JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat Dec 6 - RESCHEDULED From Dec 4

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Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:24

You too, Jenberu!

zhihan hui

10:20

Hi Will, since I took another GRE test few days ago, and the result has come out now. Can I send it to the school again?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:25

Zhihan, yes, you may have these results sent to Penn. Please have them sent to code 2888, if you haven't already.

Siddhant Sangai

10:23

Hi Will, Another query of mine, I come from an Indian Institute which uses a traditional percentage/class based grading system and not the GPA scale, However I was awarded the highest possible grade/class (First CLass with DIstinction) by the university, There is no direct mapping to convert the percentage scale the US standard 4 point grading scale officially provided by our institute. Thus I have reported the original percentage while applying to UPenn. What effect can this have on my chances?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:25

Siddhant, if you put this on your application, it should be fine. We do know that many schools/countries do not use the GPA scale that we use in the US.

Aishwarya

10:24

Hello Will, thank you for rescheduling the chat so quickly. I have applied for the Master of Biotechnology program, I would like to know roughly how many students had applied for the Early Decision category? Thank you!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:27

Aishwarya, we had approximatley 54.

Kunal

10:25

Ok, thanks for your advice. I'll start my CV update as soon as possible.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:27

You're welcome, Kunal.

zhihan hui

10:27

Thank you so much Will. Have a nice day!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:27

Thank you, Zhihan. I hope you have a good day as well.

Siddhant Sangai

10:27

Hi Will, Can the recommenders submit the recommendation their LoRs after I submit the application?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:27

Yes, Siddhant, they can.

Lakshay

10:27

Thank you, Will

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:28

You're welcome, Lakshay.

Aishwarya

10:28

Alright, thank you Will. Would you be able to tell me what the acceptance rate was for the same, last year?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:29

Aishwarya, we actually don't have the acceptance rate for the early admits for last year, but I can tell you the overall rate was approximately 45% for 191 total applicants.

Ziyue

10:29

Hi Will, May I ask how many applicants for Data Science MSE in Round1 this year?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:30

Ziyue, we had approximately 436

zhihan hui

10:29

Hello Will, I am also curious about how many students had applied for the Early Decision category of Data Science?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:30

Zhihan, we had approximately 436.

Shaurya

10:30

Hey Will, hope you're having a good day. You mentioned the number of applicants this year for MSE DS (early decision) is 400. I was just curious to know how many applicants did you have in total last year, and what was the percentage of selection for the early decision in 2018?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:32

Shaurya, last year we had a total of 1107 applicants. For 2018 we had 202 apps and admitted approximately 12%.

Siddhant Sangai

10:32

I understand that the SOP is an important part of the application process, who are the professors that gauge the applicant? Are these the same that I mention in the SOP or while filling the Application form?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:33

Siddhant, it depends per program. Often, if you mention a specific professor they may be one of the people to read it, but that is not guaranteed. Each program may handle it differently.

Aishwarya

10:32

Okay, thank you very much Will! Hope you have a great weekend!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:33

Thank you, Aishwarya. You too!

Ziyue

10:32

Wow, that is a large number, how many would probably be admitted?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:34

Ziyue, if the numbers hold, it will probably be between 9-11%.

Guest

10:33

Hi Will, I have applied for the MSE in Scientific Computing can you share the number of early deadline applicants you have received for the same?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:34

Hi Guest. I can; we had approximately 15 apply.

Ce Luo

10:34

Will, thank you for all the information provided! Have a nice weekend!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:35

You to, Ce Luo.

Shaurya

10:35

Thank you Will! Good day to you! :)

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:35

Shaurya, you do the same.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:35

Where would you plan to live?

On campus (0% | 0 votes)

Off campus, but near UPenn (50% | 3 votes)

Off campus in West Philadelphia/University City (0% | 0 votes)

Off campus in Center City/Downtown (16.7% | 1 vote)

I have no idea, help! (33.3% | 2 votes)

Total Votes: 6

Siddhant Sangai

10:35

Similar to the query by Shaurya what are the statistics for MSE in EE for last year? viz acceptance rate, no. of applicants and such

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:36

Siddhant, sure thing. We had a total of 693 applicants last year and admitted approximately 45%.

Kunal

10:37

My last question, Will. Suppose my application is under review and the review ENDS today. Then what if I deliver new materials by email before final decision is informed to me? Would that work?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:39

Kunal, there is no guarantee that any information sent to us after you have submitted your application, will be reviewed. We consider all applications final upon submission, unless they are missing test scores or Letters of Recommendation. But once we have at least unofficial test scores and the minimum required Letters of Recommendation, it is up to the program if they want to review anything new.

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