Current Penn Freshman Taking Questions

ProudPenn
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:46:07 +0000

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_Du Bois- I currently live in Du Bois and I love it. The rooms are on par with the high rises. If you’re a Freshman, you’ll be put into a Triple (3 rooms, bathroom, kitchenette, and common room) on the Fourth floor, unless you’re in a residential program. Most freshman who put it as their first choice get it since not many request it, but I still chose to apply to a res program (consciousness in black film) since I really wanted to live here. It’s not the traditional “freshman experience” but I find that overrated anyway. True, in the Quad people are more eager and open, but Du Bois residents are just as friendly. You just might have to work harder to seek them out. However, you will still be surrounded by freshman in the suites around you so it’s easy to make friends there. Also, living with upperclassmen can have it’s benefits. You’ll have older, more experienced friends to help you out from time to time. Du Bois is also the smallest house both in size and numbers so there’s more a sense of community then say the high rises.

_Africana- I also did the Africana Summer Institute (as well as PENNCAP Pre-Freshman Program or PFP) and I strongly recommend it. It’s a really intense week with the workload but it’s a nice wake-up call to Penn. Also, since there’s so few of you (~50 this year) you become really close. Some of my closest friends to this day are from that program. Both of my roommates did it as well as some of my hallmates.