for those who had gotten into PENN

my GPA and DAT scores are in my signature. i am graduating with a b.s. in life science within 3 years. i have minimal (15 hrs) shadowing experience, some hospital volunteer work, not many extra curric. stuff, but i have worked part-time through college. i believe that the secondary asked for high school stats, which might have helped me because i had a 4.0. i definitely agree that the process is really random.

 

I agree. The process is incredibly random. I got in with a 3.6 overall and a 3.4 science. With 21/21/18 on the DATs. It might help that I'm a PA resident and that I've done 2 years of research with a paper published and 100 hours of shadowing.

But I saw people with way better stats then me getting rejected...no idea why...

 

i could be way off base, but i think that applying early really helped (i applied in mid june)

 

My stats are in siganture. i had no research to speak of but did have over 300 hours of shadowing and over 150 hours of volunteer work.

 

where did they ask you for high school stats???
I only remember that there was a place to put your SAT scores but not high school GPAs.
Did I miss it??????

 

you're right, its just SATs. maybe it was temple that asked my GPA and class rank?