Application OUT!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p><a href=“http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/forms/CompleteApp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/forms/CompleteApp.pdf</a></p>

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<p>Calm down, it's not even August yet.</p>

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<p>UPenn accepts the common app too right?</p>

<p>Does it look bad if I send in the common app instead of filling in the Upenn applicaiotn seperately?</p>

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<p>jai6638, that same topic was discussed in a recent thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214472%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214472&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>jai6638, I dont think it will matter. If they want people to use the common app. That's why they went with the common app this year.</p>

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<p>kind of on a related note, are essays supposed to be single spaced?</p>

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<p>I would think make it 1.5 or double....it makes it easier to read.</p>

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<p>oh ok, because they can only be 1 page max, and a page double spaced would be really short compared to a page single spaced...</p>

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<p>I think they recommend essay to be 300-500 words long. By "they" I mean colleges in general.</p>

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<p>I have noticed them some colleges have cool things for their prospective/current students. For instance, NYU has a adcom discussion forum where prospects can post their questions. CMU/SMU have an online chat with the adcom. MIT has adcom blogs!</p>

<p>Does Penn have stuff like this?</p>

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<p>Mine was single spaced, about 600 words.</p>

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<p>for the autobiography essay, can you write about anything pretty much? this seems very open ended.... i'm thinking about writing about a book i read, which is one of the questions in the common app i think, but that could work for this question too, right?</p>

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<p>it says send part 1A asap becuase of the interviews and all.</p>

<p>interviews dont mean anything do they?</p>

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<p>Penn interviews seem rather insignificant.</p>

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<p>Question: why would they want to do interviews on questions about the campus. I think that the environment is important and all, but I dont think it is necessary to be talking about that stuff until we get admitted. Dont you guys think the same?</p>

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<p>they want to make sure you show "interest" =&lt;/p>

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<p>one of my essays was over 850 words and one was over 900 words...so don't be afraid to single space it and write a lot...as long as it all has a purpose...i really couldn't say everything i wanted to in much less words...and the interviews are layed back but you still wanna do well in them..to show you're interested and you wanna be there..</p>

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<p>Man, same short and long essay questions.</p>

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jai6638, I dont think it will matter. If they want people to use the common app. That's why they went with the common app this year.

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<p>i see... </p>

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it says send part 1A asap becuase of the interviews and all.

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<p>What if I want to apply online? I dont think they have their online app uploaded yet so can I send the paper Form 1A and then apply the rest of the application online? </p>

<p>Also, if I want to use the College App, does it put me at an advantage since I wont be able to send in the Form 1a earlier?</p>

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<p>no i dont think you can send in 1a paper and the rest online..if i remember correctly from last year. Sending in 1a ASAP is not that big of a deal. I completley didnt even read where it said that and ended up sending in 1a not that long before the rest of my app..and i still got an interview...so don't worrty about it..the online will be up soon and then you can send it in</p>