<p>[The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian :: Penn application numbers increase by one](<a href=“http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/01/penn-application-numbers-increase-by-one]The”>Penn application numbers increase by one | The Daily Pennsylvanian)</p>
<p>"Furda also said that there is broad diversity in this year’s applicant pool — geographically, racially and socioeconomically.</p>
<p>He credits this partially to the ongoing Penn — Knowledge is Power Program partnership, a program in its first year that works to identify and recruit students from underserved areas.</p>
<p>Already, eight students have been admitted to Penn’s Class of 2017 through the KIPP partnership, which operates mostly in the Texas area."</p>