yes, it is based on availibility. don’t worry too much if you didn’t get one, it doesn’t mean anything
even i got one
Hey, so I got one and it went well, but they’re based on availability so it doesn’t mean much
@Shreyas33 and @SmartyMC who were your interviewers??
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Thank you, manifesting it for you too!
some south indian guy who went there for a MBA
Hey, what’s your applied major?
What was your applied major?
A friend of mine who is currently a freshman at Penn told me that although Penn says its based on availability, they aren’t actually. He said he talked to admissions counselors and that a school with as many applications as Penn isn’t going to waste time interviewing people who don’t qualify. He told me that they assign interviews in waves, and briefly skim over applications before assigning interviews, with the most qualified people going first, followed by the next group and the next. But again, they only briefly look over applications at this point. So not getting an interview does not mean you have no shot of getting in, because they still consider your application more closely later on. Again, this is just what he told me based on conversations he had with people there and his own experiences at Penn
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Biomedical enginerring
Ahh
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That’s really interesting, and makes a lot of sense. That would definitely explain why interviews appear to be in batches. Hoping this is true, as it means I am a competitive applicant.
do u remember when the first batch of interviews were again??
I think I am rejected then 
It depends on when you submitted your application. I submitted mine on the day it was due and was contacted for an interview around a week later. I know some people who submitted it the same day and had an interview a few weeks after me, and others who submitted it a while before the deadline and had it in December
ahh i received my interview request on 15th jan too haha! good luck for later btw :))
Good luck to you too! Hopefully we will see each other on campus :))
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Me with my interview request on January 26 
How is everyone doing?
Atleast you were requested for one 
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