Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum
- Mr. Somebody
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
I'm under committee review...hmmm...prob not a good sign as my first review
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Under Committee Review, Complete 12/7.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Yeah, looking at past years' LSN graphs, they really don't look all that GPA-heavy... If anything, they look more LSAT heavy to me. I'm no expert, and am just going by the imperfect and incomplete LSN data, but they don't look TOO bad for high LSAT low GPA splitters...Mr. Somebody wrote:There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
12/19 UR stuck
Slightly below 3.8
Slightly below 3.8
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- msblaw89
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
I think I also saw a non URM with a 166, 3.9 get incogitoergosum wrote:Yeah, looking at past years' LSN graphs, they really don't look all that GPA-heavy... If anything, they look more LSAT heavy to me. I'm no expert, and am just going by the imperfect and incomplete LSN data, but they don't look TOO bad for high LSAT low GPA splitters...Mr. Somebody wrote:There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
That bodes well for you my friendmsblaw89 wrote:I think I also saw a non URM with a 166, 3.9 get incogitoergosum wrote:Yeah, looking at past years' LSN graphs, they really don't look all that GPA-heavy... If anything, they look more LSAT heavy to me. I'm no expert, and am just going by the imperfect and incomplete LSN data, but they don't look TOO bad for high LSAT low GPA splitters...Mr. Somebody wrote:There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Yeah, they're about even, but they do have a high GPA median, so maybe slightly towards GPA.cogitoergosum wrote:Yeah, looking at past years' LSN graphs, they really don't look all that GPA-heavy... If anything, they look more LSAT heavy to me. I'm no expert, and am just going by the imperfect and incomplete LSN data, but they don't look TOO bad for high LSAT low GPA splitters...Mr. Somebody wrote:There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Penn is notoriously GPA stingy for ED. They use the high GPA ED's they accept to balance out splitters from their RD pool.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
You should submit a Why Penn or LOCI (if they accept that) now explaining how much you want penn, the thing about the job. There's no reason you should be waitlisted except YP (or if you have something weird wrong with your app).jpal13 wrote:12/19 UR stuck
Slightly below 3.8
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Please TLS give me some idea of what I can expect. I feel like a solid waitlist.
If I don't go to Penn my partner will have to leave a Good job. I should have put that in my why penn but I didn't.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Okay, this makes sense...dakure wrote:Penn is notoriously GPA stingy for ED. They use the high GPA ED's they accept to balance out splitters from their RD pool.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Hopefully, then again there was only ONE person with stats like thatcogitoergosum wrote:That bodes well for you my friendmsblaw89 wrote:I think I also saw a non URM with a 166, 3.9 get incogitoergosum wrote:Yeah, looking at past years' LSN graphs, they really don't look all that GPA-heavy... If anything, they look more LSAT heavy to me. I'm no expert, and am just going by the imperfect and incomplete LSN data, but they don't look TOO bad for high LSAT low GPA splitters...Mr. Somebody wrote:There's already non-URM's who have gotten in with a sub-3.5 so I wouldn't call it a barrier...
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
"Indeed."addy11 wrote: And yeah, Camp. We all wish we had. In the words of the great Omar Little: "The game's out there, and it's play or get played. That simple."
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
snehpets wrote:You should submit a Why Penn or LOCI (if they accept that) now explaining how much you want penn, the thing about the job. There's no reason you should be waitlisted except YP (or if you have something weird wrong with your app).jpal13 wrote:12/19 UR stuck
Slightly below 3.8
171
4.0 when I got my MBA from no name school
Work experience
Please TLS give me some idea of what I can expect. I feel like a solid waitlist.
If I don't go to Penn my partner will have to leave a Good job. I should have put that in my why penn but I didn't.
An LOCI before I even get a decision? I did a why penn just didn't include that factor
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
From LSN this year it looks like they did the opposite.dakure wrote:Penn is notoriously GPA stingy for ED. They use the high GPA ED's they accept to balance out splitters from their RD pool.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Finallyyy under committee review for the first time after being complete since 11/11
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
+1 to this. 11/22 complete, finally getting looked at, for better or worse.clarion wrote:Finallyyy under committee review for the first time after being complete since 11/11
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Good, I am not alone. 11/7 complete.justicefishy wrote:+1 to this. 11/22 complete, finally getting looked at, for better or worse.clarion wrote:Finallyyy under committee review for the first time after being complete since 11/11
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
This really isn't true at all. Their ED formula is basically 3.3+ 170+ and you're in.dakure wrote:Penn is notoriously GPA stingy for ED. They use the high GPA ED's they accept to balance out splitters from their RD pool.
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
You can't do a LOCI if they reject you, can you?jpal13 wrote:snehpets wrote:You should submit a Why Penn or LOCI (if they accept that) now explaining how much you want penn, the thing about the job. There's no reason you should be waitlisted except YP (or if you have something weird wrong with your app).jpal13 wrote:12/19 UR stuck
Slightly below 3.8
171
4.0 when I got my MBA from no name school
Work experience
Please TLS give me some idea of what I can expect. I feel like a solid waitlist.
If I don't go to Penn my partner will have to leave a Good job. I should have put that in my why penn but I didn't.
An LOCI before I even get a decision? I did a why penn just didn't include that factor
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
bmore wrote:You can't do a LOCI if they reject you, can you?jpal13 wrote:Not unless you substantially improve your LSAT in February or something like thatsnehpets wrote:You should submit a Why Penn or LOCI (if they accept that) now explaining how much you want penn, the thing about the job. There's no reason you should be waitlisted except YP (or if you have something weird wrong with your app).jpal13 wrote:12/19 UR stuck
Slightly below 3.8
171
4.0 when I got my MBA from no name school
Work experience
Please TLS give me some idea of what I can expect. I feel like a solid waitlist.
If I don't go to Penn my partner will have to leave a Good job. I should have put that in my why penn but I didn't.
An LOCI before I even get a decision? I did a why penn just didn't include that factor
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- JustE
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
No.msblaw89 wrote:You can't do a LOCI if they reject you, can you?
- Nelson
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
I'm going to go against what others are saying and say to save your LOCI for when you actually get waitlisted. You're not going to get dinged so that's not a factor and Penn is really slow so you don't even know if you're getting WLed yet.jpal13 wrote: An LOCI before I even get a decision? I did a why penn just didn't include that factor
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
New to this site. Just wondering my chances.
3.91 GPA 178 LSAT
But wasn't Penn specific in my essay- will this hurt?
3.91 GPA 178 LSAT
But wasn't Penn specific in my essay- will this hurt?
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Re: Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle)
Errr... I would normally agree with this... But someone who was confident they were going to be WL'd at UVA sent one in and got an acceptance shortly after... If you're really interested and have enough material to write an additional LOCI, I don't think this one could hurt.Nelson wrote:I'm going to go against what others are saying and say to save your LOCI for when you actually get waitlisted. You're not going to get dinged so that's not a factor and Penn is really slow so you don't even know if you're getting WLed yet.jpal13 wrote: An LOCI before I even get a decision? I did a why penn just didn't include that factor
I speak as someone who rode out the Michigan, Duke, GULC, and NU waitlists last year (obviously I didn't get in). If there's any way to keep yourself off a waitlist, do it.
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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