UPenn RD Class of 2022 Discussion

@MaybeHarvard2022 @bluemonkey66 Nvm figured it out. You can get on the common app and see if they uploaded/downloaded it.

Finally my DS is invited for virtual interview sometime next week.

My son was emailed today for phone interview this week. Weā€™re in TX.

I havenā€™t been contacted for an interview yet, should I be worried?

Just had my Skype interview! I thought it went great but of course Iā€™m not getting my hopes up haha

DS had Skype interview last evening.

I havenā€™t been contacted yet either. Iā€™ve decided not to stress out over it. According to admissions website it says not everyone will be interviewed and it will not count against them (I did see someone imply in this string or another that they thought everyone would be interviewed). Iā€™m going to just see what happens. If you are losing sleep over it you could always contact admissions and see whatā€™s going on. With the number of applicants it is certainly possible something went amiss but know others are in the same situation.

Has anyone else had/been offered a second interview? I had one during the ED round and again this week. Does anyone know anything about this?

My DS also did not get an interview yetā€¦he actually emailed and asked and they emailed back with a link taking him to the page where they say applicants cannot request for interview and no interview will not be held against you.

I applied RD and had my interview last Tuesday. She mentioned the reports needed to be turned in by February 15th. She also said that she only interviews 4 candidates per year. 2 for ED, and 2 for RD.

If the reports need to be turned in by the 15th then why did my interviewer offer me this Sunday the 18th?

@musicandscience I am not 100% sure about 15th. As long as information is needed for application/decision process, acting early wonā€™t hurt your chances, missing a deadline may. Also the midyear report and interview are 2 independent events, so they have their own path and like alumni interviews with other schools, interviewer also doesnā€™t have knowledge of it nor they need it for interview either. However for final decision, your midyear report may become a tiebreaker.

I was referring to the interviewer reports @PPofEngrDr because I understood the post to mean that the interview reports were due the 15th. I guess that isnā€™t true then? Thanks so much for youā€™re response :slight_smile:

My D didnā€™t get any RD interview invitation. We are in Norcal. Is it a bad sign?

@musicandscience well bummer, I am leaning too. If interviewer report is what interviewer submits for a candidate after interviewing, then it shouldnā€™t have a hard deadline like 15th, as my DS was interviewed on 13th late evening and sure the interviewer is from EST so that leaves little time to wrap up. Well my take would be simple for interviewer report, that is not candidate or its family responsibility to submit so not to sweat about it.
Also found link that states interviews for RD are being conducted from December - Early March.
http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/freshman-admission/checklist

15th Feb deadline is only for deferred ED students mid-year report.

Thanks so much :slight_smile: @PPofEngrDr

Iā€™m so scared of this application. Penn is my dream school but with a 30 on the ACT I donā€™t think I can make the cut. :frowning:

@musicandscience @PPofEngrDr : After the initial round of interviews, thereā€™s a second round of interviews done by the ā€œsuperhero committeeā€ ā€” i.e., alumni volunteers that try to provide skype/in-person interviews to everyone who didnā€™t receive one by Feb 15th. The deadline for these interviews is March 1st

@Laketahoe79 : No, itā€™s just a lack of interviewers unfortunately.

@aoeuidhtns can you provide more light on second round of interviews by ā€œsuperhero committeeā€ as I do not find that on Penn site.

The only school out of my 7 reaches that has contacted me for an interview has been Dartmouth. Iā€™d love a Penn interview but havenā€™t gotten one.