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masochism. No, I haven't gotten an acceptance.....I did have a vision, and a triple dare though.
uh huh. what now sara.
uh huh. what now sara.
Scandalous! Love it!
fotografía;4947246 said:Is your FAFSA confirmed under "My Financial Aid" (my = yours of course ... reminds me of simpsons: "who can prevent forest fires? you have entered you, referring to me, the correct answer is, you! ... right anyway). I sent it in January and it hasn't been received, while strangely enough my Need Access has. Obviously I will contact the financial aid office, but I was just wondering if anyone else is missing their FAFSA.
And Penn's awesome!
Congratulations to those who got into Penn Med. I've been here for a while and still can't believe how amazing this school is. Second look is going to be a blast. Try not to miss it. In the mean time, i will try to answer any general questions you guys may have.
my fafsa isn't confirmed either, maybe they were waiting until acceptances were in to actually update this. if it's not there by next week i'll call.
also, did you guys submit the preview rsvp form? did you get any confirmation or anything? i submitted it but nothing changed on my status page so i just wanted to make sure i'm actually registered (now that i don't have anything to worry about, i'm starting to worry about things like this...scary).
i'm so excited to meet all of you!
fotografía;4948648 said:Thanks infiniti! I'm almost positive I'll be at Penn next year, which makes me think about housing. I'd really like to live in Center City, and I'm sure there will be more info about this during 2nd look, but is it easy to find apartments with fellow first years? Or do most people just live on their own but in the same neighborhood?
fotografía;4961260 said:So I got worried for a sec when I got a small envelope from Penn today. Turns out they have that elaborate website in lieu of acceptance packets
Me too. And if anyone was wondering about the "tax waiver" forms (I was), those are only needed for those who did not file taxes this year.My financial aid page is now "complete" -- it looks like they uploaded FAFSA information yesterday
anyone create one?
Yeah, me too. It's by far the most generous out of my other schools (not overwhelmingly so, but still the best out of any). I'm now 99% set on Penn!Anyone else get their financial aid awards today? I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised!
did any waitlisters invited to preview get in at preview?
'Poor' accepted people -- How did need-based finaid work out for you? I'm wl top of tier1 and hoping that if i get in, i won't have to take out $240k in loans since mom&dad aren't exactly in a situation to pay off my unsub staffords.
Good luck getting off that list, Quaker!
I'm thinking of living in Center City but I was wondering how the public transportation to Penn works in that area.
From Center City the main bus routes you will want to think about to Penn are the 40 (runs along South St, diverted now due to South St bridge to be closed shortly), 42 (runs along Walnut, cuts down in front of hospital), and 21 (stays on Walnut). The 40 drops off very close to the medical school, the 42 a little more than 1 block away. The 21 a little more than 2 blocks.
You can take any trolley route except the 10 which will pick up at 13th, 15th, 19th, or 22nd and Market and then drop you off at 36th and Sansom or 37th and Spruce (your choice, either a little more than a block). The Market-Frankford Subway line is a little less convenient but an option if you want to live far out in CC, dropping you off at 34th and Market (about a 5 block walk to the medical school) and picking up in CC at 2nd, 5th, 8th, 13th, and 15th (and in CC there may be a stop or two north of 2nd and Market).
At night Penn runs a free shuttle bus that pretty much never follows its schedule and it's infuriating to me just how badly scheduled and full it can be. [RANT]Supposedly it comes every 20-30 mins depending on time, but I've seen it skip times. If it's less than 5 minutes late it's a miracle. I want to record all the times it was supposed to come and when it really did come and then send it to the Daily Pennsylvanian. Seriously, when you see 6 West Busses and shuttles come by when you're waiting for the East, you want to scream[/RANT]. Rant over, it runs to at furthest 20th between South and Walnut (you can check the route, it snakes).
You're awesome! That's really helpful. Other than that do you recommend any apartment complexes? Most of them are booked up until September. If not, the transportation info at least gives me a start