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Quaker Commitment guarantees full tuition scholarships for families earning $200K or less as Trustees approve 2025-2026 financial aid budget and charges

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.7% increase in tuition and a $328 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming academic year.

Forbes

How to make sense of the college application process

Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.

Grown & Flown

Dean of admissions tells parents this is how you can really help your teen

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule shares her own daughter’s journey as a high school senior during the college application process.

Forbes

How NOT to write your college essay

Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule says that well-meaning editorial interference to polish the writing in a college application essay can take the personal “shine” out of the message.

The Wall Street Journal

Harvard University applications fall by 5%

Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn will remain SAT optional for the next admission cycle

Penn will remain standardized test optional for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, with remarks from Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule.

Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in tuition and a record $311 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming year.

The FAFSA has changed—what to know

Significant changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application will streamline the process for students and their parents.

The Hechinger Report

Tackling research projects can help students get into top colleges and universities

Between a third and half of admitted Penn students have showcased their research projects in their applications.

Higher Ed Dive

Should colleges use AI in admissions?

Doctoral student Benjamin Lira Luttges of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how human shortcomings foster some of the issues related to artificial intelligence in admissions.

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