A few questions about M&T program and UPenn in general

PennCAS2014
Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:40:50 +0000

1. It's true that housing is not guaranteed in a year during which Penn overenrolled and had more students interested in housing than was available, they rented rooms in the Sheraton right next to campus and put students up in the hotel. So while Penn's on campus housing is not guaranteed in the technical sense, you can rest assured knowing that Penn will not leave you out to dry if you want university provided housing.

2. Yeah, campus is really easy to get around. It is organized along an east-west axis that runs along the center of campus (Locust Walk). It is about 300 acres and yet super compact (within only about 10 city blocks) so it doesn't take long to get from one end to the other. Additionally, because the campus is distinct from the city around it, congestion is slightly reduced without average city pedestrians slowing your walk to class. And you are rarely, if ever, waiting for cars to pass because most of Penn's campus is a contiguous plot of land, distinct from the city around it and separated from actual city streets with cars.