<p>Transfer for sophomore year to CAS.
Was rejected RD last year.
From Pennsylvania</p>
<p>High School-public
Rank: 10/174
GPA: 3.96 UW
SAT: 2040 (M660, CR 710, W 670)
SAT II: US Hist: 730, World Hist: 670 Math I: 600
Class Vice President, NHS, etc.</p>
<p>College-private, liberal arts in Pennsylvania
1st sem GPA: 4.0
Class Treasurer
County government intern
Taking two 200 levels and a 300 level freshman year.</p>
<p>5 months til May!</p>
<p>Hey, I transferred in last year and my stats weren’t off the charts and my gpa wasn’t a 4.0 and my midterm report wasn’t a 4.0 either and I know a big reason why I was accepted was because of my essay and the reasons I had for transferring, which is probably the most important part of the application after your college gpa. Also, I didn’t do the autobiography essay so don’t believe people when they say you’ll get rejected if you didn’t, but it does help your cause. As long as you can write a great essay you have as good a shot as I had and it worked out for me.</p>
<p>I agree with TJones, I think the application essay plays a huge role in admissions to Penn. When I compared my transfer essays to my high school ones, there was a dramatic difference. I was rejected by Wharton RD as a high school senior, but accepted as a transfer after one year at Northeastern. I didn’t do anything spectacular that would give me a clear advantage against other applicants (internships, awards, etc).</p>
<p>ok thanks guys. im already on like the 150th draft of my essays but i’ll keep working on them for as long as i can to get them perfect.
thanks for the insight on the pg. 217 essay, i wasn’t planning on doing it so that made me more confident in that decision.</p>