Current Penn Fresman Taking Questions (hi kevin!)

<p>which one is best ware fisher or riepe?</p>

<p>uh, depends on what metric you’re using</p>

<p>for the most part they are equivalent</p>

<p>oh ok… Would it be hard for me to get a place in the high rises after my freshman year if i don’t stay there initially?</p>

<p>@ pop13 - the quad is okay–the room sizes all vary drastically. i know some people who have tiny singles–and people who are in doubles that are bigger than my triple. it’s pretty much all luck of the draw. the highrises are pretty nice–you get your own kitchen and bathroom & you live with 4 other people. in terms of community in the highrises, for some floors it’s nonexistent, for other floors, it’s really tight. pretty much depends on what kind of people room around you. other housing include: hill (tiny rooms but best community, right on top of a dining hall); kings court (room sizes similar to that in the quad, pretty good community, right next to a dining hall), & stouffer (which i know nothing about).
quietest house in the quad depends on the kind of people around you. i live in a residential program hall (study of infectious diseases & women in science) so we’re pretty much all premeds and it’s not very loud. across the quad in butcher i hear it gets pretty loud. the quad is pretty old (the buildings are over a century old) but the interior isn’t that bad.
the lottery system to get into the highrises after your freshman year is actually pretty difficult. we tried to apply via community living & didn’t get in. my friends tried to get in via regular lottery & didn’t make it.</p>

<p>@ motherof2girls - can’t say much about the nursing program besides the fact that it’s pretty good (cas student here). the residential programs (i think that’s what you’re talking about) shouldn’t be hard to get into as long as you actually try on the application. the one that i’m currently in is study of infectious diseases/women in science & apparently we had a 50% acceptance rate into the program out of all of the applications. i’m sure it differs from program to program.</p>

<p>@ gameaholic - i’d have to say that there are a lot more attractive girls than attractive guys here. pity.</p>

<p>@pop13, it can be hard, I know a couple of my friends currently living in the Quad/Hill didn’t get into the high rises for next year so they’re looking at off-campus housing. If you have friends who do live in the high rises, and who are willing to room with you, then it’s fine as you guys will be considered in the in-house application process.</p>

<p>So would it be a good strategy to get into the highrises freshman year? or is it not worth it?</p>

<p>i’m deathly afraid of mice, are the rodent issues that bad?</p>

<p>Ok who else agrees with hcvops and illegiblyclear on the attractiveness of the girls at upenn?</p>

<p>Hi are all the rooms at fisher like the one that they show on youtube </p>

<p>[YouTube</a> - Fisher Hassenfeld College House at Penn](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XKHAbBXyg]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XKHAbBXyg)</p>

<p>coz i saw some pictures on flickr and the rooms look different and much newer</p>

<p>[Fisher</a> Hassenfeld - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/pennchas/sets/72157613653764638/]Fisher”>Fisher Hassenfeld | Flickr)</p>

<p>…maybe i’m wrong?</p>

<p>Are the classes really that huge? I mean is it rare for professors to know your name? I really want to got to penn but my mom wants me to go to brown/princeton or wellesley because she thinks that there’s no attention given to students because of the size. is that true? also, apx. how many kids are in each world language class? (i’ll be a lang major)</p>

<p>*So would it be a good strategy to get into the highrises freshman year? or is it not worth it? *
It really depends on what kind of experience you are looking for in your freshman year. Living in the high rises has its perks, but it’s going to be pretty different than if you were living in the Quad or Hill.</p>

<p>*Hi are all the rooms at fisher like the one that they show on youtube *
The rooms in the Quad can vary a great deal. The pictures from Flickr look similar to my friend’s room in Fisher (she has a double) </p>

<p>*Are the classes really that huge? I mean is it rare for professors to know your name? I really want to got to penn but my mom wants me to go to brown/princeton or wellesley because she thinks that there’s no attention given to students because of the size. is that true? also, apx. how many kids are in each world language class? (i’ll be a lang major) *
You’re going to have a mix of big classes and small classes. Language classes will be smaller, typically between 10-20 per class. Intro classes tend to be bigger, ranging from 100-400 students (Psych 1 usually is huge, but that’s more of the exception than the rule) There definitely are opportunities to take smaller classes and be able to interact one-on-one with profs; for instance, this semester I’ve got classes with 12, 16, 25ish, 30ish, and (supposedly) 100+ (I say supposedly because the only time the entire class ever shows up in the lecture hall is to write the midterm; the rest of the time the majority don’t show up) The class with around 30 is Chem102 and it’s really small because it’s a freshman-only section, and the biggest class is Math114.</p>

<p>Also, for classes that are really big, usually there’s recitation sections which are around 20 people, although those sections are generally led by a TA rather than the prof. There’s also office hours where you can go in and talk to your prof about any questions you have.</p>

<p>I don’t do math and every college has a different way of getting out of it- sometimes you don’t have to even take it at all but at Penn you do.</p>

<p>There’s this class “Ideas in math” that I was reading about. Has anyone taken it?</p>

<p>How would you describe the vibe of UPENN? I visited during April and couldn’t really get a good handle on the types of students at PENN. At Hopkins students seemed more intellectual, suburbia type kids. I’ve heard PENN has a significant contingent of snooty rich kids - true or not? Does it ruin the atmosphere of the school?
Also, I’m planning to complete pre-med reqts., but majoring in history or poli-sci. Do you know the percentage of undergrads on the pre-med track at Penn? What’s the learning enviro - cut-throat, cooperative, etc.? (I keep reading that students at Penn are always stressed!).
How’s the academic advising at PENN? Is administration helpful to students or is it a bureaucratic nightmare to, say, change your major?</p>

<p>Why would you want suburbia type kids? Also, there will be rich kids everywhere but I can tell you that I was really surprised to learn how many kids were doing work study. Penn tries to get diversity. There’s even a pre-orientation camp for really disadvantaged students.</p>

<p>Penn kids are so helpful. I’ve already made friends with some current undergrads. </p>

<p>And Penn is the place to experiment with different fields- you can easily do a double major in whatever. The advisors are great. I’ve already spoken with 2 and I’m not even matriculated yet. </p>

<p>Especially if your thinking pre-med, please go to Penn. The Univeristy of Pennsylvania Hospital is in a safe area unlike Hopkins (my aunt is a doctor there and always asks the body gaurds to escort her) and the hospital is INCREDIBLE. The med school is also great.</p>

<p>hi, i had a question on sector requirements…
can you use APs to fulfill them?
since there are like 7 sectors…(scoiety, histories, arts. etc.) do u have to fulfill all 7 sectors? or can u pick and choose a few to fulfill?
thanks</p>

<p>AP/IB credit only fulfill free electives; they usually don’t fulfill requirements. And yes, you need to fulfill all of the sector and foundational requirements. There’s also a limit to how many major requirements you can double count towards sector requirements.</p>

<p>How easy is it to graduate in 3 years?</p>

<p>it’s rare even with a ton of ap credit, and more importantly, it’s not worth killing yourself to save a year’s tuition</p>

<p>k thanks!
but can u use AP credits to help complete minors?</p>

<p>i’m not aware of that many minors that have ap credits counting for their required classes</p>