<p>I was a student in the nursing school at UPenn, and was extremely overqualified. I hated nursing and received terrible grades. I eventually was withdrawn literally this week from the program by the school for poor grades. However, my high school transcript and sats are well above NYU admissions rates, and I am going to pursue an english degree, which is MUCH different from nursing. Do you know if there is any way to not include my college transcript? If I must, what are my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>I do not think there is a way to not include your college transcript. I do not know your college transcript but if it is bad enough to get you withdrawn, I'm not sure your chances. NYU does have a lot of transfer spots for CAS but I don't know how much they'll like your poor college grades.</p>
<p>A well written essay explaining your situation should get you in no problem.</p>
<p>^Right, but I don't know if I'd mention the part about being "extremely overqualified" for Penn...</p>
<p>^^LOL mflevity :)</p>
<p>If you don't mind sharing I would appreciate knowing what you mean by overqualified. My D is very interested in UPenn for nursing and is also a very good student with very good SAT's. I woul be very interested in your experience and insights. Any and all info would be appreciated !</p>
<p>I had a 3.6 highschool gpa, with a 700 english, 730 math sat... 780 on sat two writing, 710 sat two math. i had outstanding extracurriculars and held a leadership position in three of them. i played two sports and participated in the school plays. i also did community service at least 1 hour each week of my high school career. </p>
<p>my best advice about penn nursing for your daughter is for her to make sure that it really is what she wants. it's a very difficult program to get through and there is almost no room for electives. everything is science and nursing oriented and everything is extremely time consuming.</p>
<p>as for penn in general, i feel that there is too much of a focus on status and 'partying'. it may have just been my experience or i could have gotten in with a specific group of people, but there is an excess of drinking and a big drug culture (cocaine, specifically) at penn. i think it can be hard to avoid at times, but i do know people who have successfully kept away from this and really done well at penn. be sure to warn your daughter that these things will be present at college, and it's important for her to keep her priorities in order.</p>
<p>i wish you and her the best of luck in the application process, and i hope that if admitted she has a better experience than i did!</p>