<p>Hi
I want to transfer to Penn from a C.C. Only thing is I have an F on my transcript. Can I retake this course and replace the F, and will Penn still possibly like accept me? Cuz it says on their website that they do not accept an F, I, or conditional whatever that means on a transfer transcript?!?! Please help!</p>
<p>I believe you can retake the course for a better grade, but the original score will still show on transcripts, just not factor into your GPA.</p>
<p>You can call and ask Penn if you can retake the course then reapply (honestly not sure how it works). Also, there are other smaller penn campuses (assuming you are talking about University Park) that have lowered requirements.</p>
<p>I’m talking about the University of Pennsylvania not Penn State or any of its campuses! thanks for the help though, I already figured that but I wanted to double check.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of this rule. Call and ask them to clarify the policy. Then, if you wouldn’t mind, let us know.</p>
<p>I called them and they said as long as you take the class again we can still accept you!</p>
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<p>Why you got the F? I suggest you explain it in your personal statement. It might help. </p>
<p>I knew about that policy. I received one W, thus I didn’t bother to apply to UPenn. And got accepted into JHU, Yale, and Duke instead.</p>
<p>They admit your application but it doesn’t mean they offer you the admissions. </p>
<p>Sorry dude, you really have a very slim chance consider I know only that F. If you think you have other things to impress them like a stellar SAT score, community services, leadership, well-defined reasons for transfer, and honors/awards along with strong high school performances, you can always try. Plus, very very unique/strong letters of recc. </p>
<p>Gud luck</p>
<p>High school and SAT don’t matter anymore because I am a sophmore transferrring for my junior year. Also I do have leadership and I volunteered in a foreign country, and I have a 3.8 and a very unique story. I can apply I always have a shot at it anyway, and I have back ups. I am interested in the fine arts w/ a concentration in film/video and econ majors. I’m not sure about Econ but a lot of people probably dont apply to the fine arts major, so I think I have a nicer chance. Did you get into Yale as a transfer student?</p>
<p>If you’re applying for fine arts, wouldn’t your portfolio be a HUGE factor in your decision, and you barely seem to have mentioned anything about your passion for art. But yeah, truthfully, I don’t think an “F” will look good, regardless of your overall GPA. Though you never know. But just because you’re a junior transfer doesn’t mean they won’t look at your HS and SAT’s. They’ll place less of an emphasis, but at an Ivy, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did place a fair amount of emphasis on it since everyone is so competitive, they need SOME sort of differentiating factor.</p>
<p>Yeah in all seriousness OP, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment if you view a fine arts major as a backdoor into Penn. akalboy is right about the portfolio; the major to which you’re applying seems almost to be an afterthought. You do understand that if you don’t have a portfolio, or it’s underdeveloped, they’ll pretty much toss your application?</p>
<p>I am newly passionate about Art, and I don’t actually have a portfolio, and it is not part of the admission process so I’m not worried. I don’t have to submit an art supplement do i? And its not a backdoor into Penn, I am actually into Art and I want to have a fine art and econ major and maybe cinema studies at which ever school I go to. I’ll even apply to NYU and Northwestern with the same majors. The point of having an art major, is that i want to go into the film industry, and I want to learn about Art and the artistic process to better understand what is visually and aesthetically pleasing to audiences. Only at Penn can I take those three majors together in CAS, at the other two school I can not. I have done my research.</p>
<p>I’ll have to call them tomorrow and ask if you need a portfolio to join the fine arts major. Also, to add I got an F because I got sick last semester and I couldn’t drop out of the class, I went to the hospital and there was nothing I could do. I obviously plan on explaining that to Penn when I apply. I don’t know why y’all are being so negative, nothing hurts in applying if i get in i get in, if i don’t i dont. Its not the end of the world. I’ll just try my hardest to get in, overcome the huge obstacles in front of me. Btw portfolios suck, because they give an advantage to people who are good at art, but what about the people who have a new interest in art huh? Do they get screwed over cuz they’re not talented?</p>
<p>I think most of them are just saying don’t get your hopes up. Your GPA looks awesome, but it might be better to consider some match schools, since UPenn, NYU, and Northwestern are really hard schools to get into (remember there are valedictorians who don’t get in sometimes). But maybe im wrong (i don’t know all of your stats), but I would suggest looking at other schools that are more match schools.</p>
<p>Don’t be so mad - one of the most important aspects of college acceptees is that they can take constructive criticism very well.</p>
<p>“Btw portfolios suck, because they give an advantage to people who are good at art, but what about the people who have a new interest in art huh?”</p>
<p>LOL. </p>
<p>you obviously don’t know how competitive fine arts is as a major, especially at this level. </p>
<p>if you’re newly interested in art, take an art class outside of college. but don’t complain about the portfolio needed to apply to a major that you have no experience in. a portfolio is no different than a prerequisite for a major. would you complain about being an economics major who had to get a certain level of math before they about apply? “math classes suck, i’m not good at math, they give an advantage to people who are good!”</p>
<p>actually I’m not good at math either. So I guess I’m screwed. I can always go to CU Boulder there I am certainly guaranteed in. I picked Penn as a place to apply because I want to be the best and brightest, I always wanted to be an overacheiver, I have just never had the support system to be strong, and to work hard. I didn’t get to call Upenn today, but I’m thinking that there is an art supplement that they want people to turn in, but not whole portfolios. So i don’t think they require a portfolio. I’ll just have to explain my interest in art in essay form rather than show them my interest. I am taking art classes in college. I just started when I decided that I have an interest. Btw my parents are really against it, and they are never supportive of any interest I have. They want me to be a doctor or something. I’m from a religous family thats against a lot of “western” stuff, especially artistic stuff like art, and music, and movies. You could say I am rebelling against my parents. Therefore I have never developed an interest in art or for that matter anything. I am East Indian and I grew in a small, caucasian town where I was bullied and picked on for being different, I never fit in or had friends until we moved to Chicago and I could find people like me, where I can finally grow and hopefully flourish in artistic “talent”? Art is what I want, it is what I am serious about. I just want some tips on how I can explore my interests in art, econ, and cinema studies. Do you guys have any ideas?</p>
<p>If you live in Chicago, then Columbia College, UIC, and UIUC should be no-brainers. Don’t know why you haven’t even mentioned them. Also try UIowa, IndianaU, Ohio State, VCU, Bard, Temple, UW-Madison, RIT, UGA, and CMU. Each of these schools has not only a good art program but also the academic breadth to allow you to take econ/whatever else you want to study on the side.</p>
<p>And after you’ve taken more classes and cemented your technique, as a super-reach, apply to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (which is universally considered a top 3 art school along with RISD and Yale). </p>
<p>I don’t understand this irrational fixation you have with Penn. If you truly want to study art for art’s sake, then you should realize that after you learn basic technique (which should be your first priority!), many good art programs will suffice.</p>
<p>I’ve considered Columbia college, and UIC but they’re not that good schools, I want to go to a good, prestigous school, like the ones I have mentioned before. Also, I want to stay in a big city like Philly, NYC or LA, so I am interested in the art programs here along with Economics and film studies. I am in my second year of community college so I only have a year to learn basic art technique and then transfer. I am obsessed with Penn because it offers me everything I could dream off. It has a beautiful campus, big city, pre-professionalism, football school spirit, tradition, and a American history to boot. I just really want to get in, even if I am fighting an upward battle.</p>
<p>okay. </p>
<p>if you want cinema studies, which at NYU Tisch is NOT a BFA (it’s just a BA), you don’t need a portfolio. you have to write an essay about a piece of film or your favorite director and then a one page essay about why you love art. this is your opportunity to write an off-the-wall amazing essay about film and art.</p>
<p><a href=“Undergraduate Admissions”>Undergraduate Admissions;
<p>OR, you can do NYU CAS economics and then get a minor in cinema studies and then take film classes on the side at Tisch. </p>
<p>what’s your stats overall? for NYU, Tisch would need around a 3.4 and CAS would need around a 3.5+ to be competitive.</p>
<p>I have actually looked into that, when I considered applying to NYU. I do have to ask, whether people can take classes at more than two school at once? If not, I would be more interested in applying to CAS and get a degree in econ and cinema studies. </p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>3.8 gpa
volunteering hours including volunteering in a foreign country (hook?)
secretary of Political empowerment club
founder of college democrats
founder of asian alliance club
member of MSA and art club
play piano 5 hours a week
work 12 hours a week</p>
<p>high school </p>
<p>3.5 gpa
a couple AP classes
didn’t do anything else.
SAT: 700CR, 690W, 540M i know lame right?</p>
<p>So I guess I’m competitive for NYU but not Penn? I just don’t get it, NYU accepts like 1,000 applicants a year, and so does USC. This is the reason I am hesitant to apply to these schools. I mean how great can they be when they accept so many of those that apply? I know that means I have a better chance of getting in, but is the education, alumni connections, and stuff worth it?</p>
<p>it depends on the major. i’m a communications and political science double major, but that’s because i applied to Steinhardt first for the communications degree. you can ask the admissions office which school you should apply to. </p>
<p>“i mean, how great can they be when they accept so many of those that apply?”</p>
<p>wow. you obviously have no idea how it works, don’t you?</p>
<p>our incoming class is around 5k students, i think? but that includes ALL of the NYU schools, from finance in Stern to sports management in SCPS. but the number of butts sitting in the seats does not detract from the prestige of the school!</p>
<p>while i know about 900 students transfer to CAS a year, the number of people who transfer to the other schools is much smaller.</p>
<p>but look at the alumni in Tisch alone! Tisch is so highly regarded and Tisch students have so many opportunities in the business. particularly, the dramatic writing department in Tisch has so many connections. people intern at Sesame Street, Comedy Central, NBC, really huge companies. i’m a communications major and some of my friends have interned at NBC, ABC, Louis Vuitton, at radio stations and huge magazines such as Wired. </p>
<p>it doesn’t really sound like you’ve done much work into actually looking beyond the name of the school, at least in the case of NYU and USC.</p>
<p>i mean, you’re competitive, don’t get me wrong. but transfer admissions are such a headache and they are so random nowadays. my other advice is to look in the archives for the last huge NYU transfer thread and see how you stack up.</p>