<p>OK... So my dream is to go to UPenn (my dad's an alum). I also heard it's an awesome party school and I totally checked out the boys basketball team and some of those guys are super hot. Anyway, I don't have the best scores, but like I said. My dad's an alum and Fortune 500 CEO, so yeah.</p>
<p>My SAT is 1920 and my SAT II's are 790, 730, and 690. I have a 3.6 unweighted at a REALLY good private high school. And really good, UNIQUE EC's (lots of cool volunteering + cheerleading). My essays are awesome (trust me... we got them professionally edited, so that's not a problem). I'm also really involved in politics (Go Ron Paul!). I didn't apply early decision because my mom wanted me to apply to Yale (that's where she went), so I applied there SCEA. BUT I would so rather go to UPENN.</p>
<p>I don't think you should, and I don't think you would. You don't have the scores, your ECs aren't unique, and you have no alumni preference after ED. I would hope that Penn would not care that you dad is a "500 CEO", in fact, I would hope that if you mentioned it, they would laugh at the fact that you put it down.
All in all, unless I'm missing something, I would hope Penn would have the courage to flat-out reject you.</p>
<p>And if this is a troll, this is supposed to be a site for people to get useful information, not to read someone bash another school or make fun of students. (Get a life or try helping people out).</p>
<p>Well, I'm not going to get in the debate that seems to be happening, but in an attempt to answer the poster's question, your dad's connection is definitely a great asset to your application despite the fact that you are applying during the regular admissions phase.</p>
<p>so you're just planning on applying to penn bc of the "awesome party" atmosphere and "super hot" boys on the bball team?</p>
<p>sounds like you don't really have your priorities in line for college... congrats on yale, but my bf goes there and if you think it's gonna be all fun and games and as easy as high school, you're in for a treat. it's great education for a reason.</p>
<p>also, i'm kind of upset that's all you mentioned about why you're excited to apply there. since your dad is a fortune 500 ceo, it sounds like you have money. my family isn't poor, but we're not well off either, so our financial aid probably won't be that great and even though i got in i may not even be able to go bc we might not be able to pay for it. but if someone who seems only concerned about the materialistics of college gets in and can go bc they can pay for it over me, who picked penn mainly for the great academics....</p>
<p>I wasn't be a jerk at all. Just calling it like I see it. There are kids who work for years to get in, and have to get in on their own merit. Then there are kids like you who want to go for "hot guys" and because you think you can party there. If those are really your stats and you have no more EC's, it just shows that Yale bows down to their alumni, and that makes their education worth much less in my mind.</p>
<p>You didn't mention one thing about Penn's academics on why you want to go. If you want hot guys and partying, apply to your local state school. I can almost guarantee you there will be much more of both there. At a school like Penn, you should be going for academics.</p>
<p>This may sound mean, but it's true. Someone who really deserves it should get it way before you, someone who wants to go to a school because of its name, and plans on getting in not through her own merit, but through her "hot-shot" dad. Unfortunately, as Yale showed us, it doesn't always go like this. Hopefully Penn sees right through this.</p>
<p>Oh right... because by "unique EC's" I mean that the only thing I do is cheerleading. Trust me, I do way more than that. I just didn't want to name everything. And I think it should be obvious that UPenn has great academics. I don't think anyone should even need to mention that.</p>
<p>Whatever. I should have never even posted that. What everyone says on here doesn't even matter. I was just getting nervous.</p>