Anonymous
04/15/2026 15:05
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
We attended yesterday. I thought it was a poorly organized event compared to two other admitted students events that I have seen. Just poorly organized, completely uninteresting. Quite disappointing actually. I did not pay much attention to other parents, they seemed OK.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 14:43
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
What has this got to do with Asian students? Did you ever consider that PP was talking about obnoxious clouty white folks?
It was a separate comment I was replying to about the number of Asian students. Not related to perceived parental pushiness.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 12:17
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
No. It is not true. PP is trying to get off the WL or discourage applicants for next year. Penn is quite collaborative
LOL Penn absolutely does not have the reputation for being collaborative. I am a Penn alum and my nephew just graduated last year.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 12:16
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
What has this got to do with Asian students? Did you ever consider that PP was talking about obnoxious clouty white folks?
Anonymous
04/15/2026 08:24
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hear this. At the admitted student day we attended (for another Ivy) swag was given to the students at registration. Not to parents
At Quaker Days registration the student checks in and gets the swag. There was some minor "swag" at tables on locust throughout the day, some of which was PennParents gear, ie for the parents. We did not see parents taking the real swag at check-in. In reading these posts I think many were not at Quaker Days or are grossly exaggerating a few eager parents. DCUM has a weird culture of hyperbole and blatant lies.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 08:17
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
The pp isn’t talking about Asian students. Penn’s “reputation” a long time ago was because it took students from another minority group less represented at some other ivies.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 08:14
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
No. It is not true. PP is trying to get off the WL or discourage applicants for next year. Penn is quite collaborative
Anonymous
04/15/2026 07:49
Subject: Re:Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Yes, we were there and thought it was terrific and well organized. It helped confirm that it would be a great fit for our child. Everyone we met, from the administrators to the other admitted students, were lovely. And the college students we saw and spoke with all seemed happy and engaged.
I spent many years at Penn as a student it was fantastic! Philadelphia is lots of fun!
Anonymous
04/15/2026 07:24
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
More than other schools? I hadn’t heard that. In terms of the number of Asian students, the demographic breakdown is roughly the same everywhere.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 07:24
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:wish they separated the students from the parents in some events. parents were grabbing the free swag and hogging up the tables.
They did at our DC's dual-program event with faculty and current students. Parents were not any different than another top school admitted days, seemed serious with curriculum and outcomes questions, then outside excited taking a lot of pictures. Typical parents similar to stem magnet high school, no grabbing witnessed
Anonymous
04/15/2026 04:17
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to Penn Admitted Students Day for DC1 and found the parents there to similar to what OP described. A bit uptight and shouldering others.
Was just at the UChicago Open House this weekend for DC2 and I thought it was much better. Down to earth parents. One thing that bothered me was when the professor in the mock Philosophy class asked questions for the students, the parents raised their hands and detracted from the students’ answers.
WTF?? That’s insane.
In addition to the parents being obnoxious, why would the professor even choose call on a parent if kids’ hands were raised??
Also, why were the parents even allowed to attend the class in the first place? We just did Northwestern’s Wildcat Day for accepted students, and it was clear that the mock classes were for students only. No parents allowed.
On a related note, Northwestern did a great job of separating kids and parents for parts of the day, including lunch. The school handled the communication about that with grace, and parents seemed happy to comply. Great for the kids, and I met some very nice parents. Warm, encouraging vibes across the board.
Appreciate the feedback! We are headed to Northwestern next weekend and were not sure what to expect.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 02:06
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:wish they separated the students from the parents in some events. parents were grabbing the free swag and hogging up the tables.
Perhaps schools should be interviewing parents as well before accepting the kids…kind of like when you get married, you don’t get married to a person, you get married to their family.
Too many Asians!!! Saying this as an Asian American.
The ones who didn't get in are going further south to JHU in Baltimore. What school is next to be filled with 50% Asians?sigh.
Dumb take.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 00:37
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:That’s funny, I thought the parents were all very nice. Not pushy or irritating. Maybe because they all feel secure now that their kid got in.
Agree that the parents were great at Quaker days
Anonymous
04/15/2026 00:30
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Anonymous wrote:Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.
penn is famous for this culture tho ...
Anonymous
04/14/2026 23:23
Subject: Penn Quaker Days
Someone wants to get off the Penn waitlist.