<p>For some reason, I came upon this thread and read it. I am not a Penn student, but I visited over spring break. The woman giving the presentation greeted us. First thing she said:</p>
<p>“Okay, first things first. This is Penn. Not UPenn. It’s Penn.” </p>
<p>I crossed out the “U” at the top of my notepad. I can’t really speak because I’m not a student, but I really think that it’s Penn. You can call it whatever you want, but you can also say whatever you want (that doesn’t make it right). The adcom who was giving the presentation seemed to feel pretty strongly about it, and indicated that calling it UPenn really did indicate a lack of research and knowledge. So from an essay/interview standpoint, they seem to have a clear preference…</p>