To those accepted into Upenn and still looking for a place to live:
Our house is available for rent as early as August 15, though September would also be fine. This is a big place, close to Penn, and would be great for 3-5 grad students.
We can work with international students who have no US credit history.
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/apa/5059520295.html
Drexel just asked me for transcripts from a semester I spent abroad in 1994. I've applied to other programs and never been asked for that - all the easy classes and grades I took that spring are reflected on my main undergraduate transcript.
It's obvious they studied my transcripts very carefully to even discover I went there. That semester never crossed my mind. It was over 20 years ago, the grades are displayed, and I have a masters since then.
I just don't understand what new information they will gleam from it. What about my high school diploma?
Bizarre.