<p>I’m planning to apply to UPenn and UChicago next year, and I was wondering how much weight the EC and experiences like internships, and volunteering are. </p>
<p>I’ve seen people get in with amazing GPA’s and Recs alone, so I’m curious if the EC’s are not as weighted as they are in freshman applications.</p>
<p>For selective colleges, fr and transfer admissions are similar: academic record comes first, once over that hurdle, colleges want to see an interesting student who will add something to their community.</p>
<p>entomom is correct about academic record coming first. That said, UChicago is extremely competitive for transfer admissions, so nothing is guaranteed. Even if you have a 4.00 with good ECs and recs, you still may be rejected. The transfer acceptance rate for last year was under 2%, I believe. As for UPenn, the acceptance rate is higher than 2%, but it is still a difficult school to transfer into. Good luck!</p>