<p>To all those accepted to UPenn Class of 2011… congrats!</p>
<p>I am the first student from my high school to go to Penn in 35 years! (I got into the CAS) I live in the boonies of Mountain Maryland… and its quite a feeling knowing I can get out of here and head to Philly (home of Rocky and cheesteaks… ahhhhh)</p>
<p>I look forward to your responses and posts, and getting to know my future classmates!</p>
<p>Sincerely from Hagerstown, MD,</p>
<p>Matt</p>
<p>Nice to meet you! congratz! I can't wait to eat genuine cheese steaks!</p>
<p>The only dilemma is that no one around here is remotely familiar with Penn! For example:</p>
<p>I was floating on air this morning, and someone near me in AP Human Geo asked me if I had gotten into the college of my choice. I responded yes, and she immediately said, "what was it called again?" I answered "UPenn." The girl next to her said "No Way! My brother got into Penn State last year too!" At that point my teacher strolled behind me (she is a Penn graduate student alum, ironically not from anywhere near my hometown) and said "Don't worry, you're going to hear that the rest of your life."</p>
<p>Some life to look forward to!</p>
<p>Yeah my English teacher makes us announce when we get accepted somewhere so I said I got accepted into Penn and my teacher goes "Oh great the Littany Lions!". Needless to say I responded with a very annoyed "no!" an went on to correct her thought that Penn is associated with that public state football school.</p>
<p>GO QUAKERS!</p>
<p>Yeah...most people confuse it with Penn State. Even if you say University of Pennsylvania, they'll get confused. It's pretty ridiculous, but whatever.</p>
<p>Yeah, hopefully a University of Pennsylvania sweatshirt will help things along.</p>
<p>no, it doesnt help. they wont even read the "U" part, just the penn part and assume u L0VE fball that much to go study ibanking there. crazy kids.
its ok, we all know its an amazing school with a stupid name lol. and the ppl who actually MATTER in life know as well.
penn'11 !!!</p>
<p>I have gotten so tired of it I just let the morons say Penn State but watever</p>
<p>i actually except people to think of penn state, and i am surprised when they know what i am talking about, even more impressed if they know its an ivy league school. "Isn't that a state school?" or "Isn't that the only public school in the ivy league?" It is hard to correct them without sounding arrogant.</p>
<p>Despite other people's reactions, I know within myself that I was accepted into the Ivy League, and thats all that counts! Its so redeeming knowing that 12 years of hard work has actually paid off! </p>
<p>I think the cool thing is that the few people I've talked to that go to Penn, have gone to Penn, or have kids that go/have gone to Penn all love/loved it. </p>
<p>I have to ask everyone a question... if you did visit, did you know once you took a step into the campus that it was the place you wanted to be?</p>
<p>I know I did.</p>
<p>MATT</p>
<p>YESSS OMG
i had no idea what i wanted in a college until i stepped onto the corner of 36th and walnut... when life just came rushing at me and i knew that this was home. i love philadelphia, i loved penn and i absolutely LOVE the fact that itll be home this september!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Any southerners worried about the cold in philly?</p>
<p><<< is very much afraid because she's never seen snow...
ah the perks of living in miami!</p>
<p>haha paro.... you will get use to snow and the cold very fast ....and in philly, its not that bad .....ahh, philly is going to be our home soon!!!</p>
<p>P.S. - did anyone receive the reply card/"official" letter yet? I DID! so exciting</p>
<p>Yeah..Penn is always confused with Penn State. U Michigan has more name recognition. I got into UMich with $60,000 merit money (OOS).
Deferred to Penn
Puck Fenn...as they say in Princeton Univ.</p>