Dear fellow prospective UPenn transfer students,
I wanted to start this thread as early as possible to get the conversation going.
I do not expect much activity on this thread during summer break, so I am looking forward to conversations with new prospective transfer students this fall.
Good luck to everyone in advance.
Sincerely,
Hi everyone, congratulations on the admission!! I am admitted to CAS and am facing a problem. I sincerely hope anyone who sees this post could offer me some advice.
I got a C+ in one of my spring course. It is a seminar on epics, Odyssey and Aeneid and so on. I emailed the AO and asked them if this is going to affect my enrollment and they asked me to explain it. I am not a native English speaker and the reading in this course is very difficult for me. Also, I did very well in the essay assignments in this course because I spent a lot of time on them, but did not do well on the final exam, which ultimately resulted in this grade.
Btw I am getting A’s in my other classes.
I am accepted as a math major and this seminar has nothing to do with it. Also, it is probably not going to be transferred as valid credit. I need your advice on two questions: 1) How do I explain this grade? Should I mention myself going to the therapist in April bc of anxiety issues since it might be a factor? 2) Is my offer likely to be revoked??
Thank you for reading this post and thank you for your advice in advance!!
@laozizuiku That sounds like a question for the 2018 Transfer Thread. The link is below.
will be applying to penn as well for 2019! @mgr001 looks like we are both applying to penn and Stanford so far!
Question: Do I need to submit my high school grades when I apply this fall? I got a 2.7 graduating high school. I’m in community college now with sixty some units and a 3.96 overall, 4.00 major gpa for engineering. I improved my game significantly and I don’t want my high school affecting me
@opvcsocal Yes, you must send your official high school transcript. It says so in the transfer checklist. http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/transfer-admission/checklist
Dang! How much will it lower my chances? I showed a significant upward trend going from a 2.7 HS GPA to a 3.94 College GPA, I went from crap to stellar and I’m concerned it will hinder my future.
Hey! I haven’t even started college yet but soon will. I’ll begin my freshman year in Jan 2019. To transfer to UPenn when should I start preparing my applications? Like in what year and month? Thanx!
@frozengirl9 That’s a little tough since you’re starting in spring semester and the transfer deadlines are March 15th. You might be better off applying in March of 2020 after you have a full year of grades that you can apply with. Otherwise, you won’t have much on your college transcript.
It might help to contact Penn admissions and ask them for some advice in terms of timing since you’re starting in the Spring. The process would be simpler at schools that have transfer admissions in both the fall and spring (e.g., Cornell), in which case you would apply October 2019 after completing your first freshman semester.
I can’t wait until these threads start up…guessing it won’t be until around 2019 though, haha!!!
i am a sophmore transfer and I got a 26 on my act should I retake it?
I want to transfer to UPenn so bad, but I have a super weird history and probably am going to have issues applying considering I never went to highschool.
I’m a middle eastern female at a USA community college, age 16
Current GPA is 4.0
School just started but I’m not worried about maintaining a 4.0, and courseload is on track for all the requirements
ACT- 35
Not really sure where to start with EC’s. I dont even know if these count. I have barely anything, but they are unique.
I started a small business from $0 and have made $100k in net profit
Created artistic marketing content that was nationally televised on ABC
I was interviewed for Columbia University’s Journal of Art Criticism when I was 13. I’m not sure if they ever went forward with publishing an article about me though
Second job employed since age 14, just a normal job in the service industry
Long history of entrepreneurship, went door to door by myself selling home decor since age 7
Cant think of much else. Hoping to join business club, entrepreneur club, finance club, all the cool clubs like that at my school, join student body, and I’m going to try to get some sort of relevant internship. Sounds like too much to get done by March 15, and I honestly dont know how anyone has enough work/intern experience after one year to get into UPenn.
Also not sure if never going to highschool is an automatic deny. Oh well. Would love to see people’s stats.
Does anyone know what the average college GPA of those accepted into CAS is? I can’t seem to find anything online. One of my friends who transferred into CAS last year vaguely said “3.8 or above.” What sucks is that my GPA is exactly 3.8.
Hi everyone! I know that it’s super early, but I just wanted feedback on my chances of getting in Wharton.
I am currently a sophomore at Cal Poly Pomona majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing management. I have a 4.0 with a pretty rigorous schedule - I maxed out on units in every term except one. I am also in my school’s honors college, the Kelloggs Honors College.
As for my extracurriculars:
-research assistant since spring quarter of 2018 in college of business administration behavioral business lab (attended one conference and hope to attend at least 2 more before submitting transfer app)
-member of and Senior VP of this year’s Market Research Club, the only market research club in all of California
-member of Epic Movement, a campus ministry
-member of American Marketing Association
-member of Deaf Awareness Club
-TA for a marketing class this semester
-elementary school bible study teacher
-volunteered 100+ hours in Tijuana, Mexico
As for awards/recognitions:
-Dean’s List for Fall Quarter of 2017, Winter Quarter of 2018, and Spring Quarter of 2018
-President’s List
-2017 BankCard Services Scholarship Award
-2017 Korean Investors and Traders Association Geospatial Council Scholarship Award
-2018 Prime Business Credit Scholarship Award
My SAT score is pretty low, a 1350, but I hope to retake it and get a higher score before apps are due.
I guess I just need some feedback on what I could improve on? I’m trying to get a job at a local ice cream shop, so I’m hoping that that will help boost my application.
Also, how much do high school extracurricular activities and grades impact my chances? I know that they impact my application less because I’m trying to enter as a junior.
Thanks for reading & good luck to everyone applying!
here’s a link to the data set of transfer students (among other stats) that might be worth taking a look at!
http://www.upenn.edu/ir/commondataset.html
Hi, everyone 
I’m applying to transfer to UPenn for Fall 2019 as well. I’m a bio major at a NJ community college and I currently have a 3.75GPA. I live about 20 minutes away from UPenn, so I’d be able to commute.
Hi y’all! Current sophomore at Penn (studying finance and OID in Wharton) who transferred in and was exactly in your situation last year here. I know how stressful the process can be and the difficulty to get accurate information. If anybody has any questions/thoughts/concerns, I will do my best to address them. Best of luck!
Anyone applying to the school of engineering?
@LivingLife1 Do you mind sharing your stats and ECs? I have a 3.9 GPA at the moment (Only B is in this English writing course that’s mandatory) and I got 1370 on the SAT (took it senior year, hardly any preparation…) Do you recommend re-taking the SAT and Subject tests?