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Old 02-07-2007, 02:47 PM   #1
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Why do you guys really want to go to Penn?

Tell me why
i'll tell you whether i hate your reason or not
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Old 02-07-2007, 07:14 PM   #2
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I really want to attend Penn because you go there, and judging by your obvious coolness, I would love for us to be friends.
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Old 02-07-2007, 07:42 PM   #3
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cuz i b nerdy
seriously, though, the people are awesome, the school is awesome, the place is awesome, what more could you want?

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Old 02-07-2007, 10:09 PM   #4
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vicuna most people aren't as cool as me so your reason is not valid. If you came here you would realize that just judging by one really cool person like myself would leave you disappointed with the student population

and collegenow how do you know all that? did you read it on the penn website?
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Old 02-07-2007, 10:26 PM   #5
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awesome is also rather a subjective assessment.

what's your definition of awesome?
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Old 02-07-2007, 10:39 PM   #6
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Your presence is enough.
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Old 02-08-2007, 12:24 AM   #7
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i admit, awesome is rather sujective, but its my opinion, so why should it be objective?
awesome- what i like
neobez, i read stuff on the website, the awesomness i inferred.
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Old 02-08-2007, 08:53 PM   #8
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My dad really wants me to go to Cornell (where he went), my sister wants me to go to Dartmouth (where she goes), and I want to go to Penn because:
a) they have great programs in both biology and cinema studies
b) no one I know or anyone from my family has ever gone to Penn
c) it's far enough away from where I live so that I don't feel completely suffocated (buffer zone, anyone?)
d) even at the risk of sounding "subjective," I believe it to be awesome
e) er, all of the above?

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Old 02-08-2007, 09:18 PM   #9
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I think one word is sufficient: Wharton
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Old 02-08-2007, 09:33 PM   #10
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what about wharton?

a name is just a name unless there's something to back it up.
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Old 02-08-2007, 09:41 PM   #11
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tenebrousfire, the name is enough
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Old 02-08-2007, 09:50 PM   #12
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i'm simply asking for more specific reasons.

otherwise the answer to this thread's question would be that penn's name is enough...
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Old 02-08-2007, 10:13 PM   #13
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the Penn Symphony Orchestra! and Penn's bountiful resources/facilities.

"Social Ivy". That should give you a clue about the people at Penn.
Mucho diversity, as well, although I'm underrepresented. The fact that you can still have fun while people know you attend a very good school.
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Old 02-08-2007, 10:17 PM   #14
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Honestly, heres what I want:

1) Business program: awesome <-- subjective? haha. business + liberal arts + prestige = awesome.
2) Intellectual atmosphere, but not the "nerdy" kind. People seem to know how to have fun.
3) Philly, not in the middle of nowhere, not in the middle of the city, just perfect.
4) # of students: not as big as UT Austin where you are just one more, but not few enough that you can't find people with similar personalities & interests.
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Old 02-08-2007, 10:39 PM   #15
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haha, i'm asking in order to get the prospective / applying students to think of specific reasons that really appeal to them...

i don't particularly need new reasons from other people, i already go here and have plenty of my own =)
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