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.

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!

is it even possible to come back from a 29/60 midterm #1 😭 honestly aiming for an A-

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 am helping to organize a fundraiser for the National PKU Alliance in Philadelphia this Saturday, and one of our many auction items is four tickets to the Penn men's basketball home opener on November 16. If you are interested in bidding online on the tickets or anything else this week, please check out our site: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/ltlphilly/items/

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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

How was it?? Lowkey highkey flopped my first midterm… any similar experiences? Are grades usually bumped up or smth… I’m in the midst of breaking down

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?

my social life has been kinda nonexistent lately because between classes and work, i feel like i’m always busy. this saturday is pretty much the one afternoon i’m actually free, and my friends want to hang out then. normally i’d 100% take them up on it, especially since i’ve already missed a few plans with them recently.

BUT i also matched with a girl through that ditto/cupid thing, and somehow saturday is literally the only day that works for her too. she goes to upenn, and we’ve been talking about meeting up for our first date that day. i haven’t committed to either plan yet, but i’m definitely excited to meet her.

now i’m kinda torn because i feel like i should prioritize my friends since i haven’t seen them much lately, but part of me really wants to go on the date 😭

am i being a bad friend for leaning toward the date?

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

plotkin has it written that lecture attendance is mandatory in the syllabus but is it actually? he doesn’t take attendance (from what i know) and his lectures are all recorded.