<p>Anyone know if Penn tracks prospective applicant's interest or not - i.e. via website registration, emails, etc.?</p>
<p>They do not. The admissions officer specifically mentioned that in an information session last year.</p>
<p>Hmm… That’s interesting. I feel like they should track interest. In my opinion, way too many people apply to schools just for the hell of it or just to see if they’ll get in. I think interest should be a factor because it can help admissions officers mold a more excited, school-spirit-oriented class.</p>
<p>The officers usually gauge how serious or excited a student is through interviews/essays. Those are the metrics through which you should show that you’re a good fit for Penn.</p>
<p>Hmm, really. A admissions officer came to my school and said that they did track interest.</p>
<p>Pretty sure that’s incorrect. They don’t pay attention at all to campus visits/Emails/calls/etc at all. Much like how attending Penn summer programs like LBW or M&TSI doesn’t help you with admissions to Huntsman/Wharton/M&T/etc.</p>
<p>My guess is that things like a student’s demostrated interest in Penn comes into play only for those students who aren’t clearly an “accept” or “reject.” I imagine the Penn admissions people sitting around a big table with 500 applications that are considered worthy of acceptance but with space for only 50 more acceptances. I imagine they look for candidates who stand out a little more than the others, and demonstrated interest in Penn may help push the balance in a candidate’s favor, whereas no demonstrated interest may have the opposite impact for another candidate. It’s just a guess.</p>
<p>I think hope full is probably right… but you never know…</p>
<p>If you visited the campus and was able to meet a proffesor, and gave off a good impression, would that be able to help in your application?</p>
<p>It’ll only help if you kept in communication with that professor and they either write you a rec or they say something to the admissions office in support of your application.</p>