Used "UPenn" in my supplemental esssays.

Jlaine10125 · 11-06-2012, 06:38 AM

I have committed what seems to be the "ultimate sin" and referred to Penn as UPenn in my first supplement three times and my second supplement once. I guess from all those times I had to keep people from confusing Penn State and Penn "UPenn" became what I used normally. Should I email the office of admissions and tell them this and that it should be changed?

hopingforbetter · 11-06-2012, 06:40 AM

No problem..UPenn or Penn its fine..They use both

dfree124 · 11-06-2012, 10:24 AM

UPenn is fine, don't worry.

45 Percenter · 11-06-2012, 01:02 PM

^ Yep. In fact, dfree124 repeatedly called the school "Penn State" in his Penn Supplement essays, and he's not worried about it.

Seriously, though, using "UPenn" is not a problem.

myluckydog · 11-06-2012, 02:22 PM

UPenn is fine. The school refers to itself as UPenn in the application.

As a general rule, it's okay to refer to the school by the same abbreviation the school uses to refer to itself.

Can you refer to a prestigious Ivy league college using the abbreviated name of a large state university in the same state, particularly one that is still working its way through a huge child sex abuse scandal? Not so much. If I did, I would work.

Jlaine10125 · 11-06-2012, 02:53 PM

cool thanks guys! Its definitely better than calling it Penn State...do you guys know when decisions are going to be released?

dfree124 · 11-06-2012, 06:41 PM

^ I don't think the date has been released, but we can anticipate early to mid December.

@45 Percenter Yes I wrote both of my essays using PSU instead of Penn, and I even mentioned how I would help rebuild the football program after its devastation as a result of the Sandusky scandal.

kbolisetty23 · 11-06-2012, 10:18 PM

^Haha I don't want to be pessimistic, but I feel like that will hurt your application a bit.

deathblade127 · 11-07-2012, 01:21 AM

Damn. I used Penn state and Upenn interchangeably. Will this hurt my chances?

45 Percenter · 11-07-2012, 10:33 AM

^ Depends. Did you capitalize "State" when you used "Penn State"? 'Cause if you didn't (like you didn't here), then it definitely will hurt your chances.

@dfree124: Great strategy. Shows a lot of creativity, industriousness, and--most importantly--school spirit. Go Nittany Quakers!

deathblade127 · 11-07-2012, 07:05 PM

Phew, I capitalized it - i should be fine then

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sm2013 · 11-21-2012, 10:26 AM

It won't hurt your chances...be worried if you made any big mistakes

I know that since it's your baby(I.E. college apps) any mistakes look huge.
It's okay!
All apps go with some mistakes.