Record Number Applies for Class of 2018

Poeme
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:34:44 +0000

Yes, as much as they say ED candidates will get a fair financial aid package, there are still so many hidden costs in attending college that this may not matter. If you come from Georgia and can go to Georgia tech for free, there is already much less of an incentive to go out of state so ED would be very risky. Also, people in very poor urban and rural settings do not have access to the same kind of post high school guidance as wealthier applicants, thus they are less likely to apply ED. A ton of the ED admits are from well known prep schools. This is a way for Penn to get around being need blind. Private school admits are not more qualified than the public school admits but they are more likely to be full pay. Also, affirmative action does not make much sense in this case as it should apply to minorities who are from middle class or poor families (the purpose is to provide equal opportunity to those who have been disadvantaged, not to benefit people who have grown up privileged).
In the end it is not about how many spaces are still left, the socioeconomic distribution at Penn is already incredibly skewed as it is. When the total cost of attendance is higher than the median income of the average US family, I think there is something very wrong with the system.