Looking For Insight Into Transfer Process

redsoxgirl
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:57:06 +0000

Penn is really strange about transfer credit. Once you get in you only get credit for courses that are identical to ones at Penn. I have friends who took classes at their old schools which were virtually the same as the ones here, but because there was a slight difference in the syllabi they didn’t get credit. So, I don’t know if adcoms care what classes you’ve taken, but it will make your life a lot easier once you get here if you’ve taken core classes that are offered at Penn. One of my friends is a math major and most of her classes for her major aren’t transferring correctly. I took all core classes at my old school and they have all transferred over fine.