Ughhh will my 3.8 and average TEsting grades be the deciding factor for rejection?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>i have a 3.8 something bc my 8th grade grades are on my trascript and i had a C in one of the classes. aside from that i have like 2 B's freshman year and the rest are A's from there on. If i averaged all my grades unweighted though it would be around a 96. I took both the act and sat and scored a 32.25 on the ACT and a 2070 on the SAT 770M 640 CR and 660W. I got a 800 on Math II and a 720 on UShistory. My extra curriculars i would say are above average and different from others because i have put a lot of time into website development within the past year and am Founder of a Business club. My grades Junior year were pretty good though, 97.6 UW average.
Class rank: 13/179</p>

<p>I am also a Full IB diploma Candidate and am taking the hardest course load possible</p>

<p>Im just scared that they will look at my freshman and 8th grade grades and be like, "oo rejection, he doesnt have a 3.9+ or 2200+ on the SAT. </p>

<p>I applied to wharton ED and am the only one in my region, that i know of, that is applying ED. </p>

<p>So what do you guys think? GPA and SAT/ACT scores will lead to an automatic rejection or do i have any chance?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Nah they won’t see your 8th grade scores. They will see your freshman Bs but that shouldn’t matter. Your scores are a little on the low end–especially SAT. Class rank is good but you didn’t really say much about your ECs… Wharton is pretty competitive so I would say 40%?</p>

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<p>yes they will see my 8th grade scores cause its on my HS transcript and factored into my HS GPA. but thanks for your input</p>

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<p>Oh that sucks. Well I don’t think they will value them. You improved and that’s a plus. The only thing that’s holding you back are your SAT1 scores and the fact that wharton only accepts 500. but applying ed should help you. good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks man, only one more day!</p>

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<p>ah man I don’t think I’ll make it through tomorrow. let’s hope for the best for all of us!</p>

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<p>^ See. He said “thanks man.” Unless it’s a girl.</p>

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<p>i’m a guy lol</p>

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<p>Referring to azntennisplaya</p>

<p>But was too lazy to type it out and resorted to ^ sign.</p>

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<p>They’re grades from 8TH GRADE… Most colleges don’t even take freshman year grades with much consideration unless you got a straight of bad grades that year. So it doesn’t really matter that you got that B in 8th grade and it effects your GPA; Penn will probably understand.</p>

<p>And an ACT score of 32.25 is still essentially a 32 lol. You’re bugging out about a 32 when a 32 is part of Penn’s quartile range. Obviously, your GPA and standardized test scores are not the deciding factor for rejection.</p>

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<p>Yes, they totally just threw away your application since you were less than a tenth away from a 3.9.<br>
Of course not! Besides, we only have a little over a day before decisions come out. Good luck!</p>

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<p>boy… i sure hope not. i have similar stats, applying to CAS
31 ACT, 2070 SAT… but i’m top 1%</p>

<p>ughh… i’m so gonna get rejected.</p>