****OFFICIAL University of Pennsyvlania CLASS OF 2019 ED Applicants Discussion Thread****

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<p>By the way, I called the admissions office about sending in the financial aid documents by November 3rd. @Kognition was totally right… Sending the forms by that deadline only mattered if you wanted to find out the financial aid offer they are giving you along with your decision on December 15th. If you send the forms in later, it just means you are informed of the aid they are giving you later. I’m pretty sure the only people who have gotten that missing documents email in the past have been people who have not submitted by the February 2nd deadline or later for RD applicants.</p>

<p>Anyway, I clarified on the phone that the PFAS forms are totally separate from the documents that the admissions officers see (at least if you aren’t international, I think). Stop worrying that these emails mean anything! It’s just spreading around the stress, haha. Like I believe @Kognition said, I think the admissions officers at UPenn would be professional enough to know when they are hinting at acceptance.</p>

<p>The only thing that will tell whether you are accepted, deferred, or rejected is that decision that comes up on the portal on December 15th, so let’s just try to make this a happy environment and wait out the five days. :smiley: </p>

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<p>Di nobis omnibus faveant. </p>

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<p>This is so unhealthy lol
24/7 all that’s on my mind is this or penn decisions
Good luck to everyone!!! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>If penn sent an email with the words “best of luck”, does that mean I probably got rejected? I’m not expecting much anyway lol</p>

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<p>@berryyogo‌ When did they say “best of luck”? I didn’t get an email that said that…anyone else? </p>

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<p>Whoever is insinuating that it is easier to get in to Penn through Questbridge I point you to the fact that ONLY 45 FINALISTS WERE MATCHED thats opposed to the close to 1000 that Penn accepts Early Decision… You have a much higher chance of getting in ED moreover on my visit I asked how they sort through the Questbridge apps, its true they have a separate committee that looks over the apps (hence earlier notification) but you have to make it through the first read with the entire ED applicant pool… Test scores are not everything (#4 on list of importance according to adcom rep), and it pisses me off that some of you say Penn is lowering their standards to seem more diverse. </p>

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<p>What is the list of importance, if you dont mind me asking?</p>

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<p>Is ED actually a big advantage though? I heard ED applicants are generally a lot stronger, and legacies/athletic recruits are mixed in.</p>

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<p>Received email from financial aid 12/5 confirming receipt of all required forms to financial aid office. </p>

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<p>@Select‌ Is that your first financial aid email? Most of us received a confirmation email back in late October/early November.</p>

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<p>That was the second. The first came right after submitting. </p>

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<p>@Select‌ Do you mind posting the email?</p>

<p>I think ours looked something like this:</p>

<p>Dear Prospective Penn Student:</p>

<p>This email acknowledges receipt of 2015-2016 Financial Aid application materials. </p>

<p>A checklist of required forms and deadlines can be found at:</p>

<pre><code> Submit My Documents | Penn Student Registration & Financial Services| Penn Srfs
</code></pre>

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<p>The subject field was : University of Pennsylvania Financual Aid Applicant </p>

<p>Reads:
This email acknowledges receipt of 2015-2016 Financial Aid application materials. </p>

<p>A checklist of required forms and deadlines can be found at:</p>

<pre><code> Submit My Documents | Penn Student Registration & Financial Services| Penn Srfs
</code></pre>

<p>To submit additional information:</p>

<p>On-line: <a href=“https://www.sfs.upenn.edu/forms/OnlineDocSubmitForm.php”>https://www.sfs.upenn.edu/forms/OnlineDocSubmitForm.php&lt;/a&gt; New!!
or
FAX to: 215-573-5428
or
EMAIL to: <a href=“mailto:srfsdocs@exchange.upenn.edu”>srfsdocs@exchange.upenn.edu</a></p>

<p>Should you have questions regarding financial aid, please use our self-service tool askBEN at <a href=“http://www.sfs.upenn.edu”>www.sfs.upenn.edu</a> It is available to answer your questions 24/7.</p>

<p>We wish you much success in your educational endeavors.</p>

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<p>@select that’s the same email I received in early November.</p>

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<p>First one I recieved on 10/30. (Submitted ED app 10/2)</p>

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<p>@Select‌ Yeah, Americans usually receive two. As a Canadian applicant, I received the second one you got.</p>

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<p>Hey, I’m an international applicant and I submitted the online css profile, but I didn’t receive any financial aid related email. Is this normal or should I call them up? Thank you!</p>

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<p>Same situation as @Vinsin‌.</p>

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<p>Any Biology majors interested in Neuroscience?? </p>

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<p>@Ermar101‌ I would also be interested in knowing what’s on (and particularly the order of) the list of importance.</p>

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<p>@pianogeek Oh i sent an email asking about SAT scores </p>