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Quick Stats

Female Undergrads 51%
Male Undergrads 49%
Birth Control Available? Yes
Women with a prescription can receive refills for birth control medication at Student Health services. Condoms are also available for sale from Women's Health. They're also available free-of-charge at the Office of Health education and in many dorms from the RAs.
Best Places to Meet Guys & Girls
  1. Frat parties
  2. Recitation
  3. Pottruck Fitness Center
Best Places to Hook Up
  1. Under "the button"
  2. In the stacks of the library
  3. Dorm rooms
  4. By the Bio-pond
  5. At a frat house

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

One student surveyed for this book stated that “the intellects of the world are typically not the same as the beauties,” but at Penn, people certainly make the best of what they were born with. In addition to the fact that people make an effort to enhance their appearance, the personality beneath the designer jeans and styled hair is often quite attractive, as well. Girls tend to like the selection of guys better than the other way around. This may be due to the fact that Penn is chock-full of clean-cut, intelligent, and wealthy men. The guys may complain that the girls’ looks aren’t quite up to par with what they imagine they would be at a West Coast or Southern school, but the complaints usually end the moment they find “their type,” which occurs almost without exception.

Even if you had trouble finding someone of the opposite (or same) sex who appealed to you in high school, the increased number of people itself will increase your chances of finding the right person, or in most cases, people, for you. As picky as you may be about who you choose to “spend time with,” at Penn, you pretty much automatically know the person hitting on you at that party is intelligent and has some good qualities, otherwise he would not be here. As far as promiscuity, people are definitely not prude, but if you come to school a virgin, you will not be alone.

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2011hgrad

Liberal Arts and Humanities '15

4.6
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Beautiful

I would have never thought an Ivy had so many beautiful girls from all around the world. God Bless America.

Apr 23, 2012

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mwinslow

Urban Studies and Affairs '15

3.8
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Some Good Things and Bad Things

*DISCLAIMER- none of these things are meant to be racist/stereotypical... just the truth*

My take on Penn is that there are so many different kinds of people. There are people you are going to relate to.. and people you're not going to relate to. Overall, here are some pointers:

1) There is a major Jewish community at Penn, but it kind of keeps to itself. I don't really know very many Jewish people, but I do eat with friends whenever I go to the Jewish dining hall.

2) Hella asians. They are everywhere! But my roommate was asian and she was the coolest person that I met at Penn. Just keep an open mind! There are plenty who won't raise their heads from their Wharton books, but there are tons of really cool ones, too.

3) People always give Wharton kids a bad rep. Sure, there are some that just want to build huge capitalistic business empires, but there are some really awesome ones, too.

4) Personally, I find engineering kids to be less friendly than Wharton kids. They tend to be very competitive in classes.

So, those were some of things on the "bad" end, I guess. In reality, every kind of person exists at Penn. Artsy kids, nerdy kids, sports jocks, everything.

Feb 20, 2012

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schuschuj

Biology and Biological Sciences '15

4.6
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Classy

At Upenn, there are many cultures represented, but none so much as an American urban class. People pay a lot of attention to their looks, almost too much so. Most girls you meet are attractive and know how to have fun, while most of the boys try to look cool and collegiate.

Jan 07, 2012

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User rating for University of Pennsylvania - Guys & Girls is 3.5 out of 5 based on 29 user reviews.

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Social Scene

Penn has been called the "social Ivy," and this designation might very well be accurate. People tend to be extroverted and love to have fun. Freshmen orientation is probably social interaction at it's most extreme. New freshmen and upperclassmen returning early from summer vacation go out practically every night before classes start and feel free to introduce themselves to random people outside on the street. However, this does not at all mean that you must find your life-long buddies in the first week of school. Normally, it will take longer to find people you really connect with, but in the meanwhile, if you are friendly, you will have no trouble finding people to hang out with.

Hookups or Relationships?

Both random hook-ups and committed relationships occur. However, it seems that the most common occurrence is what some of us like to call "the College Relationship." The College Relationship is the hook up that turns into "a person to hang out with," more or less, a friend with benefits. This is a person whose company you sincerely enjoy, and you choose to spend extra time both hanging out and hooking up with, but there is no spoken commitment involved.

Best Places to Meet Guys/Girls

While students at Penn tend to have active weekend social lives, they are also very serious about their school work during the week. As a result of this, it is not uncommon to meet people in recitation or study groups. As a freshman with a meal plan, lunch and dinner at the dining halls is also an easy way to meet people. I'll help you out: Step 1. Swipe your Penn card for entrance into the dining hall. Step 2. Spot a table with one or two people you recognize. Step 3. If there's room at the table, ask politely if you can join them (don't worry, they will say yes). Step 4. Meet everyone at the table. It's simple! Like at most schools, it is also easy to meet people at the many fraternity and sorority events on and off-campus, most of which are open to those not involved in the Greek scene. For those that are involved, fraternities and sororities often mix with one another, which is a great way to make new acquaintances. It is also relatively easy to meet people in your dorm, since everyone tends to become friendly with the people in their hall by the first month or so, which leads to many other opportunities. Clubs and going to the gym are also a great way of getting to know people.

Dress Code

It is hard to characterize the way Penn students dress. Some take a very casual approach, wearing sweatpants by day and jeans and a T-shirt by night. Others are much more conscious of their personal appearance. These people tend to dress very stylish or preppy. Given the large amount of well-off students at Penn, you may seem more people donning expensive clothing than you would expect from other schools. That being said, although certain social groups or stereotypes may dress a certain way, there is no set dress code at Penn.

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