<p>I’ve heard from many people that they love the Penn campus but I’ve taken a look at lots of pictures and they don’t look all THAT great…</p>
<p>Maybe it gets better if you start living there? What do you Penn students think of the campus? Likes, dislikes, ect?</p>
<p>1) The campus is compact; its easy to get around even in bad weather.
2) As a result you'll see your professors and classmates frequently
3) Trees everywhere! Much of the campus is like a park.
4) There are little art galleries all over the place
5) Lunch trucks
6) Short walk or cab/bus/subway/trolley ride to Center City
7) Most of the really old buildings have been/are being renovated.
8) Toast!</p>
<p>Not so good things include:</p>
<p>Crappy Philly drivers doing 65 past the ice-rink, blasting their horns 24/7, running red lights... (there is effectively no traffic enforcement in Philadelphia so the morons run amok)</p>
<p>Some of the "sort of old" buildings have fairly serious maintenance issues.</p>
<p>Some departments are spread pretty thin - Latin 309 has 25+ registered this fall (average is half that the last few years) and most of the 300 level Classics courses are packed as well.</p>
<p>"there is effectively no traffic enforcement in Philadelphia so the morons run amok"</p>
<p>That sounds kind of scary for pedestrians.</p>
<p>I think Penn has a great campus. I'm not a penn student, but when I visited I thought that it was a good blend of lawns/trees/distinct campus and proximity to all the resources/stores/restaurants/etc you expect from a city.</p>
<p>I love Penn's campus. Locust Walk (the main walk that goes across campus) is simply amazing. You feel like you're in a real college campus as opposed to be being thrown in a city.</p>
<p>"That sounds kind of scary for pedestrians."</p>
<p>No kidding!. I lived most of my life in Chicago and was astounded at the disregard for basic traffic law here. Stand on any major street corner and you'll see:</p>
<p>Two or three cars go through nearly every red light
Some idiot laying on his horn the instant the light changes
If there is a "no turn on red" sign, someone will just drive right through</p>
<p>And keep an eye on the next block. if it's a 2-way street someone will pull out of a parking space and make a u-turn in the middle of the block.</p>
<p>And you're absolutely right - Penn has just about a perfect blend of old time college feel and big city action.</p>
<p>Haha, in New York, the pedestrians are the dangerous ones. People have no regard for traffic lights and jaywalk all the time. Cars have to stop because they can't just drive through a throng of (illegally) crossing people.</p>
<p>wait does compact = small?</p>
<p>how big is the campus?</p>
<p>Compact = things are closer together = convenient/accessible.
I wouldn't say it's small but obviously it's in a city and that puts limits to say, having a forest.</p>
<p>It's quite big: <a href="http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=1%5B/url%5D">http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=1</a></p>
<p>The "campus" is between 40th and 33rd and Walnut and Spruce, though.</p>
<p>Actually, we do have a forest:</p>
<p>Oooo pretty</p>
<p>That looks pretty sweet. How far away from the center of campus is that?</p>
<p>Too far to walk unfortunately.</p>
<p>Starting from my office on Market:</p>
<p>That doesn't...quite count as the campus, but it's very pretty :)</p>
<p>I've been on many college campuses and Penn has one of the most beautiful I have ever seen (personal opinion). I actually thought Georgetown was a big disaapointment from their website pictures.
Anway, about Penn...I don't think Penn's pictures do it justice. It is completely different being there in person, as opposed to seeing it on the internet.
Philly is a condensed version of New York. Everything is very congested and squeezed together, but I like it that way.</p>
<p>Really? I liked Georgetown but maybe it was just a nice day. When I visited Penn it was really cold so I didin't want to linger around outside for too long, but I really like Locust walk</p>
<p>I thought the main building of GT was pretty, but I didn't think the campus was very big.
I visited Penn in March, on a day when it was very cold and rainy. But, I did think it was pleasant, especially for being right in the middle of a city.
I bet Penn's campus is beautiful in the fall when the foliage starts to change.</p>
<p>have you all seen my penn pictures? i'm pretty proud of them. :)webshots username mdford86.</p>
<p>really? where are they, I like the thrills, could you post a link or sth?
Overall, penn campus gives me the impression of a close and welcoming environment. The people are sociable and agreeable, which altogether makes it a great place to learn and to live. :)</p>