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Thanks for your input! May I ask which other schools you were comparing with Penn and what attracts you to Penn's DS program? I went to NYU undergrad and I agree they have great connections and provide good career development resources. Furthermore, they have their own DS center and have already established themselves as a top DS program in the world. I tried to do a lot of research on Penn but have not really found much tbh. The school's prestige overall is what really attracts me and I'd like to choose its program for reasons more than that alone. Another thing about me is that I currently work in NYC, so I was previously considering staying at my full-time job and attending NYU part-time. If I were to attend Penn, I would have to be a full-time student (I believe) and I probably would like to find a part-time job in the area or some side hustle. Tbh money is not really a big problem for me - I just want to have a stream of income in the meantime to cover the living expenses. Again, not a big deal honestly but before Penn's acceptance I was set on continuing working in NYC while attending NYU part-time.

Hey guys, anyone applied to UPenn and/or decided to go there? I was rejected on 4/5 but today I got this email: "After our initial decision, your application was selected for re-evaluation; we have chosen to reverse the decision and issue you a new letter." So they decided to re-evaluate my application and then offer me acceptance? What is going on?? Anyone else in this situation? I already put my deposit in for NYU. Now that I have UPenn, which one should I go for? I actually like NYU for all their resources and career development, but I can't really find anything on UPenn since its such a new program and the only things I hear from is that it is good without much evidence. Any advice appreciated! Meanwhile I am still waiting for Columbia lol...(had digital interview in mid April). 1. Undergrad GPA: 3.6 (math and econ degree from NYU) 2. GRE: 165 Q, 158 V, 5 AW 3. 2 years work experience in mid-size software firm as analyst/consultant. No research experience. Accepted: NYU, UPenn Rejected: Stanford, Northwestern Waiting: Columbia (digital interview in mid April)

Hi everyone! I've been silently reading this forum. I just got the digital interview invite from Columbia today. Can anyone share what kind of questions they ask? I've been rejected to almost all other programs, but Columbia is my dream school so I would love to be accepted there. Any help is appreciated! Congrats to all who got their acceptance so far!