<p>yeah im from malvern... well if youre in the actual CITY i think it really helps. if youre from LM hs then it depends on how many kids usually get into penn each year... at gvhs its like 2-4 but i remembear hearing that LM sends a good amount... if you look at the geographic distribution of the current freshman class, more are from PA than like anywhere else. if youre from around here, your why penn essay should be considerably stronger cause youve had more opportunities to visit campus, do research/classes, and find out what u like about philly. cause a third of my essay was all about wanting to help out those underprivileged west philly kids..... yeahhhhhhhhh</p>