Admissions
Furda says Betsy DeVos could impact Penn
Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer Anne Pomerantz also examined the influence DeVos could have on the many educational issues beyond Penn, specifically the effect of voucher programs on Philadelphia public schools.
To attract applicants, some universities are sponsoring listicles on Buzzfeed
Buzzfeed had partnered traditional higher education institutions as well as a number of online institutions in the past year, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Temple University was one of Buzzfeed’s first university clients, with six sponsored articles starting in 2015.
Here's what a Penn student found when he pulled his admissions file
“I was really curious about what went through the minds of the admissions people when they decided to let me in here,” Mandyam said. “Maybe this could shed some light.”
This U.S. Congress bill would force schools to allocate donation money to middle-class students
The wealthiest colleges in America may soon need to give a quarter of the donations they receive to middle-class financial aid or risk their charitable status.
Scaled-down version of Quaker Days awaits early decision admits next week
Dean of Admissions Eric Furda noted that housing and staff restraints prevent ConnectED from becoming an overnight program.
Dean Furda responds to The New York Times' report highlighting Penn's lack of economic diversity
According to the New York Times, Penn undergraduates’ median family income of $195,500 represents the 82nd percentile amongst U.S. families.
Penn Reading Project will have students interact over the summer
Students will have a chance to participate in an interactive website where they will be able to annotate the text and share their comments with the rest of the group over the summer. The groups will still meet during NSO to discuss the text in person.
The number of applicants to the Penn class of 2021 is the most ever — did the new SAT play a role?
Penn received a record 40,394 applications to the Class of 2021, including 6,147 applicants who applied through the early decision round. The Class of 2021 applicant pool increased four percent from last year, continuing the trend of two to four percent increases every year.
Partnerships with community organizations pay dividends for Penn admissions
“Our approach is going to be one in which how can we make sure that students are aware of Penn,” Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said. “How can we work with organizations that are supporting students ... what can we learn overall about students transitioning into college?”
More housing could increase future freshman class sizes, but Furda isn't making promises
Don’t expect an influx of students next year: Penn’s target freshman class size will remain at 2,445 students for the Class of 2021.
Early decision acceptance rate drops to 22 percent
For the first time in Penn's history, half of students admitted to the School for Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Early Decision round are female.
Penn severely lacks in socioeconomic diversity, study shows
Among 1,113 randomly selected Penn undergraduates, zero came from a ZIP code with a median household income in the lowest quintile of income groups.
Penn is offering an online course about how to apply to college
Students who complete the ten weeks of modules will learn how to research, apply to and make the transition to colleges.
UPDATED: The number of early decision applications to Penn reached a new high this year
This year, Penn received 5,999 applications in the Early Decision round.
Penn developed an efficient way to read applications — and it's encouraging other schools to get on board
Penn is encouraging other universities to pilot a team admissions strategy that Penn implemented four years ago.
Former Yale interviewer criticizes college application systems at top US universities
Former Yale interviewer criticizes college application systems at top US universities, claiming it is "unpredictable, opaque and ... disappointing".
Harvard applicants' information will be released to court in affirmative action case
Harvard is releasing years of applicants' private information to federal court for an affirmative action lawsuit.
Why all those Clinton volunteers have been trying to switch your voter registration to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a key swing state for the 2016 election season and throughout Penn’s campus numerous advocacy groups have been registering students to vote in the Keystone State.
Penn Admissions doesn't actually check the social media accounts of applicants
A college admissions counselor estimated, however, that 30 to 40 percent of colleges do use social media to judge its applicants.