Hi all,
I found out that another student from my school is applying to Wharton with me, early decision. Were we from different schools, I’d say she would have at least as good of a chance of getting in as me if not better, in terms of statistics and extra curriculars (she has a better class rank than me, same workload, etc). How does this affect how Penn reviews our apps and ultimately my chances?
@daywave Will your GC tell you (or do you know) how many kids tend to get accepted each year from your school (not just go, but get accepted.) And how many are applying.
Those tools will give you a better idea. For instance, at a school near hear anywhere from 5-7 kids get into Stanford every year. The least that have ever gone is 4 one year, I think. But, of course, some kids don’t get in every year. Will this year be a 4 year or a 7 year? No one knows until the acceptance are in.
So for Penn you’ll need as much info from the school as you can get.
While @CaliDad2020 is more or less correct, the reality is that Penn and its peers have no min/max/quota per HS. While history can be used as a guide, it can’t be used as an accurate predictor. If Penn accepts an average of 5 from a HS each year, then the number it accepts next year will probably be somewhere around that level, but it won’t be 30 and it won’t be 0, in all likelihood. However, if it takes 1 a year, there is nothing that says that it will not take 2 this cycle (or 0 for that matter).
Extensive discussion here:
thanks @CaliDad2020 @skieurope @f2000sa !!
My counselor told me that 1 student from my school ATTENDS Penn each year, I don’t know if that is the number accepted. Additionally, last year she said no one applied. I think this means that y’all are right that it’ll either be one of us.
as @skieurope mentioned it’s not that precise (though the probability is higher that it will mimic the past).
It’s not dumb to be strategic, but you also can drive yourself crazy trying to over-think your strategy. A some point, if you really love a school and your stats make sense, you just have to submit the best application you can and take the chance.
I can say, anecdotally, that among my kid and the many of their friends we watched go through the process, many got in where they expected, but many were surprised - for good and for bad.
At some point you probably need to trust that if your stats are in the range, your genuine passion for a given school will translate to the adcoms.
I certainly would not make a decision soley based on something as unpredicatable as whether Penn/Wharton might accept 2 students from your school rather than the 1 that usually attends.
Penn took three from my school one year, and did not take any for several years. So they do not have quota.
@CaliDad2020 @f2000sa thanks for the support guys!