Does the adcom actually read our essays??

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>So i read this article in the christian science monitor, and it says how the Dean makes decisions about applicants in less than 2 minutes....here is the article</p>

<p><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/12/15/fp11s1-csm.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/12/15/fp11s1-csm.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Look at how Dean Stetson decides to accept an applicant in under 2 min...it doesn't seem as though they actually read his essays</p>

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<p>That’s right. He MAKES DECISIONS in under two minutes, after HALF AN HOUR is spent checking and reading through the application:</p>

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<p>I presume that half hour includes reading the essays.</p>

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<p>I wonder how similar of a process they have for transfer applicants. Also, since I’m from TX, do you think that could play a role?</p>

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<p>I got an e-mail from an admissions officer asking me a question about my application, and in it, he mentioned details from my essay, so if he didn’t read it, that would seem very odd to me.</p>