<p>I'm from NC applying ED and my counselor has told me that I have everything it takes to get in to Penn. My application was perfect.</p>
<p>There are only 16 kids from NC at Penn now. Another girl at my school is applying too, as a basketball recruit. She has only taken regular classes and maybe has decent grades, but she is a phenomenal athlete. Will this hurt my chances of getting in? Furthermore, does she have a substantial chance of getting in?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>no, they will not compare you nor select a certain amount of students from a particular school. instead, you and her, along with your classmates are compared with the entire applicant pool. some get accepted b/c of their superb grades...whereas others are admitted b/c of their talents or abilities. unless, she's set personal records or has done anything beyond the typical bball athlete, then she may have a chance, but her academics do need to be somewhat decent.</p>
<p>my sister is experiencing the same problem with another college... i was told that this can reall only help because it makes Penn look bad if they accept only her and not BOTH</p>
<p>um, it wouldn't make them look bad.</p>
<p>i was told that the whole "acepting a quota from a school" is actually very true. My interviewer told me that my biggest disadvantage is penn doesn't have a relationship with my school. He said they normally accept around the same number of kids every year from each high school becuase they know how kids from certain schools normally perform. So where you are from actually means everything... Pretty much if you are from the North east coast.. you have a much better chance because their schooling is so much different from the midwest.. and leaps and bounds better than the south (no offense even though that is blatantly offensive).. so school actually is a huge part.. according to my interviewer</p>
<p>"(no offense even though that is blatantly offensive)"</p>
<p>haha i agree pahka. that's why i'm not even applying anywhere in the state. haha i hate the south</p>
<p>is she black? if so your scrwd. if not you still have hope.</p>
<p>yes she is..</p>
<p>that's got nothing to do with anything though with me getting in. i don't even know if she's applying ED. do recruits have to apply ED????</p>