HeyLei,
UPenn
B.A., French Language and Literature
Hi there! I'm currently a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. I plan to major in French and minor in Spanish in the College of Arts & Sciences while also majoring in Communication in the Annenberg School.
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Hometown
Woodbury, Minnesota
GenderFemale
EthnicityBlack / African American
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
French
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Applied for a B.A. in French Language and Literature
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Sliding the knife through the cake's creamy green and white frosting, I heard someone say my middle name. [name]. Turning to smile and see what the person needed, I heard it again, yet with the addition of my unofficial middle name. Being called [name] by people unrelated to me made me feel really happy and surprised because I haven't been called that by people outside of my family since we moved back to the USA from South Asia. In 2002, my...Read more...Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay420 WordsWhen I visited The University of Pennsylvania during spring break in my junior year of highschool, I immediately felt at home. Though I loved Penn, specifically the College of Arts and Sciences, because of the excellent academics and scenic campus, I was primarily convinced that it was a good fit because of the happy, loving way in which the faculty, staff, and students interact in. An example of this occurred at the beginning of the Ethics in Biology class that...Read more...General Admissions Advice
What I’d change about my application process163 WordsIf I were able to go back in time, I would have changed 3 things about my college application process. First, I would have actually studied for the ACTs. When I was younger, I took the ACTs and SATs through a program for gifted students called NUMATS. As a result,...Read more...Why I declined other schools99 WordsAside from the financial aspect, a large part of why I declined schools was because of campus environment. One thing that is really important to me is happiness. I want...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience213 WordsI interviewed with Stanford and Penn in the winter of my senior year. My Stanford interviewer was an amazing woman and we hit it off very well. She asked me a lot of questions about myself, my application, and my goals and told me I was a good fit for Stanford. It was a fairly informal interview and we met at a coffee...Read more...Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received64 WordsBased on advice given to me by high school counselors and some admissions counselors, I didn't use a private...Read more...What set me apart from other applicants46 WordsWhile I can't say for sure, I think that my uniquely diverse background set...Read more...How I chose schools to apply to193 WordsThe first step to my college search began when I was in 7th grade and had recently been accepted into the NUMATS program run by Northwestern University. The kids in this program were allowed to take the ACT exam early and were given many opportunities to experience Northwestern in person. By the time I seriously started thinking about...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)29 WordsWhile I can't comment on the student body...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)64 WordsBusy (Penn students are constantly doing something whether it's interning or volunteering), Social (we love us some parties and...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why102 WordsNow that I've completed a full year at Penn, my favourite course by far was Fren 202, Advanced French. Even though I had completed the language requirement, I chose this class because...Read more...My advice about getting recommenders151 WordsRegardless of what year you are in, try and build relationships with your teachers, advisors, coaches, and other adults in your life. This is beneficial because they have so much advice to give and they're often also really interesting and wonderful people to get to...Read more...My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them280 WordsDuring freshman year, I was a part of Spring Fling, Spec-trum, PennFa, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. I also tutored English at a highschool near campus. Spring Fling and Spec-trum are part of SPEC, our Social Planning and Events Committee. Fling plans the annual college festival and Spec-trum plans events representative of minority communities but geared toward all of our student body. I chose these two as I love planning events and was involved in similar activities in highschool. Fun fact, as...Read more...High School Performance
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