“Overall I think my recommendation letters were really good and they definitely added to my application.”
The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.Benjamin Franklin, Penn’s founder, advocated an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology, though his proposed curriculum was never adopted. The university coat of arms features a dolphin on the red chief, adopted directly from the Franklin family’s own coat of arms.
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Key Takeaways:
- Be involved in lots of clubs/activities in high school that you are passionate about
- Volunteer in your community in programs that you feel passionately about
- Get letters of recommendation from people that know you really well
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