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University of Pennsylvania (UPENN)

3451 Walnut, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA, United States
3.87 / 5 based on 42 reviews.
Description:
The University of Pennsylvania, a charter member of the Ivy Group, is ranked among the finest comprehensive universities in the world.
It is a place where teaching and research are unconstrained by traditional disciplinary boundaries; a campus environment that encourages interdisciplinary study. It is a place where teaching embraces both theory and practice in keeping with founder Benjamin Franklin's admonition that we "…learn every thing that is useful and every thing that is ornamental."


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Accreditations
97% of students recommend
42 reviews
Housing
3.6/5
All experiences (42)
Student life
3.9/5
5 stars (6)
Academic
3.8/5
4 stars (18)
Languages
4.5/5
3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.4/5
2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
1 star (0)
be prepared to the culture choc! do the first step to meet people, join organisation, groups, ... Read Review
aqueneud, France

42 Overall reviews of University of Pennsylvania

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by Nicoleta, Dauphine, Paris, France
Social Sciences, University Agreement
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The OIP offered great support and minimized all possible inconveniences.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Very high quality instruction and a glimpse of the rich local academic culture.



FINAL COMMENTS

Philadelphia is a great city. At times students at UPenn tend to stick to the campus facilities, but it is worth to get accustomed to the city and take advantage of its many attraction: Philadelphia Museum of Art with an amazing collection, 5th street, the Church on 22nd and Locust is a nice venue for concerts, West Philly is a charming neighbourhood going through a gentrification process right next to the campus, as well as Camden - the city across the bridge in NJ (not very prosperous but definitely interesting).
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by nurbek, Kyrgyz state national university, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Education, US government scholarship
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more about academic life in the university
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
excellent campus life and some courses were brilliant



FINAL COMMENTS

a good city to travel from ...
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by aqueneud, UTC Compiègne, FRANCE, France
Engineering, Mechanical, University Agreement
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learn more idioms !
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
enjoy and don't spend too much time for studying



FINAL COMMENTS

be prepared to the culture choc! do the first step to meet people, join organisation, groups, ...
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by Jose, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
Banking, University Agreement
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
The organization of more social activities for international students



FINAL COMMENTS

Looking for an outside campus accomodation is an excellence choice to take into account.
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by Kjell, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Engineering, Computer, Independent
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Remember to keep working with your professors and fellow students -they won't mind and your work will benefit



FINAL COMMENTS

Just make sure to see more than just the city.
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by radioestensioni, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Business Studies, University Agreement
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I would have preferred to reserve the accomodation in a private apartment from italy
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
ivy league.... need to say more?



FINAL COMMENTS

great location (close to NY, DC...) do look for an apartment with your own kitchen: to save (a lot of) money you can cook by yourself. supermarkets on-campus.
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by youssef, ibn khaldoun, safi, Morocco
Agriculture, Erasmus
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nothing
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Became familiar with another culture
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Happened all the time.
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Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
because it's near of the city which i will stay in it



FINAL COMMENTS

yes
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