JotCast | ALL DAY EARLY DEADLINE - Prospective Graduate Student Chat, Nov 15, 2019

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Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:24

Nikhil, for those numbers, it means that of the 74 that were admitted, 49 chose to attend.

Susan

9:21

Thanks so much Mr Fenton. Will my letters of recommendation carry over to the second application?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:25

Susan, you would need to specifically request this. On the second application, you would answer "NO," for the question, “Will this provider be submitting the letter of recommendation online?”. Then, you'd need to email us after you've submitted the 2nd application and request to have your letters from the first application added to the 2nd application. We don't normally recommend this, just fyi.

Aryan

9:25

Hi Will, so I am not able to determine the number of research hours done as a lot part time research work was completed as a part of courses. Any suggestions?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:26

Aryan, I'd estimate it.

Nikhil

9:25

9:28

Thx Will, got my doubts cleared, I was only worried about binding, since u have confirmed there are no bindings what so ever for early deadline, I will proceed submitting application.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:28

Great, Nikhil! We look forward to reviewing it. Good luck!

Iris

9:29

Thanks for your answer! Do I have to pay the same application fee when I apply for a second program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:30

Yes, you would.

Chirag

9:33

Do I need to report IELTS scores to School of Engineering and Applied Sciences or Graduate Admission for MCIT?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:34

Chirag, they should be mailed to:
Graduate Admissions
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
220 S. 33rd Street, Ste. 109 Towne Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Iris

9:33

How many people applied for SCMP in the regular round last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:35

Iris, we had approx 90. It's a relatively small program.

Aryan

9:33

While we discussed that the deadline follows EST, this link states otherwise. https://appsupport.commonapp.org/applicantsupport/s/article/When-is-th...
How accurate is this link? Or does it depend from University to University?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:35

Hi Aryan, this actually varies per school.

10:43

Aryan, I just realized, the link you sent is for the Common App, which is a common application for many undergraduate programs/schools. It doesn't apply to our application whatsoever.

Chirag

9:37

What should I put as 'Contact Person Name' when reporting IELTS score?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:37

You can put down Will Fenton

Iris

9:37

What about the number of applications of DATS last year, also in the regular round?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:42

Iris is was approx 740.

Guest

9:37

Hello, can I ask you what was the acceptance rate for MS in Bioengineering last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:39

Hi Guest, the rate was approx 45%

Aryan

9:40

Can you tell me the number of applicants for the MCIT program who were considered for the early deadline?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:46

Aryan, yes. It was approx 170

Susan

9:43

Thanks Mr Fenton. If someone applies to two programs, does one application affect the chances of the other. I assume early decision would be a binding agreement for both degrees if accepted to both?

Iris

9:46

Many thanks for your clarifications!

9:54

One more question, Mr. Fenton. I asked three recommendation letters but there's one remaining unsubmitted. I wonder would my application still be considered in the early round if I submitted with 2 letters received by today's deadline? (The program I am applying to allow 2-3 letters.)

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

9:54

Iris, as long as at least one of those is from an academic source, then yes, that will be fine.

Guest

10:01

Hi there, is the online chat still on-going? For some reason, I had it marked at 10 am.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:01

Oh, it's ok. It's going until 4PM EST.

Nikhil

10:02

Hi, Will Nikhil here

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:02

Hello again, Nikhil.

Nikhil

10:04

In the application form, for the employment we have to mention start and end date. Now for my current job I can mention start date, but cannot mention last date

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:05

Right, that's fine.

10:04

Hi Will, I heard from current students that some students received an offer a few days after they were rejected in the second round last year, and it is not a single case. I am not sure if you could let us know the reason for that and is it a common practice?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:05

HS, this is not common practice and should not be expected. It was due to a mandate from our dean.

Nikhil

10:04

don't know when I will leave the job, but for sure before fall 2020, whichever university I go

I mean I cannot mention end date

10:05

So should I leave it blank, or I mention approximate date or planned date of leaving the job

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