JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat - March 7, 2019

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Kim Lincoln

10:18

Hi Will, good morning and thanks for taking the time to answer our questions!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:18

Kim, you're welcome.

Atharva

10:18

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

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:19

Atharva, last year ROBO had a 14% acceptance rate and we had 43 start the program.

Mike Roberts

10:19

Thank you for hosting this chat to answer our questions Will!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:19

You're welcome, Mike

Aidira Macias

10:19

Also, is it encouraged to contact the professors who I am highly interested in their research prior to receiving a decision or are there rotations during the first year to choose an advisor?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:19

Aidira, at this point it may be too late, only because it's rare that a professor may take time to respond to an unsolicited email from someone they don't know. But it's up to you.

Right

10:19

Hi will how are you? May I know the acceptance rate/average number of applicants you accept for the biotechnology masters program please? Have decisions been sent out yet?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:21

Hi Right - quite busy, actually. How about you? Last year we had a 55% acceptance rate for BIOTECH applicants, with 177 applicants. We had a starting class of 48. Decisions will start to be released on April 5, and then again on April 19, May 1 and May 15

Mike Roberts

10:21

Do you know the acceptance rate for the online MCIT program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:21

Mike, I don't know what it will be for the fall cohort, as applications are open until May.

Mike Roberts

10:21

And/or the class size for the online MCIT program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:21

I do know that there initial class size was 200 and there was an additional 100 accepted for a summer cohort

James

10:21

Hi will how are you? On average how many people and what is the acceptance rate for the biotechnology masters program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:22

Hi James, we had 177 apply last year and they accepted about 55%.

Left

10:22

Sorry, Will, I still got some questions for you.;-) Do you know when is the release time for the master program of Mechanical Engineering this year ? And what is the admission rate in 2018 in this program? and where can I get some information about employment situations of graduates in the past years of this program? Thanks a lot !

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:23

Left, that's fine. The decisions will be released either March 8, March 22 or April 5. Last year we admitted 50%. You can find employment info here: Career Services Survey for Engineering Grads:
https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/surveys.php#GradStudent

Anirudh

10:23

Are there any statistics on acceptance rates for MSE in Electrical Engineering, last year ?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:23

Anirduh, we had 612 applicants last year and admitted about 54%

Yu Sun

10:23

If I believe there is new and extra material that can help my application, shall I submit it? Or will submit new material change the dates of my early decision application to regular decision, since the early deadline has already passed. Thx

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:24

Yu Sun, you can submit an updated transcript or CV/Resume to gradstudies@seas.upenn.edu. However, there's no guarantee that the new info will be reviewed, as we do consider application materials final upon application submission.

Nipun

10:24

Thanks Will!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:24

You're welcome, Nipun!

Aditya

10:24

Hello, can I know how many students applied and how many were accepted to the MSE MEAM program?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:24

Aditya, yes, we had 347 apply for the MEAM MSE program and accepted about 50%

Elizabeth

10:24

Hello Will. Do you know how many students were accepted into the Materials Science PhD program last year? Thank you for your time!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:25

Elizabeth, we accepted 34 students into the MSE PhD program last year.

10:25

Hi Will, do you know what's the acceptance rate for the MSE:IPD program and is it a terminal degree?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:25

Yy, hi the acceptance rate was 25% last year and yes, it is considered a terminal degree for the subject matter.

Zetao

10:25

Hi Will, thanks for holding this chat! Can I ask what was the acceptance rate and class size for MSE Robotics last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:25

Zetao, sure you can. We had 543 apps for the ROBO program and accepted about 14%.

Guest

10:26

Hi will! My application status hasn't changed to under review or anything along those lines even though my application was completed on 25th dec 2018. The current status is "ready for review". Does the status change or is the decision simply provided as and when it is made? Thanks

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:26

Guest, Ready for Review means we've sent it to the dept to be reviewed. It won't change until a decision is made.

Simon

10:26

Hi Will, I also applied for MCIT and want to know about "the stats for acceptance rate for the MCIT online program"

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:27

Simon, we accepted a total of 300 people between the current spring and summer cohort for the MCIT Online program. I don't know how many people will be accepted for Fall, as the application process doesn't close until May.

Chay

10:27

Hello There !

I am an applicant to the IPD program . Since IPD program draws expertise from the three schools of UPenn - Business , Engineering and Design , I would like to know how the IPd cohort interacts with each of these schools and how the schools integrate IPD students into their activities and objectives . I would be delighted if you could explain the case taking Wharton School as an example and showing how IPD cohort interacts with and integrates with this school .

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:28

Chay, Those are great questions. Unfortunately, they're not ones I can really answer at this time, as they'd be much better answered by the IPD Program. You should reach out to Maryeileen Griffth at mebg@seas.upenn.edu, the program coordinator for the program. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.

Thomas

10:28

Hi Will,
Could you please share the admission statistics for MSE in Robotics?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:28

Thomas, they had 543 applicants last year and accepted about 14%

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