Hey guys!
Transfer app deadlines are coming up next week on the 15th, and since I haven’t seen a transfer thread yet, I thought I’d start one so we can sort of come together to answer questions, post stats/extracurricular profiles, and etc. just as the freshman applicants do.
Applying to Penn from a lower-ranked (150-170) state school.
GPA: 4.0, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholarship, Emerging Leaders Scholar (one of 50 selected out of class of 3600)
Main issue is the midterm report: Organic chemistry, upper level biology, biopsychology, physics 2: 3.66 GPA
AP/IB credits: 87; on-campus: 17
Biomedical sciences major, changing to political science
HS GPA: 3.63 (IB diploma recipient, 31 points, average AP score 4.86 out of 5)
2160 SAT
Extracurriculars since college (1st semester, up till late Feb.):
-Boko Haram governance research intern for CENTCOM, State Dept, etc, only 1st year accepted
-Biophysics research assistant
-Disease awareness group president/founder (~$1000 raised; speaker; planted 1231 flags for awareness)
-Publication in Baltimore Sun, Georgetown Public Policy Review, etc.
-Cancer Center volunteer
-Former newspaper correspondent
High school, selected activities:
-300+ volunteer hours
-1st place nationally greek life and literature latin club
-World Affairs Council school club president
-Young Democrats founder/president (established political column, voter registration drive, etc.)
-IB Mag politics contributor, poetry editor