One of those threads

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>i hate to post one of these threads asking for PM’s, but i’m a little spacy right now, and i need to be grounded. As probably noted elsewhere, I have a “master plan” in the wings. I just need to pare it down to a more workable format. If anyone wants to evaluate my scheme, go 'ead and PM me, so i can get to work on this.</p>

<p>Preferably, I’d like to hear from current students (ideally one’s that have been through deferrals), alumni etc. I don’t need a lot of responses, just a few. Of course, I have no prob sharing this info with my fellow CC ED’ers, decision irregardless…though preferably only my “trusted advisors” (again, u know who u are).</p>

<p>Thanks again guys</p>

<p>I’m gonna pull it off…i hope (thus i need advice so as not to cross that “passionate/annoying” boundary ;))</p>

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<p>…</p>

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<p>anybody else?</p>

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<p>can i get in?</p>

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<p>what do u mean?</p>

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<p>pm me…i was also sadly deferred</p>

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<p>i’m stupid. i should have just posted this here in the first place.</p>

<p>besides, i realised there’s nothing fantastical or overly exciting in here, and it pretty much only pertains to weaknesses in my app.</p>

<p>so, of the following stats, which are the most important, and should be addressed first?</p>

<p>Verbal 730: will take again, this score is ok, but it should go up to at least 750+
Math 690: will go up to at least 700, hopefully more
Writing 610: will likely go up to 700+ now, depends on the prompt. these SAT prompts are the type that i am absolutely worst at, but we’ll see. Also, I can get my former editor at the newspaper i interned at to write a supp rec about how good i am at writing (hah).
Lit 690: idk, that’s crap… my rec from my lit teacher either made up for this, or got itself discredited b/c of the score
USH 680: can get a supp rec from USH teacher. Risky, cuz she’s 26, but i’m her best student, and one of the few she doesn’t hate, so i have high hopes, even if the box (which, of course, won’t apply in this case) says “best i’ve encountered in my career of [3] years”
Math IC 640: i have no clue what happened there hopefully a good SAT I math score will remedy this somewhat. I could also have my physics teacher to write a supp rec, but it’s just honours physics, so idk what effect that may have. Plus i have a 75 in the class (will turn into a B, plus A 1st Q and A on midterm will equal A on transcript)
Testing overall: Couldn’t take ACT in Dec (soccer), or october (hurricane). Got sick in Dec and couldn’t take SAT. I could write several pages about how well i’ve been hosed by SAT’s/ACT’s, but a paragraph somewhere in a diff essay that mentions off-hand how the above happened may be best.
GPA: i could write about how i had difficulty adapting to change, but i don’t want to make excuses, cuz as i always find myself saying: yeah, it may be ok if you have extenuating circumstances…but it’d be better if you were able to completely overcome them and get A’s anyway.</p>

<p>Lack of AP/IB: just re-emphasise that it wasn’t at all possible, and reiterate that i’ll take classes over the summer to catch up.</p>

<p>Midterm grades: We’ll see…likely a B in Bio, which i can do nothing about, and a B in economics. I’m going to get the teacher fired before i accept that B though. </p>

<p>I forgot to mention elsewhere on my app how i transferred from my home school out of zone to my current school, which really demonstrates my drive and initiative (if presented properly).</p>

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<p>also, i can mention that i applied on the last day, and wrote my essay that night, b/c i was (of course) out of town the week before. or is that a bad idea?</p>

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<p>I’d say very bad idea my friend, They want to believe you spent many days and nights pouring your soul into your app</p>

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<p>yeah, i agree</p>