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Are you running for CU?

FinishingKick wrote:My uncle went to Wharton there. And my sister is starting this year, I'm hoping that will help me get in.

Legacy status at Penn is based on your parents only.

i'd feel the same way if i was going away to college...im really not looking forward to graduating hs, even though i still have 2 years left.

ahh im so scared/excited. my best friend left yesterday and thats when the sad emotions really hit me im gonna miss my friends here so much and cant believe im gonna have to wait till thanksgiving to see them

all my friends are going in state/close out of state and im going 5 hours away...so theyll all be close to each other

RawBeginner wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:My uncle went to Wharton there. And my sister is starting this year, I'm hoping that will help me get in.

Legacy status at Penn is based on your parents only.

FinishingKick wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:My uncle went to Wharton there. And my sister is starting this year, I'm hoping that will help me get in.

Legacy status at Penn is based on your parents only.

knowledge is power. one of the best things you can do to improve your chances at these schools is doing all the research you can on their admissions processes.

Very important admission factors:

* Character/Personal Qualities
* Recommendations
* Rigor of secondary school record

Important admission factors:

* Application Essay
* Extracurricular Activities
* Standardized Test Scores
* Academic GPA

Considered:

* Alumni Relation
* Geographical Residence
* Interview
* Racial/Ethnic Status
* Talent/Ability
* Volunteer Work
* Work Experience
* First generation college student

Are you telling me that alumni relation only means parents?

Plus my uncle wrote my sister a recommendation letter, I think that's one of the primary reasons she got in.

FinishingKick wrote:

Very important admission factors:

* Character/Personal Qualities
* Recommendations
* Rigor of secondary school record

Important admission factors:

* Application Essay
* Extracurricular Activities
* Standardized Test Scores
* Academic GPA

Considered:

* Alumni Relation
* Geographical Residence
* Interview
* Racial/Ethnic Status
* Talent/Ability
* Volunteer Work
* Work Experience
* First generation college student

Are you telling me that alumni relation only means parents?

Plus my uncle wrote my sister a recommendation letter, I think that's one of the primary reasons she got in.

If you look at the application itself, which I have, you can check off if one/both parents have received undergrad/grad degrees from Penn. If you check anything you get a special legacy tag attached to your application. And extra recommendation letters are not nearly as important as grades/SAT/essay/required recommendations from 2 teachers. a rec from an uncle wouldn't mean much....whose uncle would say anything bad about them?

I'm not saying I'd try to get in with a rec and a bunch of low As, I'm saying a rec in addition to high SAT scores and GPA could help me.

FinishingKick wrote:I'm not saying I'd try to get in with a rec and a bunch of low As, I'm saying a rec in addition to high SAT scores and GPA could help me.

It wouldn't hurt....it would be most useful in establishing that you have some ties to the school, because there is nowhere on the app to share that your uncle is an alum.

Yea, but who would send in a letter from a teacher who hates them? It's all relative lol.

CT Track wrote:Yea, but who would send in a letter from a teacher who hates them? It's all relative lol.

They require one from either your junior year english teacher or history teacher, I think....so not a ton of choice.

RawBeginner wrote:

CT Track wrote:Yea, but who would send in a letter from a teacher who hates them? It's all relative lol.

They require one from either your junior year english teacher or history teacher, I think....so not a ton of choice.

Be good this year.

RawBeginner wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm not saying I'd try to get in with a rec and a bunch of low As, I'm saying a rec in addition to high SAT scores and GPA could help me.

It wouldn't hurt....it would be most useful in establishing that you have some ties to the school, because there is nowhere on the app to share that your uncle is an alum.

That's what I was talking about, it'd be a good bonus to my app.

got into boulder yesterday, i'm loving it, but i'm still scared and nervous as hell.

FinishingKick wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm not saying I'd try to get in with a rec and a bunch of low As, I'm saying a rec in addition to high SAT scores and GPA could help me.

It wouldn't hurt....it would be most useful in establishing that you have some ties to the school, because there is nowhere on the app to share that your uncle is an alum.

That's what I was talking about, it'd be a good bonus to my app.

what are your sats/psats?

I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

i am scared of starting school tmr i dont want to work.

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

ha, only a 600 point improvement

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

Did you prep at all for 8th because I didn't.

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

Did you prep at all for 8th because I didn't.

not at all

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

Did you prep at all for 8th because I didn't.

not at all

Nice.

I know my math will go up a lot at least because last year I took the course that was basically SAT math.

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

Did you prep at all for 8th because I didn't.

not at all

Nice.

I know my math will go up a lot at least because last year I took the course that was basically SAT math.

it's mostly algebra 2 and geometry. if you are taking geometry this year pay attention, I found that the geometry on the SAT was actually fairly advanced.

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:

ButterySmoothStride wrote:

FinishingKick wrote:I'm just going into 10th grade, so my most recent SAT was 1730 in 8th grade. I'm hoping for at least 2300 in 11th grade though.

reference: I got 2080 in 8th grade, and another kid I know who got 2380 in 11th grade scored 2100 in 8th grade. please start prepping now, because 1730 in 8th does not suggest 2300 in 11th without a lot of prep.

Did you prep at all for 8th because I didn't.

not at all

Nice.

I know my math will go up a lot at least because last year I took the course that was basically SAT math.

it's mostly algebra 2 and geometry. if you are taking geometry this year pay attention, I found that the geometry on the SAT was actually fairly advanced.

Our curriculum isn't like that, they call it "Math A" and "Math B."