Penn Waitlist 2014 Forum

dancers1126 · Post by **dancers1126** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:12 pm

I withdrew Wednesday and got confirmation of that. Then got the 5-15 email today and a call asking to call them back Monday....kinda confused

Trig · Post by **Trig** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:29 am

dancers1126 wrote:I withdrew Wednesday and got confirmation of that. Then got the 5-15 email today and a call asking to call them back Monday....kinda confused

Are you going to call?

dancers1126 · Post by **dancers1126** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:39 am

Trig wrote:
dancers1126 wrote:I withdrew Wednesday and got confirmation of that. Then got the 5-15 email today and a call asking to call them back Monday....kinda confused
Are you going to call?

Definitely going to call

Quan292 · Post by **Quan292** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:45 am

SesameStreetWise wrote:Anyone get the 5-15 email?

I did as well, I think everyone that is left on the waitlist got it. I'm going to ride this wave out and hope I'm in the 5-15 but I haven't gotten any call or further contact yet.

Congrats wlee1220 on ur acceptance. Were you dead set on going to Vandy?

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:51 pm

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dancers1126 · Post by **dancers1126** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:07 pm

gobears!! wrote:
dancers1126 wrote:
Trig wrote:
dancers1126 wrote:I withdrew Wednesday and got confirmation of that. Then got the 5-15 email today and a call asking to call them back Monday....kinda confused
Are you going to call?
Definitely going to call
Did you call them back?

I did. It was an interest gauging call and she said she'd call me back tomorrow after the adcomm meets....sounded very positive

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:11 pm

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dancers1126 · Post by **dancers1126** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:24 pm

gobears!! wrote:Thanks! It looks like you may be in. I would say congrats but I will wait until you get in to not jinx you.

Thanks! So people know, she did say there's no merit aid ledt

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:49 pm

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dancers1126 · Post by **dancers1126** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:21 pm

I got into Penn officially!!! I'm going to unsubscribe from this thread but feel free to PM questions.

wlee1220 · Post by **wlee1220** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:53 pm

Quan292 wrote:
SesameStreetWise wrote:Anyone get the 5-15 email?
I did as well, I think everyone that is left on the waitlist got it. I'm going to ride this wave out and hope I'm in the 5-15 but I haven't gotten any call or further contact yet.

Congrats wlee1220 on ur acceptance. Were you dead set on going to Vandy?

I was dead set, but Penn comes out being cheaper with the aid they gave and the fact that I can move back in with family. I'm going to commit to Penn but I really liked Vandy.

gerrydawg · Post by **gerrydawg** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:02 pm

wlee1220 wrote:
Quan292 wrote:
SesameStreetWise wrote:Anyone get the 5-15 email?
I did as well, I think everyone that is left on the waitlist got it. I'm going to ride this wave out and hope I'm in the 5-15 but I haven't gotten any call or further contact yet.

Congrats wlee1220 on ur acceptance. Were you dead set on going to Vandy?
I was dead set, but Penn comes out being cheaper with the aid they gave and the fact that I can move back in with family. I'm going to commit to Penn but I really liked Vandy.

Did Penn just give you merit aid off the waitlist?

Trig · Post by **Trig** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:31 pm

gerrydawg wrote:
wlee1220 wrote:
Quan292 wrote:
SesameStreetWise wrote:Anyone get the 5-15 email?
I did as well, I think everyone that is left on the waitlist got it. I'm going to ride this wave out and hope I'm in the 5-15 but I haven't gotten any call or further contact yet.

Congrats wlee1220 on ur acceptance. Were you dead set on going to Vandy?
I was dead set, but Penn comes out being cheaper with the aid they gave and the fact that I can move back in with family. I'm going to commit to Penn but I really liked Vandy.
Did Penn just give you merit aid off the waitlist?

My guess would be need aid since they've been saying they are out of merit aid.

wlee1220 · Post by **wlee1220** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:36 pm

Need aid only. I'm guessing though that they aren't of need aid and my need aid matched my Vandy scholarship.

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:56 pm

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SesameStreetWise · Post by **SesameStreetWise** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:51 pm

Withdrew! Best of luck to all those still hanging on!

PB&J.D. · Post by **PB&J.D.** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:41 pm

billables247 · Post by **billables247** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:40 pm

Hmm, did anybody here get the following email?

Thank you for your continued interest in the University of Pennsylvania Law School. I write to update you regarding your status as a waitlisted applicant.

At this point, the waitlist is very small as most candidates have been released. The waitlist is not ranked and all members of the Committee are very familiar with your application.

Historically, changes to the incoming class between now and the end of August have provided the opportunity to make between one and five additional offers of admission. Additional offers continue to be determined by the actions of our deposited students and our peer schools. Offers can be made as late as Wednesday, August 27, the first day of Orientation. Please know the Committee does everything we can to avoid this situation. Rest assured that we will continue to keep you promptly informed.

We fully understand that many schools begin orientation programs and/or classes next week, and that you may be faced with tuition bills, final travel arrangements, securing a student visa, and/or the necessity to secure housing. If you are in this position, and believe you will no longer be in the position to accept an offer of admission and enroll, please reply directly to this email to remove your name from the waitlist.

However, if you are in the position to change your plans throughout the month of August, please send an update to contactadmissions@law.upenn.edu.

Any guesses as to how small this final wait list is? Is this more of a "interest gauging" email or a "letting you down softly" email?

meat tornado · Post by **meat tornado** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:25 pm

I also just got that email, and I'm taking it as a way for admissions to weed out kids who definitely can't attend before they make their absolute, final offers.

billables247 · Post by **billables247** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:34 pm

meat tornado wrote:I also just got that email, and I'm taking it as a way for admissions to weed out kids who definitely can't attend before they make their absolute, final offers.

Yeah, that's my takeaway as well.

...although - I was stalking the NYU 2014 Waitlist thread (http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... &start=325), and they seem to be taking a similar email as a sign of imminent acceptance. Of course, that might be applicable to NYU's practices in the past, but it does make you wonder...

Btw, I love your username, Meat Tornado.

lunchmeat · Post by **lunchmeat** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:43 pm

Also got the same email. Hope we all get in.

meat tornado · Post by **meat tornado** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:12 pm

billables247 wrote: Btw, I love your username, Meat Tornado.

why thank you!

I do wish Penn was as predictable with their waitlist decisions as NYU has been. The email/UR/DLS pattern NYU really takes a lot of the guesswork out of waiting. But good luck to everyone still waiting!

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:32 pm

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BillsFan9907 · Post by **BillsFan9907** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:31 pm

gobears!! wrote:Even though I wanted to weather the long wait and keep my cornucopia of letters of continued interest growing, I had to officially withdraw from the waitlist this afternoon after getting yesterday's email. It was one of the hardest things I have done in a while because Penn is a dream school, but I accepted a paralegal position at a Big Law firm that was too good to turn down.

I wish you all the best of luck over the rest of the summer. It is a tough process but power through! If any of you plan on reapplying this next cycle, add me and we can vent to each other. No one ever has to be alone.

I'm there with you. I actually got off the Penn Waitlist, but knew that with a few more points I would be looking at a scholarship.