So what's up with UPenn?

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kev12592
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So what's up with UPenn?

Post by kev12592 » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:06 pm

They're the only school where I've heard absolutely nothing. I even e-mailed them last week for more information, and---NOTHING.

Does anybody on here have any more information?

Dwy
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by Dwy » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:21 pm

A few weeks (or months?) ago I heard from a POI that they finished the first batched and I was on their short-list for additional admissions. Never heard from them ever since.
I'm also curious as to what is going on.

EDIT: From thegradcafe it seems the first round was sent by the end of January. User fkvkfdlek wrote the following on this topic http://www.physicsgre.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5400 (Sat Mar 01, 2014):
so... they got back to me today via email

they said they are still making decisions on a daily basis.. continued patience required....
Last edited by Dwy on Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:26 pm, edited 2 times in total.

skpgre
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by skpgre » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:22 pm

Nothing here either.

Also, not a word from Penn State....

TomServo
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by TomServo » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:29 pm

skpgre wrote:Nothing here either.

Also, not a word from Penn State....
And yet multiple peeps on thegradcafe.com say they've heard back from PSU.

skpgre
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by skpgre » Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:00 pm

PSU seems to have sent out multiple rounds of acceptances and rejections. My application status, however, is stuck at "Submitted."

nik
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by nik » Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:17 am

skpgre wrote:PSU seems to have sent out multiple rounds of acceptances and rejections. My application status, however, is stuck at "Submitted."
Most probably u are in wait-list, coz many got rejection (including me) Mar 3 and 4. Keep hope.

nik
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by nik » Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:28 pm

UPenn - REJECTED just now

Dwy
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Re: So what's up with UPenn?

Post by Dwy » Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:43 pm

Same here. Also rejected.



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