Transfer out of davidson chances

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<p>Hi, i’m looking to transfer into UPenn CAS from Davidson College in NC, where I am currently a freshman.</p>

<p>i had a 3.43 GPA this past semester, which doesn’t sound that great, but since the average GPA of freshmen is a little below a 3.0, i’m probably around top 10-15% of my class. Davidson is pretty tough, however i dunno if too many people know that.</p>

<p>my college classes 1st semsester included:</p>

<p>Econ 101: B+
Anthropology 205: B+
International Politics 141: A-
Philosophy 160: Pass (took it P/F)</p>

<p>high school:
2280/2400 SAT, (730 verbal, 750 math, 800 writing)
GPA: 88/100 (I did alot better in college than in high school, relative to classmates- also, my high school is pretty prestigious, the top 10% all go to ivy’s, and people down to the top 3rd get in, some even lower rank)</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>EC’s
Wrestling- (NCAA Div. I letterman-i wrestled this past year-, in high school: Conference Champ, 2x prep state placer, state national team member)- I will also try to walk onto Penn if i am accepted, however they’re pretty good and probably won’t be actively recruiting me</p>

<p>i also did alot of scientific research while in high school, spent 3 summer working in chemistry/nanotech lab, along with a hematology lab and a genetics/pathology lab. I was listed on a co-author on a paper published by the pathology lab this summer. </p>

<p>Volunteer work: i received a Presidential Gold Volunteer Service Award, for providing over 300 hours of community service my junior year. This included mostly unpaid research, but also special olympics, home repair, etc.</p>

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<p>Wow, Ohsix, its almost scary how much you and I are both in the same situation. I am applying to Penn as a transfer from East Carolina, and I am willing to wrestle for Penn if it helps my chances of getting in even tho, like you said, they are rather good. I wrestled for a nationally ranked PA team in high school, but I took a year off as I did not wrestle at ECU. Well good luck with everything and if all goes well maybe we will be future teammates, lol. take care.</p>

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<p>I have a lot in common with you ohsix.... I am applying to Penn (among others) from Bowdoin, and my grades were very similar. I also have similar sats and high school + national merid, ap scholar etc. I'm pretty worried/nervous frankly...</p>

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<p>i think you'll both be fine, although it's best to have a few other transfer schools in the ring. i went to bowdoin and, when a friend of mine transferred out because of size, she was pretty successful. i'm sure her grades were b+/a- range. but it didn't seem that difficult. and another girl i knew transferred out to brown without too much trouble. my friend was accepted at cornell and upenn among others. so...don't sweat it. if you can describe a real reason for wanting to be elsewhere that's tangible (size, location, etc. are typically good reasons, or programs not available at bowdoin/davidson) then i think you have a good shot.</p>