<p>kristinabrown1-
I noticed that you play violin at a high level. Did you submit a music supplement? It might help make up for the relatively low ACT score.</p>
<p>no i didnt…i didnt think that would help as i i am trying to pursue the bbb major on the premed track…i wish i would have that about that</p>
<p>Your major is not relevant. My daughter submitted one and she intends to major in English. Its probably too late to submit one for Penn, but you should consider it for any other schools (if they accept art supplements) you decide to apply to, assuming you do not get into Penn.</p>
<p>i definitely will thank you</p>
<p>I completely am in the same boat as you. I live in a rural community in the middle of nowhere. I applied ED and am pretty much expecting a rejection. I LOVE Penn, but I know that I will be happy at another great school if I don’t get in. I believe that everything happens for a reason 
. Which school did you apply to at Penn?</p>
<p>hi…i applied to CAS…i am in love with the university and really wantto major in the biological basis of behavior on the premed track…it is a major that is very unique to upenn and it sounds amazing…what about you?</p>
<p>Nursing! It’s my passion and Penn has the most amazing School of Nursing. I think I’ve found around 3 others applying ED for Nursing… hopefully there weren’t that many that applied ED to nursing this year…we’ll see!</p>
<p>Good luck!!! i really hope you get in you sound like you deserve it. I just hope that maybe god will sneeze into my application lol. I keep telling myself that there are other great school, but i just cant get away from UPenn. December needs to come like NOW.</p>
<p>Hey: do NOT give up. I have been for a long time a strong proponent of passion, and if that key word ‘passion’ comes through, your application will, too. I’ve seen many get in with relatively low GPAs because be in garbage picking or raising fundraisers - they put much passion in it. I know friends who go to Kenya or travel thousand kms to volunteer (and perhaps look more impressive?), but if they had done so just because they believed going to these places would benefit their application, somehow, their applications didn’t go through.</p>
<p>I could be falling into a representative heuristics trap here, but regardless of such, i see your passion for penn. keep in contact until the eds man and GL!</p>
<p>@kristinabrown1: There are a variety of options BESIDES SAT scores that matter, as much as you seem to worry over it. Your low score will not be your ultimate downfall…
However, your option schools are good; it’s nice that you have a list of schools if you don’t get what you want. And if you end up going to Rutgers, you can use the effort you poured into your high school years to do well in college and establish a successful career. :)</p>
<p>your guys posts make me smile lol. CC is an intimidating place…but i dont think i would still be even a little bit sane if this community didnt exist…thanks</p>
<p>Kristina,</p>
<p>Chill </p>
<p>I’m a Penn '10 graduate with dual degrees from Wharton and College, and believe me, you are a qualified candidate. I have several friends that have graduated with similar backgrounds as your (e.g. strong extracurriculars, OK academic and test stats), and they have all excelled during their times at Penn, both academically and socially. If you have not applied through EA/ED, please consider applying for regular decision. You have a very compelling story: small town Kansas girl trying to break into an Ivy League school, so make sure that you could persude admissions (through your essays) to see your accomplishments from this angle. Impart on them that your drive for success is independent of your environment, and that you envision grander things for yourself in the future. The “small town girl - Ivy league school” link should be made implicit by the admission officers in order to maximize the effectiveness your application.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>lol i will most definitely try…that is really awesome if you dont mind me asking what are you doing with your degrees? And thank you so much, it really does mean alot</p>
<p>Kristina:</p>
<p>My cousin was in a similar situation to yours. He went to Penn pre-med and really struggled. The courses are tough and the curve is brutal. He got into a mediocre med school as a result. Things have improved for him because he did well in med school, so he got a good job. But it was a big ordeal overall.</p>
<p>Honestly, you may think you can handle pre-med at Penn, but the truth is that you will struggle even if you get in. Why not go to KU or UMKC, get the 4.0 there and then apply to UPenn med school? It just makes more sense. My cuz now wishes he had followed this strategy.</p>
<p>i understand what you are saying. however, i know i will not have the mcat scores to get into upenn med school. i dont test well…period. i want to experience upenn. if i dont try and go now i fear that i will never have the chance to be a quaker.</p>
<p>If you are accepting of the fact that you don’t test well, then Penn is not a good place for you. Tests may be harder for you than for others but your performance for the future is not set in stone. I have terrible test anxiety and so does my friend (we are physics majors). We talk about this topic quite a bit. For us it takes a lot more practice than others to ensure we will do well on a midterm not because we don’t understand the material, but because we both choke under pressure. Sometimes we are rewarded for our efforts and other times we fall short. But no matter what, we keep pushing ourselves to succeed because we love science and we know we are willing to put in all the extra work to make it. This is what you need to do to be successful at Penn and in life in general.</p>
<p>agreed one hundred percent…i dont know what it is…on finals, midterms, and regular tests in class i really do do fine…its just those big “future changing” tests that i fail at. i have thought about the amount of work i will have to put in and i </p>
<p>think i still want it lol. i have worked very hard in high school to do well. i am not a genius and i have to study, i just dont see myself doing well on my mcat considering my act scores</p>
<p>kristina, although I am a legacy, I feel exactly the same way as you do…I think it’s hard too because CC has members who are soooo qualified to get into amazing schools, but I think Penn will see your passion shine through in your application so keep your chin up!</p>
<p>thank you lol…i really really hope it happens</p>