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Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:55 pm
by r6_philly
Hey all, I need the collective wisdom on my chances of scoring some $ at Penn with 170/3.91. What about the full/named scholarships, are the receipients selected or you can openly apply for them?
TIA
Re: Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:32 am
by rklafehn
Write a "Why Penn" essay and you may very well be given $15k to $20k / year.
Re: Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:32 am
by vanwinkle
You don't apply for the named scholarships, they just pick you if they deem you worthy.
Re: Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:37 am
by Core
Penn unnamed scholarships are also pretty huge. The largest unnamed I've seen is $78k over three years.
Re: Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:24 am
by r6_philly
Thanks! So I just apply early and cross my fingers? Are there anyways to increase the chance to be selected? What do they look for in the named scholarship recipients?
Re: Scholly chance at Penn?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:27 am
by vanwinkle
r6_philly wrote:Thanks! So I just apply early and cross my fingers? Are there anyways to increase the chance to be selected? What do they look for in the named scholarship recipients?
High numbers, outstanding softs, increasing student body diversity, I think that's about it.