<p>SAT: 2170 (800M/690CR/680W)
GPA: 4.7
Rank: 8/600
Race: Hispanic</p>
<p>I leave the Stouffer question to LM since he/she lives there. Mayer and Stouffer are two different places under one College House name, which is Stouffer. Stouffer-Stouffer is right next to the quad, above some stores. Souffer-Mayer is across the street behind Harnwell.</p>
<p>So what’s the typical courseload for a wharton student, do you know? 5 classes? 4 classes?</p>
<p>Management -> some calc course -> writing course -> ?? -> ??</p>
<p>Also my second question is, how fast do the Freshman get used to “dorm life”? I’ve been living in a dorm since 9th grade…so I’ve gone through the whole ordeal and witnessed some of the breakdowns that some freshman have when they’re away from their parents for the very first time (obviously…those are just 13 year olds so it could be a lot more dramatic)…but what’s it like?</p>
<p>Living in a highrise during Freshman year for me was the best decision of the year. All the freshman live together on three floors. You’ll get to meet a bunch of people, but I would not say that the community feel is stronger here in the high-rises as it is in the quad. Still, I hang out with my hall mates constantly, and the best part is that we actually have a lot of room to socialize. </p>
<p>Harrison is a lot different than Harnwell in the fact that Harrison has a residential program specifically catered to Freshman called the Freshman Experience (or Fresh Ex). You cannot get into Harrison as a Freshman unless you apply for this program. The program is great as events are held constantly to make us happy, including parties (Fall and Halloween), trips to restaurants, to IKEA, to center city, and a bunch of other socializing opportunity. To get into Harnwell as a Freshman, you either will get in by luck of the draw (you have to write an essay for any residential program, including Harrison’s Fresh Ex), or apply to a residential program within Harnwell that includes upperclassmen. Rodin does not take Freshmen.
I encourage everyone to apply to Harrison. </p>
<p>But seriously guys, you are getting way ahead of yourself. Enjoy your acceptance first before worrying about these sort of things!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about housing so much guys. Odds are you’ll be happy wherever you end up. The bulk of the freshmen live in either the quad or hill. read into your options and pick what you would like most. i personally ranked hill first on my housing app since hill has a dining hall inside and I would be almost guaranteed a single. sure the food isn’t great, but it’s okay, and eating at the dining hall reduces the amount of money im spending. it’s also convenient on days like today when it’s cold and raining outside, and i dont have to go out just to eat. as for dining plans, you’ll be screwed over no matter which one you pick, so try to gauge your habits over the first couple of weeks and do the best you can.</p>
<p>Whether you live in hill, the quad, a high rise, or kings court, you make the experience on your own. There is of course the chance that you’ll get stuck with a bad hall or a crappy roommate, but even that can be overcome by meeting and hanging out with other people. Nothing will “doom” you, and you’ll be as happy as you want to be here at penn :)</p>
<p>i dont think adjusting to dorm life is much of a problem. it was quick for me, and i havent met someone who had trouble with it. everyone ends up adjusting quickly because you have to. You’ll get to campus, NSO is a blur, and before you know it, classes start. Then you have homework, club meetings, and a job, depending on what you do. lets just say that if you want to do well, not adjusting is not an option you have.</p>
<p>I’m taking 5 classes as a wharton student and I’m in mgmt 100, writing seminar, math 114 (multivariable…this is not required), spanish, and legal studies 101. the standard first semester lineup is mgmt 100, writing, math 104 (like BC cal), econ 010, and a language. this will of course change depending on what AP credits you have coming in. you can also choose to take 4 classes, but i would recommend taking 5. </p>
<p>as for partying, its not like a state school like someone already said, but it’s probably relatively good given penn’s peer universities. you can choose to go out as much as you want or stay in some nights when youre tired. everything at penn really is your choice. as a word of advice, if you plan to go out a lot, make sure to come with a fake.</p>
<p>hope this helps a bit, and congrats to all of yall who will be on campus in the fall!</p>
<p>Hey everyone, and congrats to all who were accepted ED!</p>
<p>I’m a Penn alum currently in medical school, and I must say that my time at Penn was utterly incredible and I can’t imagine having gone anywhere else. If any of you have questions for somebody with more of a long-range view of the Penn experience, I’d be happy to field them.</p>
<p>I hope you’re all excited to start your time at Penn, and I hope that going in you realize just what a marvelous and unique community of which you’re becoming a part.</p>
<p>how is the financial aid as far as you know? i hear that they’ve upped aid to middle/ upper-middle class families?</p>
<p>My family does not have a great deal of need but we certainly wouldn’t be able to afford Penn without help (I think we’re in the 180,000-200,000/year category but have three kids in college)</p>
<p>Also, I’m being recruited as an athlete. I know Penn does not offer athletic scholarships but do coaches ever finagle extra aid to prospects?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>i think financial aid is terrible, since i didnt get any. so i guess my view is a little biased…
the people at financial services are also the rudest, most difficult people to work with when there’s an error on your bill. i cant stand fin services.</p>
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<p>I actually know someone who got “full financial aid” aka a full scholarship for track despite the fact her dad is an Eagles coach (and then she quit track…and walked on to a different sport). I have to say, I’m really bitter about that.
But anyway, I actually know several people who are really happy with their financial aid. I unfortunately didn’t get any and really could of have used some, but it really depends.</p>
<p>My financial aid package is excellent. Around 30k for mid-upper 100k income.</p>
<p>My question is directed more towards ‘pennalum’, but I would really appreciate input some input from current Quakers as well.</p>
<p>As a prospective med/dental school student in the future, do you think that I would have time to explore my other interests? I applied as a biochemistry major, but I know that there are a ton of other science majors which have great med/dental acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Specifically, I am interested in taking some business/economics classes at Wharton if possible, and I’m sure the College has a variety of other courses that would interest me such history and language classes, though I would like to remain focused on science/business. However, I don’t want to overwork myself and not have time to enjoy the college experience itself. Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>wharton’s got a great set of healthcare management classes that should be interesting to any pre-health student</p>
<p>you should be able to work your schedule so that you have an opportunity to explore some of them, plus other interesting electives (you’ll have to take your sector requirements anyway)</p>
<p>tenebrous, that seems almost exactly what I’m looking for. I almost regret not applying for the management/life sciences program in the first place since it’s pretty much what I want for my future career. However, if I can take classes at Wharton regardless this shouldn’t be an issue.</p>
<p>i think you have a limit of 4 wharton courses, or something, in the college… but yep plenty to explore</p>
<p>That sounds pretty good, but I’m probably going to feel out what kind of path I want to follow. Could someone describe the food more specifically? I heard that the meal plans have too many meals, but how is the quality of the meals themselves?</p>
<p>Hi, you might have touched on this earlier, but i was wondering how many people are usually in the intro engineering classes (General Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, etc.), is it more around 100 people, 200 people…</p>
<p>how common is it for engineers to minor?</p>
<p>also, for those interested, i did not receive any financial aid either :/</p>
<p>thanks so much!</p>
<p>tons of engineers minor in something</p>
<p>intro engineering classes are 100-200 ish</p>
<p>Hey, another Wharton freshman here to answer questions. I live in King’s Court, but I want to echo an earlier poster who said not to worry about housing too much. Most of my friends ended up in completely different places than they requested so don’t waste too much time debating the merits of each house. There is no guarantee that you’ll end up where you request!</p>
<p>Also, I’m part of Wharton Ambassadors. We’re available on the class of 2014 facebook page to answer any ?s there as well.</p>
<p>Wharton 09 grad here too to help answer questions.</p>