upenn (2022-2023)

[oak edge]

it was pretty cute

to one of my online friends who taught me to love NLP

[azure gazelle]

can't : ( firewall for messages

[shut rain]

are you from TISB ? ( cuz i know someone who went there last year and then got into Harvard)

[glad oar]

people on this server:
“Guys I got into MIT, Princeton, Yale, CMU, Walmart, Target for CS. My Stats are 1601 SAT, 6.9/5 Weighted GPA, founder and CEO of Google, Tesla, Apple. Do i have a small shot of getting into Penn?”

[shut rain]

nah this server has smart peeps but none are nearly cracked enough to get into Target

[umbral horizon]

messi better

[umbral horizon]

no this is an average chanceme user

very average

[lucid finch]

Thanks for the advice!!

[bitter carbon]

chance me’s suck wait 3 days

[low yacht]

Real

[low yacht]

Everytime u visit the discord u spit nothing but truth 🙏

[oak edge]

true

will wait patiently for the rejection

[safe oracle]

thursday is going to be embarrassing for me

[cosmic echo]

u and me both

[midnight oxide]

Upenn more like upeen

[oak edge]

valid

[mint fossil]

[steep geyser]

upenn's portal could've been UrPenn

what a loss

[oak edge]

UrPeen

[thin root]

based on frat culture this is canonically accurate

[spark linden]

actually good idea bruhh

[native rivet]

Upennis plz

[somber dove]

guys how're we coping

[steep geyser]

instead of the "i regret to inform you", all i need is a "wait you applied? lmfao"
with this sticker underneath the message

[low yacht]

This one is mine so credit me

[somber dove]

if they did that i won't even be sad i'd just be like "damn respect"

[mint fossil]

💀💀

avg upennis business student

[full hull]

Penn 🙏

[lime reef]

accept me

[north tulip]

rejected from NYU

prob not getting into penn

[mint fossil]

dont base your future decisions on your past ones

unreliable source

[lime reef]

Felt this man…

[azure thicket]

Independent events

[north tulip]

did u not get in?

[lime reef]

No I also got rejected 😀

[north tulip]

from nyu?

[lime reef]

Yes

[lapis crescent]

i have a question i got an interview w upenn w a 3.6 weighted gpa, how are interviews determined bc my stats are so low

availability

[mint fossil]

p sure interviews are determined by availability

i dont know if penn does like the whole

we only give interviews to students who are potential candidates

[proven adder]

nearly every college provides interviews based on just availability

[digital forum]

Penn interviews 90% of applicants

[proven adder]

plus for a lot of colleges, interviewing is in a completely different department separate from admissions

[fervent plaza]

let me in penn

plz

[low yacht]

I didn’t get into NYU and got into penn don’t give up king lol

[low yacht]

Purely availability but I also had a 3.6 and got in so you fs have a shot

[toxic shard]

w or uw?

[low yacht]

my school didn’t weigh

[urban charm]

Prolly uw

[toxic shard]

yeah 3.6 w is kind of low ngl

still doable?

[low yacht]

Ok let colleges decide that gomorrow

Probably

[woeful scroll]

penn is the only ivy i didn’t get an interview for smh

[hidden canyon]

if you aren't interviews does that mean you have low chances of getting in

[wintry arrow]

nah penn interviews based on availability

[glass falcon]

what time does penn come out

[spice ivy]

same as the others, 7 est on thursday

[fervent plaza]

this is inspiring

tell us more

[tardy sedge]

^ yes

[proud storm]

hoping this comes true for me

[low yacht]

i was waitlisted/rejected at almost every single one of my reaches

[tardy sedge]

me rn so hoping upenn comes thru

[visual gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/ron-swanson-nick-offerman-inshallah-gif-13027660

[low yacht]

columbia defer reject
mit defer reject
northeastern defer wl reject
nyu wl reject
colby wl reject
barnard wl reject
cornell wl reject
yale wl reject
princeton reject
harvard reject
brown reject
wesleyan reject
probably more ive already repressed and forgotten

annnnnd a penn WL

i wrote so many LOCIs.

so many,

so so so many i was so tired

and then

voila

penn admit in may

[glass falcon]

voila

[low yacht]

my stats were good but my gpa was at a point where it could be why i got rejected

i had a 3.6 uw and a 1570

[fervent plaza]

ohhh gotcha

did u feel like ur essays were good though

[low yacht]

i had no "impressive" ecs

[tardy sedge]

ya i know someone who was gonna go to UF instate and she got off the WL in May last yr

[fervent plaza]

Really

[low yacht]

i think they were alright

[fervent plaza]

what were ur top ECs

[low yacht]

i didnt get glowing praise but i diodnt get much negatiuve either

[low yacht]

art commissions, debate, physics club, and mun

[fervent plaza]

hm interesting

do u mind if I do

message u

[low yacht]

sure

[toxic shard]

u got wl at sm schools lol

[low yacht]

i still domt kmow why lol

[visual gorge]

What were the odds of getting off Penn wl

[toxic shard]

penn might pull thru on thurs

[low yacht]

last years acceptance rate was like 3-4%

[toxic shard]

u helped me w my essyays remember

lol

[low yacht]

they waitlisted like 2k people

[visual gorge]

Holy crap

[low yacht]

and admitted like 100

[low yacht]

yale had 1% 😭

they admitted 9 of the 1000 people waitlisted

[visual gorge]

Damn

I feel good abt Penn

[low yacht]

as u shud

[visual gorge]

My FA updated recently

But idk if that means anything

🙏

[woeful scroll]

east coast?

[low yacht]

nyc!

[woeful scroll]

that’s amazing!!

penn loves qb kids

[fervent plaza]

i messaged u btw

[low yacht]

ah osryr

[woeful scroll]

pls penn admit one more questbridge kid

[low yacht]

i dont have notifs

lemem check

[woeful scroll]

whereeee omg

[visual gorge]

penn

[barren torrent]

please penn 😩 🙏

turn that deferral into an acceptance

[glad oar]

i have 1450 SAT. 660 english 790 math i have no hopes

[low yacht]

my roommate has the same score

a girl on my floor had a score in the 1300s and she didnt do test optional

[woeful scroll]

penn is savior

[glad oar]

what year are you currently?

if you don’t mind asking

[low yacht]

upenn

💀

[glad oar]

yeah but what year?

[woeful scroll]

freshman i think

[low yacht]

freshman

oh io misread

i thought u said where ar eyou

💀

[glad oar]

😭

[low yacht]

sorry for quesyioning ur intelligebce king

[glad oar]

no man. you’re literally so kind for giving ppl like us

[visual gorge]

do u enjoy philly

[low yacht]

No

uh

[visual gorge]

😂

[low yacht]

its a fine city honestly

i come from NYC

so like

[visual gorge]

ah

true

[low yacht]

def a higher expectation 💀

but

[visual gorge]

not a good representative

[low yacht]

its a fine city

good arts

good culture

[visual gorge]

nice

when i went i thought it was pretty cool

reminded me of new jersey

[glad oar]

what school you in in penn?

[low yacht]

CAS

idk shite about business and still dont !

[glad oar]

i should’ve opted that as an option in penn

[low yacht]

wdym

you cant rank multiple schools

[glad oar]

when applying, i should’ve also opted to be considered for CAS

[low yacht]

u cant do that

[visual gorge]

it depends on ur major

[low yacht]

hm

never heard of it, could be wrong

[visual gorge]

u can switch into cas easy anyway

[low yacht]

lol

[visual gorge]

cant u

or nah

[low yacht]

internal transfer is hard no matter what

[visual gorge]

oh ok

[low yacht]

wharton is just exceptionally hard

[visual gorge]

i thought only wharton was

i see

[glad oar]

ohhh, yeah it does make sense

[low yacht]

i feel like nursing wld be the hardest to transfger to

because

its kinda like a bsmd type deal

[visual gorge]

you have to do extra time right

if u switch

[low yacht]

wdym

uh

possibly

[visual gorge]

like stay after 4 year

[low yacht]

or overload semesters

[visual gorge]

at least thats what i read online

yea

[low yacht]

or summer classes

[glad oar]

@low yacht you seem genuinely kind! just to lyk

[woeful scroll]

was rd acceptance like 6% last yr?

[oblique jasper]

that seems high

but idk

[visual gorge]

yea its like 4%

i think

[low yacht]

sounds accurate

they didnt release statistics

on acceptance rate

iirc

[visual gorge]

o

[oblique jasper]

oh

wait really

[low yacht]

penn likes hiding it

maybe they did later idk

[visual gorge]

ed had 15.6%

[low yacht]

https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/03/penn-regular-decision-class-of-2026

also check out the daily pennsylvanian luvs

i work for them

[visual gorge]

Last year, 56,332 students applied to Penn’s Class of 2025 in the early and regular rounds and 3,304 were admitted, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 5.87 percent. Out of the total 3,304 admitted to the Class of 2025, 1,194 students were admitted through the early decision round. The admission rate for the ED round was 15 percent out of 7,962 applicants

[digital forum]

I wish I could ED😭

[low yacht]

every click counts 💋 ||towards my dinner every week because they spend it on food for staff <3||

[digital forum]

Wait omg do you write

[oblique jasper]

wait i’m calculating

[low yacht]

nah i illustrate

i might write next sem but

i am taking like 3 writin heavy courses rn and dont need more writing 😭

[digital forum]

Do you know the DoubleSpeak magazine

[visual gorge]

[low yacht]

im vaguely aware of it

but

[digital forum]

I'd give my soul to go to Penn and join them

[low yacht]

i primarily work for the dp, 34st magazine, and the walk magazine

i might quit the walk tho theyre not managed v well

[digital forum]

And your work is paid? So if I work at a publication it counts as student work?

[low yacht]

generally no

some cases you can get funding tho

[oblique jasper]

rd acceptance rate was 4.4% based on CDS

[low yacht]

ik the dp has like, $5k semesterly stipends

for some staff on work study

but its whatever i have a work study job

[digital forum]

Yeah I remember my interviewer mentioned stipends for some publications

[glass falcon]

its like 50% i work in admissions

[digital forum]

I'll go work in one anyway paid or not but it'll be nice if I can get some funding

First I'll have to get in though 👀

I want doublespeak and Fenjan so bad

Penn take me

[glass minnow]

wdym

[visual gorge]

i submitted late 3/06 and it updated again 3/18 idk

seemed weird to me cuz none of my other schools did that

[glass minnow]

nice

mines did not update since submission ... idont recall at least

[visual gorge]

could be because i submitted late

but only way to find out is on thursday

[digital forum]

Yeah 2 of my docs also changed like a week after submission

[visual gorge]

oh ok

yea that makes sense

[glass minnow]

i guess i just submitted early cuz my dates r in jan

[digital forum]

They gave me a fee waiver in February so that's when I sent my stuff

[visual gorge]

Nice

[oblique jasper]

doublespeak omggggg

[digital forum]

What languages are u interested in

[oblique jasper]

like languages id wanna work with? or ones i like reading

[lunar shale]

no one enjoys philly

[visual gorge]

😆

[lunar shale]

but we also enjoy philly at the same time

u'll always get something like that from someone in philly

we love and hate it here

[visual gorge]

Gotcha

[digital forum]

Both

[oblique jasper]

i like reading everything in doublespeak (all languages and translations) but if i were the one translating probably korean and maybe russian in the future if i learn more of it lmaoo

[digital forum]

Ooh nice. Me too honestly (the reading part) but there are some scripts I can't read yet.

[oblique jasper]

oh for sure i just enjoy the translations!

[untold sun]

@low yacht what ethnicity did you put on ur app

[low yacht]

??

why

[untold sun]

idk how to phrase it less weird

[low yacht]

are you asking me for my ethnicity or are you suggesting i identified diff from it

kinda phrased funny

[untold sun]

yeah mb

what’s ur race

[digital forum]

Bro ethnicities on college apps are weird

[low yacht]

im bangladeshi

i put asian > other south asian > Bangladesh

[oblique jasper]

apps ask for ethnicity ? i don’t even remember

[low yacht]

how so

[digital forum]

I didn't know I was white before applying to college 💀

[low yacht]

common app itself did

[low yacht]

r u middle eastern

[oblique jasper]

oh my bad then

[digital forum]

Yeah

[low yacht]

wanna know why yall are considered white

its kind of funny

its because of a supreme court case

by some lebanese christians

back then, u needed to be white to do a lot of things

[digital forum]

What

[low yacht]

like be a full citizen

[digital forum]

Oh I see

[low yacht]

so they went to court

and was like

Jesus is from the middle east. If we're not white, so isn't Jesus

and this

freaked them out

so bad

they gave middle easterners whiteness

and therefore more privilege, at least on paper

[digital forum]

Just the name not the privilege 💀

[low yacht]

and thats why middle east is largely classified as white

[digital forum]

Yeah

[low yacht]

well legally privilege and for a select portion of middle easterners that privilege extends socially

like white passing middle easterners

but yeah

it was a big W for middle easterners back then

but rlly doesnt reflect middle eastern identity now ofc

[digital forum]

I'm pretty sure this doesn't apply to my country

But yeah white passing might

On some days

[low yacht]

what country if u dont mind me asking

[digital forum]

Iran

[low yacht]

i mean, there are some arabs that look like they could be from bri'ain

[low yacht]

i mean, this case was like 1900s? lemme check but this was long before the current situation w iran vs US

[digital forum]

I'm not Arab but yeah ik

[low yacht]

sorry this is uhh

[digital forum]

Ok if it's from that time then yeah the social privilege makes sense

[low yacht]

19th century

so 1800s

[low yacht]

yeah race was very wacky back then

like

race is very much a social and fluid thing

back then, indian people/south asians were largely considered black in the US

like

black people w/ diff hair

that was the perception by white ppl

[median tree]

im bangladeshi too what division u from

[low yacht]

chittagong

wby

[median tree]

dhaka

[low yacht]

typical

[median tree]

im from mirpur

[low yacht]

/j

oh my fams from bbaria

[median tree]

wait

i had a debate with my friends

do u call it fothobala, suhoor, or sehri

i say sehri but my friends sylheti and she says fothobala

[low yacht]

i alternate w sehri and suhoor

[median tree]

yea same

[low yacht]

sehri because bengali and suhoor bc more muslims on campus say suhoor

[median tree]

do you go to NY?

[woeful scroll]

i say suhoor

[low yacht]

but yeah sylheti bangla is interesting

[median tree]

NYU*

[low yacht]

im from NYC ye

[low yacht]

nope

i go to UPenn

[digital forum]

I'm not from Bangladesh but we say Sahari lol

[median tree]

r u from jamaica ave or jackson heights

[low yacht]

NYU rejected me

[low yacht]

inch resting

[woeful scroll]

omg ur muslim

[median tree]

wtf

[low yacht]

LOL nah im a weird kind of bengali not from there

im actually from harlem

[median tree]

jackson heights is home to like 90% of muslims

across america

[digital forum]

Huh

[low yacht]

my grandfather came to the US in the 1910s

[median tree]

oh wtf u guys immigrated very early

[low yacht]

my fam shops there all the time its rlly a little piece of bd

[median tree]

my dad came hear in the late 80s

[low yacht]

yeah!!

[median tree]

how did you guys get here so early?

[low yacht]

theres acc a book about bengali immigrants like my grandpa

[median tree]

and is ur culture different as a result of that

[low yacht]

bengali harlem 💯

[median tree]

thats pretty cool

[low yacht]

its a long story but

[median tree]

ive never heard of that

[low yacht]

shortened version is that when my grandpa was 13

he was in madrasa

and hated it

so much

it was a lot stricter back then ofc

so he hops on a cargo ship

[digital forum]

Is that a school?

[low yacht]

and somehow survives months at sea

[median tree]

religious/arabic school yeah

[low yacht]

sort of, its like islamic bording school

ye

[low yacht]

winds up in coney island

and like

survives for a few days or weeks in the sand alone p much

[digital forum]

Our languages are similar lol

[low yacht]

until miraculously, he is found by a sylheti family

[median tree]

madrasa is arabic

[low yacht]

they sort of take him in, he works odd jobs

eventually years go by, he learns english and stuff

he marries his first wife, not my grandmother

shes an african american woman, possibly puerto rican too but the details are fuzzy

[digital forum]

Ah ok I thought that's what you call it in Bengali too

[low yacht]

and has like

eight kids or so

they grow up, they move out and have their own fams, his wife dies at like 60? some old age

and his eldest daughter is like

go back home to your original family, im sure they must miss you

and encouraged him to like

find love again and yk live his life

and so he does, turns out most of his family is dead or hates him

classic bengali property fights

but ye he marries my grandma, has a buncha kids, and dies when my dad (youngest son) is 6 or so

[digital forum]

How old was he

[median tree]

damn thats pretty cool story

[low yacht]

uh

[low yacht]

80 something bro was a freak of nature

[median tree]

how often do you go back to bangladesh or have you ever gone back?

[low yacht]

ive gone 3x but i havent been since i was 13

just have not had the time

[median tree]

yea same most of my close relatives are coming to america

so therse less and less reason to go back anyway

[low yacht]

^^

but

idk i do think that def changed my relationship w/ bengali culture

[median tree]

but yeah that's a very cool story about your lineage i actually wanna go to upenn myself

[median tree]

i would assume so

[low yacht]

i dont speak bangla which is a tragedy

my parents tried but baby me just refused to learn it

[median tree]

when i was younger my grandma lived with us so they only speaked bangla at home

i actually picked up spanish before i picked up english from dora

[low yacht]

honestly i love that 😭

my parents had me super young

[median tree]

yea same my mom was 20

[low yacht]

and they were isolated from extended family

[median tree]

19

[low yacht]

and so i had a tough upbringing because i didnt have much family to help

and my parents were in college and working

so ye i didnt rlly absorb much bengali culture

and my mom is super religious

and a lot of bd culture is haram in one sense or another

[median tree]

yeah i mean thats all of south asian culture

[low yacht]

so i know none of the arts, none of the music, none of the movies

[median tree]

from stuff we eat (paan etc) to what we wear

[low yacht]

i just get the food and clothes

which is bomb dont get me wrong

but

im very white washed 😭

[median tree]

paan is legit a hallucinogen

[low yacht]

💀

my dad;s mom uses it a lot

[median tree]

i mean it's hard to stop culture emulsion in the long run

like bengali culture is an accumulation of multiple tribes in the bengal region

but i think atleast for us in america and esp so in areas like NYC

where there's preserved communities like little bangladesh in jackson heights or the greek community in astoria, the jewish in east nyc

[visual gorge]

Wow that is interesting

[low yacht]

i might have gotten the specific kind of arab wrong but it was arab christians

[median tree]

our cultures are relatively in tact

[low yacht]

too lazy to find the source

[low yacht]

oh for sure

but

me personally

i struggle connecting w/ bengali ppl

i went to very white schools until hs

[visual gorge]

Yea that makes sense, I always wondered but never actually knew why

[low yacht]

hs was the first time i met a bengali person not related to me

[median tree]

yeah i feel that i grew up in a very white/indian area

[urban charm]

Kayak idk if this is like invasive or anything so u dont have to answer but do u fast? And if u do, how do u fast in college? Like how do you eat suhoor?

[low yacht]

i be fasting sí

uh

penn "accomodates" but barely, the MSA does a lot of the heavy lifting

[median tree]

yeah i wanted to ask you that how is fasting in college or at upenn

and hows the bengali/muslim community

[low yacht]

i def have it easy since i live near enough to go home on weekends for ramadan

[median tree]

upenn is actually my dream school

[low yacht]

so thursday night (no friday classes) til monday morning after suhoor, i stay home

and eat and fast like normal

and my mom will give me like, 6 things of food

3 for iftar 3 for suhoor

and i ration it out

[median tree]

is there no halal options in the dining halls or in/around campus?

[low yacht]

my current strategy is sleeping right after class, waking up for iftar, do homework, suhoor, fajr, sleep

[median tree]

smart ngl i been boss raiding it and just not sleeping after suhoor

[low yacht]

there is—i live in the building w/ the halal dining hall which is helpful—but it closes really early and isnt open on weekends which is kinda messed up

and a lot of the food places in philly dont stay open for very long at night which sucks so bad

[oblique jasper]

not muslim but wtf? do they just expect muslim students to not eat on weekends?

[low yacht]

and the halal carts.. are ran by muslims.. so they reduced their hours so they could break fast and stuff which means less time to get it

[median tree]

really? i thought philly would be alive the entire day and night

like nyc

[low yacht]

apparently 😭 also theres like.. vegan and veg options at other dining halls

so theres that

[low yacht]

I THOUGHT SO TOO

[urban charm]

Ooo if i do commit to bc ill be an hour away from home so i can probably do this too

[low yacht]

but no

NYC is a much better place to be muslim in imo

[median tree]

it is

[oblique jasper]

oh ok but still ☹️

[median tree]

in terms of just being muslim in general

immigrating to NYC probably the best place to do so

in the entire US

[low yacht]

yea i hate it, im gonna try my best to get off the meal plan next year and just cook my own food

[low yacht]

i hear the part of texas(?) abcde lives in has a strong muslim community tho, theres a lot of good pockets of muslims in the US

like

[median tree]

yea houston and dallas

i have cousins there

[low yacht]

i think a city in minnesota, idr the one, has a huge somali muslim population

[median tree]

yeah in minneapolis

it's somaliland v2

[low yacht]

💀 ye

but yeah ramadan at penn is

a struggle

rn the hardest part is that im sick but i need to be in the cold often bc i walk to class

[median tree]

bro everyone has been sick recently

i feel like i have a sinus infection

[low yacht]

idk what i have but its going crazy rn

[median tree]

ngl im thinking about myself im not close enough to penn to go home on weekends

[low yacht]

but yeah bengali/muslim community at penn is bussin

[median tree]

im like 2hr50m i live in dc

[low yacht]

theres a BSA

well

[median tree]

u srs

LOL

i thought the bengali population at penn would be like 3

[low yacht]

there have been multiple BSA organizations over the years, but it like

often closes because the bengali admit population fluctuates so much

and there isnt enough ppl interested to maintain it

i think this current BSA is the 5th iteration

but

i love it

everyones so chill

lots of diff kinds of folks

[median tree]

u guys do iftar together?

or u do it with msa

[low yacht]

msa usually

bc theyre much larger

and have more funds

the MSA is good too

theyre really close with the drexel and temple MSA's, so there are collab events

lots and lots of muslims

and there are a lot of bonding events

very cute

[median tree]

i've heard alot about temple MSA

oh yeah what college are alot of the muslims/BSA students apart of?

[low yacht]

https://www.instagram.com/upennmsa/

https://www.instagram.com/upennbsa/

you can see some of the events here

[low yacht]

its a p even split tbh

there are wharton, CAS, eng, and nursing

most seem to be in CAS

[median tree]

the BSA does seem small

which is what i expected

[low yacht]

yee but we mighty 💪

im in a few of the posts

[median tree]

how big are u guys compared to like ISA or PSA?

[low yacht]

if u get into penn ill lyk which one i am

[median tree]

for sure

[low yacht]

idk much about indian or pakistani orgs but im gonna guess theyre much bigger

theres also like

general south asian clubs

theres a south asian a capella group

thats apparently very popular

its called penn masala

my interviewer actually told me about it

shes not desi but she was like

oh mannnn when i was at penn, i had the biggest crush on this guy in penn masala

[median tree]

penn masala

sounds interesting LOL

at georgetown since it's near me

i went to their south asian dance festival very cool if i get into penn it would be cool to compare both

georgetown goes pretty far with it every year it's sick

[low yacht]

woahhh

thats so cool

yeah idk i usually dont go to many events bc im so busy lol

but im sure our school does fun stuff

OOH and holi

holi celebrations are fun

even tho im muslim

im here for the chalk

[median tree]

holi is pretty cool i have alot of indian friends so i end up hanging out with them

[low yacht]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTaeJZumHU/

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On Friday, Holi returned to College Green, bringing students together for a burst of color and energy. The tossing of vibrant powders represented the triumph of good over evil and reflected Penn's multicultural pride and strong community, as vibrant festivities filled the air.

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very cute

[median tree]

is penn depressing i seen that 1 list

[low yacht]

yes

[median tree]

penn ranked #1 most depressiong school in the country

LOL

[low yacht]

but

it is fun

also

and since everyone is depressed, you can commiserate together

[median tree]

im business major i'll be coloring.

[low yacht]

ewww ur one of Those

[median tree]

thats stereotypical.

[low yacht]

yeah no the wharton kids seem to have a blast

everyone else kinda just

[glass minnow]

i have a feels i will be rejected

[median tree]

it does seem very cool to be in wharton compared to cas and seas

[glass minnow]

but

its ok

[misty quest]

Thank fuck I applied for Wharton then

Not gonna get in but yk

[median tree]

seas students look the most depressed

[low yacht]

i mean everyone gets depressed

[glass minnow]

i applied cas i think

is there no cas

[low yacht]

its bc they dont shower

[glass minnow]

guyts pls

[misty quest]

West Philly ain’t the best

[median tree]

there is

[glass minnow]

dont

[low yacht]

no its the "i think" for me

like did u apply to nursing on accident

[glass minnow]

LMDAOOO

[low yacht]

but yes there is CAS dw 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

[glass minnow]

i was gonna kms that was humiliating for a sec

[low yacht]

ok anyways pookies if u get in lmk

we can be friend

it will be 🔥 crazy lit movie

[median tree]

for me it will be u can stay depressed.

ill learn my algebra 1 and color in wharton booklets

[low yacht]

im in mickey mouse classes im chillign until spring sem next year

[median tree]

did u take all intro classes

[low yacht]

most stressful part is the ecs and shit

[low yacht]

ye im in mostly intro classes

for gen eds

and like

making sure i acc like my major

[median tree]

yeah i feel that

it's really easy to swap majors right

within ur college

so u have alot of time

[low yacht]

ya i have to declare end of soph yr

im still technically undecided

~~so i can put wtv i want on my resume major wise ~~

[median tree]

what are u currently looking into

[median tree]

[low yacht]

i came in for psci because i had no idea what i wanted to do but didnt wanna apply undeclared

but rn i think im gonna do cogsci and design double major

[misty quest]

Just say you’re planning to major in finance or something and snag a sick Goldman internship if you’re undeclared

[low yacht]

minor in urban education

[low yacht]

nah im in cas

my email gives that away

[glass minnow]

if i end up in wes imma triple major the big three

[misty quest]

That’s unfortunate

[low yacht]

eh cas is W

i like it

[median tree]

nah alot of cas economics majors

still gets wall street finance internshpis

[low yacht]

wharton kids get flamed internally which is fun

[misty quest]

Nah cas is cool, but I’m just saying you could pretend to be a Wharton kid because you really could say whatever as long as you’re undeclared.

[low yacht]

yeah u dont even rlly need to major in econ/businessy fields to do this, just have the relevant connections, experiences, etc. and youre good

[misty quest]

Except the email issue

[low yacht]

tbf

emails are like

[median tree]

yeah thats all of business

[full hull]

Is it easy to transfer to Wharton from cas?

[low yacht]

[email protected]

[median tree]

business is just about networking and connections

[low yacht]

but [email protected] works usually

[low yacht]

no

so hard

[full hull]

Why

[misty quest]

For sure, at least as good as Dartmouth or Duke even if not in Wharton

[low yacht]

lower acceptance rate than just applying to wharton to begin with'

[full hull]

Holy crap

[low yacht]

strict requirements to be eligible and so many ppl want to

[median tree]

yea exactly wharton is an S+ business undergrad but upenn cas economics is still S

[full hull]

I was looking online its jsut 3.3 GPA and 2 intro econ + math, no?

[low yacht]

tbh im mainly interested in educational polisci

[misty quest]

It’s funny that there’s a Wharton econ major and a cas econ major

[median tree]

everyone in wharton is econ major, no?

but they have concentrations

[low yacht]

its sort of like college apps—thats the bar you need to pass to apply, just like not failing all ur classes in hs, but then once you apply, you need to stand out to be selected

[full hull]

Ah I see thank you

[low yacht]

wharton is sorta the major and everything is concentrations basically

[median tree]

yea thats what i assumed

[misty quest]

Technically yes

[full hull]

Can you dual major between schools ?

[low yacht]

yes

and/or dual degree

depending on ur desires

[full hull]

How feasible + doable is that

[low yacht]

depends on the majors

if theyre similar it can be pretty easy

[oblique jasper]

what about sas and wharton

[low yacht]

if they arent, youll probably have a heavier schedule

[low yacht]

ik a lot of ppl who are this

[misty quest]

Wharton has a DEI concentration lmfao

[oblique jasper]

is it hard to get it if you applied sas

i applied poli sci but i lowkey wanna major in econ or double major

[low yacht]

idk how it works to double major in smth w wharton but idt its particularly hard

[oblique jasper]

also how hard to switch between schools (sorry if it’s been asked)

[low yacht]

u can do CAS econ super easily

bc its in the same college

and cas kids are admitted undecided

wharton econ is a bit diff

[low yacht]

hard

[oblique jasper]

wait what’s cas

[low yacht]

very

CAS =SAS

[oblique jasper]

oh damn

[low yacht]

but undergrad

[oblique jasper]

oh

[low yacht]

theres SAS grad

CAS is specifically SAS undergrads basically

[full hull]

College of arts and sciences vs school of arts and sciences I think

[low yacht]

ye

[oblique jasper]

oh my bad

[low yacht]

all good

it confused me too

[full hull]

What made you choose UPenn

[oblique jasper]

is it like a different degree?

[low yacht]

well its not like i was rolling in acceptances lol

[oblique jasper]

we’re like interrogating kak sorry 😭

[low yacht]

well yeah ones from wharton ones from CAS

[low yacht]

it ok

i am upenn person

[median tree]

i thought dual degree (not two majors) u had to apply at the start as a 1st year

[low yacht]

i am mod

[full hull]

Lmao lmao sorry sorry

[median tree]

like M&T

huntsman etc

[full hull]

Just wanted to see your thought process

[low yacht]

dual degree != coordinated dual degree != double major

[full hull]

Also how are you enjoying it so far

[median tree]

ohh

[low yacht]

these are coordinated dual degrees

u can do a dual degree w/o it being coordinated tho

[oblique jasper]

do u learn different stuff

[median tree]

coordinated dual degree is like a guide then basically right

[low yacht]

i could, for instance, do a dual degree between CAS and SEAS without being in a coordinated program

[median tree]

a guided program

oh okay thats cool

i'd be very interested in something like that

[oblique jasper]

this is so poorly phrased like. are the econ majors different academically

[low yacht]

diff gen eds but the classes usually overlap, some classes are restricted to wharton/cas only but u could probably bypass it if u rizz the prof enough

[low yacht]

the gen eds differ slightly so yes, in that sense. also the major requirements likely differ too, but otherwise you have p much the same access to clases

[median tree]

i'd assume the econ majors in CAS are more quantitative and analytical

[oblique jasper]

yikes

[median tree]

while wharton economics majors also combine business administration

[low yacht]

honestly idk, my one cas econ friend currently is in it for the money and suffering (😭) so i dont ask her much about it

[median tree]

once she graduates she'll be making bank doe .

[low yacht]

maybe

[median tree]

still suffering but making bank

[low yacht]

her gpa is a likkle low

because she struggled first sem

[oblique jasper]

noooo

[low yacht]

but she gonna rebound trust

[median tree]

how do u pass/fail classes

at upenn

or is it not possible

[low yacht]

eh p easy

u have a limit iirc but you just like

go to path at penn (website)

FUCK

I PINGED SOMEONE

[median tree]

LOL

[full hull]

😭

[low yacht]

and go to like

grade settings

and fill out a form

and then wait a bit for ur advisor and prof to approve

which they generally do

[median tree]

so if u really do mess up u can just pass/fail

[low yacht]

u have to do it by a deadline but yes

generally

[oblique jasper]

do u choose p/f while taking a class or before u start it

[low yacht]

i think u could before but what ive seen is usually during

but tbh if u dont plan on getting credit, id just try to audit the class

[oblique jasper]

does it affect like ur credits like do pass fail classes still count toward ur major

oh

[low yacht]

i believe the rules vary but

i think it does count toward major completion

but it doesnt impact ur gpa

[oblique jasper]

isn’t that good?

[low yacht]

ye ofc

[median tree]

it can be

but if u have more classes right

[low yacht]

m i think theres a semesterly limit on p/f

i didnt look into it bc i havent p/f a class yet

or wanted to

[median tree]

lets say youve taken 8 classes right and u have a 3.5 but among those 8 u pass failed 2

if u got a D or C it would be a harder blow to ur GPA

[low yacht]

u are not taking 8 classes in one sem

[median tree]

than if u didnt pass fai

nah im saying in general

[low yacht]

yeah bc they wouldnt contribute

[median tree]

total 8 classes taken

yea

[low yacht]

it wouldnt be factored in

[median tree]

thats what im saying

[low yacht]

the gpa is based on the other 5

6*

ye

[median tree]

if u pass fail too many classes ur gpa would receive harder blows

[oblique jasper]

true

[low yacht]

no

[median tree]

whether it's beneficial or bad

[low yacht]

pass fail doesnt hurt gpa

or help

it doesnt do anything

[median tree]

nah what im saying is

[oblique jasper]

no but the other classes would contribute more

[low yacht]

ohhh the other classes are weighted more

yes

[median tree]

if u have less classes to take GPA from like from my example u would have

6

instead of 8

[low yacht]

u right

[median tree]

yea

[oblique jasper]

zamn

[median tree]

so pass fail can u mess u up too

[low yacht]

didnt get it right away soz

[low yacht]

i just realized ur a junior

cring

[oblique jasper]

WHAT

WAIT

bruh

[median tree]

[oblique jasper]

bro is what

17?

[median tree]

yea

[low yacht]

i thought i was gonna find out if u were gonna be my buddy next year

[median tree]

no next next year.

[low yacht]

ur the same grade as my ittle brother

[median tree]

actually this year december 15th.

ED date.

[low yacht]

i almost wish he was as interested in penn as you are

or college in general

[oblique jasper]

i love penn fr

[median tree]

dam

[low yacht]

so far, youve heard more about my penn experience than my own brother

gg

[median tree]

i think college is important but it is also not needed for everyones

some people do better without it if anything

[oblique jasper]

or trade school

[median tree]

my uncle makes 600k a year and he didnt even finish high school

[low yacht]

oh fs i think hed be successful w/o college but hes also a lazy fuck who needs real life exposure

[median tree]

yea my uncle went to trade school

he runs his own plumbing business

[low yacht]

damn

[oblique jasper]

this is so goated

[low yacht]

my brother is super talented, super smart, but also horribly lazy

[median tree]

he does plumbing & hvac*

[low yacht]

and games 24/7

[median tree]

yep

[low yacht]

i have to sit w him and make him apply

ive submitted sm applications on his behalf bc he has never completed one on his own

[oblique jasper]

bruh if i had an older sibling who went to penn

…

[median tree]

to be fair u can fix laziness intelligence can't be given overnight

[low yacht]

oh its been 16 years and the laziness hasnt been untaught

[median tree]

oh yeah kayak what do u know about PEEP/PIF

[low yacht]

i think college would help

[median tree]

im gonna apply im first gen

[low yacht]

sadly nothinh, penn doesnt consider me low income

so i was kind of excluded from those programs

[median tree]

oh

pif is i think the URM/low income one

and peep is about first gen

[fervent plaza]

how is their aid

[low yacht]

horrendous bro i spent months appealing

i still question if penns worth this much money (its not)

[fervent plaza]

ru fr bruh

even for like low income

[low yacht]

oh low income youll probably be fine

actually

ok so funny story

my friend

hes a qb kid

[median tree]

the people that struggle most are low-middle / middle income with tuition

[low yacht]

his twin brother, is not

his twin brother did all his apps RD

he gets into penn too

[fervent plaza]

yeah i feel bad for u middle class people

[low yacht]

both twins at penn

[fervent plaza]

wow

[low yacht]

one has a full ride through qb

the other has like 20k or smth

which is

SO DUMB

[fervent plaza]

LMAO what that’s so dod

[low yacht]

THEYRE TWINS

WHY WOULD IT BE DIFFERENR

[fervent plaza]

like whaaaart

[low yacht]

but he appealed and hes on a full ride too

[fervent plaza]

brown was supposed to be 4K for me💔

aye

[median tree]

how much did it end up being

[low yacht]

for them, full rides bless up. for me, 29k

[fervent plaza]

29 not bad

it’s literally an ivy

[low yacht]

my fam income last yr was 70k

[median tree]

i think i'd be paying 70k

i don't get any aid

[fervent plaza]

oh..

well then

[low yacht]

i got into williams for 21k and everyday i ask myself. why didnt i do that

at least the food they serve is edible

[median tree]

william svery good value school

[low yacht]

and their water is safe

[fervent plaza]

bruh it’s a 8k difference

THE WAYER HAHA

[low yacht]

but williams cares for its students

and actually its like a 32k difference

[fervent plaza]

ok but how dare u not want to be a Quaker

[low yacht]

accounting for all four years

[median tree]

why penn imports water from flint detroit

[fervent plaza]

not very patriotic of u

[low yacht]

ive spent two semesters here theres just so much bullshit

[fervent plaza]

why penn Ohio

[low yacht]

i kind of hate it at times

[fervent plaza]

ugh real

so u regret it?..

like u wish u went somewhere else?

[low yacht]

yes

often

i love some parts

but like

maybe if i paid less, id be happier

but oh my god this is not worth nearly 30k 😭

[fervent plaza]

damn

the food rlly that bad

[low yacht]

the food is literal garbage compared to yale and cornell.. the other ivies that waitlisted me

[fervent plaza]

Yale food looks so good

[low yacht]

https://www.thedp.com/article/2023/02/penn-dining-halls-food-health-code-violations-poisoning

[fervent plaza]

I see the girl on tik tok all the time

Oh nah..

[low yacht]

also the food itself just isnt made particularly well

its like

just ok

[fervent plaza]

🤢

[low yacht]

then my hs friend at cornell posts her fuking shrimp salad and i cry

[fervent plaza]

upenn get it togetherrr

HAHAH

inconsiderate of them

[low yacht]

if penn was cheaper, i wouldnt be as critical

but literally

[fervent plaza]

love how ur making us not like penn a day before decisions come

[low yacht]

where is my money going

[fervent plaza]

no understandable

[low yacht]

pre-cope

[fervent plaza]

i get it

[low yacht]

jkjk i can simp if necessary

[fervent plaza]

I’d be mad too

like rather pay that money at Yale and get 5 star meals

[low yacht]

part of penn culture is hating it

[fervent plaza]

hm

[rigid cypress]

how is the quarter system

[low yacht]

penn doesnt have one

my friend at carleton dislikes it tho

says it makes things too fast

[median tree]

quarters for university is crazy

[low yacht]

thank god ive never had quarters

[rigid cypress]

oh it's uchi that uses quarters

my bad

[low yacht]

yee

[fervent plaza]

that sounds awful

my school does quarters and time flies but 4 periods of exams

omg sucks so bad

[low yacht]

oh yall will love penn

after week 2 of class, every week is now "midterm season"

until finals

i have weekly midterms in some classes

[glass minnow]

my efc for wes is 30k

after aid

is that worth it kak

[median tree]

[low yacht]

honestly

try appealing

what r ur other options

[glass minnow]

lol

[low yacht]

well

[glass minnow]

hamilton

[low yacht]

macaulay exists

[glass minnow]

same amount

i like wes more than hamilton

[low yacht]

honestly, maybe its bc idk much about wes and dont adore it

but id choose macaulay over wes 👁️

[glass minnow]

r u serious...

id rather not

[low yacht]

would ur parents be able to pay 30k easily

[glass minnow]

yyyeess

[low yacht]

whats ur income

[glass minnow]

I dont know

the answer

[solar sail]

CREEP!

kid

[glass minnow]

like i gen dont know

my fafsa efc was 0 but then when they got my css it proved otherwise

only reason i dont wanna choose macaulay is cuz i dont wanna like live here lol i fear my life will be the same

[low yacht]

eye

mayb discuss w ur parents ❤️

[low yacht]

thats valid

ive turned down full rides to be oos i get it

[proud storm]

what ....

suddenly my love for penn is dying a bit .....