UPenn Official SAS Transfers 2009 Thread

Transfer Students
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<p>Applying to: Wharton
Applying for: Fall 09
Applying as: Sophomore</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.54
Did not take SAT in HS</p>

<p>California CC
Current GPA: 3.8
SAT: 1430/2100 – I’ve taken it twice now. Both of them were taken in the Fall 08 semester. I didn’t study much so I’m going to take it one last time; I know I can improve it. Will it look bad to take it a third time?</p>

<p>Units: 105 semester units by the end of spring – 30 of these units were taken during High school; technically I will have attended the CC for 2.5 years now. Will this hurt my chances?</p>

<p>Also</p>

<p>My college workload has fluctuated a lot as well. I could only take a maximum of 10 semester units while I was attending high school. Subsequently, once I graduated high school, I doubled/tripled my college workload. In Fall 07’ I took 20 units. Spring 08’ I took 28. During this time I was working around 15 hours a week. I got all A’s and one B for those 2 semesters. Because I already had 85 units in total, I only took 10 units this semester (Fall 08) and will be taking only 10 again in Spring 09.</p>

<p>I’ve gotten A’s in ALL my prerequisite courses (econ, calc 1-3, accounting, business). As well as general ed (history, English, science). However, I had a hard time with Spanish, B’s in all three classes (level 1,2,3) that is pulling my GPA down.</p>

<p>Unfortunately I got a D in one of my English writing courses; my teacher did not like me. I retook the class in the summer and got an A. How should I address this in my application? Also I had to withdraw from another course the next summer due to an injury.</p>

<p>I have a few EC’s
President of school Honor Society
Karate
Jiu-Jitsu
Weightlifting</p>

<p>I work as a karate instructor (for kids) and as a tutor at the CC. I work on average 15-20 hours per week.</p>

<p>I have 2 excellent recs from my Accounting professor and my Economics professor.
I’m confident I can write meaningful and concise essays.
I am 17.</p>

<p>What are my chances?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>I beleive your SAT is averaged after you take it your third time so make this your best. Your EC’s do not make you stand out though. Everyone will have the GPA and SAT. It all comes down to what you have done, what you have to write about that school, and what your mentors have written about you. I wish you the best of luck.</p>

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<p>Again, when are you guys submitting your apps by? Are you writing the (truly optional!) page 217 essay? I’m hoping to get my stuff in by late February.</p>

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<p>Georgetown University
3.934
UPenn CAS
Economics Major and Mathematics Minor</p>

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<p>hey guys, i am gonna apply for transfer as a junior also. Got a quick question about app forms here…for why transfer essay…it is almost the same for common app and penn supplement…so i am wondering what can i do w/ it. should i just copy and paste one to another, or it is better to write very different ones? kinda confused here. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Replied on your thread.</p>

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<p>so ive done some research and it doesnt seem that penn offers very good transfer housing…can any transfer students elaborate on what the situation is? do you just get put into student housing wherever theres a slot, do you usually have to go off campus?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>A lot of transfers were put into Hill. I waited long enough[procrastinated] so that I got into someone’s cancellation. All the transfers that I know of got housing though[maybe not their first choice].</p>

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<p>How many of you guys have sent in your applications?</p>

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<p>Just a few days now till all the apps are in!</p>

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<p>I have sent in everything except the essays…still working on editing those. I don’t really think it matter when you send them in as long as they make it in before March 15th.</p>

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<p>Well, yeah… you can click “Submit Common App” on Friday evening for all they care…</p>

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<p>Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College GPA- 3.83
High School GPA- 99.84 weighted/ 96.5-97 unweighted
SATS- 2190
Fairly good community service and nice recs from professors.
Applying to SAS</p>

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<p>Colege GPA : 3.7
High school - ~93-94/100
lots of EC,
Applying to Arts and sciences…
on the transfer app there is a check box on 3/15/2009 spring transfer… Do we check that box if we are applying for fall semester?</p>

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<p>Yep. 10 char</p>

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<p>is the deadling at march 14 11:59pm or march 15 11:59pm?</p>

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<p>That IS what everybody is wondering…</p>

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<p>Did you all receive some sort of Net ID to check your application status for U Penn? If so, when did you received it?</p>

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<p>I haven’t received anything yet… I submitted my app right before the deadline.</p>

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<p>yeah i did the same as well hehe…</p>