UPenn provides support services for first-generation and low-income students Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education UPenn provides support services for first-generation and low-income students Admissions Dean Eric J. Furda and Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum, vice provost for university life, discussed Penn’s support system for first-generation and low-income students. The dawn of a new meritocracy Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed The dawn of a new meritocracy Ezekiel Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote about the consequences of breaking away from standardized testing requirements in college admissions. Academic ‘boot camp’ From left to right: Jorge Pintado and Jahbril Jauregui participate in writing instruction during the Warrior-Scholar Project at Penn. Academic ‘boot camp’ A group of 13 active-duty service members and veterans took part in the Warrior-Scholar Project, which introduces enlisted personnel toward an undergraduate program at a top-tier institution with a weeklong academic program. The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Penn In the News The Atlantic The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Dean of Admissions Eric J. Furda recommends college applicants and their parents rethink grades and test scores as the sole measures of their eligibility. Furda encourages his admissions counselors to balance those markers with the “relative growth and trajectory” of potential students. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ Penn In the News Times Higher Education U.K. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ College enrollment is set to decline, but will see a simultaneous increase in racial diversity, according to Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education. Gasman suggested that most universities are ill-prepared for the shift and will need to diversify faculty to better accommodate future students. Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Admitted students for the Class of 2022 visit campus to help make their enrollment decision final. How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Penn In the News Main Line Media News How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else. Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
The dawn of a new meritocracy Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed The dawn of a new meritocracy Ezekiel Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote about the consequences of breaking away from standardized testing requirements in college admissions. Academic ‘boot camp’ From left to right: Jorge Pintado and Jahbril Jauregui participate in writing instruction during the Warrior-Scholar Project at Penn. Academic ‘boot camp’ A group of 13 active-duty service members and veterans took part in the Warrior-Scholar Project, which introduces enlisted personnel toward an undergraduate program at a top-tier institution with a weeklong academic program. The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Penn In the News The Atlantic The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Dean of Admissions Eric J. Furda recommends college applicants and their parents rethink grades and test scores as the sole measures of their eligibility. Furda encourages his admissions counselors to balance those markers with the “relative growth and trajectory” of potential students. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ Penn In the News Times Higher Education U.K. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ College enrollment is set to decline, but will see a simultaneous increase in racial diversity, according to Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education. Gasman suggested that most universities are ill-prepared for the shift and will need to diversify faculty to better accommodate future students. Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Admitted students for the Class of 2022 visit campus to help make their enrollment decision final. How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Penn In the News Main Line Media News How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else. Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
Academic ‘boot camp’ From left to right: Jorge Pintado and Jahbril Jauregui participate in writing instruction during the Warrior-Scholar Project at Penn. Academic ‘boot camp’ A group of 13 active-duty service members and veterans took part in the Warrior-Scholar Project, which introduces enlisted personnel toward an undergraduate program at a top-tier institution with a weeklong academic program.
The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Penn In the News The Atlantic The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less Dean of Admissions Eric J. Furda recommends college applicants and their parents rethink grades and test scores as the sole measures of their eligibility. Furda encourages his admissions counselors to balance those markers with the “relative growth and trajectory” of potential students. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ Penn In the News Times Higher Education U.K. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ College enrollment is set to decline, but will see a simultaneous increase in racial diversity, according to Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education. Gasman suggested that most universities are ill-prepared for the shift and will need to diversify faculty to better accommodate future students. Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Admitted students for the Class of 2022 visit campus to help make their enrollment decision final. How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Penn In the News Main Line Media News How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else. Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ Penn In the News Times Higher Education U.K. U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’ College enrollment is set to decline, but will see a simultaneous increase in racial diversity, according to Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education. Gasman suggested that most universities are ill-prepared for the shift and will need to diversify faculty to better accommodate future students. Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Admitted students for the Class of 2022 visit campus to help make their enrollment decision final. How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Penn In the News Main Line Media News How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else. Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Quaker Days help potential students decide whether to make Penn home Admitted students for the Class of 2022 visit campus to help make their enrollment decision final.
How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Penn In the News Main Line Media News How to Make Your College Essay Stand Out Dean Eric J. Furda of Admissions offered advice on crafting personal essays. He emphasized the importance of authenticity, writing from one’s own experiences and not trying to be someone else. Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn, Princeton, Other Ivies Were Harder to Get Into. Did Higher Scores on the New SAT Convince More Students to Apply? Admission to Penn continues to be highly competitive with acceptance falling to 8 percent of those who applied for the Class of 2022. And Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn was proud to offer acceptances to underrepresented students, one out of seven of which were the first in their families to attend college. Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants. More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests. Load More
Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Regular-decision results for Class of 2022 Penn's Class of 2022 admissions roster for regular-decision applicants has been released, detailing the freshman class selection out of over 44,000 applicants.
More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn In the News The Washington Post More High Schools Offer Free College Admission Testing. But There’s a Catch. Penn is among colleges not requiring applicants to complete the SAT and ACT essay tests.