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Most Penn student are from the Northeast and most are from a fairly affluent background. With that being said, I think it is possible for people from all backgrounds and regions to find a place to fit in at Penn. Unfortunately, racial groups tend to self-segregate which is a bit detrimental to the wide diversity at the school.

My classmates are diverse, helpful, diligent, and the most intelligent people I have ever encountered in my life.

Driven, diverse, fun-loving, goal-oriented.

Most students expect to receive A's while doing the minimal amount of work and incessantly complaining about the workload. All students are concerned about following the pre-professional track and spend a great deal of time looking for internships and other activities to pad their resumes. The social scene is dominated by fraternity parties and serves as a training ground for alcoholism as most students engage in heavy amounts of drinking whenever they go out.

They are great

Wide variety of people make up the student body.

cut throat, driven, ruthless

Social, secular Jewish, somewhat sporty, mostly pretty friendly.

My classmates were often proactive people who were aware of their intelligence but usually were not too overbearing.

Hard working students who can also be very social and fun when not working.