<p>Biomajor, I’d agree with you about the texts being different enough to warrant wanting the newer edition, though my GOD they must come out with a new one every year because I was on 7th edition in fall, 2007… That said, I never bought that textbook.</p>
<p>If price is an issue, which is totally understandable, take advantage of the fact that 600 people take ECON001, meaning that since that’s one in four freshmen, chances are that someone you live with is taking or has taken ECON001, so you could borrow the textbook whenever. Also check in Van Pelt… usually it actually has textbooks available (at least, every time I’ve needed one it’s been there!). If you can understand the material as presented in class, though, the textbook is basically pointless, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Dear 600 incoming freshmen who will take Econ 001,</p>
<p>Chrisw is right - you really won’t need the book. </p>
<p>However, a lot of people struggle on the first exam and might need extra review methods. It might be wise to buy it if you aren’t totally confident in your study skills.</p>
<p>I don’t know - but I doubt it. There are definitely Penn students on this thread who have AP credit and can probably tell you more. I took the math 104 sequence at Penn and didn’t use AP credit.</p>
<p>The reason AP credits don’t count toward the major is because they are courses taken pass/fail…i.e. a 5 is a pass, anything else is a fail. Courses used to fulfill College requirements must be taken for a letter grade, though you can use AP to fulfill the language requirement.</p>
<p>if 104 is specifically required then the ap credit will fill that requirement and count towards the major (this is true in engineering, at least)</p>
<p>BIOL 121 has a decent amount of bioengineering majors along with the pre-med kids, so it is more challenging than BIOL 101, which uses the campbell book.</p>
<p>I HATE IT HERE SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE. IT’S NOT WORTH THE NAME. GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN, YOU’RE BETTER OFF GOING TO A STATE SCHOOL. THINK I’m KIDDING? THEN DON’T TAKE MY ADVICE…</p>
<p>Hi, I looked over my financial aid package and it seems that out of 55000ish, I only have to pay about 1000. That 1000 could be avoided because I certainly don’t have 2000 of expenses per year.</p>
<p>If I have everything covered, why is there a $400 deposit fee? The website says that it’ll go towards tuition, but my tuition is covered. Refund? I looked at the housing and it seems that the costs are different. Are those costs in addition to my room and board or are they already covered? Should I choose a cheaper house? Are there any other fees that I should be aware of? They seem to have a student preview days fee that is about 170…</p>
<p>I just want to know how much money I should set aside for extra fees…and they mentioned something about lab fees not being included in the general fees?</p>
<p>I know I spend a great deal over what I am “calculated” to spend. Lab fees such as chem lab are not included and are $150 per semester. They are more if you break things in lab.</p>
<p>Summer sessions? Instead of taking classes at Penn during the summer (by the way, does the financial aid cover the summer sessions?), could we maybe study abroad during that time?</p>
<p>Summer abroad isn’t as popular as semester/year abroad, but with that said, summer abroad was perfect for me. I studied in Berlin last summer – a four week intensive language course – which allowed me to work the other eight weeks and not miss out on anything on campus (I’m heavily involved, and it’s a bit tough to come into leadership positions in SOME, not all but some, groups on campus if you miss a semester or a year).</p>
There are definitely Penn students on this thread who have AP credit and can probably tell you more. I took the math 104 sequence at Penn and didn’t use AP credit.</p>