University of Pennsylvania Visit Report by Malinaccier

Visit Activities:

Information Session: Yes - Pretty good. Spent a lot of time emphasizing interdisciplinary majors and getting experience in more than one area. Also emphasized importance of high school transcript over other app factors.

Campus Tour: Yes - Knowledgeable student giving the tour. Interesting traditions including toasting the football team and such. Made Penn seem like a lot of fun and spirited.

Classroom Visit: No - I looked into a Wharton classroom on a drive by and it was pretty plain and bare.

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Campus:

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The only students that were very bad were the frat students. The other students were happy to give directions.

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Generally pretty good. One of the people in the admissions office was kind of abrasive, and the staff of the bookstore were impatient, but no real complaints.

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Nice buildings and Locust Walk was really nice.

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Nothing really bad, but not exceptional either. Fairly clean, nothing run down or broken on campus.

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I didn't see them at the school (they won't let anyone in), but I looked on their websites and they looked decent in the videos.

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Lots of campus police--I didn't feel afraid while on campus. West Philly is a bit scary.

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Overall very good impression.

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Off-Campus:

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Philly is not the greatest city ever, and Penn has a bit of a rough neighborhood around it.

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Campus Visit Notes for University of Pennsylvania

Visit Description:

Had a really hard time finding parking. Really the only interesting part.

Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:

Try a Philly Cheese Steak.