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** The Official UPenn Class of 2018 Interview/Acceptance Thread **
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Hey everyone,
So how was the interview for those of you who had it? Any info or advice would help. Thanks in advance.
So how was the interview for those of you who had it? Any info or advice would help. Thanks in advance.
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Congrats skann! When did you receive your app complete email btw?
Hello all,
I am a first year at Penn Dental Medicine. If anyone flies in the day before the interview and would like a tour of the school I d be happy to do that. Post here or PM me any questions/ concerns you may have. Penn is a great school. Can't wait to see you all!
P.S. Sadly it's 7 in the morning and I have to get up and go to clinic session.....
Chen
I am a first year at Penn Dental Medicine. If anyone flies in the day before the interview and would like a tour of the school I d be happy to do that. Post here or PM me any questions/ concerns you may have. Penn is a great school. Can't wait to see you all!
P.S. Sadly it's 7 in the morning and I have to get up and go to clinic session.....
Chen
got an interview invitation 
sent application very late, 6 weeks after receiving the supplement
DAT TS 24, AA 23
GPA: 3.74, 3.72
NIH IRTA fellow
sent application very late, 6 weeks after receiving the supplement
DAT TS 24, AA 23
GPA: 3.74, 3.72
NIH IRTA fellow
got an interview invitation
sent application very late, 6 weeks after receiving the supplement
Congrats! How long did you wait after receiving an application complete email?
got an interview invitation
sent application very late, 6 weeks after receiving the supplement
DAT TS 24, AA 23
GPA: 3.74, 3.72
NIH IRTA fellow
When did you receive the "application complete" email if you don't mind me asking?
Got supplement on July 5th and sent my supplement couple of days before receiving the app complete email on August 20th
interview scheduled on 11/21
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Good Luck! Is your interview predec or post dec?
It's in November!
Heys guys,
Can anyone who got an interview please post their stats? Mine are pretty good, and I just want to know a general idea because I haven't gotten an interview from them (yet
)
Can anyone who got an interview please post their stats? Mine are pretty good, and I just want to know a general idea because I haven't gotten an interview from them (yet
)Heys guys,
Can anyone who got an interview please post their stats? Mine are pretty good, and I just want to know a general idea because I haven't gotten an interview from them (yet
Stats below
22aa/23ts/24pat
3.61 sgpa 3.67 ogpa
Had given up hope for UPenn. Just got an interview invite.
GPA: 4.06sGPA, 4.05oGPA
DAT: 21AA/22TS/22PAT/20RC
GPA: 4.06sGPA, 4.05oGPA
DAT: 21AA/22TS/22PAT/20RC
Pre December?
Last I checked, they were up to mid-late December.
When did you receive application complete e-mail?
I just booked today and received an interview for Dec. 5th.
Yes, I called this morning and got 11/21
Interesting....thought there were no pre dec invites left.
Jaro, I can tell you that I called VERY early this morning and I was told there was absolutely nothing left in November. The woman I spoke with on the phone was extremely helpful and spent about 5 minutes trying to find a way to get me a nov. date, but she said there were none available. I'm scheduled for the 5th (the 1st post-dec 2nd date), so I'm not too disappointed, but it would have been awesome to get that pre-dec. date.
Dont be disappointed...you got an interview! Guess grandslamsam must have called earlier than you this morning or they have specific dates for interviewees that they want filled. Cant think of another reason why he would get a nov date. Either way, best of luck....its a great school! I live in Philadelphia and love it here.
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From previous years it seems to be about 55-60%, but of course this is conjecture.
2013 ADEA guide stats for last year:
In-state: Interviewed - 33; Enrolled - 15 (45%)
Out-of-State: Interviewed - 291; Enrolled - 104 (36%)
Pretty good chances it would seem.
Thanks for posting the helpful info. Is there any info in the 2013 ADEA guide about the # of applicants interviewed that were accepted i.e. offered a seat, as opposed to enrolled/matriculated (Or is Penn still keeping secret about that)? Thanks.
When did your application complete?
Thanks. No doubt about the offers > matriculated, just wishfully hoping they offer something closer to twice their class size like many other schools*. This would make an extremely decent interviewed to accepted ratio. Given their high cost of attendance, perhaps it is a possibility
Anyhow, best of luck to all who have upcoming interviews🙂
* For those who are still confused or doubtful about schools accepting a good number of students more than their class size, I'm sure a glance at the actual interviewed / accepted statistics as posted by doc toothache sourced from the ADEA guide (I think it was the 2012 one that doc used) will clear this up.
When did your application complete?
I wouldn't worry that your invite is not pre December. On my interview, UPENN stressed rolling admissions and that they continue to invite potential candidates for interviews through the spring. These interviews are not specifically for the wait list (as some schools' post-December 1 interviews are). UPENN may have just gotten to your application later. Good luck with your interview!
I think I sent in my secondary around Aug 15.
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Thanks for the info...made my day!
Why do we have to send a transcript for interviews? Anybody know? My GPA is almost unchanged from my university transcript to my AADSAS GPA, so I'm not sure what that's about.....
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