JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat - March 7, 2019

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Yisong

10:08

When can we know the decision for MCIT online? I submitted in February

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:08

Yisong, the decision release dates are April 5th, April 19th, May 1 and/or May 15

Guest

10:08

Hello, more than 10 weeks have passed since CIS PhD program's deadline. Yet, I have not heard back anything and, as far as I know, some rejections have already been sent. Does this mean that I am on some kind of a waitlist? If so, weren't I supposed to be notified? Thanks!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:09

Guest, we don't use waitlists - the decisions are released on a rolling basis, so they can and ARE released nearly every day. All applicants will receive a decision, so you'll get one as soon as the department has made it.

Left

10:09

Will, I got a question for you. I forgot about whether I submit my ranking certification on the application system(which, in my opinion, is important for me). What can I do to compensate for this? I found no button to upload some extra materials....thank you Will, ;-)

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:10

Left, you can send an updated CV/Resume that can include these, or if it's on a transcript, you can include that as well, in an email to gradstudies@seas.upenn.edu, and it will be updated to your application.

Anirudh

10:10

Oh okay! Thank you.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:10

Anirudh, you're welcome.

Ze Zhou

10:10

Hi Will, I have submitted my application for the MSE program in chemical engineering in December. I am wondering can I receive the decision tomorrow? Thanks a lot

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:10

Ze Zhou, as we have 3 release dates, I can't guarantee that you'll get the decision tomorrow, but if you don't, you'll get it either March 22 or April 5.

Nipun

10:10

Hi Will!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:10

Hi Nipun!

Seed Zeng

10:10

Last question from me. Is it accurate that decisions letter will only be sent out April 5 ?(if i am hoping for a day before 4/15)

Thanks :)

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:11

Seed, we have since changed the release dates for programs that had a Feb 1 application deadline. We are now sending out decisions on March 8, March 22 and April 5.

Mike Roberts

10:11

Hello Will, will the people who wrote my recommendation letters be contacted at all during the application process?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:11

Mike, no they will not.

10:12

Mike, let me correct that - they will if we believe there may be some issue with the letter and/or the information they included in it. Otherwise, no.

Nipun

10:12

Last year I was rejected from UPenn and the decision came on the 18th of April. Should I expect the same this year? This time I have been offered a fellowship from a great uni. But I need to know if it's a rejection prior to 15th of April

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:13

Nipun, if you're applying for a master's, it depends on the application deadline, which you can find here: https://gradadm.seas.upenn.edu/how-to-apply/ . If you're applying for a PhD, they're released on a rolling basis and I can't give you a specific release date.

Atharva

10:13

What is the acceptance rate for MS Mechanical and whats the approx class size

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:14

Atharva, last year's rate was 50% and we had 80 start the program.

Left

10:14

Thank you so much, will ;-)

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:14

Left, you're welcome.

Jessie

10:14

Hi Will! Is every applicant going to have a interview for the IPD program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:14

Jessie, no they won't. Most of our master's programs don't do interviews.

Yu Sun

10:14

What are the dates for MCIT online early decisions? Thank you

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:14

Yu Sun, these will be sent out on April 15th.

Atharva

10:14

Good morning Will

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:14

Hi Atharva

Ze Zhou

10:14

Thanks for the response Will! Really hope to hear from you soon!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:15

Ze Zhou, good luck!

Have you received decisions from other schools?

Yes (13% | 3 votes)

No (17.4% | 4 votes)

I've received some decisions, but not all (69.6% | 16 votes)

I've been waitlisted (0% | 0 votes)

Total Votes: 23

Seed Zeng

10:15

Thanks. that's helpful :)
Sorry I have one more question then.
Does the rolling review basically respect the when you enter the queue?

That is to say, since I submitted my application 3/5, I will get reviewed later than people who submitted earlier?

PS: I was not aware there was a 2/1 deadline :(

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:16

Seed, I'm sorry, I'm a bit confused - you say you weren't aware of a 2/1 deadline, yet you submitted an application on 3/5. These deadlines are for two different set of programs. As for how the decisions are made/released, that's up to the programs. I don't specifically know how they're shaping up their decisions/releases.

Aidira Macias

10:16

Thanks for your response Will. Do you know approximately how many students are accepted each year for the PhD in Biomedical Engineering?

J.P.

10:17

Can you give the stats for acceptance rate for the MCIT online program

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:17

Aidira, last year we accepted 70 students for a 15% acceptance rate for BE PhD.

10:18

J.P., I am not able to give those out at this time, but I can tell you that we had approx 1500 applicants for the cohort that started in January.

Nipun

10:18

Will, I applied for BE PhD and the decision in fact was made on the 25th of April. =( Could I also know the BE PhD admission statistics for last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:18

Nipun, we had 466 applicants last year and admitted 70 or about 15%.

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