Did any one know this about UPenn and their state preference?

[riceman04]

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Hello to all....I was just browsing the UPenn site and noticed that they state that they have a preference for Pennsylvania residents.
Did anyone else notice this?

Here is the link:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/admiss/admissions1.html

 

[tigress]

yup 😀 😀

 

[jc11011]

In terms of getting interviews, it's not all that big of a deal. About 20% of in-staters get interviews, whereas about 15% of out-of-staters get the call. That's not to big of a preference in comparison to most other state schools.

 

[SailCrazy]

I was aware & it isn't a strong preference.

 

[Centinel]

In terms of getting interviews, it's not all that big of a deal. About 20% of in-staters get interviews, whereas about 15% of out-of-staters get the call. That's not to big of a preference in comparison to most other state schools.

Yes, but this is surprising considering that UPenn isn't a state school... The only Ivy state school is Cornell (and even then, only its Ag school is state supported).

 

[tigress]

Yes, but this is surprising considering that UPenn isn't a state school... The only Ivy state school is Cornell (and even then, only its Ag school is state supported).

Other private schools consider residence. Temple, for example (though I'm not entirely clear on whether it's totally private). Actually, there are a few schools I'm confused about. Like is MUSC public or private? Or maybe both? Anyway, there are private schools that consider state residency, but it's just a tiny factor compared to in the public schools.

 

[jc11011]

Yes, but this is surprising considering that UPenn isn't a state school... The only Ivy state school is Cornell (and even then, only its Ag school is state supported).

Learn something new every day...

 

[riceman04]

Other private schools consider residence. Temple, for example (though I'm not entirely clear on whether it's totally private). Actually, there are a few schools I'm confused about. Like is MUSC public or private? Or maybe both? Anyway, there are private schools that consider state residency, but it's just a tiny factor compared to in the public schools.

Yeah like Baylor College of Medicine....But it receives state funding, which makes it obligated to reserve seats for Texas residents

 

[jintonic5]

Yes, but this is surprising considering that UPenn isn't a state school... The only Ivy state school is Cornell (and even then, only its Ag school is state supported).

correction: ag, industrial and labor relations, and school of human ecology are state supported. doesn't matter cuz cornell sucks harder than a vacuum cleaner (i'm a cornell alum so it's not trolling 😉 ).

maybe upenn's med school get state funding or something along those lines...

 

[tigress]

well don't ALL med schools get a certain amount of state and/or federal funding?

 

[Centinel]

How would federal funding play into this?

 

[tigress]

How would federal funding play into this?

it probably wouldn't...I was just wondering 🙂

 

[Reimat]

Yes, but this is surprising considering that UPenn isn't a state school... The only Ivy state school is Cornell (and even then, only its Ag school is state supported).

All schools give pref to in-state residents, even if they don't openly say so. I think this is true of the Ivys too- I know Harvard takes more MA residents than from other states. That's why you're susposed to apply to all the schools in your state, not just state schools.

 

[DarkFark]

Hello to all....I was just browsing the UPenn site and noticed that they state that they have a preference for Pennsylvania residents.
Did anyone else notice this?

Here is the link:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/admiss/admissions1.html

If anyone is interested, the preference is:
Out of state: 5.2%
In State: 9.3%

 

[studentstudent]

All the medical schools in Pennsylvania have this preference. Some deal with the state, probably due to funding. It's like they're all some fuzzy line between public and private. (The MSAR says they're all private, but all their descs say they prefer instate residents to some degree b/c of some funding thing/deal with the state).

 

[dilated]

Hello to all....I was just browsing the UPenn site and noticed that they state that they have a preference for Pennsylvania residents.
Did anyone else notice this?

Here is the link:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/admiss/admissions1.html

My god, an advantage to being a PA resident? It cannot be! The commonwealth will soon fix this oversight.

 

[SailCrazy]

If anyone is interested, the preference is:
Out of state: 5.2%
In State: 9.3%

Wouldn't it be more informative to find out what percentage of the class was from instate, rather than the slectivity? Without knowing how many people applied in each group, those numbers are pretty meaningless.

 

[MiesVanDerMom]

My god, an advantage to being a PA resident? It cannot be! The commonwealth will soon fix this oversight.

Haha, word! We better apply quick. They haven't managed to push out EVERY person under the age of 60 yet...

 

[anystream]

All schools give pref to in-state residents, even if they don't openly say so. I think this is true of the Ivys too- I know Harvard takes more MA residents than from other states. That's why you're susposed to apply to all the schools in your state, not just state schools.

isn't this because more people from that state apply?

for example, i know the law school here accepts a high number of students from the undergrad school-- but this is because so many apply, meaning that you're actually up against higher competition

 

[DarkFark]

Wouldn't it be more informative to find out what percentage of the class was from instate, rather than the slectivity? Without knowing how many people applied in each group, those numbers are pretty meaningless.

If you insist...

Applied Interviewed Accepted Enrolled
Total: 4,244 755 242 151
In-state: 484 120 45 36
Out-of-state: 3,760 635 197 115