<p>OK, so never in a million years was I thinking of transferring Ivy (was planning on Berkeley or UCLA) but my sister just got accepted to UPenn today as a freshman so I think I have a shot! :D Here's a rundown of me:</p>
<p>I had a poor HS academic career and a very rough few years right out of HS. I'm 21 now and have about 50 units at CC done. 1 more semester and I'll be ready to transfer. I did academic renewal, and that wiped out all the bad grades I got at CC right out of HS. So I have a 3.8 right now, possibly 3.9 if I can get a 4.0 for my last semester. Beyond academics, I am, for the lack of a better term, a wonderkin. I owned a 6 figure business in high school and have established a small Internet Marketing empire since then. I'm hoping to do some charity work and possibly start a non-profit for US veterans before application time as well. I am a first generation college student of Black & Native American descent from a low income family. Philosophy major.</p>
<p>My plan is to schmooze with whatever staff I can as I visit my sister every couple months. Hopefully give a few business cards out and shoot the small talk about how my sister goes there and UPenn is my #1 choice to transfer. Hopefully someone in admissions checks out my blog and sees who I am and what I have been able to accomplish at such a young age. Then when my application for transfer comes across admission's desk in Fall of next year, they will be able to put a face, personality, and list of accomplishments to the name.</p>
<p>The only reason I'm considering this as a possibility is that it is our understanding that the Ivy's love legacies. Although she is not an alumni and will only be a sophomore at the time of my application, I believe it will turn what was previously a impossibility for me into a realistic shot.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>This is an April Fool’s joke, isn’t it?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>In a nutshell: We had MAJOR family issues when we were younger (bipolar mom, instances of pure terror that I’d rather not elaborate on)… And I unfortunately had to deal with the brunt of them as the older sibling. I did my best to absorb most of the trauma and shield my sister from it as I was unquestionably emotionally stronger than she was at that tender age. This majorly affected my high school academia and caused me to move away and be a ‘wild child’ for the first couple years out of HS. Although I (remarkably) did still maintain successful business endeavors, as that was sort of my ‘outlet’ for what was going on. Fortunately for my sister, things had mellowed out by the time she hit HS. She was able to perform to her fullest capabilities and ultimately get accepted to an Ivy league.</p>
<p>I am going to do HUGE things with my life, and have already far exceeded the accomplishments of any of my peers… Or most adults I know for that matter. Professors recognize this, counselors recognize this, anyone I meet recognizes this. Why would a UPenn admissions official not recognize this after meeting me on numerous occasions and reading a well crafted essay which explains my family history and outlines potential reasons as to why my sister is at an Ivy league and I’m not? Not everything is about academic statistics, you know. Especially in a situation such as my own. </p>
<p>Do I think I have have a good shot? No. Do I think I would have ANY shot if my sister wasn’t going there? Hell no. But do I think my sister attending the school will give me a very small window of opportunity? I’m going to do everything in my power to try to seize it and get the education I know I am meant for.</p>
<p>It’s not that you don’t think I have a shot… I came here to get people’s opinions. And I’m going to pursue this regardless of the answers I get. But I have zero tolerance for sarcasim.</p>
<p>Dude, chill out. Not everyone is trying to get you. Before you launch an angry tirade against people, think about the context for a second. There were two distinct possibilities with what I said. One was that I am a cruel, mocking person who’s twirling his mustache and laughing fiendishly at you from within my villainous lair. The other is that, since you posted this on April Fool’s day, and since someone else has already created a fake thread about Princeton, that this was possibly an April Fool’s joke. </p>
<p>Why could it be an April Fool’s joke? Because you are literally the most perfect applicant to Penn I could imagine (at least before you throw your temper tantrum). You have a near perfect GPA. You had a six figure business in high school and an internet marketing empire. You have an amazing life story. You’re a legacy. You’re a first generation college student. You’re African American and Native American, two of the most under represented and hence sought after groups in the Ivy League. Finally you’re majoring in philosophy, an under pursued yet rigorous major, which colleges love to admit students to. If I asked a Penn admissions dean to describe the perfect candidate, they could not top you. </p>
<p>The fact is that you’re so perfect that you seem literally unbelievable. I could easily imagine somebody putting you together as a fictional, perfect candidate for an April Fool’s joke. To be honest, I still think this is an April Fool’s joke. However on the off chance that it isn’t, then let me be the first to say that you would have been a lock. Oh, what’s that; why am I saying “would have” instead of “have”? Because your foul mouthed and angry response shows that you’re paranoid, hateful, immature, and frankly a bit crazy. Penn does not like those things, and I think those traits will show through in your essays and time spent “schmoozing” with admissions people, that is if you’re a real person and not a ■■■■■ trying to pull of an immensely spiteful April Fool’s prank.</p>
<p>Wow, do I feel like a moron. Truth be told, literally minutes before I read your reply I listened to a voice mail from one of my largest clients saying that he signed with another firm and is closing his account with me. Furthermore, I do not know very much about the Ivy’s and their admission process… As you (and most the board) I’m sure do. Hence me thinking I have a “small window of opportunity”, when in actuality I am/was a “lock”. So when I read your reply about it being an April Fool’s joke, I immediately assumed that you’re someone who knows how slim to none the chances of transferring to an Ivy are and are wholly discrediting my efforts simply based on the statistical improbability… An obstacle I have faced my entire teenage and adult life with many of the major business decisions I have made. Also, I am new here and had no idea people are legitimately posting April Fool’s day transfer threads, and never would have thought to frame it in that context.</p>
<p>You are correct in saying that my tirade was immature, absolutely. And I would like to extend my deepest apologies. I truly do not ever fly off the handle like that; no way I could run a successful business that relies in most part on my self-promotion skills if my general character was as you described. Your reply simply caught me at a bitter moment… And I truly did not see what other context it could be in. </p>
<p>I greatly appreciate your thorough reply despite the infantile nature of my previous post. Again, my sincerest apologies and I am absolutely ecstatic to hear that I sound like such a perfect candidate that it is ‘unbelievable’.</p>
<p>Thanks for that, and apology accepted. You’re basically in wherever you apply to, so this is relatively meaningless, but nonetheless I wish you luck in your transfer process.</p>
<p>I cant imagine someone who is so accomplished to go to community college. Please link me the website to your “six-figure business.”</p>
<p>it’s Jukt Micronics lol</p>
I find it terribly disgusting that these people feel the need to make you feel devalued. The community college near my home town has articulation agreements with Yale and Columbia (mostly for those who are enrolled in Phi Theta Kappa). Almost everyday I hear misleading assumptions made about community college. Where people assume that community college is only for those who cannot succeed academically. Sure, that can be the case although it is mostly individuals who struggle financially and seek a cheaper way to achieve their academic goals. I find what you’re doing to be amazing and I applaud you. If UPenn doesn’t work out, it isn’t the end of the world, a 3.8 GPA is terrific especially as a transfer student. I do wish you luck, Philly is amazing.
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This post was over 6 years ago lol