Question about Penn... Forum

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[whymeohgodno]

Because their medians are above 168/3.8.

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[whymeohgodno]

Yes...the median stats are 170/3.82, meaning half of all students are at or below these numbers. Clearly, a good portion are below, rather than at, as is reflected in the middle 50 numbers. Twenty-five percent of students have below a 166...

Rule of thumb.

If you aren't a URM or have cancer curing softs and are below both medians you can expect a WL/Reject.

[czelede]

Yes...the median stats are 170/3.82, meaning half of all students are at or below these numbers. Clearly, a good portion are below, rather than at, as is reflected in the middle 50 numbers. Twenty-five percent of students have below a 166...

There could be a very large number of people at - 170 seems to be a magic number with Penn either way, if you look at anecdotal evidence.

Twenty five percent of students have a 166 or below...but these can also be accounted for with URMs and reverse splitters. A 3.8/168 doesn't have a great chance at Penn, although it's still definitely very possible, but a 3.9/168 has a better chance because they are, at the very least, above one median.

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