<p>Hey guys I'm just curious for future reference when I'm helping ppl from my school with apps. I thought the Benjamin Franklin Scholars are meant to be top 5-10% academically but I got invited and I am definitely not that. How did that happen?</p>
<p>Plus, I was also invited for a thing called World Scholars and in the FA section they are the ones giving me a full scholarship but there doesn't seem to be anything about that on CC. What is it? How many people get it a year?</p>
<p>Cheers :) Oh and congrats to everyone!!</p>
<p>Post your stats., not just sat score</p>
<p>i know a URM who went to Penn from my school last year and she was named a BFS, yet she had a 3.55 UW and a 30 ACT, so I do not think it is based on merit statistically, but perhaps the adcom’s arbitrary definition of someone deserving that distinction.</p>
<p>I actually remember her saying it had something to do with community service…at least in her case, but I don’t know.</p>
<p>Isn’t BFS purely academic though?</p>
<p>SAT: 700CR 770M 720W
SAT II: 770Lit 790M2 700US Hist.</p>
<p>90% + in 4 AS and 70%+ for A-level maths – My A-level results weren’t available when apps were going.</p>
<p>I planned to do Political Science and Theatre.</p>
<p>Ahhh jokesbg779 that makes more sense. I am pretty proud of my co-curs but it is strange that they would allow someone like me who isn’t really qualified into an honors course</p>
<p>not to bash on the honors programs but JWS and BFS are pretty arbitrary. It’s something done more by the admissions office than any academic department based on their own circumstances. The really difficult courses have pretty stringent gpa requirements (like finance with siegel)</p>
<p>i heard it was a different selection panel?</p>
<p>Anyone know what this world scholars thing is?</p>