#University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) (2025-2026)
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my little bros friend is cracked
anything close to cali
are you from rural washington
i mean
he looks like a collegiate competitor for recruiting
👀
lol
ngl i didnt think they compared to the other schools
bro look at his linked in
is this Penn or Wharton?
hold on
rural pnw. My region is like oregon, washington, alaska, and some of cali (if I had to guess, north cali)
send
Penn
doesnt matter
ah
ill tell u if i think his profile is more cracked or mine
excluding gpa
can u DM
cause my school has likeconnections to cornell and whenwe visited the dyson admissions were like we only compare ur app to other schools and not specialized
r we not allowed to put in linked ins
search up jake zheng
on linked in
hes a beast
dude got into penn
i mean
princeton
is this guy
ngl he could of cooked me if he applied when i did
yes
where do u see dis
Naviance
DAMN NATIONALLY RANKED TENNIS PLAYER
Some people have gotten in my counselor told me I don’t know if it’s accurate
This counts RD
every single
i told him to go for princeton instead
im so confused
I don’t think it’s our year
becauses hes not focused on high finance
ohh
bro is probs gonna be a recruited athlete 😭
i cant even access ts
Just login twin
one seat
Did your school give u an account or use it
bro
i needed you to
be there
no i used clever LOL
😭
nonaccess
my profile would be so cracked
you should of been best friends w/ my lil bro then
Then there’s no way sadly twin
frfr
nepotism at its finest
this sucks
hes still insane
bro my cousin works at morgan stanley and i didn't know bc I thought he was a stay at home dad but I should've asked to see if he could get me an internship last year 😭
if hes stay at home
they only take interns for college tho 🤔

hes prob back office
😭
back office
😭
what
alright whatever
nah, he's just a chill dude who seemed extremely family oriented and never talked about his job at all. He's an analyst
hes a analyst
also wtf
2nd year?
I hate the kids in FBLA and DECA at my school there so performative
what
i built this shit brick by brick
nah im trolling
bro carried
u do this for fun or smthin
okay
he did all the emailing
nvm
or like admissions counseling on the side
outside of pe
i didnt even know they existed
i only helped lob him some internship opps
but hes cracked
i reccomended a couple
but the book award
bro thank you for telling him to go
was all him
he was thinking of going there anyways
Wharton
told him not to ed
not to do anything binding
is what i told him
yes
but like
wtf is finance
like what
change
does he want to make
in the world
wait am I the only one who doesn't think his ap's are that crazy
does he have anything
he can figure that out
if he has 5s on all of them
i think its good
like most of his APss are easier
how many 5s do you have?
@verbal drum does he have 5s on all those
cons of doing high level athletics
Guys is it fine if I didn’t take physics and I’m applying to Wharton😬
4+ is all the same
i mean yeah, but when you were really impressed with 18 AP's I thought you meant like all the AP physics, chem, and bio
in physics e & m
i was really impressed because
dude i promise you
he's done all these internships
and leadership
and
sports
and also
18 aps
thats
impressive
imo
idk abt you
hes like an upgraded version of me without a spike?
and i got in
he's not my competition
lowkey I think it's the sport that impresses me the most cuz you can study for whatever subject but becoming that highly ranked in tennis requires years of committment
at least
i made sure of that
im just lowkey not telling you
finance is so commercial
hes still applying this year man
yes
dam
okay
cooked
okay well
at least now i wont feel so bad getting rejected
wait why his spike
like nowhere on his linkedin
isn't that weird
no
bro
do you guys have stacked LinkedIn’s
he would beat 99% of everyone here
in comparison
cant change what you cant control
well yeah i know but im thinking
I think I have the best in my school but that’s not really an achievement lol
ehhh, my linkedin was good and then I deleted it cuz I connected with too many chopped, weird ahh indian guys from this server and now i'm too lazy to reset up mmy new one
no
wsp gng
u need to beat 99%
bro we've heard all these stories before
it's so true tho, I've learned to avoid indian guys who keep making npo's and bragging about it 😭
you have any MDs as connections
THEY WERE STALKING MY MOTHER ON LINKEDIN 💀
alr buddy
its wtvr
why do you have 1200? how? 😭
wdym
im tryna flex on you
I have 14 💀
I think I got decent stuff just lemme in Wharton pls
managing directors
i thought you were talking about the doctor and I was like I actually have that 🤩
Why
with my paltry 14 connetions 💀
fire
how do u even get 1200 connections
I also have 14 twin
Me and my 100 lmao
internship stuff
i been doing ts for years and dont have that
😭 😭 😭
I don’t wanna connect anyone at my school lol
ive done like 10 internships throughout my career man
ive seen those kids with like
But is it acc ur network tho
30,000 connections
i feel like to connect with 1200 you have to be connecting with random people on linkedin and that feels weird to me
obviously not
yeah obviously idk all of them
Linkedin network is kinda fake unless you know them irl or have at least talked
you will see some of the least obviously nepo connections at my school for internships
yeah i really only accept connections w/ those i know or those who have incredible aura
or people doing similar things as me
this is what i'm saying so like I don't understand how connecting with some rando on linkedin is gonna help you
Why r hs kids even on linkedin bro
Like you worked at a real estate sale firm and your applying pol sic that’s your main Ec
I always get requests from them too
start em young
To join the rat race early
bro have u seen
we watching linked in reels?
No
his linkdin is wild
i'm trying to connect with my teachers so that they won't think it's weird when I connect to them 2 years after graduation
Its really not that deep
i mean u could argue nothing is that deep???
like what
im js doing whatever i want to do
colleges
it cant hurt
look at it i think as well possibly
🤷♀️
they dont
Oh well
they arent searching u up 90% of the time
Why would i be here 😭
penn state
FR
Facts
😂
trying to transfer
i need to know if you met the penn state power lifter guy
or something
Duk kid
who knows
i love his tiktoks
Mentally there rn
I alr transferred
well see idk what ur doing/did
being in this channel means little
oh also linkedin is good for my non profit
for outreach as well
I’m guessing UPenn doesn’t have any merit scholarships 😩
Idts
wdym?
ohh
the merit scholarships
i should try to connect with kevin durant on linkedin
you can't
Did u go directly to pe btw?
I ain’t a writer im a chat gpter
nope
i think it asks for email or keyword or something
have you tried this before 💀
Is it the ib -> pe pipeline thing
yes, im thinking of going into vc after a couple years too
why not
just to directly to HF like a cool kid
Is hf hedge fund
lol fair enough. I'ma google kevin durants email and see if it works lmao
yes
Ngl i still dk what they do
lol i doubt it'll work with the public one
or maybe idk
wealth maintenance
Ah
HA IT WORKED LMAO
Im not a sales person so im just gonna trade in my corner office chair
I feel like thats all of them
idt it's gonna get accepted but the email worked
@tacit panther u thinking of going to the finance pipeline?
it's his managers email lol if yall wanna try: [email protected]
quants?
Ye
haha I love QF work
i don't even watch basketball or know who kevin durant is so idk why I'm doing this 😭
Idrk what they be doing either
good luck
use data to create profit margins thru inefficiencies
this can be literally data from satellite images of parking lots
he’s my quant my quantitive
i was thinking of doing quant but its lowkey too boring for me
and too much of a grind
Oh lol
too much
i agree
Idrk what the job entails still
you still make a loooooooooooooooot of money at pe....
my friend wants to do quant
a lot of math
because he's in CS
I went to office visit but i wasnt rlly paying attention
he's trying to go the quant rout via CS/math
Im not built for ib
quant is becoming oversaturated now

too many bums try to go into qf
Yea
yes you are
This dude is not that raw
me
bro he's better
than both the people
you sent me
ur at penn so ur auto not a bum
wdym
Wait nvm wrong dude LMAO
have you looked at his awards
Bruh i cant deal w like 100 hr work week
Or being a kissass all the time
i tried to connect with chris nicholas 🤩
i made sure hes the goat bro dont play with me
the win who is a. BOFA intern
Plus im bad at talking
bro what
there are many bums at this institution 🥀
u dont work 100 hours normally
shhh
Cali man
Yea but aint the wlb absolutely shite
I’m 4 man deep in this German
its like 60ish in a normal no deal flow week
then to 80 on deal flows
sometimes to 115
Wait yea this is also true
what if i don't wanna work 60 and would rather do a normal 40 😭
Yea id prolly get cut
yeah ur not getting that at a qf
Im hoping i get a good desk
yall this is why I can't do finance. Would be selling my soul for money literally 💀
The girl i talked to said that usually is 50 hr
😭
Is it good if my rec letter mentions I did research with head of QF
I’m just that cracked
qf make more then you beginning of career
Then i need to figure out what to do if i dont..
but when u progress down the ib --> buy side route u begin to make more
still 750k out of college is crazy
Yea i suppose so
lowkey wonder what i would be if i went for qf
But like i rlly dont need that much
Just gonna save it all and retire early if i do land it
thats the method
Or just go be a teacher or smth
W
@verbal drum are you working in PE right now
yes
how is it
Bruh my favorite thing to do when im stressed is watch ocean documentaries
hours wise
Shit is fire
hi
well it depends on what your okay with and how much you can handle
esg
yah
PE could work
having linkedin is aura loss
Vc also works
so venture
atp anything is aura loss
which u need ib for
can u give me some tips on columbia essays
what
i was thinking
i wanted to keep growing my non profit internationally
create my own firm eventually
but like to do that PE/Venture might be good experience
Wait soup how long hav u been working
what questions do you have
almost 3 years
Wowie
ok so the areas of study at columbia college/eng essay did u talk abt why major+why columbia for that major
is it a mix of why major and why college
Do u have any tips for corporate work
Yea
is it this one
What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College? (150 words)
nah i know its more boring and better work life balance
#1400591549842063390
yes
i havent really dont any research into it
Ah makes sense
wt do u think
u dont do that for experience
Lol
my business teacher was saying that it's a good way to gain connections
to gain meaningful ones you need to be involved in a firm/specialized sector for 10+ years
hmm
interesting
are you sure?
hmm
like what type of connections
like ones where they would trust you enough to invest and fund
okay maybe its not even connections but really like
or just like hey can i get some advice
by helping companies grow and understanding how they fail etc, market dyanmics
wouldn't that be good experience
for starting your own
the best experience for that is just starting your own
oh yeah
PE you work with huge companies
not applicable to you at all
yes
it's good for experience
yes fair
huh i wonder what Wharton will help me do
maybe the network i guess
i think you really need to think through what you want to do and what you want out of university, high finance is not the route if your aiming for a non profit.
tbf i guess i don't know exactly what i want to do
i know i want to create sustainability through business/finance
i would do a internship in uni and see if it suits you
i do not see myself working a 9-5 high finance job long term for sure
finance is so not 9-5 💀
7-11
😂
broski
its usually at 9
that's honestly so cooked
9-12/1
i mean ig it's whatever you want it to be tho. You can do 40 hours at a finance job but you're not gonna progress in your job much
no you cant at high finance
you will be fired
ok maybe just like general finance lol
you will be broke then
yep
💀
but you can choose how many extra hours you really want to work
i was working with a startup while i was at ib
for your monetary goals anyhow
hey yall
its a lot but if you plan every part of your day out well its fine
questionn
@verbal drum did you ever consider creating a start up
do m&t applicants typically drop down to wharton or seas
no lol
too risky
not really
you just want the money i guess?
like wdym
like u just want a stable source of good income
what's your interest in high finance
my sister works mostly online (a little in person) so she somehow ends up working crazy overtime hours but she also manages to structure things so she has enough time off in her regular days that she doesn't really need to use sick or vacation days
wdym
wdym by roll down
for second choice
yeah
another good point
u usually get to work ur evening at home
i would assume people do more seas cuz m&t is tech stacked right
if you get a job at a flexible company then you only go to work in person when they have free lunch and food 💀
valid
prob seas
no one interested in finance usually goes into m and t
@verbal drum predictions for how this channel will look come thursday
a lot of people dissapointed
hopefully m sending screenshots of my lil bros acceptance
me
what was last years poll?
broken hearts
like accepted vs reject vs defer
Early Decision (42 applicants)
Accepted: 4 (10%)
Deferred: 17 (40%)
Rejected: 21 (50%)
Regular Decision (125 applicants)
Accepted: 10 (8%)
Waitlisted: 24 (19%)
Rejected: 91 (73%)
Penn
All decision types (72,544 applicants)
Accepted: 3,530 (4.86%)
Rejected/Waitlisted: 69,014 (95.13%)
yesss
fr
its upenn
bloodbath
all to be expected
my brother was at m and t si and all the m and t alums they brought in were working in start-ups/big tech for the most part
if u get rejected from wharton u prob would not of gotten accepted to cas either
that seems so untrue
exactly
CAS is so much easier
Is Cas rlly that much easier bro
no
Like i dont acc think so
its not "alot" easier
by lkik 2-3 percent
but if you get outright rejected from wharton you likely didnt have much of a chance at Cas either
But its attracting a varietyof kids
ed
the applicant pool for wharton
is probably also much stronger
i feel like
but idk
Its less diverse for sure
thats what they all thought
ross is free in general
but stern & ross
I feel like comparing a writing kid and a business kid is v difficult so you cant rlly give an objective measure of "stronger" other than general stats
obiously
Yea facts
your kind of dumb if you ed there
In the bay everyone ik got deferred
its the 1st year
they always r conservative year 1
stern is for the failed whartons
😭
Ik a kid who took stern over wharton ngl
the kids a idiot
Soup what grade are you in at penn
hes not at penn
lol
i graduated
hes at umich
PE
🤑
soup dyk how the deferred applicants do
Is it hard to get into PE straight out
bcz i feel like imma get deferred
yes
but you're the goat?
slightly better then normally rd
i mean
is it pity differ
if you go into pe straight out
not that much exit ops
or real chance
ib gives u options
Can you hit a VC transition though
Also cant you climb hella
u could
i mean
if you do 2 years of ib
u can just transfer into pe associate
same thing
Ahh I see
is bro unc
i think so
Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM PST
did the admissions office reach out to any of yalls counsellors
I didnt get anything 
no but i know many people whose counsellors did

u dont need to
even i didnt get one
what would they be asking for?
verifying
grades ecs confirmation?
ecs etc
ic
yes
dw its not necessary
what did u apply for
whats mse
material science engineering
yep
bio eng

💀
r u an intl
yeah i heard admit students all get these...it might not be delulu
@brisk arrow how many ppl u know get these
all admits? or just those that are kinda on the fence
I know other intls who were admitted last cycle whose counsellors were reached out to
And also admits whose counsellors were not reached out to
Don't stress about it
You'll find out in like 3 days anyway
you too 🫡
@dark scarab r u from china, if yes i know where u get those sources…
@sharp yew do u know if it applies to domestic?
where?
nope im south east asia
Okay there’s so one on rednote saying someone receive their admit package early…
In international
so chinese applicants get their news from rednote?
then wdym by this
and whered u get this
did yall ED Penn too
yes
Unverified sources from Reddit and rednote
wharton?
Same cas
what major r u guys applying for
what?
not all admits get it
yes this
Pls I hope this is true
it is
did anyone from here get one?
nah but dw we are getting in 🤞
i hope
someone i know had a counsellor being asked for a second lor or smthing
when do they contact counselors?
a week before decision release
so its too late right?
well either counselor has been contacted or
cus my counselor is not very responsive
i think a mit guy talk counselor email as well...imma wait to see what happens to him tmr
if this happens does this mean theyre on the fence?
My teacher recommenders and counsellor all did
I'm not sure, I'm an Indian applicant so can only confirm for here
Nobody can really know what it means other than AOs tbh
Nothing means anything except for the decision
still no portal astrology?
LMAKOOAOAOAOOAOAOA
wait is it everyone or just some ppl?
my counsellor doesn't open email often 😀
just some ppl dw
alrightt tysm
bro IVE SEEN THAT GUY TOO HES SO ANNOYING
Oi fam u best better be watching your tone
Or I’ll unleash my esdee flow state dark side on you
hes making a bag tho respect it
a semi target thinking they tuff
guys i had the craziest dream last night that I got accepted and then proceeded to have another dream right after that about getting rejected which felt much more realistic 😭
my own dreams are giving me whiplash
Are we secretly interconnected? I HAD A DREAM AB GETTING ACCEPTED AND GETTING AN EMAIL IT WAS A MISTAKE 😭
even i haven't had dreams about this stuff 💀
Have u met the Penn state UPenn power lifter guy
I see him on TikTok
Who that
believe
2 days twin
and then it’ll suddenly get fast when I have to go back to my rd apps after getting rejected
idk why i'm dreaming about this stuff when I don't even care about my upenn app that much 😭
i only applied ED cuz I had nowhere else to apply ED so I was like hey why not
This channel will be flooded
in two days
you guys got this
im cheering all u on
and my lil bro a little more
hopefully the poll says everyone gets in yfm
Did you guys see that upenn is one of 32 colleges being sued for ED? 👀
is my fellow PEEPsters ready for thursday
this is good for u
im p sure theyre just suing all the more notable universities with ED
Oh nice
Did raphilia come back for 5 minutes and leave again
yea he said so
:/
wdym
he annoys me
needs to get more than one joke
!penn
!dg
works flawlessly each and every time
guys
Guys my request to connect with Kevin Durant got denied
@torpid merlin suddenly feels a deep need to thwack people...
💀
Were you not gonna ask people to join
... what
hey why don't you
guys look at #1400589090465910817 if you want to suffer
Vort would like to start a bonkonomy in this thread
Did cornell come out tdy?
(i don't recommend it)
this is like
Based on what Cornell thread is doing
no
but we are betting on decisions using the fictional currency in this server called bonk
if someone consents you can also bet on them too
lmao
that's what im saying
why such sadness
vort i didnt know you were hating like this
i told u
this is how the penn channel runs
we run on pessimism
that's our currency
you guys need to have some faith in yourselves
They have a 4% acceptance rate, I'm being realistic 💀
if you really thought you had zero chance of getting in why did you even write your application
Wsp Upenn
Especially since my app was more of a fuck it I'm gonna apply bc i have nowhere else to apply ed to
this is what i'm asking myself right now
you should've asked me before
a bit too late
It wad a- i should apply coz why not
Miracles happen
eggxactly see you even know yourself there's a chance you get in
Well... i just wanted to use my fee waiver that i had to jump through hoops for...
💀
Either ways, my app is not that great and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get rejected so if you bet on my rejection then you'll probs hey free bonks
@brazen coral this person needs bonk
its also a slash command btw
@naive dove suddenly feels a deep need to thwack people...
yippee!
i forgot that i have 2 thousand bonks
WHAT
please gimme some
how many bonks do you want
i have very little bonk
greed will kill
do yall think that an entrepreneurship program like launchx serves no value in an ivy other than penn? ones without a business school just econ
20?
