I know this thread is a bit early but I think this could help all of us know more.
Hey i am a upenn aspirant
Well… The thing I’ve gathered so far is that once your test scores and academics cross a certain threshold, it’s really the ECs that matter… ISEF/Intl Olympiads etc. used to be the benchmarks earlier but this year these won’t happen probably.
Hi ! I’m a gap year student
Hey Spunkv, I’m also planning to take a gap year since I didn’t apply to any colleges this year. Do you think being a gap year student will negatively affect our application?