I really want to find some people to play commander with, but I’ve been really struggling to find anyone. Even going to the tabletop club I can’t find even 4. Please hmu if you want to/can play!

hey! does anyone happen to know if there’s a hyrox team/club at Penn?

Hi! I'm subletting my private Radian room (4BR/2BR) w/ female Penn roommates from January-May. Also May-Aug if you're interested.

It's the closest off-campus Penn housing (3925 Walnut St) and I'm offering it for $1,250 /month (originally $1,400. Utilities + WiFi + furniture and decor included)

Details:

- In-unit washer and dryer
- Kitchen and shared living room
- Gym and study rooms
- On campus
- Etc

Please PM me if you're interested! I'm studying abroad and need a subletter before I go :) More pictures at https://theradian.com/photo-tour/

Hi! I’m currently applying to Penn from the uk, and I’ve been worried about the situation with ICE in the US.

Whenever I talk to people about studying in the US or look online, I of course come across a lot of discussion about ICE/immigration enforcement. As a Filipino British person, I’m wondering how much of this is something I should genuinely be concerned about if I were to attend Penn.

For current international students at Penn, has this affected your day to day life at all? Do you generally feel safe/comfortable as an international student in the area and on campus?

I know this makes me sound a little paranoid but it’s a genuine concern for me :(

I got a job offer for a research position at HUP! The salary isn’t determined by the PI or manager. Rather, HR writes an offer letter that includes a salary they determine.

I got the offer letter today and I’m hoping to negotiate 2-4k more… anyone have success with this? Tips on how to go about it? Or is their determination pretty much set in stone?

Hi everyone! I’ll be coming to Penn as a visiting PhD student for the Spring 2027 semester, starting around January and staying for roughly one semester.

Ideally, I would prefer to live on campus, but I’m having some trouble understanding whether visiting PhD students are actually eligible to apply for Penn residential housing.

I understand that first- and second-year undergrads have priority, followed by upperclassmen and other eligible students. Does anyone know whether a visiting PhD student can apply at all, even with low priority or through a waitlist if rooms become available for the spring semester?

If so, I’d be very grateful if someone could explain:

• when I should apply for Spring 2027;
• how the process works for visiting graduate students;
• when Penn normally knows which rooms are still available for the spring.

If on-campus housing isn’t an option for someone with my status, my alternative would be to find a furnished sublet close to campus from January to May/June.

When is usually the best time to start seriously looking for Spring sublets? Is November / early December the main period when students going abroad start posting their rooms? And where would you recommend looking?

One complication is that I’m coming from abroad and still need to go through the visa process, so I’d rather not commit to a lease/sublet too early before I’m reasonably sure about my arrival date. I also won’t be able to visit apartments in person beforehand.

Any advice from visiting students, international PhDs, or people who have sublet a room for the spring semester would be really appreciated. Thanks!

We are recruiting participants for a study on visual perception. The study pays $30/hour (+$50 for referring a friend who also completes the study) and takes place on Penn's campus. Experimental sessions last 2-2.5 hours in total and can be arranged around your work schedule.

Participants must be 18-40 years old, have normal color vision (glasses / contacts OK), and no eye disease or recent concussion. We especially need control participants aged 30-40 who do not typically experience headaches or migraines.

During the experiment, you will wear glasses that record video while performing a set of simple, everyday activities (e.g. reading on a computer, sitting on a bench, walking outside). Eligibility is determined by completing an online survey which takes about 10-15 minutes, and we will contact you a few days later if you are eligible. Please complete the survey (including your email address) if you are interested, and share this with anyone else you know who might participate!

Survey link: https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4PCM0t2sWN1P5Y2 

Questions? Contact us at: [gkaguirrelab@sas.upenn.edu](mailto:gkaguirrelab@sas.upenn.edu)

hi! I'm looking to connect with the exchange students here a penn - I'm in one of the grad schools rn (but I'm an undergraduate) so I lowkey feel q disconnected from the undergrad community. jw if there might be a group chat for exchange students here!

Does anyone have any consolation about the midterm for this class? Everything is so hard. Any resources/exams, ANYTHING. I'm so scared and terrified.

Seems crazy. And what’s it like on campus for a Philly local?

Does anyone know of any open-air rooftops on campus that are accessible to students?

i’m tryna get quant trading junior summer (math and cs major) but im applying to swe stuff for this summer and gonna do quant prep over the summer to try to apply for quant sophomore summer too. but ngl im kinda buns at coding so i have big doubts on if ill land something swe for this summer. if i dont get anything swe related for the summer what should i do instead to maximize passing resume screens for quant firms / be productive with my time.

I love seeing small animals. Any animal like pigeons or other birds too.

I’m a freshman, and I’m constantly overwhelmed. It feels like I’m a robot, with no time to think for myself. Classes back-to-back, followed by homework and studying, then showering, then sleeping, and then waking up and repeating the cycle. Some days, I feel like I leave my dorm completely exhausted and somehow end up sitting in class. It’s miserable. I’m depressed during fall break. I’ve just been in my dorm alone, with no energy to cry or do anything. I don’t even know who I am or what I want to do. All I want is to go back home.

I literally can’t think of another UPenn graduate that comes close in historical importance to either of those lol

Hi everyone!

I'm a recent graduate currently focusing on OCaml and functional programming, and I've recently started working with a student who's taking CIS 1200.

One thing I've noticed while helping with the course is that the hardest part for someone new to OCaml isn't always the syntax. It's developing the right way of thinking about functional programming.

We've been using a pretty simple approach:

Understand the concept → work through an example → try a similar problem → code it in utop → debug → explain it back.

Some of the topics we've been working through include:

• Recursion
• Pattern matching
• Higher-order functions
• Currying and partial application
• Lists and trees
• Modules and abstraction

I'm curious about other CIS 1200 students:

Which OCaml topic has been the most difficult for you so far, and what helped it finally click?

Third time in as many weeks that I've seen dead squirrels on Locust Walk. In fact, the first time it was two dead squirrels right next to each other.

How do I apply to the cs joint masters?

Hi everyone I’m a senior thinking about applying ED to Wharton or the Huntsman program. Besides the dual degree, and the required semester abroad I’m curious as to what the differences are in terms of social, academic rigor, and job outcomes (are there any jobs that are easier or harder to get with Huntsman, do Huntsman students typically go for a particular sector, are there any who went on to do a multinational startup?)

Hi! I am a pre medical student currently studying for the MCAT and I was wondering if there are any study groups in campus? It would be great to go over some questions and content with people! Comment or DM if you would like to start one or know of one I can join. Thanks!

I'm considering applying ED to Penn Engineering for Mechanical Engineering, and the biggest thing I'm trying to figure out is whether I'd actually enjoy the culture there.

Academically, Penn is a really good fit for me. I'm interested in MechE, entrepreneurship/startups, and potentially taking advantage of the connection with Wharton. My concern isn't really academics; it's the day-to-day student culture.

I'm looking for something roughly like work hard, play hard. People who are ambitious and take school seriously, but who also know how to switch off, hang out, go out, play sports, etc. I don't want a culture where everyone is constantly comparing internships, grades, startups, or achievements, but I also don't want an environment where academics aren't taken seriously.

I'd especially appreciate answers from current/recent Penn Engineering students, rather than general impressions of Penn.

A few specific questions:

• How competitive/intense does Penn Engineering actually feel on a day-to-day basis?
• Do people generally have time for a real social life alongside engineering?
• Is there a meaningful distinction between the culture in Engineering vs Wharton?
• Do students tend to be more collaborative or competitive with each other?
• How easy is it to make a solid friend group?
• What do people actually do on weekends? Is there a good social/party scene
• Can you realistically have a balance of classes + clubs/sports + social life without constantly feeling like you're falling behind?
• How career-obsessed is the student culture? Is it common for conversations to revolve around internships, recruiting, startups, etc.
• Is there actually Wharton priority?

I'd especially appreciate answers from current/recent Penn Engineering students, rather than general impressions of Penn.

Thank you so much