<p>My POV is that scores as long as they are in that 25 - 75 percentile range regardless or whether they are ACT or SAT are good! Stahp worrying about SAT and ACT so much. I wish I had this mentality earlier in high school. The common app is sooo big and SAT is only two or three numbers in that entire application.</p>
<p>@indorilnerevar yeah but Penn’s email, tweet, and Facebook post about decisions said 5 pm EST. I wouldn’t doubt that it might take up to an hour to get in though just like when AP results come out lol. </p>
<p>@HvePassion Omg me too!</p>
<p>Just curious, how many of you have no other reach schools? I am guaranteed to be admitted to the other places that I applied EA to or will apply to if I am denied at Penn. Are all of you planning on applying to other Ivy and Ivy caliber schools if you are denied?</p>
<p>Did any of you receive a financial aid missing documents email? Apparently that’s an early sign of acceptance.</p>
<p>^ That seems a little unlikely considering you would have to be missing documents to get such an email. </p>
<p>Although if it helps, I did get an email confirming final receipt of all appropriate financial aid documents about 2-3 weeks ago. </p>
<p>^^Did you get that email or just hear about it?</p>
<p>@xgarrison96 made a thread about it. I only received a confirmation email as well.</p>
<p>@physicsisphun I’m applying to 4 reach schools even if i get denied at Penn. With ivies, I think it really is the luck of the draw and the match with the admissions officer that is read your app. So many people I know have gotten into Yale and not Princeton for example and vice versa. </p>
<p>I admire your optimism, but bear in mind: Questbridge finalists are given “special” consideration. Their test scores aren’t all that important as long as they have decent grades, ECs and are VERY low income URMS (e.g. <13,000 a year). So if you don’t have those prerequisites, your scores will have much more impact on the decision. </p>
<p>@pennplease2015 Questbridge finalists are NOT given “special” consideration. Their application is reviewed with the same rigor as non Questbridge applicants. Questbridge is designed for high achieving low income applicants. Getting into Questbridge does NOT mean getting matched. </p>
<p>Would not submitting all the financial aid materials affect my acceptance decision? I decided to withhold submitting the CSS/profile since it’s a scammy piece of crap profit maker. </p>
<p>I opted out of match to apply for ED at Penn. I listed my finalist award on my Common App. Would Penn or any other colleges still recognize it? </p>
<p>If I get in, I’m going to sing "all I want for Christmas, is you"to my acceptance letter. </p>
<p>@ThePariah: your listing of QB finalist will catch people’s attention. But frankly, I suspect the details that caught QB’s attention will also catch the attn of your target colleges. Congratulations and good luck.</p>
<p>@ThePariah
They will notice the quest bridge finalist status, and they may even notice that you’re forgoing match in favor of Ed commitment to them.
But I wouldn’t be too optimistic about it playing a major impact on your application. They withhold giving much weight to quest bridge applications even through quest bridge. I’m sure the facts that made you a finalist will really help drive your application forward. Quest bridge designation can only help. The best applications at this level are a painted mosaic of talent, and quest bridge is another piece in your puzzle of acceptance.</p>
<p>I’m fearful I don’t have enough puzzle pieces to construct my own acceptance :c</p>
<p>I’m curious why you forgoed quest bridge for Ed though. You could have matched just upenn on the quest bridge application, and the effect would’ve been similar, just with a promise of a fuller full-ride at the end. </p>
<p>Many will argue though on whether it’s easier or harder to get in through quest bridge match. I’ve heard many quest bridge students claim it’s harder, while non-qb finalists seem fond of claiming easier.
I’m assuming it’s easier, since logically upenn knows that they’re paying massive amounts on every qb student regardless of the full ride commitment, and accepting qb students is probably good for their school’s goals of outreach and liberalism.</p>
<p>At the same time, upenn might take themselves seriously, and present uniform standards across all application methods, which is what they claim, and is probably true. </p>
<p>When should I start burning bushels of wheat as a sacrifice to the admission gods? I’m concerned that if I offer my sacrifices too early it won’t be accepted. </p>
<p>For those worried about sat scores or those who believe it may hint at rejection, Penn just replied:</p>
<p>Please disregard the date on your Applicant Portal checklist. This date reflects when the minimum requirement was fulfilled. We have your November testing.</p>
<p>Everybody go take a 5 day nap now</p>
<p>Did anyone get a missing financial aid document email? </p>