14% increase in Penns Applicant pool

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p><a href="http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/applications-penn-jump-14-percent"&gt;http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/applications-penn-jump-14-percent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Sorry if this has already been posted. </p>

<p>Are first-gens so important now that they can be considered like URMS?
Also is low income (<20k) considered?</p>