<li>It’s Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li> Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can’t write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li> Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.5. Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.5. Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.5. Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li> The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.5. Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
</ol>
<p>vinny hath spoken the truth.</p>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.5. Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
<li>Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume.</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
<li>Dont tell anyone your applying to Penn ....until you get in =)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection. </li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
<li>Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume or a "brag sheet" thats 24 sheets long</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
<li>Dont tell anyone you're applying to Penn ....until you get in =)</li>
<li>Yes, the short answers are 300 CHARACTERS limit for the penn specific app. Just tell the truth.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection.</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
<li>Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume or a "brag sheet" thats 24 sheets long</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
<li>Dont tell anyone you're applying to Penn ....until you get in =)</li>
<li>Yes, the short answers are 300 CHARACTERS limit for the penn specific app. Just tell the truth.</li>
<li>If you can't find a Penn professor who you want to work with, chances are you do not know how to do research on the internet and will fail at Penn and at life.</li>
</ol>
<p>uhh venkater, considering you were JUST admitted ED and are still in high school, why should i have ANY reason to believe what you're saying? if you had been at penn for awhile i'd probably take your oh-so-helpful advice.</p>
<ol>
<li>I'm not saying all this.</li>
<li>I followed this advice and got in.<br></li>
<li>Half the people on this forum are in high school. How can you take their advice? How can you take advice from random strangers on the internet?</li>
<li>I'm not talking so much Penn specifically, but more applying to college in general.</li>
<li>How hard is it to find a Penn professor on the website? I found 3 I could write about after 15 minutes. Some people on here don't even bother looking.</li>
<li>I wanted to start this so people would stop positing stupid questions like "What are my chances" or "My essay is 501 words, does that mean automatic rejection".</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection.</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
<li>Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume or a "brag sheet" thats 24 sheets long</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
<li>Dont tell anyone you're applying to Penn ....until you get in =)</li>
<li>Yes, the short answers are 300 CHARACTERS limit for the penn specific app. Just tell the truth.</li>
<li>If you can't find a Penn professor who you want to work with, chances are you do not know how to do research on the internet and will fail at Penn and at life.</li>
<li>whatever essays you write, write with PASSION! it doesn't matter what topic is, as long as it is delivered well with passion and originality, it will be great!</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>It's Penn. Not UPenn, UPENN, or Penn State</li>
<li>Chances thread = automatic rejection.</li>
<li>Essays should be 1 page, but you can fudge around the margins and font a little to make it work.</li>
<li>If you can't write the essays, you probably do not want to go to Penn.</li>
<li>Essays don't need to be 2000 words. 500-600 is plenty, although as Venkater said, as long as it fits on 1 page you're fine</li>
<li>You don't have to send a resume or a "brag sheet" thats 24 sheets long</li>
<li>Be yourself! Don't try to be more important than you really are haha</li>
<li>don't freak out of you don't get an interview. it really doesn't mean anything about your chances of getting in, EVEN if you live in a big city where there are many alums, trust me.</li>
<li>go to Penn's department websites to find a professor whose research projects interest you. nobody on CC can really recommend "the coolest professor" or "the best research area"</li>
<li>The professor you choose does not need to teach in your major or even your undergrad school, but you SHOULD have a good reason for anybody you choose</li>
<li>Do NOT look at your application once you send it in! Trust me.</li>
<li>Try to keep a pessimistic attitude. Never be 100% certain that you will get in.</li>
<li>Dont tell anyone you're applying to Penn ....until you get in =)</li>
<li>Yes, the short answers are 300 CHARACTERS limit for the penn specific app. Just tell the truth.</li>
<li>If you can't find a Penn professor who you want to work with, chances are you do not know how to do research on the internet and will fail at Penn and at life.</li>
<li>whatever essays you write, write with PASSION! it doesn't matter what topic is, as long as it is delivered well with passion and originality, it will be great!</li>
<li>Get ur stuff in by the deadline... lol</li>
</ol>
<h1>12 is good advice.</h1>
<p>Look at all these people posting. Just because they got accepted, or rejected, they think they are experts on how to get into Penn!
It's sad.</p>
<p>I don't think these people are acting like "Experts" at all, they're just giving helpful advice about the app process since they've gone through it successfully</p>
<p>maybe if dulce followed the advice he would've gotten in</p>