Previously, the Penn admissions office received approximately five requests
to view applicant files per year. In the week since the Stanford students
publicized the opportunity to access files, it has received over 20 —
already four times the yearly average.

Dean of Admissions Eric Furda spoke about the admissions office’s response
to this “avalanche” of requests. While the University must comply with
FERPA, Furda plans to remove certain personal comments from applicants’
files before granting students access, particularly comments referencing
other applicants or specific school groups. Per FERPA's stipulations,
admissions offices need only release information explicitly about the
applicant requesting documents.

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