January 16, 2020

Moving to Philly

Posted by Mike Hogan '20

I moved to Philadelphia this past summer from Buffalo, in upstate New York, and before that spent a year living in Boston. One of the things that I love most about living here, beyond the affordability, is the strong sense of community that I felt in Buffalo with the amenities, diversity, and resources of Boston.
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January 16, 2020

Straight Outta Undergrad

Posted by Chi Chan '20

You know what’s more anxious than your seventeenth first day of class? Finding out you have to introduce yourself first because your clumsy self decided to be an overachiever and sit up front.
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February 25, 2019

From the T to the Trolley

Posted by Alexandria Persaud, '19

I am one of the youngest people in my cohort because I decided to begin my graduate school journey immediately after finishing my undergraduate degree. I got my bachelor’s degree at Boston University, where I fell deeply in love with the city of Boston; therefore, when applying to graduate programs, I knew that I wanted to continue to live in a big city. I had never been to Philadelphia before...

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December 7, 2018

Transition to Philly

Posted by Visha Patel, '19

I came from a place where there was little to no public transportation. There were two major downtown areas in my home state, so I experienced a very large transition when I came to Philadelphia. I won’t lie; it was pretty difficult. However, I do think that there are ways to make the transition better. The first tip I have is to make sure you connect with people who are going through the same...

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February 19, 2018

A Healthy Balance

Posted by Katya Murillo

During my year in between undergrad and graduate school, one of my side gigs was editing my friend’s grad school papers. She attained her Master’s in Leadership and Management and one of her papers really stood out to me because it discussed the paradigm shift between older generations and Millennials’ work-life balance practices. According to her research, Millennials put a greater emphasis...

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January 31, 2018

Preparing to Move On

Posted by Terron Graham

A half year ago I began my classes at Penn, in June 2017. During this time, I have gone through a great deal of transformation and growth. Now though, a new chapter in life is beginning. As I prepare for the next chapter of my life, certain preparations need to be made. Ideally, I’ll be moving across the country soon which means housing, a car and job applications. Recently, here’s what I’ve...

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January 27, 2018

How to Adjust to Northern Weather

Posted by Terron Graham

Recently, we at the GSE hosted a webchat so that prospective students could ask their questions about the college. An interesting thought that I had never considered, being from the city of Philadelphia natively, was that the weather here in Pennsylvania is not comparable to the weather throughout certain other parts of the world. While Philadelphia isn’t as frigid as areas such as Vermont or...

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September 30, 2017

School and Work

Posted by Michael Bass

Balancing school and a graduate assistantship has certainly been a unique challenge, but a very worthwhile experience. On top of attending about 10 hours of class each week along with studying outside the classroom, the graduate assistantship is a 20 hour per week paid position designed to provide GSE students with a professional work opportunity during the school year. For me, working in Penn...

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September 29, 2017

Motown Philly: The Transition

Posted by Shanell Hagood

I decided for my first post to be about the transition to Philly. When thinking of a title, I thought Motown Philly was perfect. First off, who hates Boyz II Men?! Secondly, if you’re unfamiliar with the song, it tells the story of how the Boyz II Men group came about and their dreams coming true. Now the song title Motown Philly is special to me because I’m from Detroit, and among many of the...

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September 16, 2017

Transitioning to Philadelphia

Posted by Mollie Wraga

I grew up in a very small town in Gloucester County in Southern New Jersey. We were actually rated the slowest paced town in the state, and horses still trot along busy roads. That bubble of being a small-town girl was inevitably popped when I entered my undergraduate career at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and even more so when I began my graduate studies at Penn.

Moving to West...

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