2015-2016 University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) Application Thread

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Really? I am very grateful for the position that I'm in. At the same time, can't I be proud and excited about my achievements? I was raised by a struggling, overworked single mother in a poor town in upstate New York. I never dreamed that I would be in this position. I am not boasting or bragging. I am simply excited and nervous to see how the rest of the cycle plays out (i.e. I absolutely loved Penn and would feel so fortunate to be accepted there).

esabs15 said:
Well with the full-ride at Chicago in hand already, you should be fine regardless of the outcome here. Keep in mind, some folks don't have even a single acceptance. I learned to be grateful in the latter part of the cycle when I began seeing this on the trail.
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lol if the decisions are released next Thursday I'm honestly completely screwed because I've got a midterm that day. If I get rejected I'm going to be utterly depressed and if I get accepted I'm going to mentally check out.
 
asw98 said:
Really? I am very grateful for the position that I'm in. At the same time, can't I be proud and excited about my achievements? I was raised by a struggling, overworked single mother in a poor town in upstate New York. I never dreamed that I would be in this position. I am not boasting or bragging. I am simply excited and nervous to see how the rest of the cycle plays out (i.e. I absolutely loved Penn and would feel so fortunate to be accepted there).
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My comment wasn't intended to criticize you in any way, but rather to encourage you to see the other side of things and to recognize that not getting in would not, realistically speaking, be as catastrophic as you seem to broadcast here. As I mentioned, I personally know folks, as may you, who don't have a single acceptance yet and are still waiting to hear from places like Penn. How should they feel? In solidarity with others, it is important that we empathize with others as we reflect on our own situations-- things could be worse.

Congratulations on your success in spite all those odds. I too have had to overcome significant challenges, many of which my interviewers remarked on, but in the interest of anonymity and relevance I won't reveal my own path. Besides, I do not see the relevance to the point being made above.
 
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My portal is down!

edit: and now it's back... meh.

edit: was not trying to troll, tried several times on my phone and it didn't work! but on a desktop it did

edit 11:28 am: it's down on my phone???

edit 11:30 am: yeah, the mobile site is 100% down for me.
 
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If anyone would be willing to call and ask for an estimated decision date, you'd be a saint. 11 more days of this speculation sounds brutal.

TickTock--mobile and desktop sites are still working for me.
 
When it goes down there will be a message on the log-in screen, I believe. (As opposed to us simply being unable to load the site.) Seem to recall seeing that in a prior year's thread.
 
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Just wondering, isn't Penn now the last school in the US to release the first acceptances? Aren't they historically for the last few years?
 
Found this from last year and added the dates/day of weeks in blue:

breakintheroof said:
My meeting ran short. Since I made the original stress-inducing pronouncement that it would be "an hour or two," I feel I should provide the data.

All times Eastern:

2015 (added retroactively for future Penn applicant/archaeologists)
Down for maintenance 9:51 AM
Decisions 12:19 PM
3/12/15 Thurs

2014
Down for maintenance 9:53 AM
Decisions 12:23 PM
3/12/14 Wed

2013
Down for maintenance 10:21 AM
Decisions 10:39 AM
3/13/13 Wed

2012
Down for maintenance 3:08 PM March 12 and again 8:51 AM March 14
Decisions 9:56 AM
3/14/12 Wed

2011
Down for maintenance 7:47 AM
Decisions 1:53 PM
3/14/11 Mon
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2009-2010
Someone reported portal activity/site change at 6:45am with different colors/info and it changed back to normal at around 7:20am
Decisions first reported at 8:46am
3/15/10 Mon

Seems like a different pattern before 2012 (The current 3/15 trafficking rule used to be 3/31? a short while ago. I think before 2010, decisions were released ~3/26).
Someone can double check, but the decisions above were usually released during spring break.

Keeping in mind leap year being this year, I predict this Wednesday 3/9/2016 at around 12:00-13:00 haha.

Also I saw sometimes MD/PhD applicants were called the day before MD-only decisions were released.





EDIT: For future Applicants
2016
Down for maintenance: 9:34 AM
Decisions 11:06 AM
3/8/16 Tues

Also, spring break for 2017 is 3/10 - 3/20/2017
 
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SurgeonOfLife said:
Found this from last year and added the dates/day of weeks in blue:


2009-2010
Someone reported portal activity/site change at 6:45am with different colors/info and it changed back to normal at around 7:20am
Decisions first reported at 8:46am
3/15/10 Mon

Seems like a different pattern before 2012 (The current 3/15 trafficking rule used to be 3/31? a short while ago. I think before 2010, decisions were released ~3/26).
Someone can double check, but the decisions above were usually released during spring break.

Keeping in mind leap year being this year, I predict this Wednesday 3/9/2016 at around 12:00-13:00 haha.

Also I saw sometimes MD/PhD applicants were called the day before MD-only decisions were released.
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Hahahaha if you're right I'll buy you a coffee 🙂
 
The dilemma for me will be that decisions will probably come out while I'm at work. Do I wait until the end of the day, or potentially ruin my work day because I'm either sad or too happy?
 
Does anyone know anything about the post interview MSTP acceptance rate?

I know that they interview 120 students for 22-26 matriculants a year. Does anyone have an idea of what the yield is? Like do they end up sending out like 40 acceptances total for the 26 spots? Or is it more like 35?

40 would end up being a 65% yield and to me that seems as high as a yield would go.


Gahhhh this is so stressful
 
NeverStressedAlwaysHappy said:
Does anyone know anything about the post interview MSTP acceptance rate?

I know that they interview 120 students for 22-26 matriculants a year. Does anyone have an idea of what the yield is? Like do they end up sending out like 40 acceptances total for the 26 spots? Or is it more like 35?

40 would end up being a 65% yield and to me that seems as high as a yield would go.


Gahhhh this is so stressful
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Not sure about MD/PhD but in general for MD, even the best non-HMS schools (I'm talking Hopkins and Stanford) have yields of around 50%.

So I'd say around 50% for Penn would be a good guess.

How that differs for MD/PhD, I don't know.
 
NeverStressedAlwaysHappy said:
Does anyone know anything about the post interview MSTP acceptance rate?

I know that they interview 120 students for 22-26 matriculants a year. Does anyone have an idea of what the yield is? Like do they end up sending out like 40 acceptances total for the 26 spots? Or is it more like 35?

40 would end up being a 65% yield and to me that seems as high as a yield would go.

Gahhhh this is so stressful
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You sound VeryStressedNotHappy

Most MSTPs seem to accept around half of the interviewees. I'm also guessing Penn is the same.
 
I think around 50 of the 120 are accepted for MD/PhD at Penn. I usually use the general rule that about 50% of interviewees are accepted for MD/PhD. And <50% of the accepted matriculate.

^edit: yeah what neurotroph said
 
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SurgeonOfLife said:
I think around 50 of the 120 are accepted for MD/PhD at Penn. I usually use the general rule that about 50% of interviewees are accepted for MD/PhD. And 50% of the accepted matriculate.

^edit: yeah what neurotroph said
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So in this case it would be ~55-60 accepted out of 120?
 
NeverStressedAlwaysHappy said:
So in this case it would be ~55-60 accepted out of 120?
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For some reason, I remember getting the impression Penn accepts less than half (the impression from Skip or someone else idk). I think at comparable sized schools like WashU, they accept about the same number, just Penn interviews the most out of any school I've seen (which brings the acceptance rate down).
 
WL noooo this was my top choice. Ah well, everything happens for a reason. still love you Penn
 
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