Application Information

Details and information about the application.

Acceptance Rate
31%

This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.

Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Program
Computer Science
Degree Type
PhD
Degree's Country of Origin
International
Decision
Rejected
Notification
on 28/02/2012 via Website
Undergrad GPA
3.20
  • GRE General: 600
  • GRE Verbal: 740
  • Analytical Writing: 5.50
Notes
I'm the guy who posted about getting rejected from Stanford etc even after having papers in PAMI. So just got a rejection from U Penn too. I think the biggest thing is to be from a big school. Unless you are a 4 pointer and have superstar recommenders (which I do) you can't make it to a top school even if you have done a lot of good research (I have offers from Irvine etc. But it's not Stanford). Big schools only look for pedigree nothing more. I can't help feeling incredibly depressed.

Timeline

  • Received notification of Rejection