I called UPenn admissions and the woman said they still weren’t sure how many they could admit for the waitlist. She also said that they don’t call people to get off the waitlist.
@Jenmadden BTW, I’m not doubting your claim. Upenn could just be hesitant to give out information about waitlist stuff.
Just an fyi.
We are from a small town in Illinois. He got the call about 2:50 central time… actually it was about 2:40?and he didn’t answer as he was at school. He saw it was a number from Philadelphia and he called back and it was the dean, in an admission netting about the waitlist people! He said he was shaking as was I when he called me to tell me. It was for Wharton.
I do think they don’t call everyone but I can assure you they did my son. We just drove all over town so he could tell his relatives in person. He did something pretty different for his last thing he submitted so they talked to him about that and they were on speaker and Everyone from meeting said hi on the speaker.
Oh and he didn’t send a letter he sent a video. @njLad
Sorry my responses aren’t good at replying to certain people… I don’t usually post, I just check the page, so I am not real good with how it works.
@Jenmadden Okay, yeah that makes sense. Congrats to your son!
@Ineedtoknow88 Yes, I called right before they closed today and that’s what she said. I’m think that might’ve been a general answer she was told to give to anyone who asked so Penn could avoid giving out information. I even told her that my friend got a call today about being accepted and she still stuck to it.
Does anyone know, if the admission officers call during the weekends to break the news of acceptance to their waitlist applicants?
I read in last yrs thread that dean called someone .
@CelestialAP I have no clue; who knows, maybe they’re reading apps on the weekend too
@Jenmadden what was the area code? 267?
@easygoing1234 did u get a call
Ok guys I hope this information will help! I just got my offer of admission off of the waitlist yesterday through a phone call too! Its actually unbelievable but they called around 3pm central time and it was just so surprising! Feel free to ask me any questions if you have any!!!
@OMGUPENN R u international or domestic. Engg or any other school… did u send an update ?
@xxallyclairexx from whr u got tht lot of ppl last yr were accepted on may 21st. I saw last yrs thread… by tht time ppl were almost hopeless…
What was the area code @OMGUPENN what school of penn did u apply for
Ppl who r getting off from upenn are first time posters in CC.very starnge none of the usual posters are getting admitted. This is the case in other WL thread also
@OMGUPENN congrats, that’s incredible!! Did you apply for Penn Engineering by any chance?
I am not sure what area code my son’s call was from, he is at work right now but will try to remember to ask him! I only posted a year and a half ago about his lack of foreign language at the time. I never posted on the penn page but I did check it regularly.
@Jenmadden thanks! Please let me know
@easygoing1234 it was 215.