<p>The Penn application suggests sending a recent photo of yourself so that they can match a face to the application. However, (at least with the Common App), it’s not possible to send a photo online. Should I mail a photograph of myself to the admission office, with a short note like “this is my photograph to go with my application”? Or does it really not make any difference?</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, if you apply online, you'll need to submit a separate paper with your signature. I think they give you the link to it when you submit your application. Its just a verification thing since a web signature is not the same as your actual one. On the paper, they ask you to submit a photograph. So you can send your photograph along with that.</p>
<p>yep stick it in there. make sure it is on an 8.5 x 11 and put your last four ss numbers on it</p>
<p>8.5 x 11? r u serious... isn't that a little too big?</p>
<p>i just sent in a 4 x 6 one</p>
<p>if you're ugly, don't send it. Nobody likes an ugly applicant.</p>
<p>4815162342, haha that's soooo politically incorrect but sooo true.</p>
<p>no no, penn is serious. if ur rly ugly, theyd rather you not send in ur picture. it will negatively impact your application...</p>
<p>when the reader has to throw it away before going through it because he saw your picture before he read your application</p>
<p>it doesnt matter if its a 4x6 as long as its on an 8.5 by 11 so they can 3 hole punch it and put it in their notebook</p>
<p>and you better be some hot looking **** to send in a picture, or just have met your regional director</p>
<p>what paper are you talking about? i applied using common app and i never saw a "signature paper" that said to send a photo</p>
<p>there is a signature paper that you have to mail in, they are saying to just put your picture in that envelope too</p>
<p>yeah, but where exactly is that signature paper? i looked all over the common app site, i rechecked the penn online supplement that i sent, and i'm finding nothing. perhaps that paper is just required/available with penn's own online app, not common app?</p>
<p>If you are ugly: don't send it</p>
<p>If you are Asian/Indian/Jewish or some other over-represented minority: don't send it</p>
<p>Sad but true.</p>
<p>and that sounds strange that they would require a special signature paper, as i have completed apps to a lot of other schools which all seem to think that an electronic signature is just fine</p>
<p>lol i'm jewish, but i don't look stereotypically jewish. and it's not like they couldn't just check my ECs list or other parts of the app to find out my religion.</p>
<p>did you do ED to penn? if you did then there is a signature page you should have sent in, it is the ED contract thing..</p>
<p>where does it say there's a signature page? I can't find the signature page on Penn's online app</p>
<p>its under the printable form section where the teacher recs are i believe. If its not there it prints out when your done with 1a</p>
<p>They don't do it to match the photo with the application, but to see if they've met you throughout the year.</p>
<p>I applied RD. So I guess there's no signature page?</p>