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Sam

11:02

Hello,

Could you tell me the PhD acceptance rate for ESE last year and the number of applicants?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:04

Hi Sam, last year we 300 applicants and accepted 45 or approx 15%

Jianning Cui

11:03

Hello, Will. Could you tell me how many PhD applications UPenn received for ESE department last year. Also, what was the acceptance rate? Thank you very much!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:04

Hi Jainning, we received 300 applications and admitted approximately 15%.

Yeon

11:03

I registered three references and one of them have not yet sent in his recommendation letter. Will it negatively affect my admission?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:05

Hi Yeon, unless you were required to submit 3 references, or the one that hasn't submitted theirs yet is your only academic reference, then it should be fine.

Riya

11:03

I have applied for Msc in Data Science on 15th Nov and now the checklist is showing GRE Status as Needed. But I have already subitted GRE scores through ETS

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:06

Hi Riya, we are aware of an issue with our test matching system not matching GRE scores at this point. We are actively working on having it fixed and this shouldn't affect the review of your application at this point.

11:04

and will it be possible for all MCIT applicants to get their results in Jan? since I noticed there are 152 applicants, which is a relatively smaller number compared to data science program

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:07

Yu, if your application was accepted for the early review deadline, then yes, all of those applications should receive a decision either Jan 15 or Feb 15.

Terry

11:04

Hello will, is there an interview included for Materials Science and Engineering phd program admission?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:08

Terry, there may be informal interviews, but the MSE PhD program does not have a formal interview process, so I can't say definitively.

Riya

11:05

Also it shows Application Status as material needed

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:08

Yes, that will show until we receive all official materials. What is important is if the status says "Ready for Review," or not.

Riya

11:06

thx

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:08

You're welcome.

Yeon

11:07

Thank you for your response

11:08

I would really appreciate it if you please let me know the acceptance rate for chemical engineering PhD program last year

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:09

Hi Yeon, yes, the acceptance rate was approx 26%.

Akshay

11:08

Could you please what's the usual acceptance rate for PhD in CIS?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:09

Hi Akshay, the rate last year was approx 10%.

11:08

Thanks for your kind answer! Have a good day!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:09

You too, Yu.

Manish

11:09

Hello, Will

Akshay

11:09

Could you please inform about the typical rate of acceptance for PhD in CIS?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:09

Akshay, it was approx 10%.

Manish

11:09

Could you tell me the acceptance rate for Upenn Chemical Engineering PhD program?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:10

Manish, it was approx 26.4%.

Akshay

11:10

And also how many PhD applicants were there for CIS last year?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:10

Akshay, we had approx 825 applicants last year.

Yeon

11:10

Thank you for your kind response! Have a nice day!!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:11

You are quite welcome, Yeon.

Akshay

11:13

Thanks Will!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:14

Akshay, you are quite welcome.

Jianning Cui

11:16

Hello, Will. Based on your previous answers, it seems that even if the GRE status is still "Needed", yet the application status may go from "Materials Needed" to "Ready for review". Is my understanding correct? Thanks!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:17

Jianning, that is correct. The "materials needed," status refers to needing official copies of materials. However, we review applications based on unofficial documents - unofficial transcripts and unofficial GRE/TOEFL/IELTS test scores. It is an inelegant solution, but one that we find works if there are issues with us receiving the official documents, and can cut down on costs/paperwork for all involved.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:17

Where would you plan to live?

On campus (20% | 1 vote)

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Jianning Cui

11:20

Thank you very much! Also, will there be a chance of on site meeting to directly talk with professors in ESE department during the application process? Thanks!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:21

Jianning, the ESE dept does not have a formal interview process for ESE PhD Applicants. You can send an email to esegrad@seas.upenn.edu to request a meeting.

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