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Penn Admissions Blog

Olivia | March 2, 2021
Of its many traditions, Penn’s tradition of senior societies is one of the lesser-known ones. As senior year approaches, juniors have the chance to be “tapped” - selected by a current member...
Ria | February 1, 2021
In the past year, I have been lucky enough to intern twice. Over the summer, I worked full-time for a large consumer packaged goods company (CPG), and during the fall semester, I worked part-time ...
Penn Admissions | January 27, 2021
Due to COVID-19 and the ongoing disruptions to standardized testing, Penn is extending our test-optional policy through the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. This change will be in effect immediately fo...
Penn Admissions | January 21, 2021
The joint notification date for the Ivy League this year will be Tuesday, April 6 at 7 PM Eastern time. Our candidate response deadline will be extended to Monday, May 3. Students and families can...
Penn Admissions | January 6, 2021
Thank you for your interest in the University of Pennsylvania. Due to the large volume of applications and associated documents received over the past week, please expect delays in receiving acces...
Alice | December 23, 2020
I’ve known I wanted to study architecture since I was about 10 years old. This didn’t make declaring my major any easier, though. In fact, in some ways it made it harder. What if I was just in...