By JOSEPH STASZEWSKI
Last Updated:2:50 AM, January 26, 2012
Posted:1:42 AM, January 26, 2012
After an extensive process and plenty of work in the classroom and on the court, Rayne Connell is where she wants to be.
The Christ the King senior guard, a 90 student, said she took two SATs and five ACTs to get the score required for acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania, her dream school. She finally hit the mark last month and then had to start an extensive process of essays and interviews.
“From the second I stepped on campus, I knew I was supposed to be there," said Connell, who took a visit in September.
It all culminated Wednesday when she took a trip to the Ivy League school to meet with its dean of undergraduate admissions. After the interview, she was accepted on the spot and verbally committed to play women’s basketball there next season.
Connell, a three-year starter, at Christ the King, chose the Quakers over Southern Methodist. She will get her tuition paid through financial aid since Ivy League schools do not give athletic scholarships and is overjoyed to get the school’s prestigious education.
“It’s the best feeling in the world,” she said. “I’m so happy that I’m finally in. I’m so happy.”
Connell said she grew up playing in the post and was more of a scoring guard her f
