Took 1.5 Years off College - Are my transfer chances blown? Help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I'll be a sophomore next semester at the University of Florida. I took 1.5 years off college after my grandparents became sick and to start a small business (that didn't really take off till recently). What my chances for transfer into Penn CAS, Economics?</p>

<p>My Stats:
- UF Scholarship (Came for this...I did get into Cornell back in HS though)
- First Sem GPA: 3.8 (Presidential Honor Roll)
- Second Sem GPA: 3.4
- Cumulative: 3.6
- Microeconomics (A+)
- Did NOT take Calculus (but I got A- in Computer Programming...will that help?)</p>

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<li>SATs: 700V, 750M, 720W</li>
<li><p>SAT Math Level I: 760</p></li>
<li><p>VERY NICE HS and College professor recs</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Is it even worth applying? They will definitely ask why the heck I took 1.5 years off college. To be honest my family was in a bad time but there really isn't much I can talk about.</p>

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<p>Why would you think that taking a year off would hurt you?</p>

<p>Especially if you discuss how you used that time for your business, how your business is doing now, and why you are choosing to come back to school now.</p>

<p>This makes you a unique go-getter imo.</p>

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<p>minkus, thanks for the reply. It’s because I don’t have anything significant to talk about. I basically studied books on my own and looked after my grandma everything. It’s not like I joined the Army and came back from Iraq or something. As for my business - it’s an online startup that isn’t even finished yet and obviously no revenue whatsoever. It’s just I haven’t much to talk about other than: 1. Wake up. 2. Study. 3. Look after grandpa. 4. Work on business that hasn’t gone anywhere yet.</p>

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<p>I am involved with an online start-up myself, which prob helped me get into Wharton. </p>

<p>Your experience is very unique and if you present it that way you will be a stellar applicant.</p>

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<p>awesome so its worth applying? i heard you also need a 3.9 to get in</p>

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<p>Idk about transfer stuff but couldn’t that be a really good essay? Taking care of your grandpa is so sweet and shows how caring and compassionate you are</p>

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<p>If anything it will make you a unique applicant. I have a friend down the hall that transferred in at 22 after having done something similar - no worries!</p>

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<p>all right sounds good! it’s all been really encouraging. But what about my numbers?</p>

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<p>bump…anyone got any opinions of my stats and numbers? is my GPA competitive enough?</p>

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<p>bump…bump</p>