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Penn Admissions Blog

Kelsey | February 10, 2018
As someone who loved fashion in high school, I feel it is my duty to warn any fashion lover contemplating nursing school that these upcoming years may not be your most fashion-forward. Before y...
Anova | February 7, 2018
So I’ll be the first to admit, my favorite part of the super bowl is the food and the ads. Naturally, I was excited when my friend said he had already bought food and was having a showing party ...
Nina | January 30, 2018
Although it is a bit early to start applying to nurse externship programs, many hospitals have already started advertising for various programs they offer. As someone who has completed a student n...
Seung-Hyun | January 30, 2018
Penn fits in an alternative definition of home for me. This home offers both challenges and moments of connection. More than anything, Penn has been a place of growing pain and constant change. I�...
Olivia | January 29, 2018
2017 was big. It’s the year I graduated high school, ending eighteen years of living at home and going to school at 8 am everyday and coming home to eat dinner with my family, and it’s the yea...
Anova | January 23, 2018
With many mathematicians in my family, my childhood rebellion took the form of a rejection of any interest in the field in favor of biology and chemistry – admittedly not much of a rebellion! Th...