@EconCS06 Thanks for reassuring me! Good Luck to you too!
@liddy6 Thanks for the help! Yeah Iām trying to make sure that I maintain good grades to balance out my ACT. Honestly, Iām not going to retake it since Iām already busy with school work and sports. I am also applying to CAS and Wharton but if I put Wharton as my primary rather than CAS will it be harder to get in?
@EconCS06 Hey, Iām applying for Digital Media Design too! Send me a DM, I wanna chat with you further. I cannot send you one because I have less than 15 posts.
@Giulianna Iām also a current student at Lehigh. Iām glad to know Iām not the only potential transfer lol.
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could chance me. Iām a current freshman interested in transferring to Wharton.
Stats:
College of William and Mary
GPA: 4.0
SAT: 1500 (M:790 R:710)
High school GPA: 3.61
I had transferred in high school too, spent 3 years in private and graduated in a public school in Houston Texas
I have taken 18 credits my first and another 18 credits my second semester.
Extracurricular:
Organizer for a Leadership program for underprivileged low income minority high school students the summer before my freshman year.
Regional chair for a national youth organization that organized camps, workshops, and lectures to educate youth. Region spanned from North Carolina to Maine
Volunteer chair for a national organizationās annual convention that had over 30,000 attendees
Participated in a 6 week long financial modeling course at a Private Equity firm in DC during my first semester, was 3rd out of 10 participatants that weāre all post college full time business analysts.
Did another financial modeling course offered on campus
Only freshman on the executive appropriations committee for WM, which allocates next years budget for all clubs on campus. A budget of over $750,000
Griffin school partnership after school tutor for local Williamsburg middle schools for 6 hours a week.
Hooks: Muslim American. Can pay full tuition. From Houston
Recommendations: one from my Econ professor who knew my name and talked with frequently out of his 200+ students
One from a smaller seminar for an aquatic science writing course
Have another from a Board of Trustees member of William and Mary that I met at a board dinner
Last from the head partner of the Private Equity firm I had the workshop at
Clubs: entrepreneurship center, finance academy, Muslim student Association. Griffin student partnership
Also applying to Cornell, Columbia, Uchicago, Northwestern, Rice, and Brown
@studentex420 What are your reasons to transfer?
@EconCS06 William and Mary isnāt really know for their business program, also the curriculum is constructing by not allowing me much room to take classes in other departments. On top of that I am interested in healthcare management which is not offered at William and Mary for undergrad but is offered at UPenn. Also the religious and ethic diversity is inadequate. I would like a city that allows for me to integrate into a strong Muslim community and be active in my faith. Also I want more opportunities in a city like Philadelphia
@candylover132 Yeah, I have no clue, but Iāve heard Wharton is harder than CAS to get into. Iām struggling with deciding which to apply to also-- environment in CAS or business ethics/legal studies in Wharton
Hi all! Apply to College of Arts & Sciences (Philosophy)
White/female/US
STATS
HIGH SCHOOL: large public high school (#1 public in the state), class of over 600, top 15%
GPA: unweighted 3.967; weighted 4.02
ACT: 32 (36 English, 35 Reading, 27 Math (ouch), 31 Science) superscore is 33
APās: APUSH and APworld (Aās in both, passed Ap tests)
completed 12 credit hours of dual-credit enrollment at local university during senior year (4.0)
ECās
2 years of varsity sport
founder of nonprofit that donated prom dresses to underprivileged girls at my high school
organizer (3 years) of my high schoolās large philanthropy event ($2mil raised over 3 years)
60 + volunteer hours with 2 organizations for women with special needs
worked as a sales associate at Kendra Scott
worked as an assistant teacher at a local Montessori daycare
volunteered with CMNH
National Honor Society
Yoga club officer/treasurer
practiced/performed Italian opera
AWARDS
Academic Bar Award
Academic Letter of Excellence
Varsity Athletic Letter of Excellence
Salutatorian of Class of 2018
COLLEGE: Oklahoma State University FRESHMAN, Political Science major; Philosophy minor (honors college)
GPA: 4.0 (Presidentās Honor Roll)
HOURS: completed 27, enrolled in 12 currently (one upper-division)
ECās
Internship with national nonprofit for women with special needsā based in NYC (Director of Content Writing)- honors hours
Research Assistant for Poli Sci department chair- honors hours
President of the Freshman Student Council of the College of Arts & Sciences
Active Member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
volunteer for CASA (15 hours/semester)
Freshman Follies (biiiiiig musical/philanthropy event, 30 hours/week for 8 weeks)
AWARDS
Regentās Distinguished Scholar (2nd best merit scholarship)
Freshman Research Scholar (OSUās freshman research is HARD to get into)
My best letter of ref is coming from a professor last semester that basically encouraged me to transfer, and I know it will be a strong letter. The second is from another professor, but wonāt be as strong. My essays are very well-written and clearly convey my reasons for transferring/objectives I hope to achieve. I am also going to have a professional letter of ref from the executive director of internship.
What are my chances?
Iām also applying to
Columbia
Barnard
NYU
Georgetown
George Washington
Brown
American
Hey! I am also debating applying to Wharton or CAS. If you check the past forums the Wharton acceptance rate is much lower than CAS. From what I understand you can only apply to one or the other, I do not think they consider a āsecond choice.ā I wish they did because this would be a lot easier LOL. I know at places like USC and UC schools if they think you are an able student they will consider you for another major. I think at Upenn they already have a surplus of candidates with the academic requirements but they look at how well fit they are for the school they are applying to. So I think especially as transfers rather than freshmen we have to pick one and make sure our application is tailored to that school/major and not just the school in general. If any past applicants read this, let me know if I am wrong because I would be happy to hear more info. 
By the way to everyone posting chances meās, you could have the most elite record of academic achievements and ECās and we still could not tell you a better answer than āmaybe.ā For top schools, the evaluation process is holistic and impossible to predict. Even more so for transfers where the acceptance rates are (usually) lower than freshman rate. From the information I have read in past threads here is what I have learned. Having a respectable GPA/EC (+ SAT can vary) is just going to be a given component. If you are lacking in those you are already at a disadvantage. Having a 4.0, 1600 SAT, great AP Scores, amazing ECās does not guarantee you admission to any of these schools. Once you get your foot in the door with these stats itās all about how you frame yourself fitting into the school/major of your choice. We are transfers, not freshmen, what really decides your chances AFTER initial stats is just how you show passion and āfitā in your essays. Do your research and show the school is meant for you. Good luck.
Hey! @liddy6 You mentioned that you once had an interest in medicine and thatās where your time was spent in high school? I think definitely mention that. They want to know what you do and why you do it-- even an interest that you no longer have. It will also be good to address so they donāt confusingly look at your high school stuff and wonder what you did during it. Just make really clear what you want to do, why you want to do it, and why you can only do it at Penn. Good luck! You have a great shot! No doubt you will get in!
if I am a business major at my current college but I want to switch to biochemistry should I apply to upenn as a biochem or business major?
@Flyingcircus100 Thanks so much, your answer is super helpful! I think Iām going to try incorporating that into my essay to help explain my background
@candylover132 Iād say biochemā¦ because if you apply to Wharton you canāt do internal transfer into CAS to do biochem. Also I think Wharton is generally much harder to get into, so no use applying to a more competitive school that doesnāt suit your interests as well.
is it ok to get a LOR from a highschool teacher? i am transferring for my sophmore year
@studentex420 it seems that we are in opposite situations! I live 15 minutes away from Philly but Iām actually trying to transfer to William and Mary. Iām still applying to Penn because itās close to home, but perhaps in the Fall youāll be in Philly and Iāll be in Williamsburg!
@candylover132 You should ask a college professor for a LOR because Penn is interested in your performance as a college student so far.
Hi everyone! Iām a potential transfer from a liberal arts school in New England. Lower gpa due to significant illness but have bounced back since then, so weāll see Nice to meet you all.
Does anyone know how much weight is placed on the Mid Term report?
Not much, I should think. If youāre on an upwards GPA trend and have a 4.0 on your midterm report, that helps a lot. If you consistently have a high GPA (3.7+) but have less than a ~3.0 on your midterm report, then thatāll probably hurt a lot. In short, I doubt it will sway an admission decision and is likely just there for completeness/making sure youāre still enrolled in the courses you signed up for at the start of the semester.
Hey everyone. This might be a dumb question (lol), but how do you submit the mid term report and college report? I havenāt submitted my app yet, so Iām assuming after I do I get the login info for the Penn Applicant Portal and submit the forms there?