The decision will be rolling and sporadic if there is any spot opening up.
Any news yet?
Nothing here. Called admissions and all she could say is that it was rolling admissions and if they decide they don’t want you, you won’t know until the end of June…
@Esmith1799 i think most people will know before the end of June though. In years past they released a lot of people from WL in late May and only kept a select few to remain considered on their “extended waitlist” if spots opened up in June
Dean Furda posted something on his blog today about the waitlist. If you go to the Previewing Penn twitter you can find the link. Basically they made it sound like the wailist would be slimly used this year because they are close to their target class. He encouraged us to plan to attend another university. I’m taking that as not a very good sign unfortunately
2018 WAITLIST UPDATE
The Penn Class of 2022 is nearly complete, and any waitlist activity we employ this year will be limited in size and scope. While we appreciate our waitlisted students’ continued interest, we urge students to prepare in the event they are not admitted to Penn by making their plans to enroll at an institution where they have been accepted. We hope to finalize the waitlist no later than mid-June.
Our application pool this year included very many talented and qualified applicants, and we were simply unable to admit them all. For students, I encourage you to embrace your opportunities for next year, get excited about beginning your college career, and take pride in the accomplishments that have brought you to this point. We congratulate seniors in this upcoming graduation season and wish you all well in your future educational endeavors.
@f2000sa @Esmith1799 Does that meant that the yield this year for Penn 2022 is higher than they expected?
@Angelababy30 that’s what it sounds like to me. Not sure what Penn considers to be a “limited” number. I guess we’ll have to keep waiting and see
Maybe right at target, The limited number may be generated by committed students who changed minds due to getting off WL of other schools or other special circumstances.
^ But unfortunately schools like Princeton MIT and I think Yale have released their WL already so I’m not too hopeful that Penn will lose many students to getting off other schools’ WL 
maybe some will choose a last minute gap year?
Did anyone else just get a waitlist update email? I think I’m on extended waitlist
@bananas99 me too!! Very excited!
Still curious as to if anyone has been taken off the wailist or not. It’s starting to seem like they haven’t had room for anyone yet
Got an update:
“Thank you for your application to the University of Pennsylvania. The selection committee has completed its deliberations, and it is with genuine regret that I inform you that we are not able to offer you admission from the wait list.
Your choice to apply to Penn is not one we take lightly. My colleagues and I acknowledge the time and effort you have put into the college search and application process. As you move forward, take your next steps with confidence, and please know of our admiration for all you have achieved.”
Oh well. I applied for CS and Cog Sci BSE, and didn’t think there would be much space. Good luck to everyone else!
It seems kind of early to have made their extended waitlist already (compared to past years), but it’s probably because they know they have “limited” space this year
@bananas99 I agree. I am hoping we finally start to hear something in the next week or so. It sounds like they are getting more serious about it.
@Esmith1799 next week would be amazing, but kids on the extended waitlist who don’t eventually make it off are usually the ones who have to tough it out until mid June for a final decision. Unfortunately got some more waiting to do… sigh
How many kids get on the extended waitlist?
@bananas99 but have they taken anyone off the waitlist yet at all? It’s starting to look like that they took so long that they needed to confirm everyone’s decision before actually touching the waitlist. I could be wrong but I haven’t seen actual proof that one person has gotten off the waitlist. But then again I’m new to this whole process…
@musicismylife222 I was wondering the same thing.