Philadelphia is Pleasing

This morning, we took a train to Philadelphia so we could visit the University of Pennsylvania. We took a short walk from the train station to UPenn, and on the way, we passed Drexel University. The campus seemed very new. There mascot is a dragon named Marvin the Magnificent.

After we passed Drexel, we went to College Hall of UPenn so we could to the informational session. The speaker was very thorough in explaining the different undergraduate schools of Penn (business, arts and sciences, nursing, and engineering). She explained the social life at Penn, and the application process. After we took a tour of the campus, and it was awesome. There were trees and grass everywhere, surrounding the old buildings.

Afterward, we met up with June Chu, the director of PAACH (Pan-Asian American Community House), where she introduced us to two students of Penn, Andrew (a rising senior) and Joanna (a rising junior). We walked to a restaurant for lunch, and asked them questions along the way. We sat down to eat our cheesesteaks (per Gabe's request) and they told us all about life at Penn. Andrew said that he was a biology major, and that he wanted to go to medical school at Penn, since it is one of the best in the country. Another student, Carlin joined us for lunch to also tell us about his experience at Penn.

After lunch, they walked us to the bookstore. We said our goodbyes and thank yous, then purchased our souvenirs. Then, we took a subway to the historic part of Philadelphia.
It was nice to see history in real life, and not just in text books. Afterward, we took the subway back to the train station, enjoyed some ice cream, and went back to New York.

While waiting for the train, I starting contemplating if I wanted to apply to Penn. Andrew convinced me by saying that Penn has a lot of lab opportunities and that it really helped him during the MCAT. Then, I saw this, and although it is part of the medical school, I do want to apply to Penn so I can pursue my career.