Penn C/O 2016 Applicants (2012-2013 Cycle) Forum

[venus]

Held. Oh well, that was always a possibility.

[WhiteyCakes]

Finally went UCR 2 today...we'll see what happens after the new year

[feralinfant]

just went ucr 2 today as well. my first date was 12/1. I actually hadn't really checked my status checker before then so i'm not sure if it had changed at all before that.

[tyler.durden]

In via phone call today! UCR 2 was 12/17

[whyamidoingthis66]

In via phone call today! UCR 2 was 12/17

ditto! ucr 1 was 12/1 and ucr 2 12/17

[pedestrian]

Checking in:

Complete 12/7
UCR: Today 12/21 (within the last hour)

No chance that they look at my app for an hour and then give me a call on the way out the door? Right?

yes, if they were going to autoding me

How cruel would that be? "We don't normally call rejects, but you are exceptionally awful and merit special attention. Merry Christmas. Click."

[feralinfant]

so if i was considering signing up for the second round ED but thought i'd have until the 6th or so to decide, does going ucr 2 mean i should hurry up and make up my mind, or that it's possibly actually too late to tack that on?

[bobr]

so if i was considering signing up for the second round ED but thought i'd have until the 6th or so to decide, does going ucr 2 mean i should hurry up and make up my mind, or that it's possibly actually too late to tack that on?

Potentially same boat.

[gate08]

In via phone call today! UCR 2 was 12/17

ditto! ucr 1 was 12/1 and ucr 2 12/17

Same UCR2 date, no call. I'm officially concerned.

[Pittpanther]

Got the acceptance call at 4:15 today. I applied in mid November and not complete until the end of November. No Why Penn essay

Congrats! ED or RD??

RD. Silverman-Rodin invite just when I thought I was done writing essays.

[NoodleyOne]

Ucr2 as of yesterday. Now more waiting.

[moonman157]

Still stuck at 11/20...safe to say I'm heading for the WL?

[doppelganger]

Still stuck at 11/20...safe to say I'm heading for the WL?

+1 And personally, I'll be happy being waitlisted, since I was expecting outright rejection.

[NoodleyOne]

Still stuck at 11/20...safe to say I'm heading for the WL?

Eh I was stuck at 12/1 for a long time. Although I am also expecting waitlist.

[shntn]

Still stuck at 11/20...safe to say I'm heading for the WL?

I was stuck at 11/20 UCR1 for a month.

[feralinfant]

so looking quickly through the thread it looks like after UCR 2 there's been some decisions in approx. 4 days or so. Is that pretty standard or has it varied?

[GoldenGriffin]

I'm sorry, it's probably been answered before, but what does UCR 2 stand for?

[feralinfant]

I'm sorry, it's probably been answered before, but what does UCR 2 stand for?

its just when the date changes while your status is under committee review.

so for example my status checker started to read "under committee review" on 12/1/12. Then just the other day the date changed to 12/21/12 so thats when i hit UCR 2

[GoldenGriffin]

I'm sorry, it's probably been answered before, but what does UCR 2 stand for?

its just when the date changes while your status is under committee review.

so for example my status checker started to read "under committee review" on 12/1/12. Then just the other day the date changed to 12/21/12 so thats when i hit UCR 2

Gotcha. So, mine just says file complete... so I have awhile?

[feralinfant]

Gotcha. So, mine just says file complete... so I have awhile?

I'm not entirely sure how uniform it is but for reference i think i went complete on 11/5/12 and ucr on 12/1/12

[Nickg415]

I'm curious has there been anyone that has had a phone interview and not been accepted? From what I can tell everyone with the interview got in but thought I would check.

[venus]

I'm curious has there been anyone that has had a phone interview and not been accepted? From what I can tell everyone with the interview got in but thought I would check.

Penn interviews people?

[Nickg415]

Yeah it looks like Dean Post had phone interviews with a few of the ED applicants (myself included). I know of about 6 that had the phone interview and I am pretty sure all of them were admitted. just wanted to see if anyone had heard of someone not getting in after the interview.

[a2blifeUIUC]

Checking in pretty late with a question on Penn's admissions process. I've applied to their PhD program for philosophy, and I decided last minute to throw out the Hail Mary and apply JD/PhD.

If I don't apply ED, have I totally screwed myself by waiting this long? Has there been any movement for RD applicants?

[hume85]

Checking in pretty late with a question on Penn's admissions process. I've applied to their PhD program for philosophy, and I decided last minute to throw out the Hail Mary and apply JD/PhD.

If I don't apply ED, have I totally screwed myself by waiting this long? Has there been any movement for RD applicants?

If you're numbers are accurate, and you don't have any super softs, I don't think you are competitive at Penn even with an ED. Maybe applying to the joint program helps, but I don't know. I hate to be a downer, but according to myLSN.info nobody with your numbers has gotten into Penn in a while. But best of luck.