ashlee_liu31 Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 I recently decided to go to UPenn and want to meet some people. =) I will be a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, probably with a focus on Buddhism. I am currently finishing up my BA at McGill. I was from Toronto and China. I am looking for a buddy to travel to China with in the summer; is anyone interested in? =) bambi_86 1
bambi_86 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 I'll most likely be accepting my offer at the PhD program in History starting in the fall semester of 2015 focusing on East Asia and Korea (North Korean history). Looking forward to seeing at least one of you around!
ashlee_liu31 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 I'll most likely be accepting my offer at the PhD program in History starting in the fall semester of 2015 focusing on East Asia and Korea (North Korean history). Looking forward to seeing at least one of you around! Omg! If you do we will definitely see each other because I will be in East Asian Languages and Civilizations! Please do update me your choice! bambi_86 1
ShSk Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Hello all, I will be at UPenn this year for the MSE in Robotics programme! I look forward to meeting you all on campus Has everybody begun their housing hunt yet?
ashlee_liu31 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Posted March 11, 2015 Hi ^^ I am doing house hunt too! Found any good deal?
MAJORDADPHD Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 We are looking in the fairmount area but it seems too early to lock anything in.
hgp Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Hello all, I will be at UPenn this year for the MSE in Robotics programme! I look forward to meeting you all on campus Has everybody begun their housing hunt yet? Yes and it is so exhausting! I haven't committed yet, but if I do, I'm just going to get a Realtor. I was looking for a house in the suburbs but parking on campus is so expensive, I think I'm going to opt for a condo in center city. I found this post to be helpful for popular neighborhoods: http://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/student-experience/living-philadelphia/housing/ Edited March 17, 2015 by hgp hgp 1
ashlee_liu31 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 Yes and it is so exhausting! I haven't committed yet, but if I do, I'm just going to get a Realtor. I was looking for a house in the suburbs but parking on campus is so expensive, I think I'm going to opt for a condo in center city. I found this post to be helpful for popular neighborhoods: http://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/student-experience/living-philadelphia/housing/ I want a condo in center city too! Do u mean you haven't accepted Penn's offer yet? hgp 1
hgp Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 I want a condo in center city too! Do u mean you haven't accepted Penn's offer yet? Yes, but I just did this weekend! I stayed at Center City over my visit, and I took the subway to campus - it was more of a walk than I had anticipated, but it could have been because I didn't know the area. hgp 1
shrimp910322 Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 There're several newly built/renovated apts around campus and the price's gonna be 'acceptable' if you can find roommates. To me those are just toooo expensive. lol
shrimp910322 Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 I recently decided to go to UPenn and want to meet some people. =) I will be a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, probably with a focus on Buddhism. I am currently finishing up my BA at McGill. I was from Toronto and China. I am looking for a buddy to travel to China with in the summer; is anyone interested in? =) Lucky that you have this chance to go back to China. My program starts early. (´・ω・｀)
ashlee_liu31 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 I'm looking on Zillow for apartments. There are so many fake posts on craiglist! What are people paying for apartments? I'm thinking about around $1000 for a studio/one bedroom or $500-800 for 2 or 3 bedrooms (with roomates)
tll Posted April 2, 2015 Posted April 2, 2015 Just got admitted a couple days ago for U Penn Computer Graphics Master I'm very thrilled... except for the funding part. Is anyone here international student also looking for funding? Any tips? And congrats to all of us here!
ashlee_liu31 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Congrats! Does ur program not fund u? Just got admitted a couple days ago for U Penn Computer Graphics Master I'm very thrilled... except for the funding part. Is anyone here international student also looking for funding? Any tips? And congrats to all of us here! Edited April 2, 2015 by ashlee_liu31
pascal_barbots_wager Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 I'm an incoming computer science PhD student. How are people finding roommates? The semi-official UPenn offcampushousing site has maybe 100 people listed total.
ashlee_liu31 Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 I'm an incoming computer science PhD student. How are people finding roommates? The semi-official UPenn offcampushousing site has maybe 100 people listed total. Can u show me the link? I am looking for a roomate too!
pascal_barbots_wager Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Can u show me the link? I am looking for a roomate too! https://offcampushousing.upenn.edu/login You need a Pennkey to access the roommates part, but they should have sent you that. I got mine in the mail a few days ago. You can also just email them and say you're a new student who doesn't have a upenn.edu email address yet.
pascal_barbots_wager Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I don't have my key yet If you make an account with a non-upenn.edu address you'll be able to access everything but the roommates section. But if you click on the roommates section there should be a link for what to do if you haven't received the PennKey yet. I emailed the person at that link, explained that I was an incoming student without a PennKey, and they sent me a code that let me upgrade my account to post in the roommates section.
hgp Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Does anyone at Penn have advice for which parking pass I should get? I will be living on campus so I will only be using my car to go to the grocery, IKEA etc. hgp 1
bambi_86 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Most realtors I've been in touch with regarding apartments (studios that is) have told me to get in touch in July for move-in in August. Is this your experience too?
jermdemo Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 To those accepted into Upenn and still looking for a place to live: Our house is available for rent as early as August 15, though September would also be fine. This is a big place, close to Penn, and would be great for 3-5 grad students. We can work with international students who have no US credit history. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/apa/5059520295.html
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