JotCast | Applied Graduate Student Chat, January 29 2020

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Ankit

10:54

Hi,

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:55

Hi Ankit.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:55

Folks, we have about 5 minutes left, so please submit any final questions.

Olivia Turk

10:55

Hi Will, Bioengineering PhD 2020

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:55

Olivia, you can send an email to admissions1@seas.upenn.edu to check on this.

Bevy

10:55

Thanks a lot, Will! Two more questions: what percentage of PhD applicants for Chemical Engineering usually receive an offer? And how many applications were submitted this year for the program?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:56

Bevy, last year we admitted approximately 26% and the year before we admitted approximately 25%.

10:57

This year we received 238 applications

Gaurav

10:56

Thanks a lot! Also any idea when will my GRE and TOEFL scores be updated?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:58

Gaurav, did you email us that you have updated scores? If not, did you submit the official scores to Penn? What program did you apply?

Ankit

10:57

I submitted my application for MS in robotics on 7th of Jan and sent my GRE and TOEFL scores on 5th Jan, yet the checklist says that the gre material is needed and TOEFL score is Waivered. Is there a reason for me to be worried that my GRE score haven't been received even after 3 weeks.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:59

Ankit, it may not have automatically matched to the application. You can send an email to admissions1@seas.upenn.edu to ask about this. The TOEFL would be waived if you met our requirements to have it waived, namely graduating from a program in the US or from a school where English is the language of instruction. Also, we DO begin application reviews based on the unofficial scores you put on your application.

Bevy

10:58

Thanks a ton for the information, Will! :)

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:59

You're welcome, Bevy.

Mia

10:59

Hi Will,

Do you know when is the BE PhD formal interview?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:59

Hi Mia, the department sets these up, so unfortunately, I don't know.

Gaurav

11:00

Sorry I did not mean updated, I had submitted the scores back in Oct and Nov for GRE and TOEFL respectively, what I meant was when will the scores be received

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:00

Gaurav, at this point they should have been received. What program did you apply to?

Gaurav

11:00

MSE in MEAM

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:01

Ok, you can send an email go admissions1@seas.upenn.edu and someone should get back to you. Good luck!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:01

Thank you, everyone!

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