1. Dare to be different. Don't take Math 104 or Econ 001 your first year.
2. Ignore your parents' advice on what to major in. Live your own life.
3. Use the resources at Penn. Weingarten, Critical Writing Center, peer tutoring, Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Pan-Asian American Community House, La Casa Latina, Makuu, and many others.
4. Get involved in social impact. West Philly volunteering/tutoring, Financial Literacy Community Project (FLCP), microfinance, other nonprofits.
5. Get involved. Parli, mock trial, Greek life, performing arts/dance/a cappella, religious.
6. Live in different places each year. Don't get stagnant.
7. Invest time into getting to know your roommates.
8. Get your heart broken.
9. Escape the Penn bubble at all costs, financial, social, and ontological.
10. Appreciate what you have: the opportunity to study at a world-class institution. Repeat steps 1-9.
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2 comments:
yes to number 9, full-on
Get to know yourself. Understand your core values, be willing to break away from ties/relationships/commitments that don't support them, and embrace new opportunities that will support them.
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