<p>no um... if you go on locust, accross from... actually not sure what road they're on, but they were just redone last summer, u should be able to tell, you can see them when you get off the highway...</p>
<p>new high rises? what are you talking about. No new housing has been built since the 70s. They remodeled 2 of the high rises (Hamilton and Harrison) and the 3rd is being remodeled this summer. However, they only remodeled the outside of the building and the common areas. None of the apartments were remodeled.</p>
<p>yea... remodeling that's what i meant... i know, but they're still newer than sansom</p>
<p>Highrise East has the best location (out of the highrises). Close to dining, the gym, huntsman, frats... not engineering though =(</p>
<p>Quad gets annoying with their stupid auto locking front doors and bathrooms. Hate it when I leave someone's key in the bathroom.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that us ED people get all of our stuff on the 1st.</p>
<p>I'm happy someone has some love for Philly and Penns campus, I'm tired of defending it. Penn is like a small city in a big city, I love it.</p>
<p>that's me chocoman...I absolutley love Philly now that I've visited it. Are you a Penn student?</p>
<p>Being in Philly, it reminded me of a smaller version of New York.</p>
<p>I'm going to penn next year, but ive lived in philly my whole life.</p>
<p>exactly, philly is a little ny. and we hate it. if you come here you should learn to hate new york with a passion.</p>
<p>i went to Penn yesterday n walked around with a friend, i walked passed the undergrad admission office and said to myself, my fate is in that building, i had a moment, had to share</p>
<p>for those of you that got in ED, don't expect housing on the 1st. We didnt get it til late may/early june last year...</p>
<p>ahh Penn's campus. One of the reasons why I MIGHT apply to transfer next year. I don't understand why so many people don't like it. I actually think it's best after Cornell, then Yale after Penn. It has a "vibrant" feel, like things are always happening. My friend is a freshman in Wharton, so i stayed the night. SO awesome. There's so much to do on campus, so much to see. I loved the signs around the campus that described various locations( like the one that talks about the first student union in the country). I loved Perelman Quad, so beautiful. It's not TOO big, like Cornell, but not TOO small. I really wish Georgetown's campus was more like Penn's, more...open, with more grass, etc. I like how they have signs hanging from trees or posts that describe events happening, or even the "Welcome to Penn Engineering" sign. The word that always comes to mind when I think of Penn's campus is "colorful". When you walk down Locust Walk, sigh. Many people don't like the whole crossing the main streets thing, but I don't think it's that bad(except when we were going across the street to the Engineering area i think, THAT was a little special,lol). The bookstore is really cool, and Triangle Diner, even though my friend said it's not that great, is really cool to have(at Georgetown, we only have two dining halls, food court(doesn't even compare to C3, i think it's called), 3 cafes, two restaurants, and a diner-esque thing that isn't really part of the school, but accepts the gocard). So, there's so much to experience at Penn, you won't get bored. Enjoy future Quakers, I might be joining you next year.</p>
<p>bern-</p>
<p>are you saying you didn't get housing forms until then? i know some people who knew what their housing was at the end of may/beginning of june. so when would they have gotten their forms?</p>
<p>I find it amusing that anyone would call Penn's campus "big."</p>
<p>Technically it is 269 acres, but so much of that is hospitals and whatnot.</p>
<p>When you live at Penn, you'll find the place quite cozy, and yes, vibrant. Locust Walk is a wonderful main street of sorts, an artery of student life where you can go at any time to get a pulse of the campus. Every school should have a Locust Walk.</p>
<p>I agree. From living in Philly for the last two years and being at Penn's campus all the time, it doesn't seem that big to me anymore either. But it is very cozy like you said.</p>
<p>thanks you guys for posting all of this... i'm 99% sure i'm going to penn, but one of my worries was the huge "big-city" feel... but if you felt like it was "cozy" there.. i'm sure there won't be any problems :) i'm excited.</p>
<p>The Big City is as close or as far as you want it to be ;-)</p>
<p>It's big and interesting enough to be a great resource, but not SO big and interesting that it siphons energy out of the campus (cough Columbia cough)</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>one last bump....still want to print this out</p>
<p>oh, ppl were talking about high rises. interesting note: next year one of them (Harnwell maybe?) is going to be renamed Rodin House. So that'll be weird, cuz right now theyre the 3 H's (Hamilton, Harnwell, and Harrison) but next year theres an R thrown in.</p>
<p>I agree that one great aspect of Penn is that it's in Philly. From what I understand, the city used to be called "Filth-adelphia" but it has really cleaned up within the last 5-6 years... and west Philly as well. This is good for students but, from what I've read, a few years ago, this cause some concern as the west philly locals are resentful as Penn's march of gentrification is pricing them out of the area? what is penn's current relationship with the neighbors?</p>
<p>Coming from LA, which is not pedestrian friendly, Philly is refreshing. From what someone has told me, you can fit all of central Philly into NYC's central park... very walkable, small and cozy.</p>