@Neurophile yes, @SmartJarhead is right it’s basically an indication you’ll be accepted barring some drastic change in your academic / personal standing. It’s mostly the ivies that send them, and not that many relative to actual acceptances. Given that numbers are that much lower for the transfer process, they would be that much more uncommon. And thank you @SmartJarhead for your service!
@betwixt Thank you for your support. And yeah I heard they’re usually sent to super competitive students or athletes who admissions expects will receive many offers from other schools
Whats the typical gpa for a successful transfer student like?
On UPenn’s Common Data Set for 2017-2018, they state that the average GPA for their incoming freshman was 3.85, and separately that they offered acceptances to 221 transfer students. With that low number of transfers, I’d guess that the GPA average would be comparable, if not slightly higher.
Here’s the link:
http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202017-18.pdf
@betwixt wow i knew it would be high but i assumed perhaps it would be slightly lower due to the rigor of college courses
I know what you mean @shafthalf … my understanding is that in addition to your college GPA (which is really only one semester when you apply) they focus heavily on scores and GPA from high school - it’s really all they have to go on. And so - a guess only - those scores would need to match what incoming freshman have.
Just wanted to ask what the deadline for midterm reports is.
I get my last midterm grade back in 2 days so that’s the earliest I can submit my report.
Also, all my materials are marked received except my college report. My academic advisor says she has definitely submitted it weeks ago. Should I be worried/contact penn?
Hey friends!
I transferred into Penn in the fall of 2017, and I remember how difficult the applying/waiting process was. If you have any questions about the process or want an unbiased perspective of the school from a transfer, feel free to pm me!
Hey. For some reason, I can’t find the PM button because I just made this account (my old one from HS got banned because I swore after many rejections LMAO).
Do you think you can message me so we can start a conversation? Penn is definitely my number one choice (for transfer applications), and I just wanted to ask a few things, because I feel like we have relatively similar profiles (after stalking your post history haha, I found that we both went/go to pretty big state schools and had similar goals in the transfer app process).
Thanks fam.
@Neurophile Oh okay! Thank you so much! Guess I can breathe a little easier now as a non-LPS applicant 
My college transcript still hasn’t been processed): anyone else in a similar situation?
Mine isn’t either, but I️ emailed them a few weeks ago and they said “We are still processing Regular Decision documents. We will not fully process Transfer documents until early April. Please don’t have anything resent. Check your Penn Portal often for updates.” Hope this helps!
Thank you so much. I’ve been on the verge of tears thinking I was no longer eligible haha
Me too! I was terrified because my Final High School Report is still missing too. Did they specify a date when we should start being concerned haha?
Does the admissions committee start reviewing applications on a certain day? I am submitting my mid year grade report in less than a week. I know other ivies, like Cornell, have a hard April 15 deadline for all materials.
Hey, thought I’d chime in regarding the processing questions. If you haven’t, I’d give a call or email admissions just to cover the risk of not contacting them and realizing something never arrived. After I contacted all my application materials were marked as processed in the portal.
Out of curiosity, is anyone here an entering Junior?
I’ve gotten checks for everything except for the midterm grade report which I just sent in. I know it isn’t required but I sent it in anyway lol
@bluebel57 I’m applying to be a junior
Anyone else applying Wharton?
Yup Wharton here
@Vincent1997 Good luck man! Stats?