<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>Just wondering if Penn was biased towards certain applicants...</p>
<p>Do they look at rank as a major determining factor? Is Penn more liberal or STEM? Do they like it if you show interest in the school before applying, as in summer programs at the university and tours? If I missed anything or you know of one way in which they favor applicants, do post in the comments! </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Demonstrated interest is not relevant in admissions. I doubt that visits are even tracked. Rank matters for most highly selective colleges. There are no silver bullets.</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>on penn’s common data set it says that demonstrated interest is considered</p>
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Do you mean “liberal” in a political way, or are you referring to the liberal arts? Since the liberal arts include the sciences, are you really asking about the humanities?</p>
<p>It seems like the competitive summer high school programs on Penn’s campus helps towards admissions, but I’m not how much. It seemed like several of my friends all attended the LBW program during high school.</p>
<p>Rank is pretty important at selective schools like Penn. This is an older statistic, but “ninety-four percent of the students admitted for Fall 2013 came from the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class”.</p>
<p>Penn has a good balance between liberal arts students and STEM field students, which obviously depends on the undergraduate school that you’re applying for (College of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton).</p>
<p>@WasatchWriter yes i meant in terms of liberal arts and humanities. sorry for the confusion. </p>