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Roman art and archaeology here! Really interested in architecture/wall painting and power dynamics. Still waiting to hear from a few places (applied to 10 ) so fingers crossed. Hope everyone else is hearing good things!

Are any of the Penn admits for Greek/Roman art? I'm on the waitlist and would love to know how good my chances are. Thanks!!

Has anyone ever heard of two schools with comparable programs playing off each other's acceptances? For example, if they can't admit more than a few students for each specialty and they have a lot of shared applicants, would the prof. of institution A talk (off the record) to those of institution B and maybe decide on certain students based on their acceptance or rejection from institution B? Perhaps I'm just trying to heal a slightly wounded ego, but I'm curious if this is allowed/possible or if anyone else has thought about this. I personally think it would make sense/don't blame them for needing to make sure they only let students in if they are probably going to attend. Grazie a tutti