<p>there are some people on this board who are just anal about what to call the school…Penn, UPenn, blah blah blah. I really don’t think it should matter that much, people shouldn’t be SCOLDED for calling it UPenn instead of Penn. i don’t think the people at the school will care that much either…of course on their bags/sweatshirts/etc. it says “Penn” but their website is UPENN.edu</p>
<p>why should it be such a big deal?</p>
<p>it's not. this is the only place i've seen where the precise name is debated so hotly, and i've been on campus for a year and a half.</p>
<p>besides, official university communications are inconsistent in usage as well.</p>
<p>and if i were an admissions committee member i wouldn't care at all what you call this school as long as you really want and deserve to be here.</p>
<p>Actually, if you type "penn.edu" it will take you to the same website.</p>
<p>ok I know its not a big deal as much as people make it out to be.</p>
<p>but for the record it is Penn. (according to Lee Stetson, who clearly stated that "Penn does not refer to itself as uPenn".)</p>
<p>Penn markets itself and brands itself as Penn to try and remove that state school image. </p>
<p>Frankly no student here cares what it's called.</p>
<p>people sometimes only say upenn instead of penn because its always getting confused with penn state</p>