What is Penn like?

ILOVEWHARTON
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:06:34 +0000

Zester: A difference is that Penn is in the city and Cornell is in a rural area. With each comes advantages and disadvantages.

To Clarify: I have visited both at least twice. My sister and both my parents attended cornell, so I have visited at least 10 times. I visited Penn for the second time this spring and fell in love with the place and was certain that I wanted to go there, because the location seemed perfect and I was very attracted to the interdiscplinary nature of the university. After this visit, I was certain that I was applying to Penn early decision. Then, I spent my summer at cornell and had an awesome time. The campus and surrounding area is beautiful, my professors were incredible, and best of all every student I met was awesome and incredibly down to earth. The greek life is incredible and being outside a city gives off the real college experience. However, I am still slightly leaning towards Penn because it has greater prestige and I am very intrigued by its interdisciplinairy programs. Still, I am nervous that Penn is all snobby rich kids and that it is more preppy and less down to earth than Cornell.

Question: What is the social life like at Penn and how is it different than that at a school outside the city?