<p>Convince me, please.</p>
<p>If we have to convince you, then you probably shouldn’t even bother thinking about UPenn 
Bye!</p>
<p>^agreed. don’t apply.</p>
<p>having some trouble writing your why penn essay? haha</p>
<p>Lol he’s doing this for Stanford too.</p>
<p>this is sad. like others said, if you need convincing you should not apply</p>
<p>UPenn is better than all other schools because UPenn students are incredibly helpful in responding to questions like the one you asked.</p>
<p>While I find your post amusing, STMoore… their points are valid.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t have to be convinced to go to a school - you should want to be there. :-D</p>
<p>This coming from an alumnus.</p>
<p>Ok Guys, if you dont want to respond, don’t. But that does not take away from the validity of a question. We did the college tour. We looked at the websites and courses. But how can much can you really know if you spend maybe 30 hours looking at a specific college from the outside? This is a four year commitment. Would you marry someone based on such a short period of time? Maybe this is just a realistic and reasonable request for suggestions for someone who has specific knowledge about the institution. My father went to Penn and my nephew goes there and I am embarassed by the tone of your responses.</p>
<p>trackpop I agree that some of the responses are a bit snarky, but to post such an open-ended question begs skepticism. FWIW my response was exactly the same as #2, #6 and #8. If you’re turning to a group of anonymous internet posters to somehow help you decide if any school is the right place for you then you probably shouldn’t apply there.</p>
<p>A better strategy for the OP would have been to list why he does or doesn’t like Penn and then have the community comment on whether he has the right perception of the place. </p>
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<p>No I wouldn’t. But if I wanted to, I wouldn’t ask other people to convince me why I should and I certainly wouldn’t ask any of her old boyfriends.</p>
<p>I too am an alum.</p>
<p>For me no other school can come close to how I feel about Penn. It’s the energy of the students in an environment like Philly where the people have so much character and personality. Every time I set foot on the campus I just feel so much energy I know it sounds crazy but it’s true for me. Never thought I would feel that way about any college campus but I guess you could call it “true love!”</p>
<p>Thanks LN for the helpful response, and track for the support.</p>
<p>I’ll revise my question so that it is more suitable, since for some reason I am coming off as some naive prick who needs to be convinced to go to Upenn. (I won’t bother wondering why my simple open ended question attracted so much negativity.)</p>
<p>What do you like about Penn that is not found in other schools? </p>
<p>BTW, I am not a senior, and Upenn is my #1 choice and Stanford is my #2 choice. I have many reasons why I want to go to Upenn, including philly, location, student body, campus, etc. Like all anxious high schoolers, I want more information on the school from kids within the school, and it’s as simple as that.</p>
<p>My wife, our son and I went to Penn, in different schools encompassing engineering, business and medicine. I can share with you our collected impression of Penn.
With Penn’s One-University philosophy, the opportunities and courses available for the students are unmatched. The location offers the best of both worlds that you can have a very rich college campus life and experience yet with all the offerings of a vibrant urban environment readily accessible. The networking and post-graduate job placement is one of the strongest in the country. Its alumni are extremely loyal and helpful. Academically, it is as good as any of the top tiered institutions. But last but not least, we all found that the students there are very balanced academically, socially and in their worldly maturity. They are very street-wise, pragmatic, have a good sense of book knowledge and real life skills and outlooks, possessing and demonstrating a great latitude of flexibility and adaptability. As an employer, I found Penn grads ready to hit the road and work proficiently and contribute effectively from day one.
I hope this help.</p>
<p>Thank you very much</p>
<p>clearly a prestige whore. </p>
<p>loljk. sort of.</p>
<p>^You’re the one applying Penn ED… :)</p>
<p>okayyy sorry for the snappy response. like vinceh said, one is skeptical of a question like that especially come ED time where people are trying to answer their Why Penn essays. I am applying this year and what really appeals to me about Penn first off is their Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major which is rare and perfectly tailored to my interests. also the one university policy lets me take law classes as well as government policy classes from Fels as an undergraduate student which is amazing. its a top school that offers a wonderful education in an amazing city with a lot of personality. also, they have some of the best professors in economics and government that are doing some great work!</p>
<p>Thanks Rahuja. </p>
<p>What are some things that you like at penn that you can’t find in other Ivy’s?</p>
<p>In my opinion, you can’t really say that any one Ivy League college is drastically different than the other ones until you identify what it is that you are looking for.</p>
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<p>They have an undergraduate business school</p>