UPenn Class of 2023 RD

This thread is really QUIET compared to threads for other schools!

Well… there’s not a whole lot to say I suppose. No admissions controversies, no major changes to the university, most applicants to Penn also have 10+ other schools to talk about.

10+??? What! I applied to 8 and thought that was a decent amount.

has anyone else been in contact with the Kelly Writers House and just get an email from them? i know in the past they’ve sent out different versions to applicants they were endorsing vs not, so just wondering if anyone else heard/what your email said

my classmate got a likely letter to the nursing school. She isn’t an athlete or anything.

There’s a rumor flying around about how a “stretched” checklist could perhaps indicate an acceptance. People are describing a “stretched” checklist as having the submission date placed all the way on the right edge of the table with lots of empty space between the item name and the date, when viewed on a desktop computer. Does anyone know how this would look in the portal for UPenn? My dates are all the way to the right but I’m not sure if it can be described as “stretched” since it doesn’t span the entire screen.

Mine looks normal… hope it isn’t a sign

@intricuit do you know if the rumors are specifically about penn or like all schools?

@intricuit my page is significantly stretched, however, I haven’t received a likely letter nor do I have good stats/scores

My page was stretched for another school and I thought I had been admitted. Then I got rejected. I wouldn’t trust this method @intricuit

The page being stretch doesnt mean anything. How could yall even think that. THe only official sign of confirmed acceptance before the dec. day are LL’s.

Chill out guys.

Hey, I just found out I got accepted into Muhlenurg’s 7 year dental program with UPENN’s dental school. The page says the program only accepts 5 applicants and that they all had to be approved by the UPENN’s dental school. What do you think this means for my potential admission to UPENN’s undergraduate or their 7 year dental program?

The rumor is wrong.

The speculations about “I heard…” “someone told me…” etc brings to mind a quote from SpongeBob, “Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy’s cousin…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEVaXyu0lWc

Or, from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off;: “My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it’s pretty serious.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLWGDxGh2G4

Or, from REO Speedwagon’s “Take It On The Run:” “Heard it from a friend who / Heard it from a friend who / Heard it from another you been messin’ around”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8jAPPjpGs

Just because you heard something does not make it true.

@Seed322 What kind of program at Upenn takes only 5 people for a Dental Program? Isnt the very quality of a program to have a body of students to progress through?

5 sounds competitive, but idk how many apply, and sounds way too less. also 7 years sounds way too long. Its so weird to think that the number of people doing this program will take longer to graduate than the number of people doing this program.

Note: I also thought 3/28 is the official release date of all Dec’s for ivies at least. LL’s are sent out too before, but not other medium of exchange confirms acceptance.

It’s a combined program where you attend 3 years at Muhlenburg and the next 4 at UPENN dental. You take the same classes as everyone else, but the program ensures you a seat at dental school and it saves you a year of undergraduate school.

@Seed322 Alright! I understand it now!

Thanks, @skieurope Now I have the REO Speedwagon song stuck on play in my head.

So, does getting accepted into that program say anything about my chances for UPENN undergrad?

Hi I got my Penn Likely Letter a couple of weeks ago and I’m a nursing major if that helps

@Seed322 you can only be accepted to any special program once the undergraduate school decides to accept you
i.e., Congrats!