I received an email today from UPenn inviting me to apply for the PEEP. I’m Puerto Rican but my family is firmly middle class and my father has a bachelor’s degree. I’d love to attend the event, but it doesn’t seem that they truly want me there because I don’t fit the two big things (low-income and/or first-gen). Can I still apply? Is there a point to applying?
My DD (senior at Penn) felt similarly, although she was admitted RD without PEEP. But she was invited to Quaker Days early because of URM status, and other “special considerations.” We are solidly middle class, both of her parents attended college and the black grandparents both have masters degrees! Penn doesn’t seem to differentiate, however, so do whatever you feel comfortable doing.
I am in a very similar situation: Hispanic middle class with well educated parents. Good luck!