<p>I am a senior in high school and want to apply ED to Penn. There are 8 kids with legacy and good scores/grades at my high school plus another 5 or so kids also interested in applying early. They also have top scores/grades. I have a 1510 SAT and a 4.7 gpa which puts me in the top ten percent of my grade. I attend a private competitive school. My question is: Will Penn accept more than 10 kids from one school.</p>
<p>Penn accepted 30 kids from my daughter’s high school class, so the answer to the question you asked is clearly “yes”. The question you wanted to ask is whether Penn would accept more than 10 kids from YOUR school. That answer to that is probably “yes”, too, if you have the kind of school where there are 8 Penn legacies with good grades in your class, but you can check if it has happened in the past by asking the guidance counselors there or checking Naviance if your school has it.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, I know at least 15 schools in this area, public and private, where Penn accepts more than 10 kids per class year in and year out. Also, don’t assume that the legacies will waltz in. For years, one of the main topics of conversation at Christmas parties in the Delaware Valley has been Penn alumni parents complaining about Penn rejecting or deferring their smart kids ED. And I know of lots of situations with Ivy League schools where unhooked kids have been accepted and legacy kids with similar records were not accepted.</p>
<p>My class has approximately 220 students. In the past four years Penn has accepted an average of 6-9 students early decision per year. Many of these kids have legacy to Penn but were also high achieving students. My concern is that since there are already 8 legacies applying to penn early, in addition to other students applying there early, I am worried that the risk is too great and I am throwing away my one shot at ED.</p>
<p>If you can get into Penn you can get into many fine schools, so you should apply ED to Penn only if it is your one dream school above all others. Put more emphasis on the school rather than on ED. It’s a looooog time from November to September to be locked into a school you’re not in love with, plenty of time to bump into your dream school and regret your Penn decision.</p>
<p>Thanks. It is the school I prefer the most. But I don’t want to throw away my one early decision choice on a school if it is unlikely they will take too many more students from my grade after they admit the legacy kids and the couple athletes who are being recruited by Penn.</p>
<p>Ok, so if Penn is the school you prefer the most (i.e., your dream school), you can’t apply ED anywhere else, so why not apply ED to Penn? Don’t assume you can’t compete with the other non-hooked applicants from your HS.</p>
<p>Coffeecake,
I understand what you are saying. You think the Ed would be wasted on Penn if there are too many applying. You could be using the Ed advantage for say…brown or Columbia.
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<p>yes stalkermama: although I like Penn the most it is not necessarily my “dream” school and I don’t want to make an obvious mistake!</p>
<p>Coffeecake,
Your gpa and score are amazing. I think you have very solid shot. Your parents must be proud!!!I don’t think it will be a mistake. Looking forward to hearing on the accepted thread in December. Good luck.</p>