Princeton too isolated and subarban-y?

Much2learn
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:21:26 +0000

@theglowingone “Plus, i have relatives who used to live in Philly and tell me its an amazing city. Will i be, as a penn SEAS student, be able to take out time to just visit and explore the city once a week?”

Penn SEAS is a challenging environment. It is definitely a lot of work, and not for everyone. The students who thrive in this environment tend to prioritize, manage their time well, like what they study, have long attention spans, and are willing to work very hard.

In order to sustain that level of effort over a multi-year period, it is important to have some fun, blow off some steam, socialize, and hit the reset button from time to time.

DD1 does this by doing things with her group friends, and she is also active in a couple of clubs and a sorority.

She is a very work-hard, play-hard person, and needs some social time to be a her best and manage a hectic schedule.

Occasionally midterms or projects cause her to miss a week, but most weeks she goes out a couple of times, and also plans opportunities to meet people for coffee or a meal.

One of the thing she like to do the most is to explore Philly. Often planning with a friend or group to visit a place she hasn’t been before. If you have time it is easy to walk downtown from Penn, or Uber is good if you don’t.