Hi everyone!! I recently applied to UPenn ED and was wondering if anyone currently going to Penn has any motivational admission stories? ? I have stats (gpa & sat) on the lower predicted range but I know I have great recommendations, great ecs, and great essays. I’m just looking for some hope amidst all the stress!! Good luck everyone with ED admissions.
When I got in they said they didn’t even read my essays and were instead wildly impressed with my ACT score and 4.9 GPA. However, I’m sure things will be different for you!
I was personally spoken to by one Admissions officer, and she said most of her colleagues rarely put any time or effort into analyzing the subjective portions of the application. Admission officers find that reading all of the overwhelming numbers of essays to be too tedious and pain-staking, so they usually will randomly select random essays to read. Hopefully, they choose your essays out of all the other ones! Usually, they will discard any applications that are below a 4.0 and 1550 SAT before even giving any time reading the subjective portions of the application.
I hope you’re a recruited athlete! Best of luck.