College Overview: Penn

Penn: The Fun Ivy!
Penn's four undergrad schools are amazing. We are without a doubt the most fun Ivy League school. Students are so involved and passionate but also know how to have fun and manage a huge workload. If you don't like working hard and playing hard, you should pretty much stay away. During New Student Orientation, expect to be pampered with elaborate University run parties. Don't expect to remember anything- especially the names of the 20 billion people you introduced yourself to. Get rea...

Penn: Best. School. Ever.
Every Ivy is going to give you a great liberal arts education...duh. But Penn is special, because not only can you do history, econ or Chinese, but you can also add some marketing, negotiations (learn to screw like Penn alum Donald Trump), management, or other skills to help you deal with business (and this isn't just for Wharton students; anyone at Penn can take these classes). You just can't do that at Harvard, Yale, or Princeton. And let's be honest, unless you're in Communist...

Penn: Big School!
The best advice I could give someone applying to Penn is to keep in mind what type of school they want in terms of size; Penn has 20,000 students, and for some people that is too large. Professors are accessible, and classes apart from lectures are relatively small, but it is still something to keep in mind. I chose Penn because of its prestige, and its size. The type of student who isn't prepared to work extremely hard should definitely stay away from Penn; the majority of students here are...