<p>just out of curiosity! =]</p>
<p>you?</p>
<p>jkjk :P</p>
<p>my friend Jesus last year: 5.0 UW GPA, 2500 SAT, USAMO, died for our sins, URM (hispanic - it’s pronounced hay-soos)</p>
<p>u guys are so funny</p>
<p>no u .</p>
<p>anybody who doesn’t seem qualified academically is going to have hooks all over the place - it’s not as helpful as you might think to know what the lower limits are</p>
<p>haha im not asking to help anyone, i was just curious thats all… didnt know id get obnoxious comments
thanks guys!</p>
<p>heavyweight crew</p>
<p>Probably an athlete.</p>
<p>I resent the fact that people assume that because some is a recruit athlete it means that they are not qualified. I am the first to admit that being an athlete makes getting into college easier, but that does not mean athletes are not qualified. I am a recruited heavyweight rower and, while rowing helped me, it could not have gotten me into MKSE. In order to be recruited an athlete needs to submit grades and scores to the coach, which in turn are given to the admissions department. The admissions department then gives the coach an academic index, and if the academic index is too low the coach is not allowed to recruit said athlete. A friend of mine tried to get recruited to Penn and the coach, who really wanted him, was not allowed to recruit him because his index was too low.</p>
<p>A 2.7 from my kid’s school. Athlete. He was booked for felony assault shortly after graduation.</p>
<p>I knew a guy in my class at penn that was probably the most unqualified person ever…the guy had multiple drug arrests in h.s. (primarily for cocaine), a sub 3.0 gpa, 1100/1600 on his SATs, didn’t do any major ECs, went to a very well known NYC private school but the guy came from an extremely wealthy billionaire family that had donated tons of money to penn…</p>
<p>Ahem. I really make a conscious effort not to bring anyone down- especially on CC, where it’s not uncommon for posters to be fairly malicious- but I did see one unworthy applicant of note on the Penn ED results thread. Bradford 93 has SAT scores in the 1700s, but is a 4th generation legacy and a “development prospect” (parents have agreed to donate large amounts of money to Penn); he got into Wharton. That, or I’ve been taken in by a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>/end judgmental-ness</p>
<p>yeah I saw that one travelbug…in all honesty though the development cases (like bradford93 or the guy i mentioned) don’t bother me that much though…for one they donate a substantial amount of money that does allow penn to given great FA. Secondly, they are just great connections to have while at penn…I met and become good friends with a few of these development kids in my years at penn and they have come in handy even for career purposes…when your friend’s dad is a billionaire or 8-9 figure millionaire that runs a major corporation, etc. it helps when getting jobs or developing business for your own company, getting seed funding for your entrepreneurial venture, etc. Plus it’s not a bad gig to have a friend with a private jet while in college…those crazy last minute weekend trips to vegas or st tropez etc were some of my fondest memories from penn. :)</p>
<p>travelbug - I don’t take offense to your comments above. I agree that my stats are significantly lower than the average Penn applicant. I am not ashamed to say that I got in because I am a development case as you noted. My family has donated a lot of money over the past few decades which obviously helped me get in. </p>
<p>whartongrad - thanks for all your posts over the past few months. They have been extremely helpful!</p>
<p>congrats bradford93. Please feel free to PM if you have any questions…</p>
<p>^And he’s still networking :P</p>
<p>^ obviously…</p>
<p>In all honesty though back when I was in college (i had a different CC screenname) I visited CC a lot and met a candidate who eventually got in…he kept in touch when he arrived at wharton, he did well, continued to keep in touch even though I had graduated and low and behold because of our connection I was able to get him an interview at my firm…he got the job and now we work together. You always have to be networking. :)</p>
<p>^I hear you. Nice story. I guess networking is of the essence when it comes to IB.</p>
<p>Rower I wasn’t trying to be a dick I was mostly jesting but yeah in general athletes aren’t held to the same expectations. I’ve met some very smart athletes here so I’m not trying to say all athletes are stupid or unqualified but in general people who got in with being less qualified are athletes or the extremely wealthy like previously mentioned.</p>