<p>what the? I got a girl from underdog immediately…or maybe it’s just her writing style…or it’s just because of my X chromosome taking over my Y chromosome for an instant…iunno :P</p>
<p>OMG I WANNA GET IN SO BADLYYYYYY!!!</p>
<p>I think my gender’s pretty obvious.</p>
<p>Btw, I’m sitting at home not at school because it is CANCELED! XD Take that. Now I get to lurk the internet in anticipation for tomorrow.</p>
<p>Penn’s admission page states that 15%(and it is probably higher) of all students accepted are sons and daughters of alumni. Many of these students have lower scores than those truly deserving students. Thats how they do it.</p>
<p>uvwxyz- I don’t think that most legacies have significantly lower scores. I think there are enough legacies with high scores that Penn doesn’t feel the need or desire to admit unqualified legacies. Yes, legacies get in at a higher rate than other people, but a lot of legacies have grown up being pushed to do well in school (because their parents are academically inclined), and therefore do do well in school. Also, Penn sees a lot of legacies applying, so the fact that 15% of the class is the child of an alum isn’t all that surprising or ridiculous. Legacy or not, Penn won’t admit you if Penn doesn’t think you are a pretty qualified applicant who wants to be at Penn and can handle the workload. </p>
<p>*And yes, my sister refers to me as a gay guy, ha. But, no I am not at ALL like a butch lesbian… ha. Not, at all. Those girls scare me a bit ha. She thinks that I have the personality of the stereotypical gay guy that you see on TV–which is kind of funny because it’s not even like I’m a real girly girl, ha.</p>
<p>UNDER 24 HOURS!!! WOOT!!!</p>
<p>23 hours!!! HOLY CRAP!</p>
<p>^^^ to add to what underdog was saying, 60% of legacies are rejected.</p>
<p>I know! I think it’s a little ridiculous how much people often overestimate the value of being a legacy at Penn. Usually just under 40% of legacies are accepted ED, (and with the rise in apps this year… this number will likely be lower still)… and full course, just about a third are accepted. Which means that overall, almost 70% of legacies are rejected each year… given the number of applicants this year I won’t be surprised if OVER 70% of legacy applicants are rejected this year. </p>
<p>Being a legacy does not make an applicant a shoe-in! Of course it helps (and arguably quite a bit), but acting as though Penn lets in tons of unqualified applicants because they are legacies is pretty ludicrous.</p>
<p>You say that legacies don’t have significantly lower scores than other admitted students… and you’re right. But there are a lot of legacies who have lower stats than non legacies that get in over the non legacies. I never really understood why schools have legacy in the first place. Sounds pretty stupid to me.</p>
<p>I agree that it’s a little weird that legacies get a boost–but colleges want to keep their alums happy so they continue to speak well about the school and give money and all that “fun stuff”. I agree that there will be legacies who will get in over non-legacies. But I think that we all REALLY overestimate the effect that legacy status has in the admissions process. There is a boost, but I am sure that the majority of legacies currently at Penn are no less intelligent/talented/qualified etc. etc. that the average Penn student. I’m sure some are a little above average, and some are a little below… but this goes for all “groups” of students–legacy, non-legacy, etc. </p>
<p>Anyways, hopefully we can keep this thread tension-free and free of controversial debate, ha. I think we are all stressed enough. BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE! We’ll know so soon! :)</p>
<p>Changing the topic a little bit, but does anyone know what the acceptance rate/defferal rate/ rejection rates were?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m pretty sure that it’s about 30% accepted, 30% deferred and 40% rejected. </p>
<p>Although there will very likely be a slightly smaller acceptance rate this year… and I’m not sure what will happen with the deferral/rejection percentages exactly.</p>
<p>One day lefttttttttttttttt </p>
<p>omg i wanna get in sooooooo badlyyyyy!!!</p>
<p>So do I dude, SO BADLY. I’m not excited for the waterworks though. :'(</p>
<p>Underdog: Haha I didn’t mean to cause “tension”. I reread my post and I can see how you got that vibe tho. Its all good. Best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>haha no I didn’t think you caused any tension! lol I was hoping that in my “defensive” reply I wouldn’t **** anyone off ha. We’re all good bud. </p>
<p>19 hours guys! Wow! 3 PM tomorrow will come before we know it!</p>
<p>19 hours 2 minutes…</p>
<p>The only advantage legacies really have is the exposure to the school, thus creating a strong connection over many years. I have been to homecoming about a dozen times, spring fling, etc…which of course is how my love for Penn developed. I do not feel that I have a significant pull for an acceptance, nor do I think I would get in over someone who seemed extremely more qualified. I have still worked my A$$ off the past four years so I still hope I can get in. BECAUSE I WANT TO SO SO SO SO BADLY!!!</p>
<p>I AM SO NERVOUS, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT IS TOMORROW! AHHHHHHH
good luck everyone! I hope they accept a nice chunk of us tomorrow :)</p>
<p>I completely agree brainiac! I don’t think I feel anymore confident going into tomorrow as a legacy than I would feel if I weren’t a legacy. I know I’m a decent applicant, but not a stellar applicant and I know that my chances are pretty iffy…</p>
<p>I really hope we both get in! I love the school so much! (though I definitely haven’t spent as much time at Penn as it seems you have). </p>
<p>GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!</p>
<p>Question: Is someone gonna make a new thread to post results? Or will we do it here? If we are, link plz, kthnxbai</p>