Hey, Penn forum, my school life officially ended yesterday and I have nothing to do till I get accepted into a decent university, if I ever do that is, accepted only to a safety and waitlisted at 3 places, SERIOUSLY 3 WAITLISTS.
So, I thought might as well ask a few questions that I have about Penn-
- Does Penn consider applicants as seriously for their second major as they do for their primary major, say for example I applied to M&T as my primary, but with all these waitlists running around me I think it is becoming increasingly out of reach, my second choice was CS in SEAS, I would enroll in a heartbeat were I to be accepted. But, do they really take you as seriously if you applied for it as a second choice? I heard that UCLA does not really consider you for the second choice you give, is it the same with Penn?
- I have been terribly unlucky with my decisions until now, do you guys think waitlists from 2 of my matches will bring me down to attend my safety or put off college for another year. The worst thing is I know why I got waitlisted at UIUC and GTech, at UIUC because I applied to a single major that had a 6% acceptance rate this year and showed zero interest in UIUC, also was only able to send my 10th grade marks here and GTech, because I did not apply early, they filled out all intl spots in the early round is what I heard and they consider only the 3 sections from the ACT that I did worst in(excluding math), Is Penn really out of the options here, because I really hit my Penn interview out of the park and made none of the mistakes stated above except maybe not applying ED.
- I absolutely love Penn, and my supplement for Penn was my best work, do you guys think Great essays, great interview, about or above average stats and EC’s focused on my major would be enough to compel the admissions officers?
Thanks in advance for replies!