When did Penn become prestigious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people are so intent on bashing schools on here (not just on this thread, but also similar ones on DCUM). If the school wasn't right for you or your kid, fine. Move on. No school is for everyone. But at that point, why do you care about putting it down to other people? And so vehemently? Seriously, why do you care?

It's scarily fun when you can be anonymous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people are so intent on bashing schools on here (not just on this thread, but also similar ones on DCUM). If the school wasn't right for you or your kid, fine. Move on. No school is for everyone. But at that point, why do you care about putting it down to other people? And so vehemently? Seriously, why do you care?

It's scarily fun when you can be anonymous

But the thing is, some people might be reading this and actually falling for the crazy sh*t that people write. Why do that to people -- especially any high schooler that's researching schools and comes across stuff like this with a Google search? I truly think these people have a mental issue (maybe just insecurity?) that causes them to write such negative things about something that doesn't affect their lives in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people are so intent on bashing schools on here (not just on this thread, but also similar ones on DCUM). If the school wasn't right for you or your kid, fine. Move on. No school is for everyone. But at that point, why do you care about putting it down to other people? And so vehemently? Seriously, why do you care?

It's scarily fun when you can be anonymous

But the thing is, some people might be reading this and actually falling for the crazy sh*t that people write. Why do that to people -- especially any high schooler that's researching schools and comes across stuff like this with a Google search? I truly think these people have a mental issue (maybe just insecurity?) that causes them to write such negative things about something that doesn't affect their lives in the slightest.

I think it's insecurity. Put others down so they are more level w me kind of psychology

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people are so intent on bashing schools on here (not just on this thread, but also similar ones on DCUM). If the school wasn't right for you or your kid, fine. Move on. No school is for everyone. But at that point, why do you care about putting it down to other people? And so vehemently? Seriously, why do you care?

It's scarily fun when you can be anonymous

But the thing is, some people might be reading this and actually falling for the crazy sh*t that people write. Why do that to people -- especially any high schooler that's researching schools and comes across stuff like this with a Google search? I truly think these people have a mental issue (maybe just insecurity?) that causes them to write such negative things about something that doesn't affect their lives in the slightest.

I think it's insecurity. Put others down so they are more level w me kind of psychology

Maybe there are valid reasons, such as wanting to inform people, and also not wanting someone to pay a fortune in tuition fees and to be aware of matters beforehand.

Not intended as a put-down, but who should have to pay a fortune to be someplace and yet not be aware of the atmosphere or real quality of a place. These points are important and very fair.

Further, if a college sets itself up by accepting a ton of legacies in ED to manipulate rankings, then this fact SHOULD be pointed out.

People want the best for a child to make a fully informed decision and not be swayed by advertising or some name without knowing the realities behind a name.

[Anonymous]

Other than Wharton, Penn UG is just ok

[Anonymous]

This year, our school had about 7 kids accepted-nd they did not seem to be legacy, but the bulk female Asians—what is the secret to getting accepted, I’m intrigued???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only on DCUM is an ivy league school not prestigious.

Christ on a whole wheat cracker, give it a break with the preposterous elitism for like five minutes!

When every college SGA officer in the country moves to a city, it becomes full of insufferable jerks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only on DCUM is an ivy league school not prestigious.

Christ on a whole wheat cracker, give it a break with the preposterous elitism for like five minutes!

When every college SGA officer in the country moves to a city, it becomes full of insufferable jerks.

What do you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn has Wharton which is great. Rest of Penn is equal to Cornell. Feel bad for the student body that always have a chip on should vis a vis Wharton kids

I think that Penn is better than the state components of Cornell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Penn was one of the founding universities of the Association of American Universities in 1900.

These are
University of California,
The University of Chicago,
Clark University,
Columbia University,
Cornell University,
Harvard University,
Johns Hopkins University,
University of Michigan,
Princeton University,
University of Pennsylvania,
Stanford University,
University of Wisconsin, and
Yale University

Other than Clark, anybody will recognize these names, so yes, Penn has been prestigious for at least 100 years

No one cares who the founding members of the AAU were.

DP. My kid does. It was the deciding factor.

[Anonymous]

This thread makes my brain hurt. Appallingly one dimensional.

Penn has incredible expertise, energy, and fantastic interdisciplinary studies. It also was founded on noticeably more progressive values, and has lived and leaned into those values through time.. Whether or not the apprenticeship program for former slaves counts as the founding of the school, Penn admitted Jewish students and other minorities well before others, and was knocked for that in the competing academic circles as "less than."

Here is a dissertation link that looks at that.. Another interesting study would be a famous title by Digby Baltzell, who coined the term WASP, "Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia."

https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI9026549/

This reads like some racist boomers' poor attempt at trolling. Please grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread makes my brain hurt. Appallingly one dimensional.

Penn has incredible expertise, energy, and fantastic interdisciplinary studies. It also was founded on noticeably more progressive values, and has lived and leaned into those values through time.. Whether or not the apprenticeship program for former slaves counts as the founding of the school, Penn admitted Jewish students and other minorities well before others, and was knocked for that in the competing academic circles as "less than."

Here is a dissertation link that looks at that.. Another interesting study would be a famous title by Digby Baltzell, who coined the term WASP, "Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia."

https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI9026549/

This reads like some racist boomers' poor attempt at trolling. Please grow up.

Here is a link:
https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/diversity-timeline/1740-1915

This truly picked up steam in the 60's. It has always been the most diverse Ivy league, and it comes as no surprise to hear these dog whistle notions about the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Penn has Wharton which is great. Rest of Penn is equal to Cornell. Feel bad for the student body that always have a chip on should vis a vis Wharton kids

I think that Penn is better than the state components of Cornell.

Agree. Penn CAS / Engineering is more on par with Cornell's

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people are so intent on bashing schools on here (not just on this thread, but also similar ones on DCUM). If the school wasn't right for you or your kid, fine. Move on. No school is for everyone. But at that point, why do you care about putting it down to other people? And so vehemently? Seriously, why do you care?

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