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Olivia

I am from Wilmington, Delaware, studying Computer Science with interests in creative writing, art, entrepreneurship, and data science. On-campus, I'm involved in a publication, a volunteer organization, religious life, and Greek life. I've loved learning more about Penn and the students here and taking advantage of all the great opportunities Penn and Philly have to offer. In my free time, I love running, cooking, exploring the city, and spending time with friends and family.

Olivia | December 8, 2017
Hello, readers! If you’re reading this and you applied Early Decision to Penn, or to any other university – I know exactly how you feel. Even though it was almost exactly a year ago now, I ...
Olivia | December 6, 2017
After coming back from Thanksgiving break to a week packed with one major assignment and two midterms (yes, midterms still happen two weeks before finals begin), I was ready to relax and take a br...
Olivia | November 10, 2017
When I told people I was studying engineering at college, I received a variety of different reactions, but one I commonly heard was that I should prepare to be surrounded by men in my classes. Thi...
Olivia | September 7, 2017
After my very first college midterm, in the first class after we’d received our scores, I heard a boy in the row in front of me say, “it’s never felt so good to be so average.” He was r...
Olivia | September 2, 2017
Going into Penn, I knew there were things I wanted to try, classes I wanted to take, programs and organizations I’d heard about and wrote about in my essays. I knew I wanted to explore the Kelly...
Olivia | August 24, 2017
When I imagined college lectures, I thought of huge auditoriums, blackboards, and a single professor lecturing in front of the class as students scramble to take notes. While this is similar to...