Penn gets 5,133 ED applications for the Class of 2018, a new record high

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<p>Just posted on The Daily Pennsylvanian web site:</p>

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The University’s 2013 early decision applications reached a new high today with 5,133 students applying to join the Class of 2018, a 6.6 percent increase from last year.</p>

<p>It is also a 41 percent increase from 2008, when Penn received 3,631 early decision applications.</p>

<p>“It’s surprising to me!” Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said. “I am really proud of my staff, but this has been a full collective Penn effort.”</p>

<p>Furda added that there is an increase in the academic quality and diversity of the newest applicant pool. “It has been a broad base increase, with numbers increasing across all schools and all geographic regions” he said.

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<p>Read the entire article here:</p>

<p>The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian :: Penn Admissions sees new high in ED applicants</p>

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<p>And this means a lower ED acceptance rate right? Seeing them wanting to fit their quota of half of the class filled during ED</p>

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<p>In past years, Penn has never accepted more than 1200 applicants through ED, and I doubt that it will this year (the ED ceiling seems to be just under 50% of the target class of 2420). So the ED acceptance rate should be about 23% this year.</p>

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<p>Of that 1200 being accepted, how many are athletes? What do you think the legacy acceptance rate will be - 30%?</p>

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<p>^ Don’t know how many are recruited athletes. I’d be surprised if it’s more than a few hundred or so (if that many).</p>

<p>And I’d guess (emphasis on guess) that the legacy ED acceptance rate is probably around 30%, give or take. Several years ago, when Penn still had pages on its alumni web site dedicated to legacy admissions, the ED legacy acceptance rate was reported to be 5-10% higher than the overall ED acceptance rate. And the RD legacy acceptance rate was basically the same as the overall RD rate (i.e., as regularly confirmed by Penn officials, there is virtually no legacy advantage accorded in the RD round).</p>

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<p>For whatever reason the area I live in (Northern New Jersey) has gotten a huge increase in Penn ED applicants. In my school alone, last year one kid applied ED. this year about 15 did…</p>

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<p>Oh really? As far as I know, I am the only person in my entire area to apply ED to Upenn.</p>

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<p>Yea guccigirl’s right. 50 kids applied ED from my school this year. and the rest to like hyp+mit, etc. it’s insane.</p>

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<p>Hmm… Maybe it’s just my area then. But, I know quite a few people were going to ED to UPenn, but most of them ended up going HYPS.</p>

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<p>Do you think it’s likely that the increase is mostly for Wharton? I know that at my school, at least, Wharton is extremely popular (more so than last year) among prospective business majors.</p>

<p>As a CAS prospie, I’m hoping that’s the case. lol</p>

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<p>Quoting Dean Furda in the DP article linked in post #1, above:</p>

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<p>Could anyone please figure out where most of the increase in applicants are applying and how competitive they are? Like are they actually more qualified students or just random kids that have nothing else to do. And is the increase in applicants in Wharton, engineering, cas or nursing??? Whoever finds the answer to these 2 questions will calm down or make more tense 99% of the ED kids lol :slight_smile: THanks</p>

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<p>No one knows except for the Penn Admissions office and they don’t release that data</p>