It might help me, insofar as it gives me something to do that doesn't involve clicking the refresh button in my browser. And I'm already on board the Philly love train — born and raised in PA, though I haven't lived there for about seven years now. Wouldn't hate going back!
Edit: I'm assuming you live/have lived there? Also, re: your 43 page long writing sample — that actually makes me feel good about my 16 page one, because according to their admissions page (which I didn't notice until after I submitted the app), they requested that writing samples be "up to 10 pages." Seems neither of us knows how to follow directions.