The Student Experience

Student Journals

To read about life for seven Penn GSE students as they chronicle their lives at Penn and in Philadelphia, click here.

Student Profiles

We'd be hard pressed to describe the "typical" GSE student. Talk to our students and you'll hear completely different stories about where they're from and where they're going. To meet some of them, click here.

Where to live

To help you learn a little more about living in Philly, we've put together a Neighborhood Guide.

Penn also has resources for on-campus and off-campus living. To explore on-campus options, click here. Of if you're interested in being a Graduate Associate in one of Penn's College Houses, click here. You can begin to explore the off-campus options here.

But before you make your decision about where to live, you need to understand where areas are located. Get started by checking out this map of Philadelphia.

Yo, Philly!

Since no one knows a city like the people who live there, we asked our Admissions staff for their take on what they love best about Philadelphia. Click here for their recommendations. Plus, we've compiled a list of some of our favorite Philadelphia websites:

Citysearch

The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia

Ten Best Things To Do in Philadelphia

Uwishunu: Philly from the Inside Out

Phillyist network of blogs on Philadelphia

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