soccerrrgal

I applied ED on Oct 26, so about two weeks ago now, and still haven't recieved my PennPortal? Don't we need it to submit the Penn Financial Aid Supp? Has anyone else not gotten theirs yet? Or do I have to contact them about it?

Help!

Hopeful_Underdog

I'd contact them. I applied on the first and got my portal username and password within a couple of days.

soccerrrgal

i've emailed them twice now to no avail, no response.
i will call them tomorrow just to be safe.

soccerrrgal

thanks!
but that's weird, has EVERYONE gotten their's already??
i even got my ED interview a while ago..

Hopeful_Underdog

Hmmm... yeah, I'd make that call. I don't think Penn is very good at responding to emails. I emailed the school a couple of times this summer and they only got back to me once. Granted, right now, Penn is probably mad swamped with calls and emails and the office/computer system are surely overloaded processing info. I think admissions is probably getting a little annoyed because on the portal it says that materials are still processing and yet I know several kids who continue to call. Your situation is different though. You actually have a solid reason to be contacting the school.


Good luck with your portal!

Hopeful_Underdog

That's so weird that you have your interview but not your portal. Maybe you typed your email wrong on your app and they sent your portal info to the wrong address. I'd check your supplement on commonapp and see what info you provided. That could explain things.

nymets113

Penn's been great responding to my emails, so you'd be fine emailing. I didn't get mine until a few days ago. A couple days before that I emailed them and they told me that it would be out soon and it was. I wouldn't worry, they just seem very slow processing everything.