JotCast | Prospective Graduate Student Chat, January 16, 2020

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Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:36

You're welcome, guest!

Noy

10:37

Hi Will,

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:37

Hi Noy.

Nyaknno Owodiong-Idemeko

10:40

Hi Will,

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:41

HI Nyaknno. What questions do you have for me?

Guest

10:41

Yes, I have already emailed esegrad@seas.upenn.edu about the same. Within how much time can I expect a response?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:41

Hi guest. I can't speak to the individual departments, but we usually do our best to get back to emails within 48-72 hours.

Azzan

10:41

Hi Will, can you please share the admission rate for both MES in chemical and biomolecular eng and MS in biotechnology, thanks

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:42

Hi Azzan. Sure thing! Last year the CBE MSE program had an admissions rate of approximately 36% and the Biotech program had an admissions rate of approximately 45%.

Noy

10:41

I major in graphic design and minor in computer science in my undegrad. Would you say M:IPD is a suitable program for me to apply to? Are design students admitted to the program on average? Or is it considered a supplemental skill to have?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:43

Hi Noy. Yes, design students are definitely admitted to the program - it's very much a joint program between our Mechanical Engineering program and the Weitzman School of Design.

Guest

10:42

Thank you Will for the help

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:43

You're welcome, Guest.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:43

Where would you plan to live

On campus (44.4% | 4 votes)

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

Off campus in West Philadelphia/University City (0% | 0 votes)

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

I have no idea, help! (11.1% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 9

Tang

10:45

Thank you for your help! Wish you a good day

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:45

You're welcome, Tang. Good luck!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:50

Have you been to UPenn or Philadelphia

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

Yes, both (33.3% | 1 vote)

Philadelphia, but not UPenn (0% | 0 votes)

The US, but not Philadelphia (66.7% | 2 votes)

I've never been to the US (0% | 0 votes)

Total Votes: 3

Hi folks, we've got about 10 minutes left for today's chat - are there any other questions you'd like me to answer?

Joan Perez

10:52

On my side, all my current questions have been answered, thank you so much for your help Mr. Fenton!

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:52

You are quite welcome, Joan. Best of luck to you.

Tang

10:54

Hi Will! Just one more question:)
Online MCIT and on-campus MCIT are similar to some extent. Is it ok for my recommenders to send very similar recommendation letters for these two courses? Since they are separate programs, I assume it is fine because my application materials will be read by different people.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:56

Tang, yes, they are very similar. If you would like to use the same letters for both programs, when submitting the second application, you can select "No," for the question, "will these letters be submitted online," on the recommendation page. You will still need to enter all of the information for your recommenders. Then send an email to admissions2@seas.upenn.edu, requesting that the letters from your first application be added to the second application.

Azzan

10:55

the deadline for the MS in biotech program is on the 15th of March, can my application be reviewed before the deadline if I submit it now!. and can I apply for multiple programs for the same year, thanks

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:57

Hi Azzan, no. Any applications submitted between now and would normally not be reviewed until after the March 15 deadline.

Joan Perez

10:56

My bad Mr. Fenton, I have a last-minute question:
1.Regarding TOEFL scores. Will "MyBestScores" section of the report be considered? This is in regard that I have gotten a 99 in my second TOEFL examination but if it was considered as superscoring I would have gotten a 101, or should I consider retaking the examination?

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

10:57

That's fine. Yes, we do consider "My Best Scores," as long as all of the scores are valid.

Will Fenton, Enrollment Specialist

11:01

Thanks, everyone! Have a great day and we'll see you back here next week.

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