Admissions
Record number applies for Class of 2018
Penn received 35,788 regular decision applications, a 14 percent increase from last year’s 31,250 apps.Regular decision deadline pushed back for Penn applicants
The Office of Admissions will accept Regular Decision applications until Jan. 6.
Campus tours promise less to prospective students
The Office of Admissions is now instructing tour guides, who are members of the Kite and Key Society, to say less about starting new clubs or language courses.
Penn Admissions sees new high in ED applicants
The University received 5,133 applications, which is a 41 percent increase from 2008.
Admissions extends early decision deadline
Furda cited ongoing technical issues with the Common Application as his office’s reasoning for pushing the ED deadline to Nov. 11.Penn keeps deadline amid Common App glitches
Even though the Common Application has been afflicted with technical issues this year, Penn still maintains that all early decision candidates send in their applications by Nov. 1.Class of 2017: At a Glance
Stats and numbers on your newest class of freshmen.Common App drops ‘topic of your choice’ essay, adds five prompts
Penn has changed its supplement to focus on academics in response to the new essay prompts.Penn sees rise in Forbes rankings
Penn has jumped from 17 to 11 in Forbes’ top college rankings, which were published last Wednesday.Penn waitlist admissions sees five-year low
The University has admitted 43 students into the Class of 2017 from the waitlist this year in its lowest number of acceptances from the waitlist since 2008.
Supreme Court delivers affirmative action ruling
In a 7-1 ruling delivered by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court ordered that Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin be reheard by a lower court because the fifth circuit court of appeals failed to “hold the University to the demanding burden of strict scrutiny” in its original decision.Admissions consulting firms cater to MBA programs
Admissions consulting firms have been around for a while now, and with a constant flow of demand from both undergraduate and graduate students seeking advice on how to perfect their applications to various programs, the industry is flourishing.