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schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:40 pm

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middlebear · Post by **middlebear** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:55 am

tonysoprano wrote:
NotASpecialSnowflake wrote:Did anyone else just get the invite to the regional receptions? Does anyone have any more information on them?
Got the email an hour ago

ETA: From my point of view, seems like a cool opportunity to hear about Penn's reach to my location

Why are they never in Denver. Why are they never in Denver.

~~Why did I leave DC why did I leave DC~~

lashley · Post by **lashley** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:41 am

Just to clarify something, for the Toll Public Interest Scholarship does it mean 300 per essay or 300 total? The wording is slightly unclear

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:45 pm

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tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:51 pm

schmelling wrote:philadelphians- whats up with the byob trend? seems cool, but byob is uncommon where i'm from.

BYOB? Mine listed receptions in Chicago, LA, Miami, NY, SF, Seattle, and DC but never said anything about booze...

#jealous

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:02 pm

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Skool · Post by **Skool** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:02 pm

Quick research, probably a little wrong, but also a little right.

It's probably due to limits on the number of liquor licenses in Philly, which produce steep prices for licesenses.

Which leads to restaurants just saying, "fuck it, bring your own." Maybe where you're from everyone and their mom can can sell liquor.

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:34 pm

I've seen that in Chicago some

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:03 pm

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EvergreenStateLady · Post by **EvergreenStateLady** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:30 am

schmelling wrote:
Skool wrote:Quick research, probably a little wrong, but also a little right.

It's probably due to limits on the number of liquor licenses in Philly, which produce steep prices for licesenses.

Which leads to restaurants just saying, "fuck it, bring your own." Maybe where you're from everyone and their mom can can sell liquor.
That makes sense. I think its kind of cool actually. Makes it somewhat economical to drink somewhere besides home before going out.

The one thing I've never seen before I visited Pennsylvania was a drive thru beer store. For me I found it especially humorous because we were right in the heavy amish or mennonite area when I saw one. I had this vision of someone with a horse and buggy buying beer from the drive thru.

Clearly · Post by **Clearly** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:35 pm

Very odd laws regarding who can sell booze, and even what types of booze can be sold by one place. You can BYOB just about anywhere though, which is pretty cool actually.

NotASpecialSnowflake · Post by **NotASpecialSnowflake** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:55 pm

I see the Wilson scholarship listed here as $60k-$75k. But the email says $75k-$105k. That's a pretty big difference. Anyone know which one is right?

jimmymac · Post by **jimmymac** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:00 pm

Withdrew today- enjoy Philly! Be sure to eat at the pub & kitchen restaurant at some point---

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:34 pm

NotASpecialSnowflake wrote:I see the Wilson scholarship listed here as $60k-$75k. But the email says $75k-$105k. That's a pretty big difference. Anyone know which one is right?

probably Penn and not TLS lol

NotASpecialSnowflake · Post by **NotASpecialSnowflake** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:25 pm

Mack.Hambleton wrote:
NotASpecialSnowflake wrote:I see the Wilson scholarship listed here as $60k-$75k. But the email says $75k-$105k. That's a pretty big difference. Anyone know which one is right?
probably Penn and not TLS lol

I would normally go with that but it also says 60-75 on Penn's scholarship page. But the email says 75-105

Auxilio · Post by **Auxilio** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:46 pm

NotASpecialSnowflake wrote:
Mack.Hambleton wrote:
NotASpecialSnowflake wrote:I see the Wilson scholarship listed here as $60k-$75k. But the email says $75k-$105k. That's a pretty big difference. Anyone know which one is right?
probably Penn and not TLS lol
I would normally go with that but it also says 60-75 on Penn's scholarship page. But the email says 75-105

I think the website/TLS just has not updated that page for new year. My Silverman-Rodin scholarship email says full/half/third tuition covered, while the website still says full/half/nothing.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:46 pm

What's TCR on how long a "brief essay" is?

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:11 am

tonysoprano wrote:What's TCR on how long a "brief essay" is?

1-2 pages double spaced

nickhalden · Post by **nickhalden** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:19 pm

Finally checking in! Hoping for some scholly invites in the next wave.

NotASpecialSnowflake · Post by **NotASpecialSnowflake** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:47 pm

nickhalden wrote:Finally checking in! Hoping for some scholly invites in the next wave.

Congrats and welcome!

Ris19 · Post by **Ris19** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:19 am

What's the general consensus about proper attire for the Tolls Scholar video portion?

nickhalden · Post by **nickhalden** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:34 am

How do the named scholarships work? If you are invited for the Levy (for instance) and don't get it, are you automatically considered for the lesser scholarships if you don't get it? Are the named scholarships the only way to get above $100k from Penn?

psychmusic · Post by **psychmusic** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:51 am

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:49 am

Ris19 wrote:What's the general consensus about proper attire for the Tolls Scholar video portion?

Banana suit

Ris19 · Post by **Ris19** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:52 am

Mack.Hambleton wrote:
Ris19 wrote:What's the general consensus about proper attire for the Tolls Scholar video portion?
Banana suit

With or without a tie? I don't want to be too formal..