UPenn Fall of 2015 Transfer

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey guys,
I know it's a little early but I am planning on trying to transfer into UPenn next year and I want to know if I have a chance or what to improve on.</p>

<p>I am a freshman this year at Villanova, I am planning on getting a 4.0 GPA, and succeeding so far, I also had a 3.7 in HS, I am an IB DP graduate, I have an extensive amount of extracurriculars from HS, being in my school's community and service program, a mentoring program, NHS, Mock Trial, etc. And in college I am working for a leadership program and doing Ruibal, which is a tutoring program for children in areas of poverty. I am planning on applying to go into CAS. But I have a pretty low SAT score, it's an 1800. </p>

<p>I am also pretty sure I can get good recommendations from my professors and my advisor. </p>

<p>Do I have a shot or am I just kidding myself?</p>

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<p>Did you apply to Penn last year and were denied?</p>

<p>Could you retake the SAT? That is VERY low for Penn, 2000 would still be low. 2200 is average for Penn. Unless you are an athlete or have another hook.</p>

<p>And I’m wondering, if you have only been at Villanova for a month, how can you be sure you will get good enough recommendations? They do have to note how long they have known you and in what capacity.</p>

<p><a href=“Prepare For Transfer Admission | Penn Admissions”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/transfer-admission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Curricular Requirements | Penn Admissions”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/transfer-admission/college-of-arts-and-sciences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I would think that if you plan to apply, you should put a LOT of energy into developing relationships with the professors who you will ask to do your recommendations. You should let them know NOW of your intentions, and see how they feel. Many professors will do recommendations, but as a professor, I know there would be only a handful of students who I have done recommendations for who I would support to transfer.</p>

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<p>“Did you apply to Penn last year and were denied?” do you know if this improves chances or hurts them?</p>

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I know people from top 20 schools with 4.0 GPAs, really high SATs, and a lot of extracurriculars that get denied, but I also know some people that came from pretty average schools without 4.0s that got accepted. I think a lot of it is based on your reason fro transferring