<p>Hey Guys,</p>
<p>My dad was an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania for 13 years. Will this give me any advantage?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It might. If he’s not currently there however, it might be negligible.</p>
<p>Assistant professor for 13 years? Usually it’s up or out after 7. Was he a full-time faculty member or maybe an affiliated faculty member in a professional school?</p>
<p>Even if it doesn’t give you faculty-staff benefits now, it already has given you a huge advantage. You know Penn. You know a lot of people at Penn, you speak the language of Penn and academia, and you’ve been raised with a core belief in education. Spend a few hours on SEPTA (in the city), listening to other passengers, and you’ll realize what you do have.</p>