Updated number: 30,956 applications for Penn Class of 2015

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>30,956 applications as of January 11, 2011–a 15 percent increase over the Class of 2014–with more late-arriving print applications possibly to come:</p>

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<p>[Penn</a> sees record high apps for class of 2015 | The Daily Pennsylvanian](<a href=“The Daily Pennsylvanian | The University of Pennsylvania's independent student news organization”>http://www.thedp.com/article/penn-sees-record-high-apps-class-2015)</p>

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<p>Interesting. So between the extra ED Applicants and the extra RD applicants I can’t see Penn having an acceptance rate even close to last years…</p>

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<p>If they accept approximately the same number as last year (3,845), the overall acceptance rate this year will be about 12.4%, compared to last year’s 14.3%.</p>

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<p>I love how Furda cites the financial aid policy in every single one of these articles. I don’t like how tough it sounds like it will be to get in RD…</p>

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<p>^ If Penn ends up deferring (from ED) and accepting numbers similar to last year, the RD acceptance rate this year will be in the vicinity of 9.6%.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks, googlepo/radiosix/gugupo/Y<strong>7</strong>. ;)</p>

<p>By the way, just out of curiosity, to which Ivies were you accepted?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth received under 22,000 applications; Penn received about 31,000. Clearly, more people are interested in Penn because they know it is a better school and has a better location.</p>

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<p>Looks like our friend googlepo and his posts have been purged from this thread.</p>

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<p>@AsTheMoonBleeds</p>

<p>That’s an unreasonable deduction. Penn’s size is twice that of Dartmouth to begin with. UCLA receives almost twice the applications that Penn receives. Does that mean more people clearly know that UCLA is a better school than Penn?</p>

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<p>^ AsTheMoonBleeds was responding to a ■■■■■ whose posts–and presence–have since been purged from this thread (and presumably CC). I don’t think that ATMB was being serious in that post, but instead was merely pointing out the fallacy in the ■■■■■’s “logic,” just as you have done. :)</p>

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I’m not sure Furda can claim a correlation between no-loan FA and the increase in apps. Dartmouth reintroduced loans for the class of '15 and their applications increased by a similar percentage.</p>

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<p>@ impetuous and @45 Percenter: I definitely put my foot in my mouth, and I was trying to show the ■■■■■ the errors of his ignorance. I completely hear what you are saying and agree that number of applicants does NOT show a school’s excellence. Penn has four undergraduate schools (unsure about Dartmouth, but if it’s still a college, I am assuming one?) and Penn is in a major city. In no way can it be compared to Dartmouth, etc on that level.</p>

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I suspect that Furda is just using every opportunity for publicity to spread the word about Penn’s no-loan FA policy–staying on message, as it were. :)</p>

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<p>this is not good for me !!!</p>

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<p>I think those of us who have actually been through the process realize that at the top level its gotten so incredibly random and difficult that minor differences between selectivity are pretty much irrelevant. Penn and Dartmouth both seemed to have surged this year with Dartmouth looking at a 10% acceptance rate, and Penn about 12.4%. </p>

<p>Personally I liked the LAC feel and small town coziness of Dartmouth and wanted to get in more than anything. I got flat rejected but I got into Columbia and Brown. So you might not get what you want. After being at Brown, I think it all worked out fine for me. These are all awesome colleges.</p>

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<p>Well, that’s just splendid</p>

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<p>Gah, I know things aren’t looking good for my acceptances. First NU, then Duke, and now Penn? I’m scared I’ll get denied everywhere but my safety.</p>