University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) (2023-2024)

[thin cove]

yes

[golden sedge]

Jesus Christ was abt to have another panic attack

Why does it say deadline passed for me then

[thin cove]

commonapp just uses est

[golden sedge]

Alr

[native pasture]

Est on top

[thin cove]

ur fine

[golden sedge]

Thx

Is everybody here pretty much done

[native pasture]

I am at least but some people know are still submitting rn

[uncut roost]

i’m going to submit tomorrow

[native pasture]

I also saw someone submit upenn a week late and get it 😭

[uncut roost]

yeah i wouldn’t take an extra week

[signal jewel]

im going to submit

in like 2 hours

[civic elbow]

WE DONE WOOOO

[simple lance]

same

2hrs late

oh well

[tender kiln]

emre

[golden sedge]

Wait 2 hours late?

They’ll accept that?

[tender kiln]

emre did 10 days late lol

[fringe surge]

Goated

[golden sedge]

he’s gotta be tf

10 days late and he still got in

[tranquil dagger]

Guys if I submit 10 am est is that fine

It’s 301 est rn and I’m so tored

I’m gonna fall asleep either way

[golden sedge]

I submitted at exactly 11:59 lol

[buoyant cobalt]

cmon bro we went over this yesterday 😭

[desert kiln]

Holy shit

This school man

Almost missed that deadline 😭

Had to rush the ty letter

[desert kiln]

Who?

U can submit late??

I should have spent more time and submit late 😭

[plain kindle]

does the ty letter affect the admissions decision much cuz it was my best supplement out of the 3 😭

[modern breach]

I mean it’s a supplement

It’s as important as the rest of the@

Them

[hybrid skiff]

ong fax

cooked that so hard

[fossil stirrup]

omg slay im majoring in classics

[dawn dock]

Who did you guys write your thank you letters to

[signal jewel]

chat is it necessary to email for extension

if i submitted it 2 hour Ago

[hexed basin]

why does grammarly work all of a sudden after submitting apps, like why did it find my minor grammar mistakes like why

[modern breach]

Colleges won’t care much abt that

Especially with Ai

They said they’ll be more focused on the message/content than the way it’s written

Purpose of supps is to learn about you and your fit with the school not to test your writing skills

[merry geyser]

Is not getting interview as an international == rejected?

[fringe surge]

Definetely not

its hard for them to find intl interviewers i think

[merry geyser]

But does it mean that you're not being considered as much?

[fringe surge]

not necessarily

but if you got an interview, it perhaps means you're gettin considered

but who knows tho

[gray pasture]

The interviews ar informative

Not evaluative

[fringe surge]

Yes that's true for upenn, I meant like in other schools' cases where they evaluate interviews

[random wedge]

UPenn 🫶💫💫

[random wedge]

Hey so for UPenn

it said my transcript was submitted 5/31/23

cause of their fly in

Should I resubmit another transcript?

[fossil stirrup]

I got an email that says this: "As long as the online application allowed you to submit your application to Penn, your application will be considered." Does that mean I'm in the clear even though I submitted 2 hours late 😭

[bold onyx]

yes

[worldly fern]

did u guys get interviews and if so, how long after submission?

[supple granite]

5 days

[random wedge]

Need advice

[bold onyx]

no

if they need a new one theyll ask for it

[random wedge]

Ok it was from jr year tho and idk if I have to submit mid year grades

thanks

[bold onyx]

i think ur counselor should have resubmitted it anyways

[random wedge]

Oh yeah forgot

[bold onyx]

did u submit ur own transcript to other schools?

[analog shard]

is upenn lgbtq friendly

[random wedge]

uhh idt so

oh for some safeties cause they asked

got my portal 😭

[analog shard]

same

everything's ❌ ugh i hate it but they said it'll take some days so

[bold onyx]

yea

most top schools will be

theyre more liberal

[bold onyx]

yea so dw abt it i think

[random wedge]

nice! And this school likes people who do work in their community right

[bold onyx]

yea

community and intellectual vitality are big parts of penn admissions

[tender kiln]

no dw

it just equates everything to est

so if ur past est ur fine

[analog shard]

ok but are most AO's/alumni too

im thinking about the alumni conversation

[low flame]

yes

[analog shard]

ok good to know

is the alumni convo usually someone from your area or is it just random

[tender kiln]

area i think

[analog shard]

what about for intl?

[tender kiln]

not sure abt that one

might be pretty unlikely for intl to get one tbh

[analog shard]

rip

[golden sedge]

Submitted at exactly 11:59

[olive haven]

i’m from massachusetts and my alumni convo was from new mexico 😭

it’s random imo

[tender kiln]

saph

wanna talk to the daily pennsylvanian abt why u chose penn

or any of u

who were admitted ed

[olive haven]

ooh sure i’d be down

[tender kiln]

ok lit lemme dm u more deets

[olive haven]

bet

[signal jewel]

How long does it take for tis school to download ur application

[south grove]

is there a way to submit a resume through the applicant portal

like can i just do it under "additional document" or smth

[random wedge]

Do they do this for rd too?

[turbid wing]

Bro i just submitted my letters of rec now, am i cooked?

I totally forgot to submit them on commonapp (i turned that in on time) but my LORs i just remembered and I turned them in through my school portal thing. will it still work out?

[hexed basin]

Anyone get portal yet

I submitted at 11 yesterday

[native pasture]

I got it I submitted at 11:59 pm

[signal jewel]

how u got portal when it comes out 48 hours after??

[native pasture]

Bro idk 😭

[hexed basin]

Did u get yours yet

[random wedge]

Yessir

Submitted at 9pm cst

[hexed basin]

why am i not getting mine ugh

[hexed basin]

were u est

by chance

because i was pst

[gray pasture]

lots of applicants

jst wait it out a bit

[formal gust]

what are the chances of getting an alumni convo as an international applicant? i'm gonna be extremely busy in the next few weeks but i didn't opt out so i don't look uninterested idk what to do

[hybrid skiff]

where did fqngz go

[tranquil dagger]

banned

free

fqngz

[frigid seal]

For wut

[tranquil dagger]

argument with luck

about test optional 😹

shit was funny asl

[random wedge]

Don’t worry there’s too many applicants just wait a bit

[plain kindle]

i didnt get either and im pst

[native pasture]

Yeah est

[turbid wing]

Can anyone look back at this and let me know if i am cooked

[tulip estuary]

where is it

[rustic folio]

Nope you’re ok…recs usually are due after the submission date to accommodate teachers

[hybrid skiff]

they're both banned now so ig no one won

[tranquil dagger]

the princeton luck

[tulip estuary]

who’s banned

did he leave or get banned

[hybrid skiff]

he'll be back

[tulip estuary]

so did he get banned

[hybrid skiff]

ask him urself

[tulip estuary]

can you just tell me please

[olive haven]

i got my portal 14 hours after i submitted lol

[olive haven]

you’ll be fine don’t sweat abt it

[hybrid skiff]

i got mine around this time too

and then i got an alumni ambassador like 5 hours after

[olive haven]

yeah i submitted my penn app on nov 1 10 pm and i got penn portal email on nov 2 at noon

but tbf i already had a penn portal setup from october 19 bc i did questbridge

wasn’t chosen as a finalist but i ranked penn and when i submitted my common app on nov 1 it said some materials had already been submitted in october 🤡

[hybrid skiff]

did you get the qb likely letter

[olive haven]

yeah i did

they said i was an accomplished student who applied to qb ncm and they said they thought i had the potential to be a great fit for penn

obviously i did ED and got in hehe

[signal jewel]

if u get a portal ur set right

ur application is in?

[olive haven]

yeah ur good

if your application was downloaded and u got your portal u should be good

[random wedge]

I find it so weird they couldn’t accept u thru the ncm but accepted u thru rd

[feral spoke]

wait om confused

i thoufht they dont send likelies to non finalists?

isnt it just promotional material

[hybrid skiff]

they do

[gray pasture]

i heard there's some funky qb stuff

[feral spoke]

where

ive never heard of that

[gray pasture]

where your EFC has to be 0 within their calculations

[hybrid skiff]

they can only admit a certain amount of qb finalists

[gray pasture]

or they cant accept u as match

[hybrid skiff]

with certain requirements

[feral spoke]

to non finalists or non matched?

bc they give likelies to non matched

[gray pasture]

qb RD isnt as limiting

[hybrid skiff]

oh they're non matched

not non finalists

[feral spoke]

but how xan they give likelies to non finalists

[feral spoke]

OHHH

YEAH

[hybrid skiff]

they got a penn likely

[feral spoke]

ya i get what u mean then

[olive haven]

my family makes above the qb income benchmark but i still applied bc i’m going through extenuating circumstances but they still rejected me so penn accepted me early decision 🤭

i didn’t do qb rd and i didn’t use my qb app to apply ed

[olive haven]

i was a non finalist 😭

but i still got an email from penn telling me to apply bc they believed i had the potential to succeed at penn

[random wedge]

oh

but you won anways !!!!

[buoyant cobalt]

How is that possible if u weren’t a finalist tho I don’t get it😭

[olive haven]

I’ll dm u what i got sent bc i don’t have pic perms 😭

Oh ur DMs are off LMAOO

[hazy merlin]

Did you do a flyin?

[random wedge]

wait ditto to what ruby said this doesnt make sense

cld u dm me too im curious

[olive haven]

No

[olive haven]

yeah sure

[hazy merlin]

Could you also dm me?

[buoyant cobalt]

Added u

[gray estuary]

plu

[hexed basin]

Could u send it to me too

[olive haven]

Sure

[signal jewel]

Send meur money while ur at it

[faint badger]

how do u still not have pic perms

u BEEN here

[olive haven]

HELPP 😭😭

i have no idea how to even get them

how many chats 💀🥲

[faint badger]

No clue

[civic cipher]

Yo can I dm u a quick question

[faint badger]

Yea

[faint badger]

sure

[feral spoke]

wasbit this?

i also wasnt a finalist

[golden sedge]

How did u get that

[feral spoke]

that accidentally sent it to non finalists

[olive haven]

yeah it was

[olive haven]

LMAOO i was so confused 💀

the clarification email was so funny

ty penn for the fee waiver though hehe

[feral spoke]

ME TOOO

lowk got excited

[random wedge]

this looks generic

even if it was for finalists

does peep increase ur chances of getting in thru rd too??

the upenn fly in

[feral spoke]

yeah it is im p sure

[faint badger]

we dont know

there have been PEEP kids accepted, deferred, and rejected

[tender kiln]

yes

m&tsi helps peep helps esap helps but nothings a guarantee

[simple lance]

penn submitted 1 day late on the dot

i wrote the why penn and why wharton essays in about 15 minutes

(recycling with slight editing and tons of cutting lol)

[signal jewel]

W

[simple lance]

well supplementals were 1 day and 2 seconds late

smfh

[lucid nacelle]

at least u did it

daz what matters

[formal gust]

did anyone get a css waiver from penn?

[lavish ocean]

yup

[formal gust]

i just have to email them right? i couldn't find a form or anything like that

[lucid nacelle]

yah

[formal gust]

alright thanks!

[lavish ocean]

i could dm you the form

they just send it via email

[ashen dagger]

WAIT I HAVE A QUESTION

Okay so for me before I thought that I like bombed my upenn application because I accidentally copy and pasted the wrong essay into my community prompt Thing

Like literally an essay for an entirely different school it had absolutely nothing to do with the question

BUT I JUST GOT AN EMAIL ABOUY AN ALUMNI INTERVIEW

is getting an interview like a good sign for UPenn or does it not really matter that much

???

[analog shard]

i think they just assign based on location/availability?

because there's no way they started reading apps already

[gray pasture]

penn interviews are informative, not evaluative

[analog shard]

what does that mean

[gray pasture]

evauluative suggests the interview would supplement your application

informative, not so much-- a way to learn more about the school and engage alumni

[analog shard]

oh

which unis are evaluative

[gray pasture]

idk off head

[gray pasture]

i'd still opt in to the pennterviews anyway

[analog shard]

yeah i opted in

but i don't think I'm getting one cuz intl

so it's nice to know it won't affect me much

[dusk python]

give me pennalty

[frigid seal]

I submitted more than 15 days ago and no interview yet

[bold onyx]

they already rejected u 😭🙏

[frigid seal]

Nah im an auto admit most likely

They didnt feel the need to interview me

[teal sandal]

Pretty much

[bold onyx]

W cope

[frigid seal]

Buddy im getting into penn and then ima turn it down for stanford

Dont play with me 🗣️🗣️

[analog shard]

really?

business major turning down Wharton?

damn.

[dim herald]

guys if i dont send in a LOCI is it gonna be an auto reject?

like is it one of those optional college essays thats optional but if u dont send it in their just gonna take someone who did

for upenn defer

[bold onyx]

😭😭😭😭😭

[dim herald]

also if i do write one where would i even send it cause i cant find anywhere to send it on the portal so would i have to email it to someone?

like uchicago has a place on portal for it but upenn no

[bold onyx]

send one in

[bold onyx]

ye i think email admissions

[random wedge]

id turn down stanford for penn

[frigid seal]

@tender kiln LMFAO LIVERPOOL B TEAM WON

ARSE-NAL

3rd loss in a row

Theres levels to this

🤫

[uncut roost]

is it bad to say similar things to the penn engineering and m&t question (at least when addressing the engineering side of the program)

[worldly fern]

the interviewers dont read ur app

[plain kindle]

wait where can we upload our resume on the penn portal

[olive haven]

you're supposed to upload your resume when you submit the common app i'm pretty sure

maybe try additional materials on the penn portal

[hexed basin]

Did u submit a resume

[plain kindle]

oh wait rlly cuz the penn website says you can upload a research abstract and expanded resume on their portal

[olive haven]

yeah i submitted my resume but it was a restatement of my ECs so it was prob not needed LMAO

[olive haven]

honestly u can upload whatever in additional materials, i uploaded my first quarter senior grades even though they didn’t ask for them for ED applicants 💀

[hexed basin]

Is not submitting bad

[civic cipher]

i wouldn't think so

[olive haven]

no tbh only submit a resume if it actually expands on and extends your application

don't if it's just a restatement of your ECs

[hexed basin]

What if it expands upon a specific PRD and completed projects in an internships should I have submitted a resume

I briefly mentioned them in my ec

[olive haven]

i mean it's up to you

if you think it helps expand your application then i'd say submit

[hexed basin]

Can I still submit it

I haven’t received my portal yet so idk

[native pasture]

I submitted my resume and talked about all of the ecs I couldn't mention, expanded on one's I did mention, and put all of the certifications I've gotten

[olive haven]

up to you

[olive haven]

that's good

mine was just me restating my ECs LMAOO i could've forgoed submitting it

[native pasture]

I did that at first but my counselor was roasting me for it 😅 she said to treat it like an additional info section lol

[olive haven]

kudos to her, that’s what you should do LMAO

[native pasture]

yeah she used to work for BU admissions so i trust her lmaoo

[hexed basin]

Sorry I wanted to ask is there a section on portal where u can upload something there

[olive haven]

yeah i think you can upload additional materials on the portal

@bold onyx is it true that you submitted penn 10 days late and still got accepted? my friend got into stanford rea but she forgot to apply to penn bc she was so busy and now she's wondering if she can submit it today (2 days late)

[frigid seal]

Why would u go to penn over Stanford

Thats the real question

[rustic folio]

Sometimes its a monetary thing, and other times its a location thing. I def would choose stanford over Penn but I live closer to Penn so it would be more convenient for my parents to come over if needed yk?

[frigid seal]

I guess

But im p sure Stanfords financial aid is better

It’s nice to have options if possible tho

[olive haven]

she wants to apply for m&t

[olive haven]

she isn't eligible for financial aid at stanford 💀

well she is but not enough that her family can comfortably afford it

[frigid seal]

Then she wont be at penn

99%

[frigid seal]

Makes sense

Also iirc emre asked penn for an extension

Not sure tho

[tranquil dagger]

wharton

[tranquil dagger]

yea

i submitted nyu late

a day late

and got portal v fast

some ppl here did other t10s 4 days late and got protals

[deep knot]

4 days late 😭

[native pasture]

I saw it in the 2022-2023 megathread it was funny af 💀

[bold onyx]

yea

i requested permission tho

[random wedge]

10 days late is crazy

[feral spoke]

penn used my qb reccomender

NOOOOOOO

[bold onyx]

i was lazy

dont be like me

[frigid seal]

yea not everyone can luck their way in

[random wedge]

wdym?

[random wedge]

true definition of destiny right there

[feral spoke]

i’ve had my portal since qb results and it turns out they didn’t update my recommenders

so i habe the same one

[native pasture]

grr just saw a typo in my resume

[last apex]

got an interview ay

[midnight warren]

hello new first choice

[worldly fern]

Hey y’all, if u had a Penn interview how long was it and what they ask?

[lean quiver]

Lmao

[hexed basin]

can i still add my resume to my application

im working on writing one right now

but was curious if they would consider it late

[south grove]

i wanna know this too

[plain kindle]

idt its considered late

[random wedge]

will my app be hurt if i dont submit resume

[lean quiver]

No

[midnight warren]

YOOO what’s up

Haven’t heard from u it a bit

[lean quiver]

Wsg gang

School just started wbu

[lucid nacelle]

no

[simple lance]

u have to

if ur wharton

if not, no

[simple lance]

idk if penn has that option on their portal

it doesnt show it for me

nvm

i meant cornell dyson whoops

but ye it doesnt give me a resume option for some reason

[olive haven]

no you don’t 💀😭

[simple lance]

ik

im wrong

i meant for dysob

dyson

mb

[olive haven]

LMAO nw

[lucid nacelle]

not the vacuum

[simple lance]

vacuum school

i wrote my best essays for cornell

but 3% acceptance rate

😭

[gray marlin]

does penn give everybody an interview

[lucid nacelle]

no

[gray marlin]

it's been 4 days since i submitted my app and i have 0 interview requests

[simple lance]

probably not but i still didnt get any info on it

[gray marlin]

is it joever for me

[simple lance]

mayb mayb not

[lucid nacelle]

yeah its so joever

uh huhhh

soooo joever

[gray marlin]

where do they give you an interview

through email or portal

[simple lance]

portal probably

idk tho

i submitted my application 1 day late

so idk if they will give me an interview

[gray marlin]

aight it says pending assignment

i can calm down now

[lucid nacelle]

..

anyways

[olive haven]

no

[olive haven]

yes you're screwed

panic mode on

[lucid nacelle]

sooo screwwed

[olive haven]

the power that googling can do

but people can't google 😭

sigh

[lucid nacelle]

when will ppl realize not getting an "interview offer" doesn't mean they're rejected unless its oxbridge

[olive haven]

LMFAOOO literally 😭

[lucid nacelle]

unless interviews are required, they literally don't matter unless u do something shocking there

[hexed basin]

wat does it mean getting an interview

[lucid nacelle]

u get school informational session with alumni

none, zip, nada

only mandatory interviews would matter

[hexed basin]

theres mandatory meetings at upenn?

[lucid nacelle]

no

some schools have them and those matter

upenn doesn't have them

[hexed basin]

ah ic

[tender kiln]

hi

[bold onyx]

hi

[tranquil dagger]

hi

[shell pike]

hi

[olive haven]

hi

[desert kiln]

hi

[random wedge]

hi

[lucid thistle]

Guys did I miss the deadline??

I'm really worried can somebody help?

😭😭

[hoary talon]

no

[hoary talon]

email. i got one yesterday

[gray marlin]

ok thanks

I realized I only just entered my portal today lol so it's my problem

[hoary talon]

np!

[fringe surge]

The financial aid check list is not even on mine

[lucid thistle]

What do you mean?😭 It's not there on the checklist I visited the financial aid webite and even I wasn't aware until now 💀

[fluid willow]

I sent my application three days later and they sent me my portal 😭

[fringe surge]

Oh I thought there is one in my portal like some unis

[fringe surge]

Thanks, u made me aware of this just now

[lucid thistle]

No problem 😁

[lucid thistle]

Hii guys quick question

Upenn's financial checklist for international students says this all needs to be submitted, but I have only submitted the CSS Profile as of now

And at the document upload site they only require one documnet which is this

So my question is where should I submit the additional document of Non-Tax Filer form?

[golden sedge]

Hey guys

Did anybody get the alum conversation request

[tender kiln]

y’all need to NOT worry about the interview request

means literally nothing

only schools it means smth at are harvard and yale

[golden sedge]

I got it how do u prep for it

[tender kiln]

come up with questions to ask ur person abt penn/especially their experience at penn and make sure you’re ready to answer basic questions abt yourself, your interests, why you want to go to penn

[grizzled pivot]

^ and have a diverse set of qs

Like imo don’t solely ask them abt academics at Penn or smth

Like sure you could ask if there were any niche classes they enjoyed that weren’t required for their major but also ask abt other stuff like a tradition you heard abt

Although if you happen to share a major by chance it could be good to look into that and ask if there were any classes that were half required (like “take 3 of 5 of these”) and which they enjoyed from those

[tender kiln]

tbh idt any of our traditions are pg 13 💀

[grizzled pivot]

Lol

[tender kiln]

you can ask them if they ever went to the princeton game

if they’re on the older side they probably did and then you can ask abt the throwing of the bread

[olive haven]

if you're international and applying for aid being late might hurt your application

bc penn is need-aware for international students

so submit the required documents asap

[lucid thistle]

I submitted all the reuqired financial materials now

[lucid thistle]

Yupp submitted :)

[tender kiln]

you shouldn’t worry too much abt it

[olive haven]

good luck!!

[lucid thistle]

Thank you 😭

[lucid thistle]

Heyy sorry to disturb but can you help me out in one more thing 😭

[lucid thistle]

It says that the foregin currency amounts should be converted to US dollars. How would I be able to do that since it's a national document, I didn't edit it. So I didn't convert it and submitted it now what 😭

[olive haven]

sorry I have no idea :(

but you'll need to find some way to convert it 😭

[lucid thistle]

Its okayy, I submitted the document nothing I can do now I guess

[tender kiln]

definitely DO NOT tamper with the document

[olive haven]

this

[lucid thistle]

Thanks for your help tho

[olive haven]

yeah np

[lucid thistle]

I did not

[tender kiln]

email penn’s fin aid department seems like a problem for them

[lucid thistle]

Yess I will do that. Same thing with Northwestern also tbh, so I am not submitting there too, I'll email them and ask what to do

[tender kiln]

dg

let’s make another hi chain

[frigid seal]

Arse-nal

[visual arch]

LOCI by January 31 right?

[bold onyx]

fin aid deadlines dont rlly matter

ik hella people who filled out finaid stuff after getting in lol

[bold onyx]

yea as soon as u can

[visual arch]

I don’t get first semester grades until like the 26th lol

So shouldn’t send it before then I’m assuming

[bold onyx]

doesnt really matter i think

loci doesnt have to be related to grades

[desert kiln]

Is loci only for ppl who got deferred?

For instance i won something in mid January

Do I write loci and send to them? How do I update them about this?

[tender kiln]

if its RLY important i’m sure there’s somewhere on the portal to put it

[random wedge]

If I submit midyears in February for Rd is that too late

[dim herald]

where are u sending it?

[visual arch]

On the portal if you are deferred there’s an option to submit

In a drop-down menu at the bottom

[dim herald]

the defferred student update place?

[visual arch]

Yeah that’s where we do it right?

Has anyone already done it that can testify

[dim herald]

i think so, just wanted to make sure

[turbid wing]

retweet

[distant estuary]

Yes or possibly if youre waitlisted somewhere

[distant estuary]

Most colleges have an option to upload materials in the portal

[tender kiln]

penn penn penn

penn penn

penn

[bold onyx]

penn penn penn

penn penn

penn

[tranquil dagger]

penn penn penn

penn penn

penn

[bold onyx]

bro thinks hes one of us 😭🙏

[tender kiln]

😭

[strange ember]

penn penn penn

penn penn

penn

[sonic summit]

Lol

[desert kiln]

penn penn penn

penn penn

penn

[lean quiver]

The astrology gets worse every year

[golden sedge]

If we decide to do the alumni interview and mess it up will it hurt chances of admission

[olive haven]

penn interviews aren’t evaluative

as long as you don’t seriously fuck it up you’ll be fine

[golden sedge]

so if it goes badly they won’t say anything?

[random wedge]

It can’t mess up unless ur trying to mess up

[velvet basin]

walk in

make "upennis" joke

do not elaborate

exit interview

https://tenor.com/view/giga-chad-nice-gif-23708840

[tranquil dagger]

ill remember this...

[tender kiln]

@bold onyx crazy bro if he gets in u better run 😭

[bold onyx]

i eat him

im the goat

[tender kiln]

ur like one of the ppl in aot?

[bold onyx]

no bc i dont die

[lucid nacelle]

It does????

Do u mean Oxbridge

[lucid nacelle]

Literally

[lucid nacelle]

“Interviews” are just informational sessions

[tender kiln]

yeah its a big part of H admissions process and idk fs but ppl always say yale only sends to ppl they’re interested in

[lucid nacelle]

Only looks like alumni? https://college.harvard.edu/guides/what-expect-after-you-apply#:~:text=Applicants are assigned interviews at,capacity to interview all applicants.

Yale I’m not sure either

But as long as ur not that guy who tried to kiss the interviewer u will be fine kekekeke

[olive haven]

no the interviewers submit reviews so if you really fuck up your interview it will hurt your chances

[olive haven]

YOU DID NOT JUST REMIND ME OF THIS

[lucid nacelle]

That was so embarrassing 😭

[tender kiln]

i took bereals with all my interviewers last yr

[lucid nacelle]

Oh I think that’s fine

But attempting kissing 💀

[tender kiln]

u just gotta have the rizz tbh

[lucid nacelle]

Can’t kiss on zoom :(

[hazy merlin]

Does that mean anything?

If there’s a name?

[grizzled pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/artms-oec-odd-eye-circle-loona-choerry-gif-15457457107383471904

[tender kiln]

bro did anyone see that tiktok abt like asian socialites

@kylazingaround on tiktok top gen z socialites in asia

and one of them just goes to penn and she has such a funny lwk online presence 😭

[lucid thistle]

Ohh okayy, but I already submitted and turns out we have to convert the tax form into dollars 💀

Gonna write a mail to them now

[fast crater]

when will they send me an interview

[tender kiln]

never

[hazy merlin]

@tender kiln do yk if this means they tried to send an interview or something

[tender kiln]

nooo idea might mean ones assigned to you and now you just have to wait for them to make contact

[hoary talon]

i'm so sorry this is mildly off topic but why are they important at these two schools?

[hazy merlin]

Ohh makes sense

[tender kiln]

they r more selective in who they offer interviews to and it matters more in their admissions process than at schools like penn

[hoary talon]

Got it. Thanks for the info!

[lucid nacelle]

😭

atp

they should just do it like oxford

[native pasture]

I've been stalking AOs on LinkedIn but I still haven't found my regional AO 😭

[plain kindle]

does penn require dual enrollment grades that don’t show up on hs transcript at time of applying

[copper notch]

did penn give out an app extension
my friend added it to her common app
and still can submit stuff even wayy past the deadline

[tender kiln]

no

[buoyant cobalt]

Penn ain’t emailing me back 😔

[tender kiln]

ur cooked

imma tell office to email u back

[buoyant cobalt]

Should I send follow up email😭

[tender kiln]

when it hits a week yes

[random wedge]

can u link it

[tender kiln]

nah because it’ll dox me 😢

but i said the account its in

[random wedge]

where can i upload mid year grades on the portal?

[feral spoke]

ur counselor has to do that

either thru common app email or slate

[random wedge]

oh, mine told me to use parchment and submit it myself ???

idk what they mean

but ok ty

[feral spoke]

huhh

i havent heard of that

fuz the thing that schools usually dont accept mid year reports from students

[native pasture]

Should I mentioned how I applied to peep and got rejected to show my interest in the interview

☠️

[bold onyx]

no

[olive haven]

no 💀

why would u do that 😭

saying you got rejected from somewhere else as the reason you're interested is cocky imo

[olive haven]

i mean for ED even though they don't ask for any senior year grades i uploaded my first quarter transcript via the penn portal

[feral spoke]

ooooh

then its diff for penn then

[olive haven]

yeah they never asked for it though

i just did it bc i had all A's

thought it'd help

help quell out the only B+ i had on my transcript (i hate ap european history)

[random wedge]

no

[random wedge]

idt so i think their point is they showed interest by applying to a penn progra

[olive haven]

ohhh i misread i thought it was a non-penn program

but still imo talking about being rejected is risky

[random wedge]

nooo peep is a virtual fly in LOL

i agree

[olive haven]

yeah either way

still wouldn't recommend talking abt being rejected lol

[olive haven]

ahh got it

[bold onyx]

its a penn program lol

[olive haven]

ik now oops 😭

but still don't say you were rejected from a program in your interview

[bold onyx]

😛

[vagrant grotto]

Yall is there an admitted students discord or Facebook group or something? Or is it just the admitted network they give us

[supple granite]

There is one. I’ll dm you

[tender kiln]

not the admitted network 😭

idk anyone who used that shit

[bold onyx]

same lmao

im still really good friends w the people i met before even coming to penn tho

so start grinding kiddies!

[hexed nexus]

Can you dm it to me too?

[sonic summit]

upenn gives you a network?

[flat rapids]

Penn being a little silly

I got rejected from huntsman ED but I just got a message for a huntsman interview

[fringe surge]

They prob rejected you cuz u didn’t do the interview before

[flat rapids]

I didn’t even get an interview offer before @fringe surge

[random wedge]

❓

[flat rapids]

I’m j as confused as you

I got deferred for Wharton but I received an invite for a huntsman interview

[random wedge]

oh deferred ?

thought u got rejected

idkkkk maybe it might not be in error?

id follow up w admissions

[flat rapids]

I got deferred from Wharton but rejected from huntsman

And I got an inv to do a huntsman interview

[random wedge]

yah talk to admissions

calling works so much better btw, u shld call them

[civic cipher]

maybe they want u back

[fringe surge]

Nah I was just playin

[fast crater]

Ok so I got assigned an interviewer on the portal (idk when this happened) but I haven’t received any email from them

Is this a problem

[rustic sail]

Nah

I would check your spam to be sure; but if you haven't received anything at this stage & ur RD you're fine

[tender kiln]

maybe they unrejected u bro

[fossil stirrup]

I would jump off a cliff 😭 bc why are they rubbing the rejection in 💀

[worldly fern]

What do they tend to ask in This interview? And although they say it’s non evaluative is that actually true?

[random wedge]

yeah it’s not evaluative

but you don’t need to really prep for these interview

[native pasture]

Peep is that college program for upenn for students that are juniors or seniors in hs. I thought it'll show I was interested even though I didn't get it lol

[olive haven]

at first i thought u were talking about an outside program sorry

but still no

u might think it shows interest but it also shows that you were rejected

not the best thing to show in an interview

"why are you interested in penn?"
"so i was rejected..."
yeah no i wouldn't mention it

[native pasture]

Ok 👍

[rustic sail]

bro is correct

[olive haven]

yeah in an interview don't talk about rejections, you want to paint yourself in the best light possible

[olive haven]

yep mentioning that you were rejected from a program (even a penn program) does the exact opposite of what you want to do in an interview

so trust us and don't mention your rejection from peep

[rustic sail]

never mention your failures unless you can show how you've learned from/built upon them

[olive haven]

this

unless you have tangible evidence that you've built upon your rejection from peep don't talk about it

[random wedge]

Seniors only actually 🙂

But yah don’t mention it cause it’s unnecessary 🙂 just talk about how interested you are in Penn

[hexed basin]

Is not receiving a problem for UPenn

[lucid nacelle]

No

[native pasture]

Wait how many people get into UPenn through the waitlist?

[tender kiln]

varies year to year

[native pasture]

Usually not a lot tho?

[civic cipher]

how i make a fire LOCI dg

[civic cipher]

i mean it's a t-20 so yea ig, on balance, not a lot

i personally know a good amt of people off waitlists tho

[native pasture]

Yeah the loci has to go crazy fr hopefully I get waitlisted instead of rejected but an acceptance is better lol

[civic cipher]

lol idk hope my loci is good

i got a couple updates

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[tender kiln]

idk

i didnt get off any waitlists so 🤷‍♂️

i went 0 from 1

[civic cipher]

lol

[tender kiln]

actually i wrote 3 LOCIS for ea deferals to and i got 1/3 so

1/4 total

not the worst ig

[civic cipher]

i mean 1/3 not bad

yea

deferrals hard

i think penn deferral is like 10%

💀

im just throwin a prayer

[tender kiln]

higher than rd at least 🤷‍♂️

[civic cipher]

true ig it better than nothing

anyway i applied to like 17 reaches

😭

hopefully one comes in clutch

[tender kiln]

yeah thats all u need

i applied to like 15 t20s and only got into one so 💀

[civic cipher]

lol but u more than chillin

yeah just need that one

[native pasture]

I applied to maybe 8 reaches I ain't tryna do to much fr😮‍💨

[civic cipher]

i have a solid safety

so i waslike

wtv

let's just spray and pray

[native pasture]

Ong

[tender kiln]

feel like penn defer is a good sign that you should be competitive everywhere so

[civic cipher]

yeah that was my cope lol

anyway

🙏

[tender kiln]

oh which program

[civic cipher]

huntsman

[flat rapids]

Hopefully it’s a good sign

[thorn rover]

guys

is the interview the alumni convo?

cuz i js got one

idk if thats a regular convo or a legit interview

[bold onyx]

yes

there are no interviews

[thorn rover]

what happened to the interviews then

[bold onyx]

they dont exist no more

[thorn rover]

lmao wtf

so r the convos non evaluative

like cornells

[bold onyx]

yea

penn changed them

[thorn rover]

since when did they change them

after rd?

[bold onyx]

before

couple months ago

[thorn rover]

after ed i meant

[bold onyx]

before ed iirc

[thorn rover]

cuz my ed friend was like my interviewer didnt like me or smth

do they get to see your application or no

or is it fresh 1 on 1

[bold onyx]

no

its just a convo basically

[timid shale]

yay I got a huntsman interview

[warm shard]

But penn tracks demonstrated interest right

Wouldnt interviews count as that

[lucid nacelle]

no bc its outside ur control

[warm shard]

Oh right right

[gray pasture]

no chance mes

[rustic sail]

bertha faster bro ong

[worldly fern]

Oh so ppl who applied last year (2022) still had an evaluative interview?

[bold onyx]

ya

[worldly fern]

Oh ok that acc makes sense

My friend who got in last year was telling me the interview is evaluative

So I guess it was for him but not this year

[hazy merlin]

They changed their policy iirc

[worldly fern]

ok

when the interviewer asks whyu do u want to go to penn, i assume this isnt the place to name drop professor or class right

are they looking for a more holistic approach

[bold onyx]

doesnt matter tbh

but probably more holistic

mention culture, traditions, etc

[worldly fern]

finished interview :D

person was super chill but we had to cut off after 30 mins bc the free zoom account

[gusty gale]

i mean does it do something twoards your admission?

[bold onyx]

no

interviews for penn have become non-evaluative for the 2024 application cycle, i think indefinitely actually. all interviews (including interview that were held during ed round) are & have been alumni conversations

[bold onyx]

someone pls pin this

[worldly fern]

but if ur on the tipping point between accept and deny, they'll use it right

and also the interviewer sends their notes to penn right

[bold onyx]

no

[bold onyx]

idts

theyre non evaluative

so

they are not evaluated

[worldly fern]

idk my friend's interviewer this year said that

[tender kiln]

i mean if he’s been interviewing for a while he might not fully understand the changes 🤷‍♂️

but atp its meant to have no effect

[bold onyx]

^^

[soft moss]

so is penn switching to nonevaluative interviews new this year?

[modern breach]

they calling is conversations now like cornell

[kind crater]

question: when do financial aid offers come in for ed

[bronze temple]

Guys I just received my interview invitation. Does it have any impact on my app or is it just nonevaluative

[gray pasture]

Nonevaluative

[rustic sail]

I never believed that shit though

[gray pasture]

This is a recent change

Because alumni felt like their evaluations weren’t doing shit

[rustic sail]

Don't they always claim it to be non-evaluative though?

[gray pasture]

No before it wasn’t

They recently changed the name to alumni conversations to reflect this change

[rustic sail]

Like for my interviews at Bowdoin & Cornell they said it wasn't, but strangely they still write a report about all applicants to admissions office

☠️

[rustic sail]

I see. Good to know

[gray pasture]

Non-evaluative simply means like no rankings and stuff is what I thought

But if you’re weird af they’re reporting you 😭

[rustic sail]

I guess I was just weird like that fr

https://tenor.com/view/jj-griddy-gif-26583964

[gray pasture]

Nah they probably write about everyone but the AOs don’t consider it much

[rustic sail]

I had a pull up competition with my stanford interviewer

That was fun

[gray pasture]

But if you get a note that says “weirdo, danger to other people” yeah you’re cooked 😭 💀

[rustic sail]

Most likely fr

So just don't be weird @bronze temple

[bronze temple]

Lol I’ll try my best

[gray pasture]

I should take that advice because I have an evaluative int today 😭

[rustic sail]

Which uni

[gray pasture]

The big H

[rustic sail]

LMFAO

I got cooked

[gray pasture]

Don’t bring that energy to me rn

[rustic sail]

I mean look I got hit with the waitlist

But my interview was so funny

'You dropped out of high school?'
'Yes!'

[random wedge]

Does Penn verify first gen

?

[modest nest]

How should i register for Penn alumni interview?

[bronze temple]

They’ll send u an email

[random wedge]

idk saw it on Reddit

Bc of their special first gen programs

yeah

[lucid nacelle]

Doesn’t mean it’s read 😭

[random wedge]

What???!!

[visual arch]

how long were guys LOCI?

1-2 pages?

[spice hearth]

1 page and a quarter

[waxen mauve]

when r yall submitting by?

[golden sedge]

Guys

Is the UPenn interview evaluative

[trim token]

they say no

[bold onyx]

pleaseeeeeeeeeee pin this

[golden sedge]

Where did u find this info?

[golden sedge]

Where u find this

[gray pasture]

https://www.thedp.com/article/2023/09/penn-admission-changes-alumni-school-campus-involvement

[zinc osprey]

any m&t applicants here?

[tender kiln]

someone gotta pin shit abt the interview on here bro

every day its just a new person asking the same shit 😭

[bold onyx]

for the love of god someone pin this

[gray pasture]

Pin what specifically ?

[golden sedge]

Tf

Hm

[bold onyx]

this

[bold onyx]

this

[bold onyx]

tyyyy

[golden sedge]

So it doesn’t do anything?

[bold onyx]

this also please

[golden sedge]

So who here did the interview then

[hexed basin]

Penn is playing so hard to get hahaha

[fringe surge]

any intl kids sent this?

[tender kiln]

is penn playing hard to get or r u playing hard to get rid of…

[golden sedge]

How did ur guys’ interviews go

[tender kiln]

so bad

i got rejected

because of my interview

[golden sedge]

R u being fr?

[tender kiln]

yeah man

[golden sedge]

Bad is in like

[tender kiln]

the interviewer told me i would never get in to the college

[golden sedge]

U didn’t have responses to the questions?

Nah that’s crazy

[tender kiln]

i should never have tried to kiss her bro

[golden sedge]

Ur playing

Yep

Knew it

[tender kiln]

knew what

[golden sedge]

I’m talking abt the alumni interviews

[tender kiln]

yeah

mine was in person

she was only like 23

thought i had a chance tbh

[golden sedge]

And u tried to kiss her?

[tender kiln]

maybe…

apparently she “was engaged” and “didnt appreciate it”

[copper notch]

do u have to sign up for one if they are non-evaluative

[golden sedge]

u didn’t do urs yet?

[copper notch]

no

i opted in but i didnt get matched yet

[hazy merlin]

dang I didn't realize you transferred to umich

[copper notch]

i doubt i will get matched anyway💀

[copper notch]

wait he did

[hazy merlin]

how is it 😃

[hazy merlin]

no

[copper notch]

i was joking

😭

[hazy merlin]

I have an alumni ambassador but i never got an email or anything so idk

[copper notch]

aint nobody can transfer in the middle of the year

[hazy merlin]

dg built different

[tender kiln]

fr

i transferred to umich from ucsc yeah

umich told me i was just too good to give up

didnt even have to apply they scouted me actually

[hazy merlin]

dang you gave up the super cool walks for umich...

[hazy merlin]

they must have wanted you real bad

[golden sedge]

Wait did u do ur interview yet

[hazy merlin]

nope

[golden sedge]

Is it a good sign thag my interview lasted for more than 45 mins

[bold onyx]

no

even if it was evaluative u dont need to sign up

[tender kiln]

nah mines was almost an hr and u know what happened…

[normal dagger]

If I'm writing a LOCI and one of my research papers got published, should I attach a copy of the paper?

[tender kiln]

like the whole 20 page pdf 😭

don’t attach it directly to the LOCI if anything include it as a seperate pdf in the email/when being uploaded to portal

[golden sedge]

I seriously can’t tell if ur joking abt that

The kissing part

[tender kiln]

i’m not bro 💀

ask @bold onyx

[golden sedge]

Nah I don’t believe it

U a player id u actually did that

[tender kiln]

ok fine

i did not do that

i didn’t even have an interview bro 😭

[tender kiln]

but also my mit interview ACTUALLY was almost 2.5 hrs long and i thought it was the greatest thing ever and i got straight rejected

[random wedge]

thats super long

like unneccesarily long

i feel like every college shld prescreen people before they do interviews

[tender kiln]

he was a nice old man

idt he had anything else to do

looked way past retirement age

[strange ember]

@tender kiln before penn accepted u were u already mentally prepared to go to a avg college 😢

i needa be ready bro in case all my awards and ec die in vain

[tender kiln]

i mean i was going either uiuc umich or gt cs 😭

i had good options either way

not ivies ofc but arguably all better for cs

[strange ember]

O.o

uiuc coming out soon needa pray

gt i gave up after they announced the new no-transfer-into-cs policy 💀

umich i give up cuz i applied for cs and finaid LOL

[tender kiln]

you still got a chance

[tender kiln]

rly? damn

i got accept uiuc and mich defer -> accept gt

[strange ember]

they announced it like 2 months ago 😔

[strange ember]

did u end up getting in mich rd?

[tender kiln]

but since i was in mich in january i wasnt worried ever

[strange ember]

yeah thats good

[tender kiln]

no i got in mich ea

[strange ember]

did u do cs+x for uiuc?

[tender kiln]

i was deferred gt

[strange ember]

ohh icic

[tender kiln]

yeah econ

[strange ember]

O.o

cs+x lowkey the way bro

otherwise no one getting in normal cs

[tender kiln]

tbh idk why you wouldn’t 😭

oops wrong reply

[strange ember]

LOL

[tender kiln]

i meant the message under

[strange ember]

true true

[tender kiln]

but yeah

[strange ember]

i did cs+astro

praying

[tender kiln]

🔥

[velvet basin]

is uiuc cs instate reasonably difficult to get into

[tender kiln]

cs+x are all around just better bro way easier to get in and you also still get to be part of grangier

[strange ember]

i heard instate is much easier

[velvet basin]

gg

[strange ember]

yeah fs

[velvet basin]

maybe i should've just applied for engineering 4fun fr

[tender kiln]

i mean its not free but not nearly as hard as oos

[strange ember]

i j dont rlly wanna go to uiuc cuz its in the middle of nowhere

[velvet basin]

im instate

[tender kiln]

yeah thats why i never wanted to go

[velvet basin]

can't be as bad as dartmouth or williams 💀

those mfs in the shadow realm

[strange ember]

fr

[tender kiln]

at least dartmouth is pretty tough

[strange ember]

imo cal and stanford have the best surrounding environments

startups 💪

[tender kiln]

i was discussing this with a mentor the other day though

and he said no startup that takes college grads/college student interns is worth anything