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University of Pennsylvania

Materials Science And Engineering

RejectedPhDAmerican

Application Details

Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Program
Materials Science And Engineering
Degree Type
PhD
Degree's Country of Origin
American
Decision
Rejected
Notification
on 06/04/2021 via Website
Undergrad GPA
0.00
GRE General
Not provided
GRE Verbal
Not provided
Analytical Writing
0.00
Notes
I really don't get it. They invited people to their info seminar in March to talk about campus life and all, and then they send a rejection?! Why would I care how graduate life at Penn is if I am not even allowed to attend? Do they think their campus is a National Historic Landmark? They could have aired it on National Geographic if that were the case. I could also find many students from Asia, where it would have been easily past midnight in their timezones; I am pretty certain if I was rejected, so were many of them, and they were awake for nothing. I could have easily sent my acceptance letter to some other school instead of waiting for them (everyone's hopes were high on being invited). Frankly, I was at fault for not sending in acceptance to my place of choice too. Penn is an Ivy, and while it beats the university I intend to attend in global rankings, the STEM program is probably one of the best, and beats Penn any day and everyday; what was I even thinking? I am from a mid-high tier Public uni, and if this is how Ivies conduct themselves, they have tough times ahead as far as reputation, probably their only trump card from POV of STEM aspirants, is concerned,

Institution Statistics

Acceptance Rate

30.3%

Avg. Notification Date

March 15

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

Timeline

  • Received notification of Rejection