<p>RE: Roommates.
Accepted to Wharton.
If you don’t choose a roommate and you go to random, are there any criteria that is taken into account (e.g. Working hours etc.) I know some other schools do it.</p>
<p>Hi!
I was wondering how competitive is it to get into residential programs such as women in science or penn women in leadership?</p>
<p>Is it common for Penn graduate students to eat in the dining halls? The closest dining hall to my residence is Kings Court English House. How is the food there? For a graduate student, do you recommend the Good to Go or Club Activity Plan? I enjoy cooking, but don’t mind eating at a dining hall once in a while.</p>
<p>What is the course workload like in the sciences? How challenging is it to get a 3.6 GPA or higher when majoring in a science such as biology?</p>
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<p>I can’t recall seeing any grad students in King’s Court or Hill, but I’m sure that nobody would bat an eye.</p>
<p>I have a question but it’s kinda long. Could you hit this link to my post?</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1333099-need-help-please-penn-lps-vs-berkeley-l-s.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1333099-need-help-please-penn-lps-vs-berkeley-l-s.html</a></p>
<p>If you are waitlisted and later hopefully get in, does that mean you can’t join a residential program?</p>
<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I was wondering if you could tell me what you did during each of the summers and/or what you would recommend doing? Also as far as internships go, do you know if they only accept juniors or also freshman and sophomores? </p>
<p>Thanks! Any feedback is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>There are some companies and industries that will hire underclassmen, but since most companies use internships as extended interviews ahead of delivering offers for full time work, it’s more difficult to find internships before your summer before senior year. Off the top of my head, here are what my friends did during the summers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Take classes</li>
<li>Work at a random place</li>
<li>Study abroad</li>
<li>Do research at Penn or at some other place</li>
<li>Unpaid internship</li>
<li>Paid internship</li>
</ul>
<p>Personally, this was my track:
- After freshman year, waited tables
- After sophomore year, waited tables for 8 weeks and studied abroad in Germany for 4 weeks (using the previous 8 weeks’ worth of money haha)
- After junior year, did an “internship” that turned out to be just a terrible job that I left after two weeks and then went back to waiting tables</p>
<p>All in all, it worked out well for me :)</p>
<p>Hi!! I was accepted into the Wharton School C/O 2016 
I just committed on Tuesday after getting my financial aid packet on Monday.
I would like to appeal it because my EFC is under $300 but UPenn wants me to pay over $8000 which would really be a stretch for my family. How easy/helpful/efficient is this process because I would hate to take out such large loans if I don’t really have to.</p>
<p>You can borrow and work to pay for the unmet amount.
Low EFC does not mean you are entitled to pay nothing. I wish you good luck with the appeal but be prepared.</p>
<p>How easy or hard is it to work while in school ?</p>
<p>It easy to work during school year. Top colleges make it easy for students to earn money to support themselves. My son made $5000, $8000, and $10000 in the last 3 years. My D is working at Penn now.</p>
<p>Thank you for you answers. They were very helpful.</p>
<p>What about working outside of school while doing work study ?</p>
<p>I think it’s harder to get job outside of college than to get job inside college, although it’s not impossible. Besides, you don’t have to spend time to go to work on jobs outside of the campus. The pay rate for on campus jobs are usually higher and the departments that offer jobs usually have more sympathy to working students. I worked when I was in college too. You can also get both work-study and non work-study jobs on campus. You can also get paid intership for summer jobs outside of campus.</p>
<p>How big is the materials science & engineering department at Penn?</p>
<p>Thank you very much for making this thread! I’m a current HS junior who is very interested in Penn after visiting a few weeks ago (didn’t think I would like Philly but I’m glad the city took an initiative to “clean it up” and make it safer). I am interested in medicine and engineering. However, I would also one day like to form my own group and Wharton is the best school for that. I guess my questions are the following:</p>
<p>1) Are there any dual degree programs such as M&T (would this be a good fit for me or would this and premed be WAY too intense?) that suit my wishes?
2) How successful are premeds at Penn in general?
3) Should I try to get a degree from Wharton given my aspirations, or would it just be superfluous? </p>
<p>THANKS again :)</p>
<p>Philly really is a good city. West Philly also has a vibrant culture I know more and more Penn students who are choosing to live there post grad.</p>
<p>@Hockeydude664:
Based on your interests, I would consider applying to the Vagelos LSM (Life Science and Management) program. It’s a dual-degree with Wharton and the college. I know that many people in LSM are pre-med but there are also a decent number of non-premeds who are aiming to go into the biotech industry. From what I hear, the program is not overly intense (although admission is VERY competitive) and I think it may be a good fit for you!</p>