Graduate School Admission Results

TTPB: Congrats to UPenn Admit below!! do you mind sharing your profile (area of interest) and whether or not you had an interview. Thanks in advance!!

Email to check the portal. The decision letter appeared on applyweb

TTPB: did not hear anything yet!! hopefully we will see some action for the rest of this month.

Has anyone heard back from UPenn PhD program in CIS?

TTPB: I understand, but as was mentioned by the CBE Head, they had over 450 applicants this year; the maximum meeting strength did't go much past 140, both departments combined and with organisers on-board (given that most of us are prospective students hungry for an admit, and not knowing the intent of the meeting, very few would skip). PS: I am simply trying to guess, and am not drawing conclusions. I gave it all to my applications like all of you wonderful people here, and I am prepared for both outcomes- admission/rejection. I wish the best for all of you.

Not waitlist. Anyone hear anything? Have all acceptances been sent out?

The info session was more like a brief introduction of CBE and MSE. Being invited does not mean admission. The Graduate Admissions Director said there were indeed more applicants this year compared to previous years. The PhD applicants could expect to hear the decisions no later than 4/1. If I remember correctly, it was mentioned that the recording of today's info session would be uploaded to one of Penn's youtube channels in a week. I hope this helps! Good luck!

To the people invited to the graduate program information session: what was covered in this session? Does an invite to the info session mean an admit?

I also got the email from Penn Engineering Admissions inviting me to attend the graduate program information session. Don't know what it is tho.

Area: CV/ML

TTPB: I would still definitely attend, especially if you got the email. I'm just not sure what this event really means or if all the applicants got the invite. It won't hurt to hear more about the department though.

TTPB: So what should I make of it? I am an international applicant. The fund mentioned in the description, if I am not wrong, is for students from 'historically black universities', and I don't think I am eligible for it in any way. What I think is that they've copy-pasted the description from a previous event. Also, does that mean whoever applied to the program (PhD, MSE) is invited?

TTPB: I don't think this is an interview. The zoom description says "This virtual event was organized for members of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund interested in pursuing a graduate degree related to the fields of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)."

I got an invite for "graduate program information session for prospective students interested in our Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) departments" on March 4. What does it mean?

invited to info session for prospective students on 3/4

I received my offer in January but decided to wait for the open house last weekend to commit. I just committed yesterday and can't wait for fall :)

Applied on Jan 5, was interviewed by the poi on 5th Feb and got accepted by email on 19th Feb officially in a fully-funded Ph.D. program. Contacted the poi before applying

Anyone have updates on the timelines? Have all acceptances gone out?