Legacies make up a sixth of Penn undergraduates. Experts disagree whether this needs to change.
Harry Trustman
August 30, 2017
Taylor rejected the focus of the Justice Department's affirmative action investigation and said legacy admissions, rather than affirmative action, plays the bigger role in Asian-American discrimination in college admissions.
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Class of 2021’s yield rate falls short of 2020’s record-high numbers
Harry Trustman
August 23, 2017
Taylor also noted that Penn’s application is particularly conducive to producing a higher yield rate, citing Penn’s supplemental application essay asking students to explain why they chose Penn.
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Penn was ranked #8 by US News & World Report — but what do rankings actually mean?
Julia Bell
September 26, 2016
Taylor doesn’t foresee U.S. News World Report losing its audience or being usurped by another ranking system in the near future.
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Bringing college admissions to the digital age
Sophia Leporte
March 14, 2016
“If they’re alerted of something they will certainly check,” Taylor said. “They have an obligation to do so.”
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First high schoolers will take new SAT on Saturday
Sophia Leporte
March 1, 2016
Taylor believes that students in the next couple of years will be impacted most since they do not have as many resources to prepare for taking the test.
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Penn endorses campaign to prioritize kindness in college applicants
Sophia Leporte
February 4, 2016
“They emphasize that they want to deemphasize tests,” Taylor said. “That sounds nice, but actually the ACTs and SATs were created so that you can create equity between students from underprivileged and privileged backgrounds."
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Early Decision pool becoming more diverse
Sophia Leporte
February 1, 2016
Taylor agrees that the diversity of Penn’s early decision round is getting better. “It’s still somewhat of an issue, but it is not as drastic as some people may think,” Taylor said.
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For Penn’s admissions office, geographic diversity is a growing priority
Sophia Leporte
January 25, 2016
“I would guess that geographic diversity does not get as much attention as does the diversity to appeal to underprivileged kids,” Taylor said.
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For College students, no rush to choose or stick to a major
Sophia Leporte
January 21, 2016
“It’s important to have an angle while applying to a selective college,” Taylor said. “You should focus on a major to create that angle if you’re pretty certain that you want to study it.”
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Penn received record number of applications to the Class of 2020
Sophia Leporte
January 13, 2016
Taylor does not believe that the later deadline changes the way most students apply to schools like Penn and attracts only procrastinators.
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