UPenn ED acceptance rate is around 14%, but they don’t post a singular Wharton rate. Does anyone know whether or not ED to Wharton gives an admissions boost to unhooked applicants? I’ve heard varying answers and am unsure to the extent it helps, especially since Wharton remains incredibly competitive.

Has anyone else seen that old asian lady who hands out these postcards about how "China is infiltrating the US"? I've seen her on Locust Walk several times and also nearby the McDonald's

Is it easier to take Chem 1011 intro to general chemistry 1 or chem 1012 general chemistry 1? I didn’t take AP Chemistry and the last time I had a chemistry class was in 10th grade. Also any thoughts on Fagan for chem 1012?

To the Asian girl sitting across from me on the main floor of Van Pelt last night from 8-9:30pm. You were sitting at those big desks and I was the guy at the computer who asked you to watch my stuff for a minute.

I accidentally startled you, and when you smiled afterward, I thought it was a super cute meet-cute moment.

I wish I would’ve introduced myself so let me take my chances here. Your noise cancellation headphones work a bit too well.

DM if that was you :)

Hi all. My home school is Arts and Sciences, given that the advisor has approved my tentative schedule (which is quite reasonable in terms of workload and completing prereqs), how difficult would it be to apply for an Uncoord Dual Degree in SEAS?
I am estimating that my GPA will be around 3.5-3.6 at the time of application, which is higher than the minimum GPA threshold of 3.0.
Any advice is appreciated!

Freshman trying to study English, horrible at math, trying to get off as easy as possible with the formal reasoning requirement. a lot of the info here about 1700 seems dated so i figured id ask around. professor is zaninelli, who i haven’t been able to find a ton of info about.

Hi everyone!

Yall should pregame your Halloween activities and watch a Halloween-themed swing dance show this weekend anddd there Lindy, salsa fusion, and westie! Most of us are queer so see yall at Swalloween after that ;)
We have two show times:
- Friday 5-6:30pm
- Saturday 3-4:30pm

Tickets are $10/person ($8/person if you buy in a group of 6+ ppl): https://pennlivearts.org/event/swing-o-ween

Swing dance/lindy hop is a partnered dance to swung jazz. It was created by Black dancers during the Harlem Renaissance in NYC, but is now danced all over the world!

Here's are youtube channel if you want to see clips of past shows: https://www.youtube.com/@westphillyswingers

Hi yall. So i'm looking into the sp2 department's MS in nonprofit leadership . I am interested in penn for this program because i have some good experience in nonprofit administration and many connections within my sector (however, this is limited to the county in which i work). I want to strengthen my connections to philly and across the nonprofit sector in general.

what are some experiences with the program? Did you find that it helped you make stronger connections and find a good job? What are some of the upsides and downsides of the program? Let me know in the comments

I am going to get my Penn card. Which places I can go around with Penn card for free or for small amount?

I am not going to be a CS major, but I am interested in Cog Sci and marketing, and would like to know at least some sort of coding to prepare myself for jobs related to those majors. Which one would be more fruitful to take?

Does anybody know what the easiest SEAS natural science elective is? Or if the one they took was very chill? I’m taking CIS 1210 next sem I need something easy with less work idc what the class is about.

If they are all bad I could do a social science elective if you know any easy easy ones lmk

Hi there, I'm wondering how this new "Software Development with AI Coding Agents" course is doing so far?

For those of you taking it, do you think it's a good course? Useful? Heavy / easy-A?

Also I've heard it will become part of the CIS core in the future

this fall semester I took/am taking math 1410, phys 0150, cis 1600, and cis 1200 which has been by far the most ive worked in my life, for context.

this spring im thinking of taking 1210, ese 3010, phys 0151, and ese 3600 (along with a global seminar)

is this doable? I wanna have time for clubs, so im leaving linear algebra to sophomore fall (which I plan to take with cis 2400 and 2620 and an elective).

for context, im considering compe which is why im taking ese 1120, and im taking ese 3010 because I want to have a baseline for probability so studying the green book for qt interviews sophomore fall will be smoother than no prior introduction other than cis 1600.

thoughts? im (obviously) in no clubs right now due to this workload, so will I be able to do things like research or join pennlabs or smth?

Hi there! I was wondering if anyone ever had an informal interview with Jamie-Lee Josselyn at KWH during the creative writing recruitment process, and I was wondering what type of questions she asks and how its works because she also mentioned a tour. Thank you!

Has anyone taken EESC 1000 with either J. Murphy during the regular semester or Maria-Antonia Andrews over the summer?

I still need to fulfill my Physical World gen ed requirement and I am looking for a relatively easy class with a manageable workload.

How difficult were the weekly quizzes and assignments? Were the quizzes open notes? For the online summer section were they proctored? How much studying did you typically need to do and was getting an A manageable?

Would you recommend this course, or are there easier Physical World alternatives?

Hey everyone! Does anyone know of any Halloween parties I can come to. I promise I’m hot and fun, I just haven’t seen any parties that are pulling me in at the moment! We can go together if ur looking for a +1!

I'm currently registering for classes for the spring, and I need to take a writing seminar. Unfortunately, I have very limited options because of the availability of my other classes and the only teacher that seems to have a class on a time I can sign up for is Patrick T. Wehner. If anyone has had him before, how is he? It seems like his rating as an instructor is a little lower than the other professors on the course plan website. Any feedback would be appreciated!

Hi everyone! My group is working on a class project researching college students’ experiences with banking and financial services, and we’re looking for undergraduate and graduate students who might be interested in participating in a 90-minute discussion/interview.

If you’re interested, please fill out this quick screening survey so we can find potential participants: https://forms.gle/vSGUjomJp482YkA2A

We’re hoping to get responses before Monday morning, so it would be a huge help if you could fill it out tonight!

Thanks!!

(yall please we just need a few more participants for our assignment 😭)

I'm in a tournament at Penn in two weekends (Sat. Nov. 7) and I was wondering if all the courts tend to get used on Saturdays...according to the Penn Racquets Center website they set aside courts 10, 11, and 12 for Penn students (but the others might be reserved for the tournament itself). I hate only getting two minutes to warm up on each side before a competitive match so I wanted to reserve one if possible but I emailed the center and they haven't responded (they also don't answer their phone, there's a recorded message and then it goes straight to voicemail). Do the club teams, for example, sometimes have informal practices then on those courts? (their website says only that they practice on Tue/Wed/Thur evenings) or do they tend to get booked by other students? (or is every weekend different) Thanks

Hi everyone!

I’m a student at Penn, and my team is working on a research project for our IPD 5090 exploring how college students choose their banks, manage their finances, and navigate financial services.

We’re hoping to hear from undergrads about their experiences and perspectives. If you’re willing to help, we’d really appreciate you completing a brief screening survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnElzuoHRu3cNMJQWPGC2bTqKujtrJdqj5xCx3SB3gRuhyVA/viewform

Whether you love your bank, dislike it, or rarely think about it, we’d love to hear from you!

We're hoping to connect with a few students for follow-up interviews as part of our class project.

Thanks so much for helping out a fellow student! We really appreciate your time and perspective.