University of Pennsylvania - Information Session

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Keiki48 October 15 2012	The admissions officer was funny and interesting while being informative. Best info session I've seen. [View Full Report]
Ls2017 April 05 2012	The information session was standard. The speaker was very energetic and she pointed out a lot of the little quirks about UPenn, gave tons of information on academics, and was overall pretty good. [View Full Report]
wrldtravlr September 07 2011	Great; talked more about how different students have found their way and future at Penn, not just the usual stuff you can easily find on the website. [View Full Report]
xxshannon10xx May 16 2011	Quite helpful, but of course, a little run-of-the-mill which may be unavoidable. Very informational (they even had panels of students/teachers/parents) [View Full Report]
seiclan July 12 2010	Session was in a large auditorium with poor sound acoustics. I could hear very little. [View Full Report]
wealthynot April 08 2010	Usual fare. Lots on their history and place in the academic world. Some good advice regarding admissions--ED especially--and the essay, ie what they look for [View Full Report]
fogfog April 06 2010	Excellent session--Given with humor and insight about Why UPenn... [View Full Report]
Malinaccier April 19 2009	Pretty good. Spent a lot of time emphasizing interdisciplinary majors and getting experience in more than one area. Also emphasized importance of high school transcript over other app factors. [View Full Report]
Sugar Magnolia March 25 2009	There were so many people that about half of us didn't have seats. It was this huge room and I could hardly hear the speaker. I didn't learn anything new about the school, to be honest. [View Full Report]
jptoor October 19 2008	I attended the general information session, as well as the Wharton Ambassadors session. The general info session was basic, and what I expected, but the Wharton session was unbelievably helpful. [View Full Report]
danceluvur26 August 17 2008	The lady seemed genuine and really seemed to care about the school. But I could tell she was getting a little flustered 'cause she couldn't answer all of the questions. [View Full Report]
bclintonk July 27 2008	About 800 people packed into the largest auditorium on campus to hear an admissions officer try to shout into a bad sound system. Dreadful! [View Full Report]
2-iron May 28 2008	One of the best, most informative sessions, conducted by a very bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed admissions rep. [View Full Report]
rubybrett April 23 2008	So tedious - I fell asleep! The speaker simply reiterated the information on the brochure. He didn't even leave time to answer any questions and was quite rude when asked. [View Full Report]
esobay April 15 2008	Penn Preview for admitted students [View Full Report]
AMuri April 12 2008	It was the Wharton information session. A freshman gave us a PowerPoint presentation and covered all the bases. Seemed to know what she was talking about. We signed in afterwards. [View Full Report]
wharton4life April 03 2008	I would only recommend the information session to those utterly unacquainted with Penn. The Q&A with the students at the end, however, is worth attending. [View Full Report]
dlesk November 01 2007	Pretty informative, but I had already researched so not much new info [View Full Report]
arachnophobia12 August 27 2007	I learned a lot and appreciated that they made the info session informative and interesting. [View Full Report]
LuckMC11 August 27 2007	the session wasn't that long, but we were able to call the admissions director from our region down and was more informative than the information session could ever be. [View Full Report]
midatlmom June 29 2007	Pretty standard [View Full Report]
MissBarbara June 28 2007	Professional and well-planned. Pretty much standard though. [View Full Report]
Sachmoney June 27 2007	Yes, the information session was really boring. The admissions lady kept trying to do marketing and I was like...we're at Penn, you don't need to market. She should've just gotten to th [View Full Report]
FMHS1 June 18 2007	The Senior VP of admissions gave the information session. She was very concise and spoke about what was unique at Penn. Would like to have had more SAT/GPA etc. stats like Georgetowns session. [View Full Report]
honied_dreams December 22 2006	I was lucky enough to get a small session, and it was great. The admissions officer was so bubbly and friendly, and the info was good. [View Full Report]
icantthinkofaname November 01 2006	The information session was pretty big, but the admissions officer was very knowledgeable and did a very thorough presentation. She also was able to answer everyone's questions. [View Full Report]
idontliketherain October 22 2006	The information session was VERY informative and honest - the adcom talked about the interschool programs, Penn's favoring ED, the curriculum, and housing. My personal favorite part was when she mentioned that one of the dorms has a Gilmore Girls nig [View Full Report]
paro46 September 25 2006	The adcom officer was incredibly articulate && the students who answered our questions in the Q&A were also very enthusiastic about the school's opportunities [View Full Report]
jason777 August 19 2006	The info sessions are usually very good, although during peak months they are held in a large auditorium to accommodate all prospective students which sometimes makes them impersonal. Admissions officers go in depth into the admissions process and give d [View Full Report]
ivyracer August 13 2006	Quite informative. There were probably 50-60 people there, but the admissions counselor could be heard, and she led important insights into UPENN including admit stats, # of majors, etc. [View Full Report]