Penn Law c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018) Forum

[mwells56]

Does anybody here know how to switch their app to ED2? According to the site my app needed to be received by 1/7 (it was) but all the materials needed to be in by 1/15 (I assume this means I can just send them an ED contract retroactively). I can't seem to find a PDF of their Early Decision Agreement anywhere, however. Anybody got any advice?

[mwells56]

Does anybody here know how to switch their app to ED2? According to the site my app needed to be received by 1/7 (it was) but all the materials needed to be in by 1/15 (I assume this means I can just send them an ED contract retroactively). I can't seem to find a PDF of their Early Decision Agreement anywhere, however. Anybody got any advice?

nvm, took care of it myself.

[dm1683]

In today via phone call! Status checker just updated.

Submitted 10/19.

Congrats!!
What was your UCR2 date?

12/5.

[ravenclaw12]

For those of you who wrote "Why Penn" essays - did you submit them in addition to the optional essay questions on the application? Or incorporate it into one of the answers to those questions?

[ellygao]

For those of you who wrote "Why Penn" essays - did you submit them in addition to the optional essay questions on the application? Or incorporate it into one of the answers to those questions?

I sort of incorporated it into my answer to the second question - the one about Penn's core values and goals.

[hbdash]

Has anyone who applied in mid-to-late December gone UCR yet? Been complete since mid-December

[LSATuration]

For those of you who wrote "Why Penn" essays - did you submit them in addition to the optional essay questions on the application? Or incorporate it into one of the answers to those questions?

I sort of incorporated it into my answer to the second question - the one about Penn's core values and goals.

This is what I did.

[ravenclaw12]

For those of you who wrote "Why Penn" essays - did you submit them in addition to the optional essay questions on the application? Or incorporate it into one of the answers to those questions?

I sort of incorporated it into my answer to the second question - the one about Penn's core values and goals.

Ok- good to know. That's actually what I did as well. I've been UR2 since 11/30 and am starting to worry about an upcoming WL wave...

[Cogburn1984]

Went UR2 1/10. I feel like I have scant hope of being included in the next wave of admits.

[ToddCraines]

UR2 yesterday!! Praying for a wave soon

[joefi94]

Went UR2 1/10. I feel like I have scant hope of being included in the next wave of admits.

Same boat. So a bunch of people went ucr2 on 1/10 and they made rd calls that day. just wondering, do people think that not getting a call day you went ucr2 is a bad thing, or does it usually take a while to go from ucr2 to decision? Also, do they continue to dole wl/dings on non-rd call days?

[ToddCraines]

Went UR2 1/10. I feel like I have scant hope of being included in the next wave of admits.

Same boat. So a bunch of people went ucr2 on 1/10 and they made rd calls that day. just wondering, do people think that not getting a call day you went ucr2 is a bad thing, or does it usually take a while to go from ucr2 to decision? Also, do they continue to dole wl/dings on non-rd call days?

I think the fact it was the same day isn't a bad thing! They're relatively quick agter going UR2 but it could be that they were sort moving some out to make room for more, so to speak

[Bojack93]

Went UR2 1/10. I feel like I have scant hope of being included in the next wave of admits.

Same boat. So a bunch of people went ucr2 on 1/10 and they made rd calls that day. just wondering, do people think that not getting a call day you went ucr2 is a bad thing, or does it usually take a while to go from ucr2 to decision? Also, do they continue to dole wl/dings on non-rd call days?

I think the fact it was the same day isn't a bad thing! They're relatively quick agter going UR2 but it could be that they were sort moving some out to make room for more, so to speak

Yeah I’m pretty sure no one gets the call on the day they go UCR2. Seems to take at least 2 weeks, depending on frequency of waves.

[jkander31]

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[manchesterengland]

Has anyone who applied in mid-to-late December gone UCR yet? Been complete since mid-December

I'm in the same boat with you!

[PostNihilist]

So I went UCR2 last weekend and it has me really confused. Why the hell were they reviewing my app on the weekend? I haven't seen anyone else report the same UCR2 date and I couldn't find anything from this cycle or last where someone reported a weekend UCR2 date. I'm expecting a rejection, as my hard stats are a pretty serious reach (25<L<50, G<25), although I have excellent softs. I find it hard to believe they would put in work on the weekend just to reject me, but I wonder if I'm just too invested to look at this objectively. I seriously have no idea what to make of this and it's driving me a little crazy, anyone have any thoughts? (besides "stop being so neurotic..." )

[tmcauliffe96]

So I went UCR2 last weekend and it has me really confused. Why the hell were they reviewing my app on the weekend? I haven't seen anyone else report the same UCR2 date and I couldn't find anything from this cycle or last where someone reported a weekend UCR2 date. I'm expecting a rejection, as my hard stats are a pretty serious reach (25<L<50, G<25), although I have excellent softs. I find it hard to believe they would put in work on the weekend just to reject me, but I wonder if I'm just too invested to look at this objectively. I seriously have no idea what to make of this and it's driving me a little crazy, anyone have any thoughts? (besides "stop being so neurotic..." )

I've definitely seen date changes on the weekends, and while it's hard to say why any ad coms would actually be working on the weekends, I definitely wouldn't take it as a bad sign! It's impossible to predict why ad coms do what they do, but a date change is always nice to at least see some movement

[ellygao]

So I went UCR2 last weekend and it has me really confused. Why the hell were they reviewing my app on the weekend? I haven't seen anyone else report the same UCR2 date and I couldn't find anything from this cycle or last where someone reported a weekend UCR2 date. I'm expecting a rejection, as my hard stats are a pretty serious reach (25<L<50, G<25), although I have excellent softs. I find it hard to believe they would put in work on the weekend just to reject me, but I wonder if I'm just too invested to look at this objectively. I seriously have no idea what to make of this and it's driving me a little crazy, anyone have any thoughts? (besides "stop being so neurotic..." )

I have quite similar stats, and my UCR2 date is 1/9. Hopefully the "holistic review process" will do us some favor. Are you RD or ED II?

[mwells56]

So I submitted my ED2 form yesterday and I just went UCR2 but the status checker didn't acknowledge the receipt of the contract

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[PostNihilist]

So I went UCR2 last weekend and it has me really confused. Why the hell were they reviewing my app on the weekend? I haven't seen anyone else report the same UCR2 date and I couldn't find anything from this cycle or last where someone reported a weekend UCR2 date. I'm expecting a rejection, as my hard stats are a pretty serious reach (25<L<50, G<25), although I have excellent softs. I find it hard to believe they would put in work on the weekend just to reject me, but I wonder if I'm just too invested to look at this objectively. I seriously have no idea what to make of this and it's driving me a little crazy, anyone have any thoughts? (besides "stop being so neurotic..." )

I have quite similar stats, and my UCR2 date is 1/9. Hopefully the "holistic review process" will do us some favor. Are you RD or ED II?

I'm RD, and honestly, I'd be happy with a WL. My weekend UCR2 date has just been bugging me...
Good luck! Think we might find out in the next wave

[Mikey]

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