Admissions
Online visits and remote info sessions: admissions transitions to virtual programming
The admissions office decided back in March that their fall programming – like tours and information sessions, as well as traveling to speak at high schools – would be virtual, five months before the University went fully online.
COVID-19 pandemic leads to approx. 300% increase in gap years for incoming Penn students
Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said he does not expect the gap year increase to have a “significant impact on the selectivity or opportunity” during the upcoming admission cycle.
‘A legend on campus’: Students saddened by departure of Dean of Admissions Eric Furda
Students, including Kite and Key Society president and Rising Engineering senior Sofia Gonzalez, said they were shocked and saddened by Furda's decision to leave the University after leading the Admissions Office for 12 years.
Dean of Admissions Eric Furda to leave Penn at end of 2020
After leading Penn's Admissions Office since 2008, Furda will join the college counseling team at William Penn Charter School.
Penn accepts 7.8% of transfer applicants, up nearly two percentage points from last year
Penn admitted 196 students out of 2,506 transfer applicants for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Penn Admissions makes SAT and ACT tests optional for the Class of 2025
Although students will be able to submit standardized test scores, those who do not submit will not be at a disadvantage.
University of California will end use of SAT, ACT in admissions entirely by fall 2025
Brian Taylor, managing director of New York City-based college admissions consulting firm Ivy Coach, believes the decision will influence other universities, and said it is likely that highly selective universities, such as Ivy League institutions, will be test-optional in the future.
Here’s how Ivy League universities are changing admission requirements for the Class of 2025
College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled and postponed multiple test dates in response to the pandemic, prompting many universities to change standardized test requirements for future applicants.
Penn Admissions and Kite and Key unveil first live, virtual tour in the Ivy League
Each tour is capped at 50 students, and led by two Kite and Key tour guides and up to four admissions officers to ensure all questions asked through the Zoom platform’s chat feature are answered.
While colleges struggle to fill Class of 2024, Penn has not yet increased waitlist admissions
Admissions experts say schools are anxious about international students possibly not being able to arrive on campus for the fall semester, and about domestic students who may choose to take a gap year instead of enrolling amid the coronavirus.
Penn reminds incoming international students of gap year option as coronavirus spreads
Because U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services suspended routine visa services at all embassies and consulates due to COVID-19, it is unclear if new international students will be able to secure visas in time for the fall semester.
Hailing from Tennessee to Indonesia, meet five members of the newly admitted Class of 2024
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with some of the admitted students of the Class of 2024. Here are their stories.
Penn admits 8.07% of applicants to the Class of 2024, a slight uptick from last year
Penn admitted 3,404 out of 42,205 applicants for the Class of 2024. At 8.07%, this year's acceptance rate is slightly higher than last year's 7.44%.
Penn Admissions cancels Quaker Days events for admitted students due to coronavirus fears
This year's Quaker Days events, which were planned for April 6 and April 15, and the Multicultural Scholars Preview program on April 14, have been canceled, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda wrote in a press release.
Penn's RD applications drop by nearly 3,000 for the Class of 2024, a year after record high
Penn received 42,191 applications for the Class of 2024, nearly 3,000 less than last year's applicant pool, breaking nearly a decade of steady growth.
Johns Hopkins University says campus diversity increased after ending legacy admissions
Legacy students comprised only 5% of Johns Hopkins University's incoming freshman class in 2014, down from 12.5% in 2009.
Here's how Penn's ED stats for the Class of 2024 compare to the other Ivies
Penn saw a 9% decline in number of ED applicants from last year’s 7,109 applicants. Harvard and Yale also experienced a decline in early action applicants from last year.
Penn's early decision acceptance rate increases to 19.7% for Class of 2024
The 1,269 students offered admission account for approximately 53% of the expected enrolling class. This year, Penn received 6,453 early decision applications, a 9% decline from last year’s 7,109 applicants.
Penn early decision applications drop 14% from last year
For the 2019 early decision deadline, Penn received 6,088 applications, while 2018 saw 7,109 applications.