Admissions
The LSAT is going digital, following the footsteps of other graduate school entry exams
The LSAT transition to digital testing will begin in July 2019. The only change is that students will now be using a Samsung tablet and stylus, rather than traditional pen and paper, to take the exam.
Penn Early Exploration Program gives underrepresented high school seniors a taste of college life
Now in its fifth year, PEEP welcomed 113 high school seniors from 32 states to campus for three days.
Penn ranks No. 10 in top college ranking by Wall Street Journal
The University dropped two ranks from last year, now placing behind Princeton University.
Penn Admissions Dean Eric Furda says U. will not follow Stanford in withholding admissions rate
Furda said the lack of available data may add to the stress surrounding the already existing mystique surrounding college admissions.
As visa rules change, international students at Trump's alma mater are worried but not deterred
Penn saw a 6 percent increase in the number of international applicants during the 2017-18 admissions cycle.
Penn defends affirmative action policies as Harvard lawsuit heats up
The Justice Department supported the students Thursday, arguing that Harvard has failed to prove it does not unlawfully discriminate against Asian Americans in its admissions process.
Penn is the second most popular Ivy for transfer students after Cornell. Here's why.
For the 2017-2018 school year, Penn had a transfer acceptance rate of 8.14 percent and took in 221 out of the 2,715 students who applied. These numbers are second only to Cornell University.
Penn's Dean of Admissions comments on UChicago’s decision to drop SAT/ACT requirement
While some universities — most liberal arts colleges — across the country have done so since the 1950s, the University of Chicago is the first top-10 research university in the United States to adopt a test-optional admissions policy, according to the Washington Post.
Penn Law applicants can now take the GRE and GMAT examinations under new pilot program
In an emailed statement, Penn Law announced the launch of a pilot program that aimed to strengthen the school’s “cross-disciplinary curriculum” by accepting two examinations that are mainly taken by business students.
For some admitted students, Quaker Days can be a deciding factor in their college decisions
Over the two-day period, students are introduced to the various academic, social, cultural, residential, and extracurricular opportunities that the University has to offer.
Meet Juliet Lubwama: national student poet and a member of Class of 2022
The Scholastic Awards recognized Lubwama as a 2017 Northeast National Student Poet last year, after undergoing a rigorous selection process.
U.S. DOJ launches investigation into practice of sharing of ED applicants information
An unspecified number of colleges received letters on April 5 and 6 informing them of the investigation and instructing them to maintain certain relevant documents. Penn was not one of those schools.
Dozens of admitted students to Penn won't have hosts during Quaker Days
Quaker Days – set to take place this Wednesday and Thursday – serve as an opportunity for students admitted to Penn to spend some time on campus, where they attend special events and visit classes.
Baltimore high school student accepted to all eight Ivy League universities
Of the 280,000 applicants to the Ivy League in 2017, fewer than five were accepted to all eight colleges.
From Seoul to Baltimore: Meet some of Penn's new baby Quakers
There was a 6 percent increase in the number of admitted international students, who are from 104 different countries, and one in every seven admitted students is the first in their families to attend college.
Howard University employees steal nearly $1 million in financial aid
Two days after the scandal was revealed, students began petitioning administrators for the university president's resignation letter and the disarmament of campus police.
Penn admits a record-low 8.39 percent of applicants to the Class of 2022
The drop from last year's acceptance rate — which broke previous record-low of 9.15 percent for the Class of 2021 — is also the most drastic decrease in recent years
Brown students vote on whether to disclose data in legacy admissions
Brown's Undergraduate Council of Students unanimously elected to hold this referendum at their general body meeting on March 14. The election also voted for various student board leaders.
Wharton drops to No. 3 spot for best MBA program in latest U.S. News rankings
Wharton, which tied for first last year, was among several of Penn's graduate schools that fell in the rankings by 2018 Best Graduate Schools list from U.S. News and World Report.