Did you receive this yourself? Or was this sent to your recommenders?
None of my teachers have received the email… But do AOs work at midnight? (1:00 AM)
Pretty sure she is, I saw her comment on a previous thread @jcubed2014
@blossom4penn my recommenders
@stayfoolish Nah, it says December 4th around 7:00am EDT. Sorry my bad messing up with the timezone
@ChipotleTacos Are you sure? It is Dec 4th 4:35am EDT right now… Do your recommenders still teach you? Maybe Penn just wants to know more about your current academic performance. I don’t think my recommenders would receive the email because they don’t teach me anymore.
@stayfoolish729 Yeah, one of the recommenders who receives it does.
@ChipotleTacos Therefore I don’t think you need to worry about that. More information always makes things good!
On the Checklist and Deadlines page it now says that the “Admitted Student Reply/Enrollment Confirmation” is January 9 2018. Does that mean that the “Notification of Decision” date might be December 9?
@stayfoolish729 Thanks! Hoping for the best rn : )
@DrAlbus I don’t really think that the date of “Admitted Student Reply/Enrollment Confirmation” is strictly related to “Notification of Decision” date, especially for ED students. Dec 9th is Saturday, and schools don’t like to release decisions on weekends. According to Penn’s preference, Dec 8th, 11th and 15th are more likely to be the notification date.
@DrAlbus Mine still shows that as TBD…
FYI: I would recommend sending your Quarter 1 senior grades if they show a strong start to your academic school year, or if it shows exceptional improvement over your junior year grades. Of course, you don’t have to do this, but I had my guidance counselor send them over today.
@ChipotleTacos Maybe there was a question about something - if they are asking for additional information at this point, they are wondering about something the recommender stated, or they had a reason to ask how you were doing this year (maybe grades went up or down last year?) I’d say it means they’re considering you strongly, but have a serious question. Interesting…
@desie1 Yep. It wants “additional commentary on the student’s recent academic performance + any other additional comments that may be helpful” Anyway, still have to wait til the release date. Thanks: )
@chipotletacos. Well, you’re definitely in the running. They don’t have a lot of time to waste asking for additional information for students that aren’t considering closely. Hopefully whatever your recommender says will push you over into the accept pile. Good luck!
Alright guys, do you think they will announce when decisions come out today, that makes sense based on the past right
Every applicant will get email notification of the decision date.
In my app, I sent Penn a link to my blog and I have a widget showing me the locations of my viewers. I got two views from Philadelphia on November 30th and I’m so sure it was Penn because I’m applying from Chile. Is it normal for them to review applications this late?
I just talked to a lady from the office of undergraduate admissions over the phone. She said that they will be e-mailing students about the notification date in a few days. She also said the notification date is EARLY MID-DECEMBER. It seems like we should expect it to be 11th.
@ChipotleTacos Which school did you apply to?