College Discussion

Go Back   College Discussion > College Admissions and Search > Transfer Students
Official Penn Transfer Thread Fall 2008 Official Penn Transfer Thread Fall 2008
Register FAQ     Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

 
Welcome to College Discussion at College Confidential, the Web's leading discussion forum for college admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, and much more! You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, etc. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
   College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.

This welcome message goes away when you register and log in!
Discussion Menu
Discussion Home
Help & Rules
Latest Posts
NEW! College Visits
NEW! Stats Profiles
Top Forums
College Search
College Admissions
Financial Aid
SAT/ACT
Parents
Colleges
Ivy League
Main CC Site
College Confidential
College Search
College Admissions
Paying for College
Sponsors
 Reply
Page 1 of 52 1 23451151 > Last »
 
Thread Tools
Old 02-26-2008, 06:04 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 14
Posts: 192
Official Penn Transfer Thread Fall 2008
This thread is to be used for those students who are planning on transferring to the University of Pennsylvania for the Fall 2008 school year. Please use this opportunity to discuss anything regarding the admissions process, concerns about admission, or just to see who all we are competing against. Best of luck!
2ndchance is offline  
Old 02-27-2008, 04:39 PM   #2
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 19
Posts: 84
Hey everyone! Finishing off my freshman year at East Stroudsburg University and applying to UPenn and Lehigh for Political Science, hoping to go to law school

Stats:
HS GPA: 3.2-3.3
College GPA: 3.8 first semester, 4.0 current
SAT: 1220
EC's: Political talk show on school radio station, Treasurer of ESU's Orthodox Christian Fellowship, about 55 hours of community service over the past 2 years

2 EXCELLENT Recs., one from my writing prof who I had for both English Comp. and Advanced Comp. and knows me well (we hang out outside of class) and an economics prof. who is the chairman of the history department who also knows me well both inside and outside the classroom

2 great essays, and the part of the Penn CommApp supplement where they ask for a picture well, I didn't have one on my computer so I wrote in some humorous description of myself...really funny. If you wanna read it, pm me

Peace!
metalhed79 is offline  
Old 02-27-2008, 08:01 PM   #3
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Threads: 24
Posts: 342
Applying to Wharton for soph.
ivy-transfer is offline  
Old 02-28-2008, 10:30 PM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Threads: 7
Posts: 30
Applying to CAS. Not sure what to think about my chances - I have a 3.6 from a state school in New York, which is nothing exceptional. I'm hoping that they might let me in because I want to go for a very specific reason - their anthro department. Also, I have legacy. What do you all think about chances for a 3.6 gpa with legacy and a specific interest in their anthropology department?
Beatri60 is offline  
Old 02-28-2008, 11:15 PM   #5
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Threads: 17
Posts: 224
applying seas for soph from ucla!
hope i make it
i hate it here
charlesjeon is offline  
Old 02-29-2008, 12:37 AM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 14
Posts: 192
Has anyone submitted their application yet? Should we be receiving any sort of confirmation or anything?
2ndchance is offline  
Old 02-29-2008, 06:03 AM   #7
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Gender: Male
Threads: 44
Posts: 774
Nah, I haven't even started my essays yet. So much work for school.
wraider2006 is offline  
Old 02-29-2008, 12:28 PM   #8
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 14
Posts: 192
Do you guys know how much weight they put on the mid-year grade reports?
2ndchance is offline  
Old 02-29-2008, 08:00 PM   #9
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Threads: 18
Posts: 104
^ i'd really like to know the answer to that question also.
collegeguy2007 is offline  
Old 02-29-2008, 09:20 PM   #10
New Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Threads: 9
Posts: 25
metalhead79, let us know how that goes, because I've got similar stats as you. Good luck!
TheWalrus is offline  
Old 03-05-2008, 01:02 AM   #11
New Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Threads: 0
Posts: 1
Does anyone else feel like the transfer portion of the Penn Admissions website is really uninformative? I still can't figure out how many recommendations to submit...
estag is offline  
Old 03-05-2008, 12:21 PM   #12
New Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Threads: 5
Posts: 27
new here, still trying to finish everything....
solitude1777 is offline  
Old 03-07-2008, 05:58 PM   #13
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Threads: 19
Posts: 84
estag, i sent in 2 letters though i never found a clear answer either

i sometimes feel like one is not enough and three can be too much...so two it is
metalhed79 is offline  
Old 03-08-2008, 11:45 PM   #14
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 14
Posts: 192
Quote:
Please list the identities of at least 2 people who will be submitting letters of recommendation on your behalf. You may modify this information at any time.
You can't be anymore clearer than this. It says this online where you check the status of your recommendations.
2ndchance is offline  
Old 03-09-2008, 03:58 AM   #15
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Philadelphia
Gender: Male
Threads: 27
Posts: 490
Where is the mid-year grade report for Penn?
wayward_trojan is offline  
Reply
Page 1 of 52 1 23451151 > Last »

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools

 


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:59 PM.
Contact Us - College Confidential Home - College Discussion Classic - Text Version - Privacy Statement - Top

Copyright 2001-2008, CollegeConfidential.com, Inc., All Rights Reserved
SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0