JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat - March 7, 2019

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Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:36

Hi Jenny, we've actually stopped doing the specific chats just for prospective, because we are less than 2 weeks away from the final deadline. To your question, that's fine, as we will start your program review on the unofficial numbers. As long as you've taken the test by the application deadline, you'll be fine.

Mike Roberts

10:36

ok, thank you for your help!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:37

You're welcome, Mike.

Shahan Choudhury

10:37

Hi Will,

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:37

Hi Shahan!

Shahan Choudhury

10:38

Can you provide us some color on becoming a teaching assistant if admitted to the program? Thanks.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:39

Shahan, not all programs offer TA/RA positions, and this can vary by semester. You have to have completed at least one semester in your main program and be in good standing to apply. You can talk to your Program Coordinator and/or Academic Advisor for more specific information.

Yang

10:39

Hi! I wonder whether the applicant will be considered for other suitable programs if not admitted to the program applied?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:40

Yang, we don't reconsider applications for other programs if you're rejected for the one to which you applied. On a rare occasion, you may be invited to apply for a different program, but you'd still need to submit a new application. And this is VERY rare.

Jenny

10:40

Ok thank you so much!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:40

You're welcome, Jenny.

Where would you plan to live?

On campus (22.2% | 2 votes)

Off campus, but near UPenn (44.4% | 4 votes)

Off campus in West Philadelphia (11.1% | 1 vote)

Off campus in Center City (0% | 0 votes)

I have no idea, help! (22.2% | 2 votes)

Total Votes: 9

Zhichen Song

10:41

Hi Will, thanks for holding the online chats. May I ask what the acceptance rate of MSE Data Science was in the past year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:42

Zhichen, sure thing. Last year we had about a 9% acceptance rate.

Guillermo

10:42

Hello Will,

Regarding the email, it states two application dates for masters, Feb 1st and March 15th. There was an early date for the MCIT program March 1st, should we reference the deadlines on the MCIT page and ignore the email dates? Thank you.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:43

Guillermo, their are different application deadlines based on which program you are applying to, and there are different release dates based on the program as well. We have updated those dates recently, and you can find them here; https://gradadm.seas.upenn.edu/how-to-apply/ This is the most updated information.

Zhichen Song

10:43

Thank you so much Will!

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:43

You're welcome, Zhichen

Yang

10:43

Thank you will

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:43

You're welcome, Yang!

Guillermo

10:44

Fantastic, thank you will. May I ask what the acceptance rate was the MCIT (Online) program last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:45

Guillermo, they just started their first cohort this past January, and we aren't releasing those numbers yet. But they did have nearly 1500 applications in total.

Hen

10:46

What was the acceptance rate for the online MCIT early decision last year?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:46

Hen, Hi. I'm sorry, but I don't have that information to release.

Kim

10:46

How many students will be accepted?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:46

Hi Kim, which program are you asking about?

Kim

10:46

For the IPD program, how many applicants and how many seats available?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:47

Aw, thanks for the clarification. For the IPD Master's program, we had 85 applicants last year and accepted 35%

Aditya

10:47

Will Penn Engineering release any decisions tomorrow, for Feb 1 deadlines. If yes, is it possible to know approximately what % of total applications

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:47

Aditya, we will be released decisions tomorrow. Unfortunately, I don't know what % of decisions we'll have to release. Sorry

Mohamed

10:49

Hey Will! My third referee just sent in his recommendation day before yesterday..Would it be considered for the evaluation? (IPD)

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:49

Mohamed, I can't say, as that's up to the dept, considering that the deadline for the letters was originally Feb 1.

Chen

10:49

Hi,will. Do you know what time will you send decision E-mails tomorrow?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:49

Chen, They should be sent out before 12PM EST tomorrow. At least, that's our goal!

10:50

I'm crossing my fingers, knocking on all of the wood in my office and throwing copious amounts of salt over my shoulder that it works out :)

srajni

10:50

Hi Will.
I had submitted my application by 1st Feb deadline. However, my recommenders submitted their letters by 6-7th Feb.

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:50

Srajni, it is up to the program to determine if they will accept those letters or not, when they're submitted after the deadline.

Kim

10:50

What's the average GRE scores of the accepted students?

Will Fenton, Asst Dir

10:51

Kim, we don't release that information for most programs. You can find that info for the CIS/MCIT/CGGT programs here: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/prospective-students/graduate/applying-stats....

srajni

10:51

Will my application be considered for 1st Feb deadline or March deadline ?

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