| whartonadvisor, as an extremely anxious deferred applicant for the class of 2011 i was wondering if you could answer a few questions to relieve some of my stress. and by the way, i applied to SEAS, not wharton, but i figure you might still be able to relieve some tension.
1.) roughly 1 in 8 deferred applicants are accepted in the RD round. is there anything super special that gets those applicants accepted after being deferred. i sent a letter to penn expressing my continued interest, sent them an update of my accomplishments, and sent them my midyear report.
2.) how important exactly are midyear reports when it comes to making a final decision on a deferred applicant (as compared to the rest of the deferred applicants application, which has already been reviewed once)?
3.) can a deferred applicant be waitlisted?
4.) my mom went to penn vet, so i had legacy considerations in the ED round. since i am a deferred legacy that has expressed continued interest and said that penn is still my first choice school in my letter to my regional director, will i still receive legacy considerations through the RD review of applications by the adcom, or does my legacy count for nothing anymore?
5.)how are deferred applications reviewed the second time around? does the adcom look specifically for something that makes it different from what it was in the ED round, or do they review the entire application again on a clean slate?
6.) finally, do you know if it is a common practice for applicants to "backdoor" into penn by applying to SEAS and then hoping to transfer to either the college or wharton? as you might understand, i am quite worried about the 17% increase of apps to the engineering school.
thank you for your time whartonadvisor! |