<p>I just got into UPenn as a transfer for the class of 2008. I now have two of my four decisions (Dartmouth and UPenn) and I have a choice to make. Would you mind giving me a little bit of information about transfers at Penn. Right now I’m leaning towards Dartmouth because of the ease with which a transfer can assimilate into the campus community. Thank you in advance for all of your help, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>Penn 100 percent</p>
<p>Anyone else want to help out? Thank you.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>what does colleges look at when they evaluate transfer students. HS grades, college GPA, extracurriculars in HS, jobs held in college, recommendations from college, or a little bit of everything.</p>
<p>hey eddie. i have the same decision between dartmouth and penn. im 50-50 right now. i am visitin penn tomorrow and dartmouth on saturday. let me know wat u decide on.
-jeff</p>
<p>what high school stats and college stats did you guys have when you got accepted to Penn for transfer. I was accepted by a ton of places for freshman year, but I was waitlisted by Penn, which was my dream.</p>
<p>EPorrell, I was accepted as a Penn transfer several years ago, along with my best friend at my first college, who went on to graduate from Penn.</p>
<p>I wouldn't assume that a transfer will have an easier time assimilating at a small college; being a transfer is a real social challenge no matter where you go. Choose Dartmouth if you prefer it on its own merits. My best friend got involved with the newspaper at Penn and developed a great circle of friends. The large number of fellow transfers at Penn (over 200) was helpful to her, too. At either school, joining an a cappella group or a fraternity/sorority will pretty much instantly solve your social problems.</p>
<p>I just found out I was accepted as an Engineering Physics transfer to Cornell for this coming fall. Any help as to why I should pick a certain school would be greatly appreciated; all of the schools are so close in my mind that any help would be awesome. Thank you.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS MAN!!!</p>
<p>If you are going to engineering, go to Cornell, which is one of the best schools for engineering in the country (top 10) and best in the ivy league, its a win win.</p>
<p>If you are going to engineering go to Cornell. But beware, something crazy like 75% of Ivy League engineers dont go into engineering and become consultants/ bankers. And I absolutely dispute what Hanna said. I transferred to Dartmouth and integrating there was absolutely no challenge, something very unique to Dartmouth and made much easier by the size/ location of the school. Read the transfer thread about Dartmouth/ Penn. I know I had a MUCH easier time integrating into Dartmouth than my friend had integrating into Penn. Sophomore summer was probably a big factor plus the fact that Dartmouth is so good to transfers (you go on first year orientation trips, get awesome housing, get special meetings with deans, etc)</p>
<p>I am going into Engineering because I need my fix of Physics/Math... I plan on doing I-Banking for a while after Undergrad and going to B-School. I hope this clears things up. Thanks for the quick responses.</p>
<p>Slipper, you should work for Dartmouth... I wasn't even considering applying until I read all of your great stories and as of now, it's my favorite of the four. :).</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>if you are sure about engineering, go to CORNELL, it is by far the best out of all these other schools you are considering in engineering.</p>
<p>Haha, thanks! For banking/ MBA (I go to a top MBA right now) it wont matter whether you do a math/ science major such as physics or engineering. My advice then is to go to the school you like the most, academically they are all awesome.</p>
<p>For "true" engineers (i.e. you want to work for Boeing) its Cornell. For future bankers/ consultants all are in the consideration set and get the top recruiters on campus.</p>
<p>Does anyone know average stats for transfers to Penn?</p>
<p>I will be applying with a 3.5-3.6 from a top public university. Not sure if this is good enough</p>
<p>Transfer, apply to Brown/ Cornell. For some reason at the moment these are the easiest Ivies to transfer into.</p>
<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>on the subject of transferring...
I'll be attending Wesleyan University in the fall and I was wondering what it might take to transfer to Penn. Slipper and JohnnyK did a nice job of outlining it a bit, but I was wondering how easy the change would be and what it might take to be accepted. A handful of friends I made last summer at Penn PreCollege and from my school will be going so I'd hope that would make the process easier if I do choose to transfer. Penn wouldn't be the only option, but I'd like your thoughts! thanks.</p>
<p>Make sure you get a 3.5+ first of all, its crazy how one college semester seems to matter so much. Get involved, keep doing your ECs so it doesnt seem like you just did them to get into college. Should set you up for Penn, also consider applying to Brown and Cornell, they are the easiest Ivy schools to get into as a transfer.</p>
<p>for transfers, so you will be starting at the school second year, do they only see freshman first semester grades or both semester grades. My dream school was Upenn.</p>
<p>They only see first semester but if you are doing really well you can get mid-semester letters from your professors.</p>
<p>do they look at your high school transcript? If so, how are they gonna get it?</p>