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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Penn alum from ~10 years ago here. It’s an intensely cutthroat, competitive place. Very pre-professional; little to no learning for the sake of learning. Studying and going to class was rarely for the sake of learning new material but instead to boost your GPA for corporate recruiting or med/law school. Socially very stratified, with a large emphasis on “work hard play hard.”

I was miserable and would’ve been much happier at Brown or a SLAC. [b]For a competitive, intense, and pre-professional kid, it’s a great place. [/b][/quote]

Penn alum also - more like 20 yrs ago and the alum above says it best. It’s a great school for the right kid. But don’t  target Penn for your kid if they’re not the right type simply bc it’s an Ivy; at best they’ll hate it, at worst it’ll cause mental health issues.

I was there for a span of time where suicides were a non stop problem. The school was hiring all kinds of counselors etc but from what I understand, the culture didn’t change. So when we say pressure cooker - we aren’t kidding.[/quote]

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