my upenn supplemental essays + advice! | the university of pennsylvania

[@andrewnguyen1716]

“I’m a really big procrastinator”... and I’m working on this a week before the deadline.. but you’ve been so helpful!!

[@addierhee1342]

lol same

[@haleykang8156]

thanks glad i could helppp

[@soonstarryskies]

Same rip all of us

[@nanaminish]

omg same ... ED?

[@KellyZhangthegreat]

omg me too

[@alanbchen]

"math would play an INTEGRAL part" puns omg :0

[@haleykang8156]

dude didn’t even realize until you pointed it out lol

[@SChen-ds3ws]

Just wanted to say thank you for giving me all these tips! I’m applying next year, and Penn is my dream school. Recently, I’ve been overly stressed about the application process.Your video really helped to calm me down and understand the process better.

[@haleykang8156]

:'))) thanks, im so glad the video helped you

[@husseinmahdi4282]

did you get in?

[@arjun-rq6zt]

The second essay has been pretty tough for me. Definitely one of the hardest ones imo. Thanks for the inspiration

[@kate4715]

Watching this video just made my face light up with ideas and inspiration for how to approach my Penn supplements! I've honestly been stuck on the second half of the academic supplement for a while and have had no clue how to approach the community supplement despite knowing what I want to talk about, but this video sort of cleared a path in my head. Thanks so much!

[@haleykang8156]

ah that’s honestly the best response i can hear! thank you so much

[@jonathantilahun642]

Application do this weekend and I decided to start today 🥰

[@saiesha3861]

MEEEE OMG I didn't even want to ED until yesterday

[@haleykang8156]

i hope it went wellll

[@jonathantilahun642]

@@haleykang8156 No cap I started the second essay at 11:00 pm and submitted at 11:58 pm

[@tuvshinbatbatsuren5232]

@@jonathantilahun642 were u successful?

[@mmmihir]

@@jonathantilahun642 did it work out?

[@reebh187]

You deserve all the happiness in this world for helping out others so much

[@emiratl781]

watching for the 20th time while writing my ed application :D

[@haleykang8156]

haha hope it helps :)))

[@jane-lp9wz]

Did you get in?

[@camilaandreagarciaschulze2833]

OMG, this was SO helpful. I was literally stuck writing my supplemental essays. Thank you so much ;)

[@haleykang8156]

youre welcomeeee

[@abbylee4864]

I've been stuck on a 200 word supplemental for a while now, this helped so much, thanks!!

[@haleykang8156]

ah yayyy

[@souju8755]

3 days till deadline and an entire supplement left. Your vids really helped lol thanks a lot

[@DJ-rq1iu]

how bout day of and 2 supplements left😆

[@1manasj]

how are you so pure? i need someone like this in my life!

[@haleykang8156]

lol thanks?..

[@Wompwomp5698]

Thank you so so much! I really love your essays and I'm actually crunching for my dream school right now. Your advice is really helpful for me because I've been struggling a lot with being authentic in my essays.

[@haleykang8156]

ah glad i could help :)

[@amdo1499]

These essays were super helpful when I went to create my own! I even got accepted ED this past December, so thank you so much :)

[@jane-lp9wz]

YAYYYYYY, you’re making me excited for ivy day now. If you don’t mind me asking, what were you stats?

[@amdo1499]

@@jane-lp9wz Sure, don’t really want to type it all in here so if you want you can email me @ [e-mail]

[@jane-lp9wz]

@@amdo1499 emailed!

[@gabrielacanizares4782]

@@amdo1499 Hello! Where did you send your supplemental essays?

[@amdo1499]

@@gabrielacanizares4782 hi! I’m not sure I understand your question completely. If you mean through what means did I send it, through the common app. If you mean to what colleges, I only ended up applying to two schools (the other being Rutgers) since I got in ED, but I used variations of these essays to apply to scholarships and such (I would have done the same had I had to apply to more colleges after Penn decision).

[@tay-ht9bt]

not me barely working on the second supplement 😭😭 why am i like thissssssss

[@emilychang3232]

a humble and helpful QUEEN thank you for this vid

[@haleykang8156]

youre welcomeee

[@tanvirshahed119]

You actually inspired me to obtain ideas for my supplemental essay! Thank you!!

[@haleykang8156]

aw youre welcome!!!

[@PhoenixDaniel_]

Thank you so much for making this! I'm applying regular decision this January to Penn so this video really helped me to come up with creative ideas to write my essays :)

[@dillonhamer4135]

this video is very honest and helpful I'm currently writing my essays and I find myself being overly formal, serious, and sort of bragging about myself so thank you for this set back on the reality of a good essay

[@nkim]

"I knew math would play an integral part" hahahaha such a good line

[@user-ju8jv5jo2p]

Aha... glad to get some inspiration. Penn application due in 2 days and I have not started. Suboptimal.

[@knakknacklotus8613]

HAHAHA ME TOO

[@knakknacklotus8613]

i feel understood

[@prhymeactivity9335]

History repeats its self. I literally have two days left and I am only now starting!

[@kaebear]

I cannot tell you how much I can relate to your essays! I also love to bake, and if I get accepted(cough cough probably not), I'd love to see you at PennCakes~

[@haleykang8156]

aw yay

[@emilyelizabeth1703]

You are the first person i've heard said i finished the essay 2 weeks before the deadline hahah, congrats

[@danielmishkin9456]

Hello Haley. This vid was very helpful and insightful. Thank you!

[@haleykang8156]

yay you’re welcome!

[@briandelgado4819]

deadline today, wish me luck lol I just started

[@raydonmuregi132]

Did you get in?

[@akashpriya4451]

You’re interests are similar to mine like love for puzzles , maths , medicine , cooking

[@sushilgautam3290]

Watching her on deadline😂

[@Minim1719]

Where did you get your glasses? :o

[@katiec6003]

hi haley! quick question is penn cakes still around? i’m writing my penn supps and am a hugeeeeee baker (ex i willingly read books about traditional french culinary techniques) and i would love to join. i checked the penn clubs site and couldn’t find it tho :(

[@ceejay1684]

The second essay was really good.

[@oliveroseguera3476]

Bro thank you so much for uploadint this ish. Like I am just now doing my penn apps even though they due in like 2 weeks lmfao. Its so hard to navigate the website to find enough info sometimes. lmfao

[@ericdu2351]

Could you make a video on how you got so much money from UPenn?

[@diegofernandez476]

this is so funny to watch after getting in like… I did that? you are amazing :)

[@betsegawyigezu7621]

*it is wonderful...can I get the essay in doc(pdf) form?, please*

[@skylarlo4434]

thanks for the help! did you also upload resume as well?

[@ruechi8063]

i literally have a day left😃😃😃😃

[@dingjiyuan6677]

One question Haley! When you talked about the courses and projects that you wanna do, do you really mean to take them? How did you manage to do that?

[@yengshao4752]

Any tips for Penn interview? More specifically, "why should Penn accept you?"

[@haleykang8156]

honestly, i just tried to be as honest as possible. i talked about how the school is for engineering and trivial stuff like the location and energy of the school lol

[@_andrewahn]

aren't there like other essays depending on your major, or am I just wrong?

[@nolanikemura9881]

hi haley, do you think i should mention a specific professor in response to the first essay?

[@FavourIhedoro]

This really helped thanks

[@szohaibkhan8153]

literally 9 more days till i get my letter hopefully i get in :)

[@knakknacklotus8613]

howd it go?

[@matthewpulukchu5234]

How did you find info on the teachers and what classes they teach. I've been trying to find things which I could reference on my essay, but I keep reaching dead ends. any help would be appreciated

[@MinorCarAccident]

you can find their faculty and staff by googling it, each professor will have a profile with a resume + other info

[@matthewpulukchu5234]

@@MinorCarAccident the thing is, all the faculty I'm googling is coming up empty handed. I'm not getting any classes to reference for the essay. Is there any website links that have this sort of information?

[@samuelquarcoo8088]

Both essays are very tough and now i think i have an idea on how to tackle this. Id like to ask any specific sites you used for the penn research

[@ravenm8452]

Hello! Since the community based essay is only 200 words, did you go with the introduction, body, conclusion system or just input a whole block of text? Thank u!!

[@nanaminish]

hi! do you know if penn accepts electronic or physical (mailed) transcripts? i don’t know which to select upon sending my transcript :/

[@asp3ct.r67]

yeah i fucked up big time, writing 4 applications in one day lol solely relying on my IB grades rn I'm so fucked

[@channeldeleted4800]

Me too bro

[@joelduah6276]

Same

[@louis6172]

Same here UnU

[@ericlin5457]

Should I apply regular or early? I’m taking the SAT and it’s subject tests in November and December.

[@haleykang8156]

hmm. im not sure about this one. personally, i would probably apply regular since id want to put my best foot forward

[@chrisjeong6365]

Do you think SAT Subject tests give a major boost in applications? Also, how many colleges did you apply to? I feel like my list is way too long.

[@haleykang8156]

my list was around 14 i think but i only ended up applying to 4 because i got into my early decision school! also i think for top tier schools, subject tests are required or atleast highly recommended

[@fluffy695]

You’re amazing. I thought about Penn but don’t think I’m half as good as you. Some of the schools I’m applying to don’t have supplements though. Do you think there’s a way to show my interest in their school in the common app essay?

[@louis6172]

Where r u studying currently? Im so scared for taking one decision, im from other country then i get overwhelmed... Some tip?)

[@vincentscaglione4783]

amazing essays!

[@haleykang8156]

thanks!!

[@vincentscaglione4783]

how did you come up with your common app. essay? i am a junior rn and i am so stumped. ty and good luck at penn :) @haleykang

[@haleykang8156]

i think i have a video about the common app but I just wrote a list of things i'm passionate about then tried writing a paragraph on everything I came up with

[@hannahan16]

Its due in three hours wish me luck😅

[@clintonokyere871]

Did you submit a resume

[@HH-gl2mx]

Did you apply to multiple schools through their early decision/early action programs?

[@haleykang8156]

i applied to four! michigan, case western, michigan state, and penn

[@MinhNguyen-el1ig]

@@haleykang8156 if you did it, and if the other 3 accepted you before penn, won't u be able to choose penn ?

[@michelle-ru9dj]

@@MinhNguyen-el1ig Because Penn is an early decision school, this would mean that if Penn accepts you, you have to go to the Uni no matter what. There are definitely exceptional circumstances, but generally this means that even if the other 3 accept you, as long as Penn accepts you, you have to go.

[@hannahchu8394]

Do u have to have extracurriculars that relate to ur major?

[@haleykang8156]

Honestly, not really haha. I didn't really know what I wanted to major in until a few weeks before I applied to colleges so I just did what I thought would be interesting!

[@hannahchu8394]

@@haleykang8156 How did u show passion in ur selected major? My ecs arent really related to mine :p

[@haleykang8156]

i don't know if i really showed passion specific to my major on my app. the only things that were really geared to my major were my stem classes in high school (which i tried to take the highest level classes). other than that, all my ecs had nothing to do with stem. since, i didn't have any major specific ecs, my goal was to simply show that i had passion. didn't really matter what for because my goal was to show that i become totally involved and try my best when i put my mind on something. that way, my app readers could know that i would approach college with the same mindset of making use of everything they have to offer.

[@a.d.6692]

omg thank you so much!!!!!! godsenddd

[@viraajdarbar137]

Your essays were amazing! Would you mind taking a read of my essay?

[@_gauri]

Did you ever get a national or state award?

[@haleykang8156]

i got one or two but i forgot what lol. its in my stats and ces video if you’re curious lol

[@labinatasfia624]

I am so glad my college didn't ask for essays like these @~@

[@haleykang8156]

loll

[@pepehimovic3135]

What college

[@labinatasfia624]

@@pepehimovic3135 Colorado State Uni.

[@ishankalra1499]

1st nov is deadline. Today is 30th and watching this here now. Lmao wish me luck.

[@prhymeactivity9335]

Oh shit bro me too! See you at Penn bro.

[@TairsXP]

Guess who's application is due in 2 days :)

[@natewilliams7005]

holy fuck