2011-2012 University of Pennsylvania Application Thread

[eHombre]

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"the pennmed admissions application software will be down for scheduled maintenance from 8:30 march 14, 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

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[masrawy]

Website is down!!!

 

[Megatron2016]

Website is down!!!

Round 2!!!!!!!!

This has to be it.... I hope they release the decisions early in the day 🙂

 

[Changeling212]

YAY!! I've never been so happy to see a non-functioning webpage! 😀 :: happy dance ::

 

[Changeling212]

What time did they release decisions last year, again?

 

[hkalodimos]

What time did they release decisions last year, again?

Around 2pm EST.

 

[MelMelisqueen]

I'm in!

for real

 

[faith87]

i just refreshed my status page, which said down for maintenance, and it changed to waitlisted! not sure if it's up for everyone

 

[grt398]

Waitlisted with the same "highly qualified applicant" message as those below. Good luck everyone.

 

[Member 10000]

Waitlisted. Does anyone know if there are two tiers to the waitlist again this year?

 

[Megatron2016]

Accepted and in shock! Good luck!

And congratulations to everyone who was waiting on Penn to wrap up hearing back from schools. It's a nice milestone and I hope everyone has been accepted somewhere!

 

[eHombre]

Waitlist. No mention of tier or invitation to Second Look. Just says "The Committee found you to be a highly qualified applicant and have placed you on the waitlist for admission." Does anyone else's read differently?

 

[CretaKano]

waitlisted. my message reads "The Committee on Admissions has a continuing interest in your application and we hope you remain interested in Perelman."

 

[Member 10000]

I got the same message. From the FAQ, it looks like the waitlist is about 400 people in March and narrows to about 100 by May. They estimate 12 to 25 will get offers... slim.

 

[ywlke]

Quick question for anyone accepted...do any of the URLs of the links on the status page of your application end in the word "next" or "choose"?

 

[eHombre]

waitlisted. my message reads "The Committee on Admissions has a continuing interest in your application and we hope you remain interested in Perelman."

Hm. My message definitely seems different than that.. it's all so very cryptic!

Edit: The message I posted was from the waitlist pdf letter, but my status page message is identical to the above.

 

[Doublehelices]

Waitlist.

Penn has always tiered their waitlist. This no ranking is new...

 

[ywlke]

Hm. My message definitely seems different than that.. it's all so very cryptic!

I have the same "highly qualified applicant" message as you.

 

[Changeling212]

Accepted 🙂... and ditto what Megatron said.

Feels good to be done.... ish lol. I actually have one more interview smh...

 

[masrawy]

Accepennted!!!!

 

[canibeadrplease]

So is the waitlist tiered? It seems everyone's status just says "waitlist"

 

[gloeotrichia]

Waitlist here as well. Bummer.

 

[maruchan]

did anyone else get a status email that wasn't bcc'd? pretty bad by penn...i think i can see the email addresses of everyone on the waitlist lol

 

[thlaxer]

Accepted! Thought it would be a waitlist based on the email message lol 😛

did anyone else get a status email that wasn't bcc'd? pretty bad by penn...i think i can see the email addresses of everyone on the waitlist lol

Same here

 

[Omega3MD]

Accepted.

 

[Black Knight]

did anyone else get a status email that wasn't bcc'd? pretty bad by penn...i think i can see the email addresses of everyone on the waitlist lol

Haha yep they made the same mistake for me.

Anyone have any idea what this "highly qualified applicant" in the waitlist letter means?

 

[ywlke]

Mine is bcc'd.

 

[canibeadrplease]

Anyone have any idea what this "highly qualified applicant" in the waitlist letter means?

My guess is that everyone got the same letter.

 

[Black Knight]

My guess is that everyone got the same letter.

Hmmm ok thanks!

 

[eHombre]

My guess is that everyone got the same letter.

Agreed, unless someone posts otherwise..

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[gloeotrichia]

My guess is that everyone got the same letter.

I got the same letter, and the waitlist FAQ explicitly states that the waitlist is not ranked this year.

 

[ommegang17]

Accepted! Thought it would be a waitlist based on the email message lol 😛...

There are 232 people cc'd on the email including at least one accepted student (congrats thlaxer!). Anyone want to speculate that we're in the top 232 either accepted or wait-listed?

 

[protonate]

I can't get on my Yahoo account!!!!

 

[ywlke]

I can't get on my Yahoo account!!!!

The e-mail just links to the application page.

 

[ywlke]

My guess is that everyone got the same letter.

I thought there were two letters, one with "highly qualified applicant" and another with "continuing interest".

 

[shrute88]

anyone from the waitlist get an invitation?

 

[Aviatrix]

Waitlisted, as well. I think this is the universe paying me back for being impatient.

 

[SpicyLentils]

Waitlisted as well, bummer. So if there is no tier, does that mean nobody waitlisted can go to second look?

 

[eHombre]

I thought there were two letters, one with "highly qualified applicant" and another with "continuing interest".

No, sorry, I think I may have been the one causing the confusion:

Hm. My message definitely seems different than that.. it's all so very cryptic!

Edit: The message I posted was from the waitlist pdf letter, but my status page message is identical to the above.

 

[NinersFan0]

Accepted!

Unfortunately I'm leaning towards a different school, but hopefully my decision to matriculate elsewhere opens up a spot for somebody else.

 

[ywlke]

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[protonate]

Accepted!

Edit: So happy when I oPENNed the site

 

[gobroncos123]

Acccepted! MD PhD

 

[ywlke]

Have accepted students been invited to Penn Preview yet? Also, can any accepted students confirm whether or not any of the URLs of the links on the status page end in "choose" or "next"?

 

[thlaxer]

Have accepted students been invited to Penn Preview yet? Also, can any accepted students confirm whether or not any of the URLs of the links on the status page end in "choose" or "next"?

There's a RSVP option for the preview weekend under the "Accept" tab. The deadline is 4/9/12. The status page the email directed me to has a "Next Steps" button.

 

[ywlke]

There's a RSVP option for the preview weekend under the "Accept" tab. The deadline is 4/9/12. The status page the email directed me to has a "Next Steps" button.

Does the URL of the "Next Steps" or "Accept" button end in "set_tab=next"?

 

[CretaKano]

Giving up my waitlist spot. Good luck to everyone!

 

[geass]

Just got the acceptance email this morning, time stamped @ 6:51AM, soooooo excited right now!!!!

Good luck to those waiting to hear back.

 

[davedeluxe]

Watilisted as well...

 

[thlaxer]

Does the URL of the "Next Steps" or "Accept" button end in "set_tab=next"?

It does for me. &set_tab=next