University of Pennsylvania Top Questions

The school is liberal with conservative tendancies.

The difference in income between some students can be potentially uncomfrotable.

The cost because attending an Ivy Leage College is a huge financial responsibility, not only for me, but for my family. The cost of participating in extra curriculars, such a fraternities and soroties can be costly.

It's an amazing school, but extremely professionally oriented. Not a lot of room for exploration.

The worst thing about Lincoln University, is the cafeteria food and the fact that everything is so dar aprat. The closet supermarket is miles away!!!!

The worst thing about my university is that only about 2/3 of students get housing on campus.

The lack of sufficient financial aid considering how expensive an Ivy League education is. Also, I think groups tend to separate culturally too much since there are many opportunities to do so.

The size of Penn can be viewed as both a positive and a negative feature. While the size of each undergraduate class allows for a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and the expansion of a student's world views, it becomes easy to simply get lost in the crowd/ However, Penn's multifaceted student body also gives rise to copious amounts of student organizations. Therefore, the number of enrolled students can be approached differently by each individual; it's easy to become another student buried in academia, but it's just as easy to become someone of consequence.

Everyone is so preoccupied with academics, internships, and service programs that sometimes people don't take the time to interact in more social aspects as much as they should.

The worst thing is that everyone is consumed by the ridiculous grading system.

The huge number of rich, entitled, spoiled brats who go here. Also, the greek dominance of Penn's social scene.

People are uptight and its hard to make friends/

Penn is a school without a face. It is almost impossible to escape the bureaucracy when an institution has 40,000 people actively affiliated with it, but I wish that Penn would be more understanding of students' individual needs; especially with regard to housing and dining Penn prioritizes money over student comfort. Somewhat related is the fact that even though there are 10,000 undergraduate students, our athletic teams are abysmal, and so camaraderie in the traditional American college sense just does not exist.

The dining hall food.

Too much emphasis on drinking.

Nothing.

How judgemental people are about other peoples' social statuses. Most students here at least come from a priveleged background because the financial aid is not enough for most people. There is much emphasis on what people wear, and expensive trends here.

There is so much pressure to do well.

Very competitive.

The worst thing about my school would have to be the math department. I'm only a sophomore at the university, but time and again I have heard many bad reviews of that department. It was only when I took a class in that department when I full-on recognized that the department needed development. It is too fast-paced, disorganized, and not student-friendly. It's a "you get it or you don't" environment, and if you ever get lost, it's going to be a hell of a swim to shore, if you now what I mean.

The price of admission because I will be paying off loans for a while.

Learning/memorizing to pass the exams rather than for the material.

Perhaps an overemphasis on pre-professional studies with high earning potential.

The only thing I don't like about Penn is the cost of tuition and how they calculate expected family contribution. My family's expected contribution was much higher than what we could actually afford and we were forcedto take out several loans.

The worst thing about my school is the weather. I am from Colorado, so I am used to the sun shining more. It rains pretty often and is very cold in the winter here.

too career focused, competitive

competition

Some buildings are in needs of upgrades and they don't seem to happen in a timely manner.

I love my school. It can be expensive to live here but there are tons of jobs and lots of kids balance .

A lot of cliques

There is too much focus on finding a career after college -- there is a lot of competition toward that end, plus it makes junior and senior year stressful. Even if you plan to pursue a career in a field that hires after graduation (such as journalism), you feel the overall stress that pervades the campus thanks to the business school students who apply to jobs in the fall. And heaven forbid you be undecided!

No guaranteed housing after freshman year.

The worst thing about my school is how much it costs and the weather. Most living areas are not the best either; however, those with the not greatest living spaces tend to have pretty good community living. This can also be a good thing but the competition in my school; depending in what college you're in, it can be more or less cut-throat.

Some of the students act too privileged and entitled. You can tell they have a lot of money and scoff at those who don't. Also, a lot of the classes in my major were lectures; I know this is not the case for all majors, but I wish I could have had smaller classes.

The surrounding area was not very safe which sometimes made it difficult to get around.

The pervasive pre-professionalism

The people are very selfish, catty, competitive, and unkind.

The business-focus. Too many people just care about getting jobs that will earn them a lot of money.