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Eastern Pennsylvania

College Spotlight

Welcome to the

University of

Pennsylvania

University

of

Pennsylvania

  • Private
  • Ivy League
  • Research
  • Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Insight into

student life.

Traditional

Student Life

Highly involved

Very social Ivy League

Culture & Art from the City

Contact us!

Engage & Demonstrate Interest

Follow on social media

About

me

Take a virtual campus tour

https://admissions.upenn.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/visit-penn

Consider Early Decision

Admission Profile

51%

of admitted students identify as student of color

Admissions

Admission Rate: 8%

Average GPA: 3.88

Average SAT: 1460-1550

Average ACT: 34

Percent need-met: 100%

Student/Professor: 6:1

Grading Period: Semester

On-campus living: 51%

15%

of admitted students are first-generation

Arts & Sciences

Exploring

Popular

Majors

  • 3 reasons that make major so special at Penn:

1) World class research university with a small liberal arts culture

2) Flexibility to explore

3) City of Philadelphia as your learning lab

Nursing

Engineering & Applied Science

  • Intense community involvement & cultural awareness
  • Options to enrich and expedite undergraduate experience. For example, junior year,
  • You could begin taking courses that count toward both your undergraduate degree and one of our 12 master’s programs or
  • Toward a degree from Penn Law School; this process is called sub-matriculation.

Major

Explorations

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering-for a student who wishes to practice engineering after graduation or who is interested in more technical coursework relating to the engineering field.
  • Applied Science (BAS)-for the student who does not plan to work as a professional engineer, but rather wants to combine other interests & technology in a manner unique to career goals.

Business

  • Business & liberal arts
  • Undergraduate alumni find that they never need to return to school for an MBA in order to advance their careers.

In the chat, share 1 thing that interests you about Penn?

Can someone volunteer to explain the unique qualities of Penn's different departments?

Questions?

Admissions Profile

  • Private
  • Located in Swarthmore, PA
  • 1600 undergraduates
  • 100% need met
  • ED 1: November 15; ED 2: January 1
  • Regular: January 15

Swarthmore

College

  • Test Optional for Fall 2021 & 2022
  • For more information about admissions & statistics visit https://www.collegedata.com/college/Swarthmore-College

"Swatties"

Perks of Being a Phoenix

Cash free campus: resources, speakers, community events are all free for students!

First semester of freshman year is P/F (no letter grades)!

Sanctuary Campus: Undocu Allies group on campus assists with renewing DACA and/or finding a lawyer

Engineering

Major Explorations

  • Students can study all 4 types of engineering:
  • Civil, electrical, chemical, and computer
  • Students are able to double major
  • Students are able to go abroad to Brazil and Poland

Pre-Law & Pre-Med

Major Explorations

  • Students are able to major w/ another program and be pre-law/med
  • Prep for MCAT & LSAT
  • 80% admission rate for law & medical school
  • Many internship opportunities in the city
  • STEM students will be reviewed carefully for HS courses in math/science
  • Calculus is a MUST (not offered in college)

Why Lafayette?

Lafayette

College

Easton, PA

Admission Rate: 29%

Average GPA: 3.51

Average SAT: 1260-1400

Average ACT: 29

Percent need-met: 100%

10-19 students: 49% of classes

Grading Period: Semester

On-campus living: 92%

Explorations of Majors

  • 51 areas of study: Humanities

Social sciences Natural Sciences Engineering

Exploration of Majors

Work with professors to create your own major.

Examples:

Behavioral Economics

Child Development and Social Inequality

Environmental Issues and Policy

Global Health Studies

Scholar Spotlight

Engagement

Lafayette College

https://connect.lafayette.edu/portal/campus-visit

Lauren Maggio

San Pasqual HS c/o 2019

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hJuElQdFIImYPdw7--2eEVFckfcqOA3m

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QtHH4_u94zYjITVtfNHzD7WZUpwMVXgV

DEBRIEF

Questions?

Resources

&

Reminders

Friday

Review your notes

08:00

As soon as possible after your visit, you should review any notes that you took during your visit and reorganize them in a useful way to you.

08:30

09:00

Discuss with parents & mentors

09:30

10:00

Next

Steps

Schedule time to reflect and

review fit

Share details from your visit with parents or mentors. Discuss what you liked & didn’t like about the school.

10:30

11:00

Stay connected

11:30

12:00

Write a personalized thank you note to those who helped you during your visit. It is best to email these notes as it makes it easier for someone to respond to you in the moment. Demonstrated interest.

Access your

fit factors & overall match

Fit Factors

1

2

3

Safety, Target, Reach

Resources & Support

Fit

Factors

Recognize needs

Provides best opportunites

Admission rates

GPA and test scores

Ability to support your needs

Level of personal importance

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