People who got accepted to UPENN

[john9192]

First of all,
Congrats to all of you who got into dental school as of today.
I'm really getting nervous b/c I'm going to be applying next cycle.
It is comming up!!

Did any of you guys with science GPA below 3.5 get into Upenn this year?
I checked predents.com and there was like 1!
Just curious because it seems like they weigh more on your GPA more than anything else. Thanks guys.

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[Zanderale6]

Keep in mind that not everyone puts their stats up on the PreDents website. You are likely not getting a fair representation of the total applicant pool.

That being said ... although I do believe that more than one person with a sub 3.5 GPA has been accepted to Penn, I agree with your observation that Penn ADCOMS tend to value high GPA's over most other things.

 

[ddsjymaeng]

among others?

 

[Ething]

Avg gpa for last yrs class was close to a 3.7. Dont waste time applying if you have below 3.5 unless you have some type of "special" situation (ie. you are a minority/have a connection).

 

[Cymbidium]

At my Penn interview they made a specific point of said that they look for "people" not "numbers" so I would say that you actually have a good chance of getting in with a lower GPA.

Just my $0.02

 

[2quik]

At my Penn interview they made a specific point of said that they look for "people" not "numbers" so I would say that you actually have a good chance of getting in with a lower GPA.

Just my $0.02

What school doesnt say that though you know? Im sure they look at "people" AFTER the "numbers." D-school is hit or miss.





Im just bitter..

 

[PickMe]

id say def apply even if you have below a 3.5! the avg this year was about a 3.7, but that still means that plenty of people with gpa's below 3.5 got admitted, i even know people with close to 3.0's that got in. a high gpa will help but they look at so much more.