Admissions
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.
Experts and students raise concerns over long-term consequences of Penn’s tuition increases
Penn's Board of Trustees voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 3.8 percent for the upcoming academic year, with the total cost of attendance exceeding $70,000 for the first time.
A letter against legacy admissions leaves Penn's first-gen., low-income students divided
While Penn First, Penn’s largest FGLI student group, did not sign the letter, Seven|Eight, Penn’s FGLI group specific to Asian Americans, did sign it.
Penn receives a record-breaking 44,482 applicants for the Class of 2022
37,409 applications were submitted in the regular decision application process while the remaining 7,073 were part of the early decision batch.
How Penn's $75 application fee stacks up across the Ivy League
Taking application fee waivers into consideration, Penn made approximately $1,817,730 from application fees during this past 2017 admissions cycle.
For some Penn students, the internship search for summer 2019 is already underway
'I think it’s crazy how I haven’t gotten anything for this summer and I’m already recruiting for summer 2019. It just leads to a lot more stress,' sophomore Thomas Woldermariam said.