What are the odds of getting into nursing school at UPENN if your GPA is not above a 3.9? Do the interview every applicant?
yes I imagine they interview all applicants since the nursing applicant pool is quite self-selected and thus not huge. Depends what you mean by not above 3.9. If you mean 3.7+ then sure there is a chance of getting in, but below that ballpark it gets way harder. Just to give you an idea, the average GPA of the entire Penn incoming class was 3.93 last year and 92% of the class had a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
I got in last year and was interviewed, yes
I got accepted this year into nursing @ penn (ED) with below a 3.9, so it is possible. I also had an interview.
Currently a freshman in the nursing school, I had a 3.84 GPA unweighted in high school.
Everyone gets an interview from a Penn alumn, and some got an additional phone call from a nursing administrator.
What were your other credentials? Is it harder to get into nursing? I know they want to see a lot of extracurriculars. Mine seem pretty standard. Also what were your ACT scores.
They do try to interview every applicant, but depending on your hometown and availability of alumni, it’s not always a 100% chance for an interview–I did not get an interview for example.
@chubii I was reading some other UPENN posts and I saw yours from last year. I was wondering if I could also read your essays? I’m in the application process right now and would love to be able to see an accepted essay! If so, thank you so much!
@AYF9510, @ednurse2017, @rn2021 I got in ED this year, and I had a video call interview. PM/DM me with any questions you might have about applying 
I also got in ED this year and I had an interview over Skype. It was really casual, mostly questions about why I wanted to be a nurse etc.
As for your GPA, I have a 3.95 but my SAT was pretty low and my ACT was about average (for Penn at least) so I think they balanced each other out.
I just found this discussion and I’m actually a junior looking to apply to UPenn possibly ED for nursing or the dual degree program with nursing and health care management! I can’t pm anyone (idk why) but I’m super interested in knowing stats and reading past accepted students’ essays. Can anyone help?
can anyone provide the average weighted gpa and act score?? or what your stats were if you got accepted