Amherst vs. UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: Eklipse91
Gender: M
Location: CT
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95
GPA - Weighted: 4.16
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 375</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 34
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 790
SAT II Biology - M: 750
SAT II Chemistry: 730</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Honor Roll</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Amherst College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: Yes, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of Pennsylvania, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: Yes, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>I know I can't apply to both ED, but which do you think I have a better chance at because I need to decide which I will go ED.</p>

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<p>Which one do you like better? They are very different schools. My son was torn between 2 very different schools and I think both were a “fit” and the same level school in terms of admission. Ultimately he has chosen to apply ED to the slightly larger school (both are small: 2000 and 3500) thinking it would have more to offer him outside of the classroom. We’ll see! In the end, you cannot go wrong with Amherst or Penn - just chose the one YOU love more.</p>

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<p>amherst and penn are very different schools, and they are equally hard.
which one do you like more?</p>

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<p>I think I like Amherst more, so I am going to apply there ED.</p>

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<p>That is the weirdest comparison ever; while they’re of the same academic caliber, they are so different in size, setting, and concentrations.</p>

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<p>oh i know its very random they have almost nothing in common but while size is an issue at amherst (i personally prefer something bigger) i feel this is not as significant as the fact that I can’t swim at UPenn since its D1 and i’m getting recruited for swimming at Amherst :)</p>

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<p>hello, i see legacy at upenn! haha is that what’s making you reconsider ED to amherst?</p>

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<p>haha its actually the other way around my getting recruited is making me second guess my ED to UPenn. I decided to go Amherst ED because the chances of me getting in are essentially 100% while at Upenn, even with legacy, they are only about 45% maybe 50% if I am lucky.</p>