Official Penn Transfer Thread Fall 2008

Transfer Students
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<p>I actually called Penn today about midterm vs final grades.</p>

<p>Midterm grades (required): Used in the admission evaluation process</p>

<p>Final Grades: Not used in evaluation process, confirms acceptance (barring extremely low grades)</p>

<p>Penn makes its first batch decision during the first 10 days of May, so pretty low chance that final grades are figured into the equation. </p>

<p>1st Batch (decision roughly received during may 13-20): Definite Acceptances and Outright Rejections</p>

<p>2nd Batch (decision roughly received during may may 20-27): Mostly all Rejections</p>

<p>3rd Batch (decision roughly received during june 2-9): Only acceptances are off an internal waitlist, for which spots open up when 1st Batch accepted applicants turn down offer. Majority of applicants in this batch receive rejections as very few are taken off waitlist. </p>

<p>In conclusion, applicants should hope to fall into the first batch of acceptances, because after that, the already low Penn transfer rate essentially goes down to essentially zero.</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<li>Wharton sophomore transfer hopeful from University of Michigan. </li>
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<p>(Correct me if I’m wrong or misinformed, basing this off previous year posts and trends. My only goal is to clarify the confusing transfer process. Because, inevitable every year, applicants complain about not receiving their decision on time.)</p>

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<p>anyone want to chance me? I dont expect much…my gpa is way too low…
Applying from U or Rochester
Applying to CAS
College GPA - 3.42
SATs - 680V, 750M, 780W, 1430/2210
EC - Dance team, two clubs with board(leadership), captain of intramural bball team, (all in college), Biggest EC = research at NYU Med center, with great rec letter.
HS - 91 avg, from one of the best schools in NYC.</p>

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<p>Say, how long were everyone’s essays? </p>

<p>My “reasons for transferring” essay was about 2 pages 1.5 spaced (~850 words) A little long, but I have already transferred once and had to explain the reason for transferring again. </p>

<p>My second one is about 1,000 words long.</p>

<p>I am just wondering because I fear that these might be a bit too long. There is no word or page limit indicated on application, but I am just wondering whether there is one implied, or just a general rule that application essays should be relatively brief.</p>

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<p>For my activities essay, I spotted a typo…after I submitted it. I’m out.</p>

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<p>xferjhcn-</p>

<p>Your GPA is just too low. Perhaps your recs/essays will counterbalance?</p>

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<p>It is certainly nice to be done with the application, as now all I can do is sit and wait. I cannot forsee myself actually getting in, if for no other reason than that my HS numbers are weak, and I’m applying as a rising sophmore, meaning that data still matters.</p>

<p>What I wonder about is the second essay. I chose the pg 217 option, and spoke about winning a seat in Knesset. But I worry that many of the subtleties, which hinge upon a familiarity with Israeli culture and politics, will be picked up on at all.</p>

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<p>Now that wait is on…</p>

<p>Update us with any information or contact that you guys get from Penn!</p>

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<p>sachmoney, i found 2 typos in my Penn app…one in the supplement essay and one in the second optional essay…just 2 small typos, nothing major…i hope it doesn’t cause trouble</p>

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<p>do we have until the end of march to fill out the mid term grade report, or was that due the 15th? on the form provided on their website it says by march 31st, but it’s the form from 2007…</p>

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<p>I think its the 31st, because the Dean’s form says postmark by the fifteenth, and I am guessing that it is also from 2007. I only just took my first midterm for a class last thursday, so it would have been all but impossible for that teacher to hedge a guess as to my grade. I Wouldn’t even really have on yet. I think thats their reasoning behind the later deadline.</p>

<p>By the way…not to be a pest, but my question on essay length has not really been answered at all. I am just a bit curious and Id like to hear how much you all wrote.</p>

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<p>i believe the essays are supposed to be max 1 page, but my second one is 2 paragraphs over while my transfer one is about 3/4 of a page, both single spaced. i dont think its crucial and ~1000 should be right.</p>

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<p>my commonapp essay came out to just over one page, single spaced and my Penn supplement was exactly a page…whatever, just write a good essay. If it’s that good, I highly doubt that an extra paragraph or two will be detrimental to your chances</p>

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<p>Anyone know of the rough number of applicants that are applying?</p>

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<p>Don’t they usually get around 2000+ transfer applications?</p>

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<p>Yes, I heard that they get about 2,000 transfer apps and accept 200 (roughly).</p>

<p>All of my essays were about one page (give or take). Aside from the short answers, of course. Now I feel like I didn’t write enough for the essays that came out to like, 3/4ths of a page…</p>

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<p>how do we know whether or not they received all parts of our applications? should we contact them or will they contact us?</p>

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<p>does penn prefer engineering applicants over other majors?
anyone know?</p>

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<p>Does anyone know when they officially begin reviewing applications? I want to send in my supplemental materials…</p>

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<p>Is anyone applying to transfer to UPenn’s College of General Studies program for nontraditional aged students?</p>

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<p>I think they said that they send out emails telling you to turn in anything if something is misssing.</p>