Like most freshmen, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from Wharton or how to best set myself up for success. A few years and countless “coffee chats” later, I’ve found the advice I received from friends and mentors freshman year helped enable me to grow as a student, leader and thinker. This list of tips, based on my experiences, will hopefully help you in your freshman transition.
Category: The Social Ivy
Jennifer Mesa | Advice from a Penn pre-law
Even though I knew my path early on, as a rising senior preparing to apply to law school this upcoming fall, there’s a lot I wish I had known sooner and other things I’m really glad I figured out quickly. Here are some tips I hope are useful to the Penn pre-laws out there.
Ireland Gorecki | Advice from a Penn pre-med
While it may feel comforting to daydream and ponder all the practicalities that come with entering Penn’s pre-professional environment, it’s hard to fully grasp what being a pre-med student is like until you’ve experienced it. There are many things I’ve learned—and things I’m still learning—that I wish I knew sooner. Hopefully my insight can give you a better taste of what to expect!
Chloe Hunt | 29 tips for the Penn class of 2029
From a soon-to-be Penn alum, here are 29 tips to help you in your time at Penn. Congratulations to the Class of 2029!
Anonymous | 4 A.M. Revelations: finding self in the digital void
One evening, I realized something disturbing: my stream of consciousness had been transformed into a kind of curated feed. So I did something radical: I sat outside in the dark. No phone, no laptop—just the honest company of my mind and the sounds, a city taking a breath between yesterday and tomorrow.
Chloe Hunt | The solution to dating at Penn? Don’t date at Penn
For those single on Valentine’s Day, this should be a call to action for maintaining friendships, expressing gratitude for all your loved ones that you have every day. College friendships are uniquely intense and special.
Jennifer Mesa | Looking for love at Penn? You might be doing it wrong
We’ve assigned Penn a generally anti-romantic environment.
I’m here to tell you that this perception is wrong, and, I would argue, that many of you hopeless romantics are part of the problem.
Emma McClure | A reformed Valentine’s hater weighs in on Anti-Valentine’s Day
Why do we need Anti-Valentine’s Day when Galentine’s or Palentine’s Day is a perfectly good alternative that does functionally the same thing? The only difference is that Galentine’s Day puts a positive spin on things while Anti-Valentine’s Day puts an emphasis on being against love.
Lexi Boccuzzi | If you love someone, let them grow.
Alumni Lexi Boccuzzi argues that we should stop falling for a false dichotomy in our relationships, particularly post-grad.
Emma McClure | Anti-corporation at Penn
The murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has captured the attention of every major news outlet in the nation.