<p>Ok guys, I'm brand new to this discussion board and I'm looking for an accurate depiction of my chances of getting admitted to UPenn. Here's the deal, I'm currently in my sophomore year at East Carolina University in North Carolina majoring in Mathematics. If all goes well, I will be applying to UPenn with a GPA of 3.935 from ECU; my high school GPA was a solid 3.7. However, I screwed up royally on the SAT two years ago and I'm wondering how much of an emphasis Upenn will place on these low scores. Im utterly embarrassed to even mention my score, but I got an 1100, which is significantly below Upenns standards. To be honest, I have always thought Upenn to be quite out of reach for myself, but the more I talk to my professors and other counselors, I am getting the notion that I might have a reasonable chance at getting in. Of course there are other numerous factors that you have to consider such as my application essays and things of that nature, but just based on the information I have just presented, what are my chances??</p>
<p>really, the funny thing is that none of us really know anyone else's chances because we don't know many students who have transferred in. The reason why its easier to a chances thread for freshman is because there is a wholelot more information about out about freshman admissions and you know lots of your friends and stuff who have gotten into certain schools as freshman. However, I am guessing very few of us actually have profiles of what a "typical" transfer student to a top college looks like. therefore, if we don't know that, then it is impossible to guage what the chances are. </p>
<p>I mean even if UPenn transfer has a 12% chance, that only tells you part of the picture. You don't know the strength of the applicant pool, and you don't know how good the actual students who get in are. for all you know, hypotheically all the students who apply could be 2.0 students from CC, and so if a student had a 3.9 from a 4 year univeristy they stand out like a soar thumb. On the other hand, all the students could be geniuses, you never know really...</p>
<p>that is why the best way to have a better handle of chances is to know the profiles of successful transfer students. however, since i have not seen any posts by such people, i have no way of telling you your chances.</p>
<p>but if i had to take a guess, and this is a total guess, i would say your chances are low, you have a shot, but its very low considering you are coming from a non competitve college, and your sat's are low. there is always a shot, but thats just what i think</p>
<p>last year i didn't get in. I had 4.0 from NESCAC school. maybe its because I applied for economics major? I had solid sat and ap and all that for ivy.
I think you never really know about ivies. I can't imagine that all of those 12% had better stats than I did.</p>
<p>what is NESCAC?</p>
<p>NESCAC is new england small college sports conference. includes all the elite lieberal arts colleges. including williams, amherst, bowdoin, middlebury, colby, bates, tufts and etc.</p>
<p>so...which of those schools did you actually go to?</p>
<p>Does retaking the SAT sounds like a plausible idea?? I have been advised by more than one person that it might be a good idea. However, the thought of taking the SAT as a sophomore in college just sounds rather pointless, but also the thought of this one test haunting my entire academic career just makes me furious.</p>
<p>well usually everyone who takes SATs their college years gets very high scores. If you have time for them you might want to take them again but let's say you need to study ur finals or do an intern, retaking SATs just for the sole purpose of increasing ur transfer chances by about 5-10% is stupid.
by the way I don't like giving out my college name (wanna keep it private)</p>
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<p>Don't be so sure. If you do have the time, give it a shot. It won't matter that much depending on the college you're applying from, but if you feel you can do well without studying to the point that it inteferes with more important stuff (finals, ECs, etc.) then do it. Case in point: I knew I could do better on the ACT since I had only taken it once in high school without studying. I gave it a try and got a 34 - that score certainly won't guarantee me acceptance, but it helps my academic profile a lot.</p>
<p>buffont, why would applying as an econ major have hurt your chances for admissions? is econ an impacted major at penn?</p>
<p>wouldn't u think upenn econ - top5 in the country
would be harder to get into than lets say spanish major?</p>
<p>True, but you have to be able to justify both. Someone having taken 1 year of Intro spanish who declares a Spanish major will be FAR less viable than someone who takes several upper level Econ classes and owns them while also getting great recs from his econ profs.</p>
<p>Some colleges do not accept SAT's taken when you are in college simply coz you are competing against high school students and are at an advantage (its a curve, remember?). I was one of the lucky few to get admitted to Penn as a transfer so I might be able to answer questions if you do have any.</p>
<p>I am a sophomore transfer and I believe they do place a little emphasis on SAT scores. However, I would assume, that they would place lesser emphasis on your SAT scores if you were applying as a junior transfer.</p>
<p>yes, 2 of the 8 I'm applying to will not consider my scores from college at all, which is perfectly understandable.</p>
<p>Mishra,
Since you are a successful Penn Transfer Student, could you post your credentials before you got accepted as a transfer student (I.E. College GPA, High school GPA, SAT Scores ect.......)? Also after seeing my credentials do you think I even have a shot?</p>
<p>I second that notion to put up stats Mishra.</p>
<p>Pulkit,</p>
<pre><code> By the looks of your posts it seem that we are both in the same boat so to speak. Good luck to you in your transfer process. What other schools are you looking at besides UPenn? I'm looking at CMU, Villanova, NYU, and JMU as well
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<p>Guys sorry for the delay. Exams are killing me.</p>
<p>Credentials</p>
<p>SAT I: V-620/M-790 (hahah)
SAT II: Wr-690/Ma IC-800/Ma IIC-800</p>
<p>Transferred from: College of Literature, Science and Arts, University of Michigan
GPA: 3.92/4.00 (both semesters)</p>
<p>EC's: Community Service, Research, couple of clubs
Essays: really good</p>
<p>Reco's: One horrible, one excellent
High School: I am from India, so we didnt have GPA system. You wont understand the significance of my scores</p>
<p>I think your essays, GPA and SAT scores make the difference.</p>
<p>Tell me if you want more info or need help in any way.</p>
<p>mishra, i envy you.</p>
<p>i'm a michigan b-school sophomore right now and will be applying to penn as a junior transfer. i want to apply to wharton, but i won't have calc 2 done along with 2 stats courses, so i'm applying to cas.</p>
<p>get the calc done..and one stat course done....and convince them that you will do the other stat course over summer in Penn...one of my friends did that and was accepted...</p>