Chances: Berkeley to UPenn

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey All,</p>

<p>I have been at Berkeley for a year and a half, and I feel that there is something missing about the entire experience. I believe I would be happier and more productive at a smaller school.I would like to be at a smaller school for smaller classes, 4 years of housing, more professor interaction, and a more supportive student body. School is school, but I rather be at a small school and know a smaller community. Berkeley is too big for me and I fill like I do not it in and have no real friendships since coming here. I would like to Major in Architectural and economics, and have a strong design/ art portfolio to demonstrate. </p>

<p>My stats:</p>

<p>Berkeley gpa: 3.6
EC: tutoring and outreach to HS youths
work: Anchor Blue, Clark Construction intern
scholarships: 2 architecture scholarships, and many other small ones</p>

<p>HS gpa: 4.0+
APs: 9 ( scores all 4 )
Rank: 14/759
HS ECs: mock trial, engineering programs, business programs (usc and ucla ), architecture programs, volunteering with key club and stuff at the local library </p>

<p>I would send in a portfolio of my architecture work. One of my drawings made it to the architecture school’s graduation commencement.
My SATs arent perfect, but I think I show a lot of interest and knowledge when it comes to architecture and economics, and I consider myself more well-rounded than certified genius, actually, Im far from it. </p>

<p>My top four acceptances were: Brown, Columbia, UCLA, and Berkeley. All great schools, but I feel like I belong in a smaller community and I want to know people more intimately. I just haven’t found the school and people that i wanted to meet in Berkeley. I think Upenn is a great match and will be a great learning experience, because I was born and raised in Los Angeles. Any and all comments are appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>I can't really speak of chances.</p>

<p>However, a problem might be the special nature of the undegraduate architecture program at Penn. It is very rigid in its schedule, and the nature of the program is quite different from programs on other schools. Contact the department, specifically undergrad coordinator Mary O'Toole, and make sure that the courses you have already taken fit in and make you eligable to join the program your junior year. It would be quite annoying for you to have to stay an extra year just for this reason.</p>

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<p>Penn has, I think, something around 10,000 undergrads. Thats a far cry from the large amount of students at Berkeley, but it's still a large number. By small, what do you mean (give a numerical value)?</p>

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<p>Hey thanks for all your comments,</p>

<p>I would also like to study economics at UPenn, and think that I would apply as a double major and really try to earn two degrees. If not possible, I would like to study economics with some architecture studio/classes in between. </p>

<p>Berkeley has 30000 undergrad, so I would like to see something about half that size, and Upenn is like 1/3 so it seems a little smaller. Thanks for all the comments.</p>