Chance a Demoralized Loser for Penn? - Page 3

CompulsiveGamer · 03-06-2012, 06:01 PM

From your known stats, applying ED to Cornell might be a better choice. UPenn is sometimes unpredictable with what they look for in applicants (learned this the hard way), even with Engineering, and they have arguably the most GPA-crazed admissions council among the Ivy League (or for any college, for that matter). Cornell, on the other hand, isn't so GPA-intensive, and they're ranked over Penn for engineering (the only areas where UPenn >> Cornell is Wharton + Dual Degree Programs, for engineering Cornell most often is the better of the two). But you seem to really like UPenn, so I'd say weigh the two against each other. Both do appreciate good EC's (well, that's true of all colleges), and yours match up with an engineering school, so they're pretty close.

triplenickel · 03-07-2012, 12:49 AM

Hmmm. Okay. Thanks! More, please.

triplenickel · 03-07-2012, 10:18 PM

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CrazyUzer · 03-08-2012, 10:54 AM

Add Michigan (50% acceptance rate) and Case Western and the Cooper Union to your list. There are lots of good fish in the sea. In my experience people like yourself will thrive at these and those listed by doonerak. I attended a second tier school with a lot of Ivy rejects. They were incredibly bright but they weren't as well rounded as the Ivies like. Many went on to Ivies for grad school. Another really good place to look is the Olin College of Engineering. Any of these schools can take you anywhere you want to go.

DrGoogle · 03-08-2012, 12:41 PM

OP, what you have is course rigor that could offset your GPA. If you love Penn then apply ED. Here is hope for you, one data point, someone with a C or two and was accepted ED to Penn.
To those who think that low scores/being an ORM will kill your Ivy League chances.

triplenickel · 03-11-2012, 06:33 PM

How much will coursework help?

DrGoogle · 03-11-2012, 09:31 PM

Penn's Common Data Set states it's in the "very important" category. One student said she was admitted over 2 other students from her school who didn't take AP or Honors in Fresh and Soph year, both students had counselor mark as "most rigorous", same SAT as her, same uw GPA but different in course rigour. So I think it does count, but not sure how much, only Penn adcoms will able to decide that for sure.