<p>I didn't see a thread for UPenn..so I am starting one.</p>
<p>Anyone else applying for fall 2010?
post your stats!!</p>
<p>Also did anyone else notice that the UPenn supplement essay is the same for freshman and transfer students? I find that a little odd.</p>
<p>Applied and matriculated in '08. Let me know if anyone here wants help on their apps/essays/resumes/etc., as I’m happy to help out fellow prospective Quakers =)</p>
<p>Will be applying! Haven’t yet started my essays, but I plan to start this week.</p>
<p>Why are there so many essays?</p>
<p>I have a quick question actually, when I refer to Penn in my essays, which abbreviation should I use, i.e. UPENN, UPenn, Penn, PENN, etc. (assuming it’s ok to abbreviate).</p>
<p>I’ll be applying to CAS. I can’t wait til May!</p>
<p>Penn is totally appropriate.</p>
<p>It looks like there are only 2 essays? And one is optional?</p>
<p>Can someone throw me a link for the midterm report? I have found one for student using the Universal College Application. However, I am using the common app, what do I use??</p>
<p>Gender: M
State: NJ
current school: Middlesex Community College
Applying to: college of arts and sciences
Major: Political Science
College GPA & Year (fresh, soph, etc.): Soph 3.87 GPA (after 57 earned credits)
H.S. GPA: 3.6 GPA
High School Performance (AP’s and the like): 3 AP’s (2 Eng & 1 U.S History)
SAT (full breakdown): 580 reading, 560 math, 520 writing (its atrocious, i know), SAT II 620 U.S history, 540 Literature
Activities (brief list): College Assembly, College Curriculum Task Force, Phi Theta Kappa, WVPH 90.3 FM Station manager, Pathfinders Organization (like boy scouts), High school: Bergen County youth Council for the Homeless: vice president and over 100 hrs logged volunteering</p>
<p>Comments: My SATS/HS stats are going to kill me, and my CC background puts me in a disadvantage. Feel free to comment on my stats/chances, give me advise. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>P.S - any successful transfers to UPenn please post your stats!! thnx!!</p>
<p>I was waiting for this kind of thread!
Applying as an incoming sophomore.
Current school: Montgomery College (CC in MD)
CAS, Biological Basis of Behavior Major. Will probably double with Cognitive Science.
HS GPA: 3.5 WGPA: 4.02
College GPA: 3.67 (Damn you Orgo!!!)
ACT: 29 (E28, M31, R28, S29)
SAT II: Hebrew 800, Chem 770
Pretty good ECs.
Good essays (currently working on the last one). The optional is my best.
Amazing recs.</p>
<p>Good Luck to all!!</p>
<p>PS- @Clout, here’s the link:
<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx</a></p>
<p>Applying as: incoming junior
Current school: UC Riverside
HS GPA: like 3.2 unweighted, not rigorous classes, BAD
College GPA: 3.96, very rigorous classes
Major: Computer Science
SAT: 2260
Essays: …haven’t…started…yet. Should probably start soon, haha
Letter of recommendations: Two positive but very vague ones. One extremely good Rec from an important person (principal, superintendent, and stuff). I feel like that last one makes up for the vague other ones just because it’s very personal
EC: Playing in a band, working as a teacher, studying programming languages independently
Comments: I’d like to think I have a good shot, but if I can’t buckle down and write some good essays then I probably don’t. But man, I am swamped with school work and writing an essay is the last thing I feel like doing.</p>
<p>Nice to see a UPENN thread</p>
<p>agreed. Nice to see it bumped too so I can see more responses, haha</p>
<p>Officially applied!</p>
<p>Aussiegbrl, </p>
<p>Don’t feel bad! My SAT/HS grades are worse than you. Don’t loose hope, having a good college GPA your sophomore year should have more weight than your past record. When did you take the SAT?</p>
<p>@ Bullmarket - thanks for the vote of confidence, I appreciate it Bullmarket. I took the SATS in October 2007 and the SAT II in January 2008. I took the three tests once each which is probably my biggest mistake… should of tried and tried again</p>
<p>Wow, you took both the SAT I and II at the same time? It’s over now…no use looking back.
Do you have a hook? (special consideration?).</p>
<p>Currently in U of illinois Urban-champaign, My sat score is relatively low, only reading 580. math 780, writing 640, and Math 2 800 physics 760… but I have a pretty good GPA in first semester(I am a freshman right now), 4.0 for 17-credit and a little rigourous courses.
how will penn evalute my academic performances? will the low sat score have a big negative effect on my application?</p>
<p>and also, how does penn value the optional essay–the autobiography? Is it still significant even though optional?</p>
<p>@ iverson- your college GPA will be the most important factor, but since you are a freshman, they will still weight your high school record pretty heavily (compared to a soph transfer). Optional essay is entirely optional, so it will not hurt you, but can help if it’s any good.</p>