<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>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>
<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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Ms. Jackson begins by reviewing plaudits for a high school senior. Like each of Penn's 16 regional directors, she has spent at least half an hour on each application, checking test scores, class rank, recommendations, extracurricular activities.
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<p>I presume that half hour includes reading the essays.</p>
<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>
<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>