<p>ok. so recently I was viewing a friend’s account on usnews.com and looking under the top colleges section. Under the Penn profile they list a bunch of facts and figures under the “admission” section. Two things in particular stuck out to me. It says the middle 50% range for ACT scores is 28-33 and that geographical residence is “considered.” That ACT range seems a little under-estimated to me. It is hard for me to believe that 25% of the people at Penn who submitted ACT scores had below a 28. I know that a majority of the applicants to Penn submit SAT scores, but the usnews.com page says 24% submit ACT scores. Do you think that the ACT range is lower because people have high SAT scores and just send in ACT scores to enhance their application? Personally, I am from the midwest (Missouri), where few kids take the SAT. My ACT score is a 31, and after reading this 28-33 range, i was given a little bit of hope because a 31 would place me in the middle of the middle. I hope the ACT range displayed on usnews.com is 1. Fairly accurate, 2. Not skewed because of the above mentioned reason (kids with high SAT scores enhancing their application). Does anyone know (honestly) how competitive a score of 31 is? I know that many other aspects of the application must be reviewed in addition to standardized test scores, but I’d appreciate any feedback. Also, earlier in this post I mentioned where i had read that geographical residence was “considered.” Does being from the midwest (as compared to the east where a much higher percentage of applicants are from) increase (even if only slightly) one’s chances of acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania?</p>
<p>The average ACT score is 31-34 according to Penn, so someone is wrong here. 31 puts you at the lower end, but you would still be very much in consideration for acceptance. A person with a 28 can also get in (and some probably have) but that requires a very strong application in terms of ECs and grades. </p>
<p>Being from MO helps a little, but MO sent 16 kids to Penn for the class of 2010, so any increase in chances really depends on whether or not Penn wants more kids from your state. Your chances probably also vary if you live in St Louis compared to the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>I got into wharton with a 31 ACT. Once you have above a 29 I would think it comes down to the rest of the application.</p>
<p>Venkat89- thanks for the more accurate information. the link really helped.</p>
<p>taebubu- Congrats on your acceptance. I wussed out and applied to the college rather than Wharton straight up. Hopefully, this will increase my chances slightly. A student from my high school that now attends Penn told me that it wasn't difficult to transfer into Wharton after a year or so. If I'm accepted into the college, I plan on majoring in econimics. Even if I'm not able to transfer into Wharton, I think a undergraduate economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania would go a long ways in helping me gain admittance into a top MBA program. All of this is, of course, if I am admitted.</p>