degree of our choosing (I'm doing mechanical engineering since Penn doesn't have aerospace) and a science degree of our choosing (i'm doing earth & environmental science) + we have additional energy science research requirements. I've always wanted to either become a pilot or work to make passenger aircraft & aviation more sustainable so that's why I applied to VIPER lol. I believe that coordinated dual degree programs (there are a couple of them at Penn) are technically harder to get into since they have very small class sizes (for example, my VIPER class has 25) & are popular as they provide many additional resources & opportunities (& the second degree). However, if you feel like your personal story & values align well with specific dual degree programs (you will have an additional 650-word essay to explain), it might be easier for you since the program directors help undergrad admissions decide who they accept. Also, if you don't get into a dual degree, you can select an undergrad school (see the 4 below) that will consider your application normally--keep in mind that Penn admits by school (college, engineering, wharton, nursing) rather than by major. The acceptance rates probably vary from school to school but not by much. Overall, I feel like it's best to just select a school & major/program that fits your interests the most (that you can justify with your ECs & essays) and not worry too much about acceptance rate because at a school like Penn, everything is basically a lottery😭 Gooood luck and I hope you get in :)
Bro u are amazing but these Ivies don't recognise hard work and talent like yours. Congrats that u got into UPenn.
Thank you!!! Yeeeah so many talented people don't get in, so unfortunately, we just have to keep expectations low and hope for the best haha
Did you can accepted into any of the waitlisted program?
Great question! I actually didn't opt into any of the waitlists because I preferred certain schools that accepted me over those waitlist schools & I also didn't want to take away chances from those who wanted to get off the waitlists :)
Stats??
Stats please
OMG UPenn, my favorite university 😭😭
I'll waiting your university vlog 😎
Let's go 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🤩
Thank you so much! I'm actually thinking of editing a vlog over my winter break haha, hopefully👀
Congrats!!🥳 Can I ask your stats?
Yep! I'm thinking of perhaps doing a video, but I'll try to write a summary and reply to you soon :)
please about stats
Suuure! I'll write up a summary and reply soon :)
Yes stats please! You applied to all of the same schools as my son who is waiting to hear.