<p>Can someone help me with this Essay!
I have no clue where to start.
(and how much does the optional essay have an effect on your admissions decision?)</p>
<p>1.) Benjamin Franklin established the Union Fire Company, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the American Philosophical Society, Pennsylvania Hospital, and, of course, the charity school that evolved into the University of Pennsylvania. As they served the larger community of Philadelphia, each institution in turn formed its own community.</p>
<p>Which of the academic communities and social communities that now comprise the University of Pennsylvania are most interesting to you and how will you contribute to them and to the larger Penn community?</p>
<p>I had the same problem when I first started to write the Penn essays. What I did was I went to the penn student organization website and explored some things that interested me. Then I talked about them in my essay and how I would contribute. Not too bad once you start writing. Good luck bro</p>
<p>I found the pg217 essay easier than the academic communities essay lol. Since pg217 is basically open to almost anything you feel like writing about as long as it deals with yourself.</p>
<p>As for the academic community one… The question is pretty straight forward. Write about a community at Penn you’d like to be a part of and how you will contribute to it (and Penn). There is just many ways to tackle it, and that is up to you OP. You can find a list of Penn’s student organizations, academic majors, etc etc on the Penn site.</p>