<p>I'm seriously considering applying to Penn because I like the pre-professional and career orientated attitude there, but I have a couple doubts. I'm a fairly laid back person--not lazy or boring or shy--just calm. Parties are fun every once in a while, but I'm happy sipping a coffee at a cafe. I have a group of 6-7 best friends whom I've known forever, but I don't have a huge social network, nor do I have 700 phone numbers on my speed dial. I get the impression that Penn is very much a school for active, very social people, that work crazy hard during the week and party crazy hard during the weekend attitude. While again, I'm not unsocial or anything, I'm nervous that I won't be able to keep up, and such a lifestyle could be exhausting. I don't want to be that person that stays home when all her friends go out. Is this just stupid of me, or is it a legitimate concern?</p>
<p>there’s something here for just about everyone…</p>
<p>you should be just fine.</p>
<p>“I get the impression that Penn is very much a school for active, very social people, that work crazy hard during the week and party crazy hard during the weekend attitude.”</p>
<p>Some people at Penn are like that, but not all. Personally, I think I am like you.</p>
<p>“While again, I’m not unsocial or anything, I’m nervous that I won’t be able to keep up, and such a lifestyle could be exhausting. I don’t want to be that person that stays home when all her friends go out.”</p>
<p>You just said you’re a calm person, so you don’t have to change that. If some of your friends will go to parties on the weekends and you don’t feel like going, then don’t go. There’s nothing to “keep up” to; you’re not going to be graded on what you do on weekends in comparison to other people, or on how “exhausting” your lifestyle is.</p>
<p>“I get the impression that Penn is very much a school for active, very social people, that work crazy hard during the week and party crazy hard during the weekend attitude.”</p>
<p>There is definitely a visible minority of students who are like this, and as someone who sort of fits that stereotype I think it’s great..there is literally always something to do. If you’re bored here it’s really your own fault. But don’t think that everyone is like that. Plenty of people don’t go out or only go out once or twice a week. And if you’re worried about a really high-strung student body, don’t be. I think the overwhelming majority of people are really chill, just really busy.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, I know it’s wrong of me to try and fit a whole student body into one generalization, I’m just trying to imagine what the school feels like because I never had the chance to visit. One more question, is the majority of kids really preppy or are most people just nondescript?</p>
<p>what’s nondescript mean in this context?</p>
<p>Penn is a nerd school first and foremost. We have preppy kids and all that, but if 4 hung over people are discussing how FOX can code in the little yellow lines for first down while watching football, you know you go to a nerd school.</p>
<p>^i have always wondered this!! (but was too embarassed to ask)</p>
<p>or, if a bunch of people go to greek lady and then engage in a discussion about how chlorophyll can be “squeezed out of leaves”</p>
<p>yup, pretty nerdy / geeky / dorky…</p>
<p>Being the “social Ivy” is kind of like being first in Ivy league football (Harvard this year). Sure, you’re the best in your “league”, but you can’t compete with the big state universities.</p>
<p>tenebrousfire, by nondescript I was asking if there’s no specific category students fit into–not preppy, artsy, nerdy or anything, just a diverse group of students. That would be an ideal student body for me, however social nerdy kids sound great ;-). Thank you for sharing all of your experiences!</p>
<p>lol I know how they code those</p>
<p>Not that complex – they just have some pixel color comparisons (for both the field and the players involved) – so basically it will know what to draw the line on and what not to draw the line on based on the colors it cuts through. The line placement itself is done with respect to the specific camera/angle/position/line midpoint.</p>
<p>Yea, but what happens when the field gets muddy or if there is snow and all that stuff? it doesn’t draw over the players, but it draws over the logos on the ground and stuff. it’s complicated. i miss rum :(</p>