13 Apr 2021

University of Pennsylvania

Materials Science And Engineering, PhD (F21)

Rejected via Website on 06 Apr 2021

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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,

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