<p>yeah....except i was homeschooled before, and didnt have any teacher's. but i'm satisfied that i'll get on regardless.</p>
<p>OK, new question.........doesn't specifically relate to the Penn App, but still has to do with applying.</p>
<p>Can you rush ACT scores? If yes, how?
How do you rush SAT scores?</p>
<p>Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've never seen a clear answer.</p>
<p>dw51688: I'm a Cornell alum visitor on this board. I wish all of you the best of luck during this very stressful time. </p>
<p>I just wanted to add my 2¢ worth - I know many students who have been admitted to Penn over the years, and have spoken to regional reps from Penn as well. They emphasize that Penn is not looking for an exact time in your life that the essay should be written about. This is your chance to be creative, to express yourselves. One admit wrote her essay about the time of her life when she was in the womb - very creative, full of a lot of hope for the future, love and warmth.</p>
<p>New question!!!</p>
<p>I have a step dad; do I fill in his infromation on the parents page, or my biological dad's info?</p>
<p>What are they looking for out of the question, "Name a professor..." in the Personal Information section?</p>
<p>Helix, I e-mailed College Board and this is the response I got:</p>
<h2>Original Message Follows:</h2>
<p>Date: 09/27/2005
Time: 23:02:15
First Name:<br>
Last Name:<br>
Email:<br>
Phone:<br>
Customer Type: Student
Category: Other</p>
<p>I need to "rush" my November SAT scores to my Early Decision school,
but
I did not see an option for this when registering. How can I do this?
Thanks!</p>
<h2>Response as Follows:</h2>
<p>Good Afternoon,</p>
<p>Thank you for contacting The College Board. You cannot rush scores
until
they are available for viewing. Once your November scores become
available on the website, you can then select to send scores with the
rush option.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Sherby
The College Board
Call Center</p>
<p>(end)</p>
<p>I hope this helps!!
By the way, I checked on the website, and this appears to be correct. You select a college you want to send your scores to and there's an option that allows you to rush your score report.</p>
<p>Thanks you for the warm wishes, Tahoe. :)It's great that we've clarified the pg. 217 confusion, and the fact that an admit wrote her essay about hert time in the womb is very encouraging indeed. Just shows us how much creative license Penn is giving us. Of course, the more the better!</p>
<p>robertsont06, You would put the information of the man that is your legal guardian. If both your biological dad and step dad are support you and are a part of your life, then I think you might want to call Undergrad admissions to be sure of what they want. Perhaps they'd like you to list both of their information, but there's really no way of knowing.</p>
<p>Thanks Krabble88. Now at least I know how to rush scores......doing well is another thing;)</p>
<p>mattri22, I think they just want to see that you did a little research on Penn. By talking about a professor, and knowing what he/she teaches, it just shows that you really are interested in Penn and what it has to offer. The question also shows what you're interested in, and what professor you may end up working with if accepted.</p>
<p>Just be honest, and pick a professor that you would really like to have in class or conduct research with.</p>
<p>Let me ask some questions:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>One 1A, they want your parents' colleges attended. What happens if they graduated from Universities outside of the USA, do you still write the names (that probably there is not enough space for in the box, lol).</p></li>
<li><p>On the classes I'm taking. For Math I'm taking a class called Advanced Calculus (that's how it appears on the transcript). The class is Multivariable Calculus/ Differential Equations/ Linear Algebra rolled into one. Should I write that in parentheses or just put down Adv. Calc?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>If I am getting a supplemental recommendation, should it be sent by the person writing it (like the teacher recs)? Also, it can just be a letter, it does not need to have a form right?</p>
<p>Newyorker, my parents also graduated from Universitites outside the United States. Luckily, the names of their colleges fits in the box, but if yours doesn't fit, then just put the city the university was in, and the country. I'm sure it's one of the more minor aspects of the application. </p>
<p>2nd Question: Just write Advanced Calculus. They know that each school has different math curriculums, and the school profile your counselor provides might also explain this. </p>
<p>mattri22: The person who is sending the supp. rec sends the recommendation. You give them an addressed, stamped envelope, and they do the rest. They don't have to use a form. They can just write a simple letter.</p>
<p>Any rec form should be sent in by the writer or through your school. You also want the return address to be the sender's (writer of the rec) or your schools. If Penn sees that there is ANY chance that YOU have written the letter, the adcoms will be less likely to find it true. Don't give Penn a chance to find you dishonorable.</p>
<p>whoops... definitely didn't have a return address/or i put my address, my parents did the envelope for me, cuz i have horrible handwriting, in any case, why would i seem dishonorable for the envelope thing?</p>
<p>febtober, did you read that from somewhere? They can simply call your high school for any problems that are school-related.. I didn't put a return address on my envelope, and my guidance counselor and teachers said it was okay.</p>
<p>I'm just going with what our deans told us. On the application, you have to sign that all of the recs were written by your teachers (or dean or boss or coach). Having a return address doesn't seem mandatory. But what if it gets lost or they can't read the address? Your rec is now LOST! If you DO put a return address on, don't have it be yours. If it did get lost, it would come back to your house and you could read it.</p>
<p>Overall, if you're going to put a return address, don't have it be yours, it looks more professional that way.</p>
<p>Ok, question about recs again. When a teacher sends in a Supplemental recommendation, how do adcoms match the recommendation to the rest of your application? Should we aske the teacher to write our name, birthday, and social security number on the form as well?</p>
<p>does your "intended major" (the college) have an impact on admissions?</p>
<p>"does your "intended major" (the college) have an impact on admissions?"</p>
<p>I heard that the major does not matter, but the school to which you apply does matter. This is from the regional director, so I'm pretty sure it's true.</p>
<p>ok. i just thought that they mught be harder on biology, history, economics, or english majors than russian/african/east asian studies majors since there's more of them.</p>
<p>on the financial aid form, they ask u to "list the amounts you except to contribute." how specific r u supposed to be? how much does this question factor into how much aid u get? i don't know how much i'm going to end up with from outside scholarships or much much i'll get from "student earnings from summer of 2006 employment."</p>
<p>bluehunnydew, at this stage of the application process, I think the best you can do is an educated guess. Talk with your parents, and ask them approximately how much they will contribute, but don't stress if the numbers aren't exact, as long as they have a general idea. Also, factor in scholarships that you might expect. Remember, the adcoms understand that you do not know exactly how much you will be paying for Penn, so they just want a general idea. How much aid they give you is not solely based on these numbers.</p>