University of Pennsylvania Law School C/O 2018 Applicants Forum

[Blythe17]

My first rejection via email--so this is how it hurts... (>75 LSAT, >50 GPA).

[fireflies]

for penn's status checker,
are they one to show seat deposit under fees regardless of admission decision?

sorry for all of today's dings
at least the wait is over but I know your pain

[ticklemesilly]

Waitlisted via status checker. they said to respond to their email but I haven't gotten one from them:

The Admissions Committee has completed its review of your application and would like to offer you a position on our wait list. Though your application is impressive, we are not in a position to offer you a seat in our entering class at this time. A hallmark of Penn Law is its small, intimate community and it is important that we maintain this environment; thus, we are exercising caution in the number of admission offers we extend at this time. We will not begin the review of wait listed candidates until mid-May. Please consider our invitation to stay on the wait list and respond to the wait list email that has been sent to you. Thank you for your patience during this time and best of luck with the remainder of the admissions season.

[hairbear7]

Wait listed :/

[blueberrycrumble]

Waitlisted via email... and immediately withdrew so that I don't take up a space on the waitlist. I hope it all goes well for everyone who will be enduring the wait this year!!!

[leslieknope]

They're probably done for today then, right?

Sorry for the dings and WLs, guys But congrats to the new acceptances!

[Mack.Hambleton]

My first rejection via email--so this is how it hurts... (>75 LSAT, >50 GPA).

Weird for those stats

[UOI4430]

Rejected. It's been fun hanging out on this thread. Good luck everyone else.

[cafecreme15]

Waitlisted. I'm honestly surprised, as I was sure a rejection was coming my way.

[nickhalden]

Pending 60
Accepted (Date) 60
Rejected (Date) 15
Waitlisted (Date) 72


3/3 - Joe47, green76, idissent, yayfriendship
3/2 - morningstar, creedbratton, gilessanderson, Indy16, iVi, YeezusPiece
2/27 - ErgoSum (2.27), kendallr12 (2.27)
2/25 - fa1493
2/24 - hairbear7 (2.27), whsokolove (2.27), leslieknope
2/20 - ek5dn, checkin2014, keepsmiling1230, Oskosh, HopefulURM, morningstar, ticklemesilly (2.27), wildquest8200, Indy16, radio1nowhere
2/12 - NoBladesNoBows, beef26, mwonka, secadc11 (2.27), Clemenceau (2.27), dlrkgml, janwlee
2/9 - maroon175 (2.27), bookworm381 (2.12), bruingrad1990 (2.12), Skool (2.20), gold33, CFC1524 (2.12)
2/3 - cafecreme15 (2.27), BrannigansLaw (2.20)
2/2 - narwhalsrfun (2.12), pushsum123 (2.27)
1/27 - UOI4430 (2.27)
1/26 - lnick93 (2.27), pylon, owlinentertainment (2.12), Bust3453 (2.12)
1/23 - DiniMae (1.26), altf4 (2.12), JFO1833 (2.12)
1/22 - mindthegap (2.10)
1/21 - bodie9, boomlawyered (2.12), mr.plum (2.2.)
1/16 - bluegrassbro, WhiskeyAndCupcakes, Brumfiss (2.2)
1/15 - curlietop86 (2.2), fra (2.2), alloverthat (2.12), wowchromosome (2.2), Edlund (2.2), sheishkabob (2.10), shakenbake (2.2), DrSpaceman (2.2), 2666, jlwx (2.2), Bilb0Baggins (2.2), Cerberus12 (2.2), littlepuff (2.2), arsenal11 (2.2), feliscatus1 (2.2), wsag826 (2.2), hereisonehand (2.12)
1/14 - Mrocky2 (2.2), terrier27 (2.12), cc78 (1.26)
1/12 - tincan678 (1.26), rebexness, accessislife, Dulman (1.16), Dream_weaver32 (1.16), NOLAboy, lane, NoLieAbility (1.16), KissMyAxe (1.16), hithereyou (UR3 1/20)
1/9 - Shelbinole (1.16), tk17 (1.16), ChemEng1642 (1.16), Beanie14 (1.26)
1/8 - ThePinkRanger, axel.foley (1.26), UknownMartian (1.16), foles (1.26), LSCHI, nickhalden (2.12), 4LTsPointingNorth (1.16), wheresthethesis (2.12), SacredCow (1.16), fireflies, Cantwaitanylonger (1.26), Sakari, wogusdh, js1663 (2.12), rubbles (1.26), Redynsje (1.26), HawkguyBro (2.2), notrub14 (UR1) (2.12), Ehrler (2.12)
1/6 - af0890, Ris19 (1.9), purple04 (1.9), jemthey17 (1.9), Tigerlily74 (2.2), LawBron James (1.16), DetroitRed (2.27), adman921, RGN121999 (1.16), OhBoyOhBortles (1.26), bhowton (1.16), Economics Bro, whereselizabeth (1.16), Tr3 (1.26), slurpy (1.26)
1/5 - griffin3575 (2.2), Lions1913, usernotfound (1.16), capsoccer (2.2), woodselle (1.26), Vermonster (2.2), RustyRyan
12/24 - lilith66 (1.9)
12/23 - ms2014 (1.16), daedalus2309
12/22 - lapata (1.26), morimoto1991 (1.16), twitterati (1.16), mmd32 (1.9), irontryad (1.9), Winston1984 (1.16), Huskies133 (2.2), Lightworks (1.26), Wipfelder, kingpin101 (1.16), luo, paragonloop, NotASpecialSnowflake (1.16), jhskim (1.30), BobbyWarz (1.9), Gucci Mane
12/19 - lester (1.16), liz9332 (1.16), ElizabethKB (1.9), Mack.Hambleton (1.16), lashley (1.9)
12/17 - coldsteady (1.16), BruiserWoods, sneezus (1.26), lc39 (1.9), NimChimpsky (1.16), butSeriously (1.16), gentlemanscholar
12/16 - Hillz (2.12), Auxilio (1.9), everything_bagel (1.9), try.honesty (1.9), tonysoprano (1.9), Bluelizard (2.12)
12/15 - flomotion (1.16), qgprhtnf, aka1
12/12 - MC819 (1.16)
12/11 - kfb2112
12/10 - p89sean16 (1.9), middlebear (1.9), Brady199 (1.16), bmo, w0w (1.9), downbeat14 (1.16)
12/8 - LetsGoMets (1.16), sneakyleo (2.12), xylocarp (12.18), XKCD386, jawsjawsjaws (1.9), pulstar1 (12.18), strugglebus (12.18), yot11 (12.18), bobleman300 (12.18), psychmusic (12.18),


2.27 Clemenceau, whsokolove, lnick93, ticklemesilly, hairbear7, blueberrycrumble, cafecreme15, maroon175, secadc11, pushsum123, DetroitRed, bob311, ErgoSum, kendallr12, liberalartslawyer, Blythe17, UOI4430, checkin2014
2.23 arewevoting, WhiskeyAndCupcakes, jprichards55
2.20 BrannigansLaw, Skool, stoopkid13
2.12 notrub14, Hillz, nickhalden, bruingrad1990, CFC1524, narwhalsrfun, sneakyleo, bookworm381, wheresthethesis, hereisonehand, owlinentertainment, altf4, alloverthat, Bust3453, Bluelizard, JFO1833, usn26, boomlawyered, Cradle6, terrier27, js1663, Broncos847, prr687, Ehrler
2.10 mindthegap, Atmosphere, sheishkabob, Jakobe
2.2 curlietop86, brumfiss, fra, HawkguyBro, Vermonster, Tigerlily74, Cerberus12, littlepuff, arsenal11, jlwx, mr.plum, feliscatus1, Mrocky2, griffin3575, whosinthehousejc, Comma.Split, shakenbake, ohmymarc, wsag826, Edlund, capsoccer, Huskies133, wowchromosome, Bilb0Baggins, DrSpaceman
1.26 rubbles, axel.foley, foles, cantwaitanylonger, Redynsje, DiniMae, cc78, woodselle, Beanie14, OhBoyOhBortles, Tr3, lapata, sneezus, tincan678, Lightworks, slurpy, TheatreofDreams1
1.16 NotASpecialSnowflake, lester, Winston1984, LetsGoMets, flomotion, MC819, RGN121999, UknownMartian, tk17, ChemEng1642, 4LTsPointingNorth, KissMyAxe, Brady199, coldsteady, NimChimpsky, butSeriously, twitterati, usernotfound, liz9332, Shelbinole, LawBron James, SacredCow, bhowton, whereselizabeth, SacredCow, NoLieAbility, downbeat14, Dulman, Dream_weaver32
1.9 p89sean16, middlebear, Auxilio, everything_bagel, try.honesty, tonysoprano, Ris19, purple04, ElizabethKB, lashley, mmd32, jemthey17, w0w, jawsjawsjaws, lilith66, BobbyWarz,
12.18 xylocarp, pulstar1, strugglebus, yot11, bobleman300, psychmusic
*ED waves (multiple days) Masonsmith, jhskim, Oneeyeopen

All information is self-reported by TLS users and subject to error. Please post or PM corrections.

[maroon175]

Also waitlisted via email and status checker

[secadc11]

Also waitlisted via email and status checker

+1

[ticklemesilly]

Dang good job Nick Halden. Way to keep on top of it.

So now that I'm on this WL I'm going to be a bit obsessiveness. Historically, has there been much movement on the Penn WL? I'd say no based on what I've seen on mylsn.info.

[pushsum123]

WL today... UR 2 2/2... Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[nickhalden]

Dang good job Nick Halden. Way to keep on top of it.

So now that I'm on this WL I'm going to be a bit obsessiveness. Historically, has there been much movement on the Penn WL? I'd say no based on what I've seen on mylsn.info.

Thanks ticklemesilly! Unfortunately, WL movement doesn't look promising (at least based on previous cycles). This is a different cycle and things have been weird all around, so anything can happen. In any case, you don't lose anything by staying on it. Good luck!

According to the T14 Waitlist thread:

13. Penn: 5.8% (346 applicants on LSN did not withdraw from the waitlist, 20 eventually admitted)
[...]
Penn
• During the past three cycles, 208 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 26 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 16 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (20% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 203 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 370 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 205 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (3.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 57 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 110 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 43 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (13.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 30 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 144 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 53 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (3.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 49 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 111 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 60 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (7.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).

[gilessanderson]

2/9 - maroon175[/color (2.27), bookworm381 (2.12), bruingrad1990 (2.12), Skool (2.20), gold33, gilessanderson, CFC1524 (2.12)

All information is self-reported by TLS users and subject to error. Please post or PM corrections.[/quote]

haven't been keeping particularly close attention, but I'm pretty sure 2/9 is my UR1

[ticklemesilly]

Dang good job Nick Halden. Way to keep on top of it.

So now that I'm on this WL I'm going to be a bit obsessiveness. Historically, has there been much movement on the Penn WL? I'd say no based on what I've seen on mylsn.info.

Thanks ticklemesilly! Unfortunately, WL movement doesn't look promising (at least based on previous cycles). This is a different cycle and things have been weird all around, so anything can happen. In any case, you don't lose anything by staying on it. Good luck!

According to the T14 Waitlist thread:

13. Penn: 5.8% (346 applicants on LSN did not withdraw from the waitlist, 20 eventually admitted)
[...]
Penn
• During the past three cycles, 208 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 26 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 16 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (20% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 203 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 370 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 205 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (3.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 57 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 110 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 43 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (13.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 30 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 144 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 53 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (3.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 49 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 111 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 60 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (7.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).

Wow you are like a Penn Law Guru....I'll bask in your sage wisdom now =) In all seriousness, this is super helpful. Thanks. I'm in category #2 so based on previous cycles I'll be hoping to be in that 3%

[nickhalden]

Wow you are like a Penn Law Guru....I'll bask in your sage wisdom now =) In all seriousness, this is super helpful. Thanks. I'm in category #2 so based on previous cycles I'll be hoping to be in that 3%

You're too kind! TLS is a treasure trove of wisdom and data, particularly on T14 admissions. I've had a lot of fun with the Penn Law process this cycle so I'm enjoying learning more about it as we progress. Objectively, there's no downside to staying on a WL. Good luck!

[lnick93]

Accepted earlier today! PM for stats.

[fireflies]

I feel like this question got lost in the WL/ding #decisionfriday, but does the Penn status checker have a "seat deposit" under fees regardless of admission decision a la UVA?

[nickhalden]

Accepted earlier today! PM for stats.

Congrats nick! And with just a month at UR2.

[HopefulURM]

for penn's status checker,
are they one to show seat deposit under fees regardless of admission decision?

sorry for all of today's dings
at least the wait is over but I know your pain

Also curious about this for Penn and other schools.

[checkin2014]

Dinged via email today.

[radio1nowhere]

Officially passed over? I was certain I'd get a decision one way or another today, even with the relatively recent UR2 (2/20), but it looks like I'm still in limbo.

Congrats to the admits, my condolences to those disappointed, and good luck to my fellow applicants in the twilight zone!

[ek5dn]

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