<p>Earlier, I posted on the site about choosing between Penn, Princeton and Brown. Later, about choosing between Penn and Stanford.</p>
<p>I thought I'd have regrets.</p>
<p>I just want all future applicants to know that I was wrong.</p>
<p>Penn is an amazing place:</p>
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<li>the campus is beautiful and it's a little "bubble" within the city, so you get the benefits of a small rural-feeling campus, while having all the advantages of an amazing city.</li>
<li>the option of not having to live in dorms. ie. apartment style living is great. harrison freshmen experience. apply!</li>
<li>the professors are amazing and soooo extending. everyone's really nice too- upperclassmen are super supportive as well. it's like a family here. from what i've seen, there's no exclusivity and people really are not stuck-up.</li>
<li>the MA/BA programs are awesome, and they're really possible. Dual degrees and joint degrees between schools are also very doable. </li>
<li>the new cafeteria provider is awesome. i'm eating better than i ever did back home. there's always an ice cream bar with ice cream cones and ice cream bars too. also, about once a week they have smoothie bars. they have stations at lunch and dinner where they'll make food on the spot for you, which is pretty cool too.
I think food consumption went up like a quarter this year in the cafeterias.
The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian - Dining goes local for a day</li>
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<p>having the option for dining dollars is pretty cool too because we have a lot of really good local restaurants.</p>
<p>Filling out college apps might be annoying, but it's definitely worth it when this is the end result.</p>
<p>Good luck everyone, and I hope to see you all on Locust Walk next year!</p>
<p>I am glad you are enjoying Penn =] thanks for all the info. I hope to see you on Locust next fall as well</p>
<p>Amen!</p>
<p>Ah, my dream school. :')</p>
<p>wait, you’re in freshex?? I had been under the impression that you were in Harnwell for some reason.
I probably know you then haha. then again, maybe not. There are some random people on 12/13 who I don’t even know exist!</p>
<p>I have a question about the dual degrees. I am applying for the M&T program but that program is really exclusive. If I don’t get into that program but get into Penn’s engineering school, can I also dual major in a major at Wharton? Or is it easier to minor at Wharton? I know Wharton is really really exclusive so does Penn allow its students to use the Wharton school’s resources as well even though I didn’t get into that school?</p>
<p>I was originally in Harnwell but switched because there weren’t going to be enough freshies on a program floor I wanted.</p>
<p>Future frosh: you can apply to any highrise except for Rodin. (Unless the policy changes for next year). A lot of people like the Quad too. It’s beautiful. </p>
<p>Yes, you can apply to either Wharton or Engineering and then pursue a dual degree in either school. It might take you a bit longer, but it’s doable.</p>
<p>Another note: when I came here, I was worried about competition. In my decision process, I was looking for the school that would be like a community of learners rather than a cut-throat environment. That’s exactly what I found at Penn. It’s really not competitive and people only seem to care about doing their personal best.</p>
<p>If anything, in the library, it’s nice when others are studying. You know you’re not alone and everyone’s very nice and supportive. Same thing in the gym…the group dynamic etc.</p>
<p>You’ll probably be warned about this next year, but anyway…my only caution: there’s free food everywhere so be careful to go to Pottruck once in a while. It’s a great gym anyway.</p>
<p>But overall, people really care. People want you to get involved and want you to flourish. Be it the president of a club, a professor or simply a Penn walking escort, they want you to succeed and love it here. </p>
<p>The students are so diverse that I have absolutely no reluctance in assuring everyone that you will meet a group of friends for you. </p>
<p>And, of course, that you will love it here, hopefully as much as I do : )</p>
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Any non-Wharton Penn undergrad can take Wharton courses, and many of them do.</p>