CURRENT STUDENTS...sense of community?

LAgal
Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:45:55 +0000

i have a question for current students:
since penn is in philadelphia, many people live off campus, and there are 10,000 undergrads, have you ever felt that penn has lacked a sense of community? do students still grow as close to one another as they would at another similar school? or do they tend to isolate themselves?

i’m especially worried b/c i love the high rise dorms, as does everyone else i’ve spoken with, but it seems like they isolate students from the rest of the campus and the other students on campus…is that true? or am i just imagining this? the singles are very appealing, but i’m scared of not having the chance to meet someone else even if i do get a double or triple in a high rise…do you have to live freshman year in the quad to have a true dorm experience?

all help is much appreciated :)

GO PENN!!!