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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120185/inside-americas-number-1-party-school-university-pennsylvania

Lots of posters seem to be right on the money when it comes to what penn is about. [/quote]

It's really not a secret.  I am a bit surprised such a piece would run in the New Republic, but TNR has long been owned by Harvard grads, so perhaps that type of putdown should not come as a complete shock. [/quote]

Totally silly article - finding a few sources to match the point of view of a storyline the reporter wanted to write.  The "Not Penn State" and inferiority complex to HYP are inherent in Penn's DNA...  The Locust Walk fraternity culture (aka could also be read as Lax culture) and Wharton (and kids with posters on their walls with slogans like "whoever dies with the most toys wins) and kids driven by wanting to make money and kids from privilege also an inherent part of the school (and there's a percentage of girls and frat boys engaging in "hook up culture" at any and every university around the country) - but the reality of the experience is that it is a school of 2,500 undergrads & hundreds of graduate programs - with an extremely diverse student body with extremely diverse interests http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/incoming-class-profile  It's culture is also very driven by being an urban school, with an urban feel - and a lot of driven kids who did well in high school to get there (honestly found it far less competitive (and less challenging) than my W MoCo high school) [/quote]

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