UPenn ED Class of 2021 Discussion Thread

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@sajeunesse she only offered an interview over FaceTime because she lives in Chicago and I live in Minneapolis! I don’t think it negatively impacted my chances at all. According to the Penn website, “Interviews may be offered in-person or virtually. Penn Admissions evaluates both types of interviews equally.”

Some of the questions:

  • Tell me about yourself. How do you spend your time outside of school?
  • How do you feel about living in urban Philadelphia?
  • She made most of the questions really personal; I’m involved in choir so she asked me about that and if I planned to continue it at Penn.

Don’t be nervous! I was super nervous as well but as soon as I started talking to her I calmed down. Just remember, they want you to succeed and genuinely want to get to know you!

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@sunrae Thanks for sharing! Were you able to ask her any questions about Penn?

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@sunrae thank you! Was it awkward at first all? What kind of questions did you ask about Penn

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@sajeunesse Surprisingly not at all! I asked a lot of questions - a few about nursing specifically and then others like what her favorite class was, any favorite Penn traditions, and if she felt that Penn offered good career services.

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Has everyone received offers for an interview?? I haven’t. How did the interviewer contact you, Phone or email?

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@senjiruven you still have plenty of time don’t worry! Mine contacted my email

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@senjiruven I haven’t received one either…

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has anyone else applied for the Computer and Cognitive Science: Artificial Intelligence dual degree, or know anyone who has?

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My interviewer just emailed me! Super excited

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Just got my interview invite. Was wondering, what was the dress code for those of you who took it? I’m a dude so should I go with an urban look (jeans, dress shoes, sweater, etc.) or a classy look (slacks, dress shirt w/o tie, dress shoes). Any advice?

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I submitted my application Sept 30th; however, I have yet to receive an email for an interview. If I have yet to receive one in a month, does it mean I won’t get one?

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I still haven’t been contacted for an interview yet. Is there any chance the email could go to spam by accident?

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Submitted my app Nov 1, had my interview today. I agree with Sunrae’s comments

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Just curious, for the people who’ve gotten email interview requests, were the emails sent from the Penn Alumni Association? I’m only asking because there’s a small chance that it might get caught by the spam filter and I want to make sure to white list the address if that’s the case.

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My email was sent my interviewer, not by the alum association

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I have a quick question about the Penn Financial Aid Supplement. For question #4 asking about estimated resources and your family’s contribution towards your education, is this for all 4 years? Like should the total be the estimated amount paid for all 4 years or just 1 year.

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hey guys! I’m doing the IB and I decided to change one of my SLs to Higher Level.
Should I call Penn admissions and tell them? Or will they just see it on my 7th semester transcript?
How does it work?

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I have a question! If I am a twin (I am a girl and have a twin brother) and we have the same scores and grades and are both applying ED, does that help my chances? Thx! Also might help that we’re from Philly.

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@phillygirll1234567 no THAT might hurt either of your chances. They aren’t going to necessarily accept essentially the same exact applicant twice

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Just got contacted by alumni, but it’s for a phone review; any advice?