<p>Is it good or bad that my school went 4-for-4 at Penn ED (my class size is 73), when I am a RD applicant?</p>
<p>Bad, I presume. If your school traditionally sends ~4 each year to Penn, then that means your chances are lower than they would have been had fewer kids gotten in. If your school sends < 4 each year generally, it’s almost game over, in my opinion. And if more than more four, it’s not an issue at all.</p>
<p>First of all, there are alot of factors involved. None of us here (the majority anyways) are not experienced with admissions and any unofficial “quotas,” etc. But that being said, with my minimal experience but good amounts of research and logic, I say that it is most likely bad. Unless you go to a school that is a “feeder” private/public prep school that sends tons of students every year to top 15 schools or the school is very well known and is right next to Penn, it is hard to imagine more than 4 people get into Penn from a class size of 73 (even 4 itself is kind of surprising to be very honest). But then again if you go to school that just had 4 people get into Penn ED, then it kind of tells you that either your class is very distinctly smart and the top are amazing or your school is just extremely well known to the top schools, including Penn…</p>
<p>But I wouldn’t worry about it. Just wait and hope…</p>
<p>@ matrixsurgeon</p>
<p>My school is about 15 miles from Penn and has a strong relationship with it. In fact, (I think) that Penn is our #1 college of matriculation over the past five years.</p>
<p>If by over #1 college of matriculation you mean that most represented college represented in the senior ranks over the past five years than your school must be really special…you should be fine then.</p>
<p>@matrixsurgeon</p>
<p>Yes, that is what I mean. Last year, my school sent about a quarter (perhaps a third) of the class to Ivy and comparable schools. My class is a bit weaker (last year’s sent 4 to Harvard), but, even with our relationship with Penn, I wonder about their willingness to take a fifth (although none of the first four were to Wharton).</p>
<p>about one third went to ivies? wow that’s insane. From class of 400 or so for my school, only about 7 kids went to ivies. </p>
<p>@Class of2018app</p>
<p>No, I think it was 20-some out of 80-some that went to elite schools in general.</p>
<p>So you know that a lot of kids each year go to Penn. That being said, you would know best if 4 already going is more than usual. Does your school have Naviance? </p>
<p>Yes, and I am above the average GPA and SAT score, but very few of them applied to Wharton. And, due to my course load, my GPA is great when weighted on Naviance, but a 3.52 unweighted (at a competitive private school).</p>
<p>What’s your rank? 20 out of 80 is not untypical for strong private schools. So if you’re in the third decile or at the bottom of the second decile you’re less competitive than students who are higher. I realize that many private high schools don’t rank. That said, since your school is known to Penn admissions can easily infer your rank.</p>
<p>@fogcity</p>
<p>We don’t rank, but I know that I am in the top quintile, and am (from what I have been able to infer) right around the top 10%.</p>
<p>If you go to a private school in the Philly suburbs, the Penn admissions office could probably tell you your class rank +/- 1 or 2 spots, even if your school doesn’t rank. They may see applications from 75% of the students in the top half of the class.</p>