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AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:01
Good day, all. My name is Will Fenton and I'm the Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions at Penn Engineering. I'm here to answer questions you may have about our Graduate Programs, life as a graduate student at Penn and living in Philadelphia.
The deadline to apply for most of our master's programs is today at 11:59PM EST.
I'll be here until 4PM EST to answer your questions.
8:03
Where do you live?
United States (10% | 1 vote)
 
China (20% | 2 votes)
 
India (40% | 4 votes)
 
Europe (10% | 1 vote)
 
Middle East (10% | 1 vote)
 
Another Region (10% | 1 vote)
 
Total Votes: 10
limengyao
8:04
hello, i have a problem about my IELTS. Could i just copy the IELTS self-result score to you? Because i take the exam in ITALY and the exam center do not send the result to school
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:05
Limengyao, good day. No, we have to have the official, sealed results from IELTS. However, you can self-report the scores on the application. We do begin reviews on the unofficial, self-reported results.
limengyao
8:05
I tried to communicate by email with the center, but here is no response
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:06
I'm sorry if they're not responding to you. Have you tried contacting the British Council, that oversee the IELTS exam? https://www.britishcouncil.in/exam/ielts
limengyao
8:06
I take a look on the italian webpage of IELTS. They said the only way to send to school by them is that i should tell them before register the exam. O
RC Kuang
8:06
hello, I am an applicant for the Electrical Engineering, MSE program. I have ordered my test scores to be sent but they cannot be sent to your office before the deadline. Need I be concerned or send photos of my scores reports for your review?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:07
Limengyao, I'm sorry, but this is an issue you'll need to solve with your test center.
RC Kuang, that is ok. You only need to have sat for the exam by the deadline. It is fine if we receive your official scores after the deadline.
limengyao
8:09
Yes, i have the same problem with the student before me. No matter what, the center can not send the scores today.
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:09
Limengyao, that's fine if they can't mail the scores today, as long as they are sent to us. You only need to have sat for the exam by the application deadline.
As long as you've taken it already and the scores are valid, we will begin the review on the unofficial scores.
RC Kuang
8:09
Thank you so much
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:09
You are welcome.
limengyao
8:10
And what is the deadline about the official score?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:11
Well, we need it to verify the scores on the application, so we ask that you send it to us once you've submitted the application. However, the ultimate deadline would be June 1, which is the last day to submit your decision if you are admitted and choose to enroll.
Anirudh Sharma C A
8:12
Hello, I am an applicant for the Electrical Engineering MSE program. I wanted to apply for the subdomain of nanodevices and nanosystems in Electrical Engineering, the deadline for Electrical Engineering is Feb 1st whereas for nanotechnology is December 15th. Can I apply for this subdomain today ?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:13
Anirudh, good morning. I'm sorry, but you are mistaken. The Deadline for the EE MSE is today. However the deadline for the PhD in ESE was December 15. The specific Nanotechnology MSE has a deadline of March 15.
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Anirduh, so yes, you can apply for the EE MSE today.
limengyao
8:13
Ok, thank you anyway.
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:13
Limengyao, you are welcome.
Anirudh Sharma C A
8:14
Thank you! This was helpful.
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AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:14
You are welcome!
limengyao
8:16
Sorry, another problems. I am not satisfied about my GRE scores. So i will take it in Feburary again. And i have already applied the MSE embedded system. But, i saw that the specific Nanotechnology MSE has a deadline of March 15. So could i apply for this too? So that i can upload a satisfied score? Thank you
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:17
Limengyao, yes, you can apply for the Nanotechnology MSE and use the new GRE score. However, we would not consider that GRE score for any program that has a deadline of today, February 1.
limengyao
8:19
Sorry am i misunderstand you before? You said that "You only need to have sat for the exam by the application deadline" I guess this deadline is today?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:19
Yes, today is February 1, the deadline for the majority of our master's programs. So you would need to have sat for the GRE/IELTS/TOEFL by the end of the day today for any of those scores to count towards the application that is due today.
limengyao
8:22
If i apply for Nanotechnology MSE, could i set the GRE just before Mar 15?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:22
Yes, that's fine.
limengyao
8:26
And could you tell me about how to open another application? Because i have already made one.
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:26
You have to submit the first application before you can start a second.
limengyao
8:28
Thank you very much. Really help me a lot
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AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:28
You are quite welcome.
8:45
Have you submitted your application?
Yes (50% | 2 votes)
 
Started it, but haven't submitted it yet (50% | 2 votes)
 
Not yet (0% | 0 votes)
 
I'm weighing all of my educational options (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 4
Anirudh
8:49
I have submitted my application. But the letters of recommendation may not be submitted until Feb 10. Will my application still be considered even if the letters of recommendation are late?
AvatarWill Fenton, Asst Dir
8:50
Anirudh, we do state on our application requirements page, https://gradadm.seas.upenn.edu/how-to-apply/, that we require all application materials to be submitted by the deadline, and that includes letters of recommendation. If we do not receive them until Feb 10, we would not normally consider the application.
I'm sorry.
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