Chances for friend ED

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>he applied ED</p>

<p>Does he have a shot of getting in?</p>

<p>African American Male</p>

<p>3.80 unweighted GPA
4.3 weighted GPA</p>

<p>All Ap’s and Honors Classes</p>

<p>top 5% of class</p>

<p>ACT: 28</p>

<p>SAT II’s: 600 Spanish 710 Math</p>

<p>EC’s: </p>

<p>Spanish Club
Multicultural Sutdent Alliance
Science summer programs
Community Service
Vice-Pres of Anime Club
Operation Understanding DC
<a href=“http://www.oudc.org/[/url]”>http://www.oudc.org/</a>
Helped start a recycling program at school
And some other stuff</p>

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<p>Why can't he wait 1 week?</p>

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<p>Good point but i just wanted 2 see</p>

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<p>Hmmm that's a really hard one for me to call, but I think that even though he's a URM he might get deferred. The scores seem too low, and the ECs are pretty generic.</p>

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<p>Ditto jenny. They can't accept all URMs, and those scores kinda suck. =/</p>

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<p>i am so flippin' annoyed with chances threads..</p>

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<p>um no one ever likes chances threads...</p>

<p>how can a bunch of CCers know?</p>

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<p>No, even URM status can't save someone with scores like that. If he raises the ACT to a 32-33, then he might actually have a shot.</p>

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<p>A 28 is in the 93%. How is that bad?</p>

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<p>It's bad for Penn.</p>

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<p>yea i'm surprised you didn't know that Wharton411</p>

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<p>I know it is bad for Penn since their range is 31-34. But being in the 93% means about a 1340 in releation to the SAT. But when you convert this score to SAT (using a chart) it is a 1260. Why is this?</p>

<p>Also, how would they use the ACT to compare it with the subject tests? (I know that they look at the subsections)</p>

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<p>I would say that more very smart people/very good test takers take the SAT. I know it's different in the Midwest, but in the rest of the country, people usually take the SAT first. If they do well, they won't take the ACT. If they don't do well, they're more likely to take the ACT. So the average on the ACT will be a little lower because the average person taking it will be a worse test taker. (I have no idea, but that sort of makes sense, right?)</p>

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<p>ok so big news....at school today Penn called the counseling center and said that in his application my friend applied to the college of engineering but his interests in his essay said he wanted a well-rounded education. They wanted to know if he was more interested in the college of engineering or the college of arts and science (or the college w/e its called). I think this is really good because if they weren't interested they would have just threw his application a side</p>

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<p>Are you sure that this "friend" is not just you?</p>

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<p>its not me....its my best friend...im not lying about it, I have no reason 2</p>

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<p>What reason does your friend have for not making this post himself?</p>

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<p>he's too cool for CC</p>

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<p>or maybe not cool enough :P</p>

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<p>or maybe not cool enough :P</p>