JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat, January 15, 2020

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Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:54

Hi TC, we received 924. As for how many will be admitted, I don't know. Only the dept knows that at this point, and a lot of it is determined by the available funding.

Ali

10:53

Hi Will, thanks for the information, I applied to the ESE PhD program

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:55

Ali, you should send any potential updates to admissions1@seas.upenn.edu

Riya

10:54

I got admit in MSE Data Science. The letter says that I can confirm after March 15, however your place in the class cannot be guarnted, but admiison is still valid! What does this mean?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:59

Hi Riya, it means if you wait until after Feb 15 to confirm, you'll need to wait until March 15 to submit your decision. It also means that if your class were to fill up prior to you submitting your decision, you would be asked to defer once you had submitted your decision. However, this isn't something we've had to ask anyone to do so far, so you should be ok, especially if you submit it shortly after March 15, if you don't submit it earlier.

Rhuta Joshi

10:54

How is living in Pennysylvania? Is there any link for estimating living costs on-campus or off- campus?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:00

Hi Rhuta, living in Philadelphia is pretty great, although I'm biased, since I've lived here for 17.5 years. You can find a cost estimator here: https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/philadelphia

11:01

We have all 4 seasons, pretty good public transportation, excellent nature close to the city, the largest city parks system in the country, terrific restaurants and cultural events, awesome sports teams and Penn itself is pretty great! :)

Hung-Yuan Chen

11:00

Thank you so much, Mr. Fenton.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:02

You're welcome!

11:00

Hi Will, I've a publication accepted recently, would I be able to update/convey this message to the graduate committee? I'm applying for the Ph.D. in CIS program.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:02

Yes, TS. You can submit an updated CV/Resume to admissions2@seas.upenn.edu.

endou

11:00

Hi Will,

11:01

I am wondering whether ms cis decisions given out today are final. I know many people despite of their exceptional profiles getting a reject

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:03

Hi Endou, yes, all decisions given out today are final. We don't reconsider application decisions due to the number of applications we receive.

Shufan

11:01

Thank you, Will

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:03

You're welcome, Shufan.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:02

Have you been to UPenn or Philadelphia?

Yes, I live here (0% | 0 votes)

Yes, both (0% | 0 votes)

Philadelphia, but not UPenn (20% | 1 vote)

The US, but not Philadelphia (60% | 3 votes)

I've never been to the US (20% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 5

11:03

Thank you to everyone that submitted questions. We'll be back here next Wednesday at 10AM EST. Have a great day.

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