Class of 09 student taking questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey,
Congrats to all those who got in, and to those who didnt’ try not to worry about it-just try to remember that wherever you end up, you will be happy. Whether its Penn, or someplace else, by this time next year you wont even care about the whole admissions process anymore. As strange as it may seem at this point in time, it’s very true.</p>

<p>Anyways, since I figured a lot of people are wondering whats nex’t-what is there to look forward to now that I’m in, what do I do if I was deferred, or how do I deal with not getting in. So if anyone has any general or specific questions, please feel free to ask.</p>

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<p>deferred Q, por favor</p>

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<p>Which dorms are nicest, most social, have the hottest girls, have AC, best person/bathroom ratio...</p>

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<p>^ good question LMAO</p>

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<p>If you were deferred, obviously you have to continue to maintain top notch grades in all your classes. It also might be a good idea to send in updates on your activities/acomplishments. Other than that, I can't really say much, except I do know a lady on the admissions committee. She's very nice and I'm sure she would let me know what helps as far as getting accepted after being deferred. </p>

<p>The dorm situation: Basically, there are 12 dorms here at Penn(they call them residential houses because they arent exactly like "traditional college dorms in the sense that each house has a few faculty advisors living there as well as grad students). Just about all freshman choose to live in one of the 3 quad houses-fisher, riepe, or ware. Close to half will get into the quad, and another quarter will end up in Hill(another frosh dorm). The rest are scattered out all over the place.</p>

<p>As far as advantages and disadvantages of each dorm I can tell you that</p>

<p>Hill has smaller rooms than the rest of the houses, but it is virtually all frosh and the students are all very close there. In addition, there is a dining hall downstairs which can be really convinient, especially on cold snowy days. It doesn't have air conditioning, which personally wouldn't bother, but some people I know don't like it.</p>

<p>Riepe, Fisher, and Ware have some of the nicests traditional doubles on campus. The view of the quad is really nice, plus there girls there are generally better looking than the girls in the other houses(there are plenty of exceptions though, so don't worry if you don't get into the quad). Many rooms in the quad have sinks, which is really nice. The quad kinda has a reputation of being the place where the kids who want to party a lot live. This is true to some extent, generally the atmosphere in the quad is pretty calm and relaxed. More than likely you'll end up requesting the quad houses as your top 3 choices.</p>

<p>As far as other college houses go, I know that King's Court is good if you value your time and want to get a lot of work done(it also has a dining hall, but nowhere near as big as Hill's or commons((which is where basically everyone else eats))). It's not quite as "wild"(and thats not really a good term to use cause none of the dorms here are really wild in your typical college sense) as most other dorms. The high rises are cool because they offer sick views and you can meet some cool upperclassmen. Stoufer is nice because everyone is really close, there are a lot of singles, and its in a really good location. Meyer probably has the biggest rooms on campus, and Gregory is located right by all the frat houses(so you wont have to walk forever if you're the party type). Those are some general things, if you have any more specific questions, please feel free to ask.</p>

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<p>Housing wise, I'll that the Quad is pretty much where it's at. You can't really go wrong with the quad, unless you're in a cramped basement room next to the laundry room (i know ppl who say it sucks there).</p>

<p>However, even with a place like Hill, people genuinely have a great time, despite the Quad seeming so high and mighty in housing. With Hill, the people are closer, and they're actually a community, whereas the Quad is just an assortment of houses basically. I love the Quad, I wouldn't trade it, but part of me realizes that Hill's community and tightness has us one-upped in that department.</p>

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<p>Keynes...you mentioned high rises just a bit. when i visited, the high rises appealed to me the most as a place to live. about how many frosh live there, do you know? and are there any distinct DISadvantages to living there?</p>

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<p>if you want to live in the high rises, i would pick to live in the Harrison "Freshman Experience" program - that way you're surrounded by a group of fellow freshman [it's also good bc i dont think you need an essay]. If you don't end up in the freshman experience, a clear disadvantage is that it will be harder to make friends and social connections. Also, the high rises aren't as close to most classes.</p>

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<p>jf215...not the case at all...ALL of the high rises have designated freshman floors...i live in Hamilton this year, and the 9th, 10th, and 11th floors are all freshmen...it's actually really cool living here...you become really tight with the people on your floor, and it's a lot quieter so that you have a place to relax...it's not a problem AT ALL meeting people,,,i can forgive jf215 for buying into the stereotype, because most freshmen and pre-frosh have that impression because they don;t actually live here...but it's great</p>

<p>And actually a huge number of people want to live in the high rises after freshman year... If you already live in one, you get priority to stay.</p>

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<p>What about Harnwell and Gregory? Can freshman live there?</p>

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<p>Yes they can...there are freshmen in all of the college houses.</p>