Seth Schuster

Scrapping the early decision student preview day, ConnectEd, this past February, Penn Admissions is changing the Quaker Days model – inviting ED students to join regular decision students on April 8, 10, and 17. 

Lo is the first director of Penn First Plus, an office dedicated to serving the needs of first-generation, low-income students.

Across the Ivy League, early admission rates dropped this year for the Class of 2023.

International students were admitted from 48 different countries, a drop from last year's 54 countries. The number of states with admitted students dropped from 45 last year to 42 this year. 

Of the current first-year students at Penn Law, 75 percent have spent one or more years out of college before enrolling in law school. 

Penn announced it would give students living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle an extension until Nov. 12 to send in their ED applications, as well as waive the $75 application fee.

Penn Athletics is currently in the "final stages" of an internal investigation conducted by a hired outside legal counsel. 

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 Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said within two years, admissions officers across the country may be facing a very different admissions process. 

Dozens of rooms in the Quad reported to have water damage and mold, causing some students to be ill and forcing many to relocate.