<p>@magicwandyyy Hi! I always thought Wharton was strictly for buisness. So if you aren’t sure that wanna be a buisness person then maybe you shouldn’t apply to Wharton. CAS has a great economics major. My best friend’s brother just spent his freshman year enrolled in economics classes and he liked it. But then he transferred over to Wharton for this year (nearly impossible!) because he really wants to be a business man. So I would suggest applying to CAS for econ or undecided cause it doesn’t sound like you want to be a business person. If you do, apply to Wharton.</p>
<p>@Philly2000 Thanks for your suggestion! I’m not really interested in being a business person so I might apply for CAS first and then find out my real interests later (if I’m admitted)!</p>
<p>Just wondering, on the commonapp there’s a space under the writing supplement where they allow you to add a resume. What are your guys opinions on whether or not to add one???</p>
<p>I’m going to add one for sure, just because the activities section really does not allow me to explain anything properly…</p>
<p>For those who are adding a resume, how are you guys formatting it? Like in paragraph form or a list?? Thanks!!! 
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<p>Also, if you’ve done scientific research, can you upload an abstract as a “resume”? I think I remember seeing that you could, but I can’t seem to find that information anymore and I just wanted to check.</p>
<p>I don’t think so…an abstract and a resume are totally different things.</p>
<p>Yay I found the link! The website says “For students who have been engaged in academic research, a brief research abstract can be uploaded through the Penn Writing Supplement in lieu of a resume.”
<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/supplements”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/supplements</a></p>
<p>I hope I’m not misunderstanding anything…</p>
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You are not misunderstanding.</p>
<p>Hi everyone! I’m glad to see many of you applying ED to Penn! I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>I applied ED last year to Wharton, and am now part of the Class of 2018. Please feel free to ask any questions about the process or just Penn in general. I’m happy to be an insider source for any questions you might have. I might not know all of them, but I’ll definitely try and give you my perspective.</p>
<p>I see that many of you are worried about SAT scores, leadership positions, GPA, etc. In my opinion, those are really just numbers. If you have a high or even perfect SAT score, that’s great! However, I also know a lot of people who have low SAT scores who got in as well. I think the lowest that I know of is around 1700. Likewise, for the Class of 2018, Penn rejected many valedictorians and perfect SAT scorers as well. So please do not think that scores are everything! </p>
<p>With that said, I believe that your essays are the most important within this process. Show Penn through your essays that you can supplement Penn through your passion and talent. Whichever of the 4 schools or the dual-degree programs you’re applying to, look at their mission or philosophy and see if your aspirations match that. Penn, I believe, is not only looking for smart people, but they are also looking for people who can do something with it. </p>
<p>That’s all for now! Good luck!</p>
<p>@Wharton18 Thanks for doing this! </p>
<p>Can you tell us what you makes you love Penn? The people? The programs? The clubs? City?</p>
<p>@HvePassion No problem!</p>
<p>I would definitely say the people and the opportunities.</p>
<p>It’s still extremely weird for me to see people still studying after midnight in the libraries and academic buildings (Huntsman for me especially). It’s not because of the workload (though writing seminars are just a pain) but it’s mainly about how motivated and passionate everyone is here. That alone can help you be motivated to be the same. Penn gets criticized for being too pre-professional and that everyone seems to be on this highway with tunnel vision. Though some of that is true, you definitely can find a wide variety of people here who you’ll be able to make great friends with. Everyone is definitely passionate about something and you will surely find someone with the same (and unique) interests as you. </p>
<p>The opportunities is my other favorite thing about Penn. Coming from a rural high school, I didn’t enjoy my classes and just took them because I had to. On the contrary, I love my classes here. Yes, there is a lot of work but at the same time, I don’t feel like I’m doing work because I want to do it to improve. Also, famous people come to Penn just to talk and share their stories and it’s all for free. About 2 weeks ago, the CEO of Red, co-founder of Twitter/CEO of Square, and Prof. Adam Grant came to talk about entrepreneurship and philanthropy. You just can’t get this from anywhere else, or at least the places that I have been. </p>
<p>Hope that answers your question!</p>
<p>@Wharton18, thanks for offering. And enjoy your opportunities at Penn!</p>
<p>Any thoughts on whether Penn sending SO MANY emails when my son added them to the Common App is normal?</p>
<p>Not one of the other schools my son added is emailing him…</p>
<p>@rhandco Of course! And thank you!</p>
<p>I don’t remembering receiving that many emails, but Penn might be doing something different this year. </p>
<p>@Wharton18 If I apply to DMD major and another engineering major as an alternative major, am I going to be evaluated separately? I heard Penn evaluates students who applied to a dual program and a single degree separately (one for dual program and another for single degree). Is this true for DMD program too?</p>
<p>Also, what to you mean by being too pre-professional? And is there something else you don’t like about Penn?</p>
<p>I know people have asked similar questions on here earlier, but would an applicant from a typical New England public school with high scores/strong ECs/top 5%, but low-ish GPA actually benefit from ED? Does Penn look for the “fit” factor particularly more during ED?</p>
<p>If Chinese is your native language/first language, your Chinese SAT II score will not be counted, but they might use your AP Chinese score for placement. I think two SAT II scores is enough for Penn though.</p>
<p>It’s a shame you didn’t go through Questbridge if that is your family’s income. It is close enough to try IMHO: <a href=“QuestBridge | National College Match: Who Should Apply”>http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/ncm-who-should-apply</a></p>
<p>I don’t see too many ECs related to Huntsman or Wharton. If you did indeed work with the Huntsman alumnus on various projects, make clear the link between Huntsman and what you did.</p>
<p>My son is not applying to Huntsman or Wharton, so good luck!</p>
<p>Does anyone know if we must send all our ACT and SAT scores or can we just send all our SAT scores (even if we took the ACT), like how Yale does it???</p>
<p>Does Penn’s “complete testing history” policy encompass SAT II’s? It is unclear on the website. I have a 760 Literature and a 740 US History but a 560 in Physics. I obviously don’t want to submit the physics.</p>
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Yes.</p>