Times have changed Vol 2

Parents Forum
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<p>Another in my series.</p>

<p>Look on page 9 of the pdf. Profile of the Class of 1984 at UPenn.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/upa/upa1_1/80s/19800620tr.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/upa/upa1_1/80s/19800620tr.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is for parents. Don't look kids or you will be mad. :)</p>

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<p>Remember, though, that the SAT has been “re-centered” since then. ;)</p>

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<p>Thanks, Bovertine!</p>

<p>An unbelievable change in 30 years.</p>

<p>Here is a timeline that mentions in 1971 Penn rejected only 4% to 5% of early decision applicants:</p>

<p>[The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian :: Multimedia](<a href=“http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/17082]The”>http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/17082)</p>

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<p>Not that much, especially math. Above 500 I don’t think it changed much at all.</p>

<p>[SAT</a> I Individual Score Equivalents](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/equivalence-tables/sat-score]SAT”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board)</p>

<p>But the acceptance rate was actually more of what caught my eye.</p>

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<p>…and also that the study body was almost exclusively from the Northeast.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, it is the kids from that years class and before that now getting legacy status. Penn loves legacy, yet as you can see, getting in back then wasn’t as hard as now. That’s one of the main issues I have with legacy.</p>