<p>I realize my GPA is much lower than others who apply to similar schools, I'm not naive.</p>
<p>I went around touring colleges close to home and discovered and loved Tufts University because it's close to home, I love Boston, and because of the level of its academics. So, without question (and only having toured 10-15 schools) I applied Early Decision.</p>
<p>I hadn't come to the full realization that UPenn considers legacies favorably, and had ignored it because it was Ivy League and I thought of Ivies as too good for me.</p>
<p>By the way, I want to go into Computer Science, which program is better?</p>
<p>So, here are my questions:</p>
<p>1) Would I even be considered by UPenn? (ED/RD)
2) If I dislike Tufts, would a transfer be plausible?
3) How much does legacy matter?</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>Courseload: All Honors except one class (90+ in the non-honors)
98.7% average junior year (improvement)
AP US History, AP Literature, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Physics, AP French V
Scores pending</p>
<p>GPA
87.9% unweighted (I KNOW! it's low.)
93.7% weighted (I know, I know, it's low)</p>
<p>SAT (2nd try): 2220
CR- 700
M- 730
W- 790</p>
<p>SAT (1st try): 1930
CR- 600
M- 670
W- 660</p>
<p>SAT IIs
Math II: 620 (I know, low)
Literature: 700
Physics: (Brace for low) 550 (this was taken junior year when 2/3 material wasn't covered, i thought I would have time to retake it and I couldn't)</p>