Why penn essays

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>how long are your why penn essays?
gosh i jsut started that one now… what did you guys write about?</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>how long should it be?? gosh...mine's only 350....it's too short!</p>

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<p>WHAT? 350 IS SHORT?!?!?!?</p>

<p>i dont even know what to write....... i hate those why essays...</p>

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<p>I just extended it to 500 words...but I basically rambled...I didn't write anything about "academic passion" and just praised Upenn all along the way...<em>sigh</em> now I have to write about my academic passion....even though I don't have one!!</p>

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<p>Mine was a little bit more...than 650 words...I had no idea I wrote that much...no idea...until, I finally got the chance to hook up my old computer, and did the word count...I was stunned.</p>

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<p>454 words :( gonna get pwned by the adcom.</p>

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<p>Well, I should tell the RD kids something. My rep told me that all the Penn ppl read in the same order. The first thing they read is the "Why Penn" essay, then, it's the scores and the transcripts (and your app. and ECs...I guess that would include your short answers), then the teacher and counselor recs, then the personal statement.</p>

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<p>i say keep it around a page</p>

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<p>my thing just sounds like an advertisement of penn lol...</p>

<p>horrible...</p>

<p>Catch-22 ,</p>

<p>u got in early right? mind taking a look at my why penn?</p>

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<p>Yes and sure Princetonwannabe. Email it over. Just reply to that email.</p>

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<p>can I send mine over, too?</p>

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<p>sure. I'll PM you my email.</p>

<p>I can't PM you for some reason. ...</p>

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<p>can i send mine, too, catch?</p>

<p>(j/p!)</p>

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<p>HAHA. Did you write a "love-letter" to Old Franklin afa?</p>

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<p>Catch 22 got a lot of reading to do...eeks</p>

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<p>dont worry.. good for critical reading.... colleges claims that its important.. thats why sat test it so exlcusively..</p>

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<p>How do u write an answer to a why school essay without sounding like the brochure?
Did anyone put some sort of spin on it to make it unique?</p>

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<p>lol dayyyaaam! i looked at the penn roster....and i got me a 1420,800,720,700......but a dam 3.5 UW.....***.....am i screwed??? Thank god my school doesn't rank...but still....what's the chances of someone with that GPA gettin' in RD???</p>

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<p>How to write a Why X essay:</p>

<p>Here's you
Here's me
Here's why you+me=love</p>

<p>But seriously, guys, if you can't write a Why Penn essay there is an excellent chance you aren't going to like Penn in the first place, and Penn, most likely, isn't going to like you.</p>