Admit Day Next Weekend

Next weekend, Penn GSE is hosting an open house and informational day for newly admitted students. It's taking place on Saturday, April 2nd at the Inn at Penn & the Graduate School of Education. We'll be having a student panel to answer questions, breakout sessions with your individual programs, addresses from our deans, a financial aid presentation, etc. It would be an exceptional way for admitted students to learn about life as a graduate student at Penn. You can find more information about our Preview Day for admitted students here: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/visiting

Here is a link to the Accepted Students page, which will help you find everything you need to know before starting at Penn. 

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/accepted

There's also a lot of resources/info sessions that explore several essential topics for new grad students, such as living in Philadelphia, student health insurance, budgeting, and housing. For more infomation about these online info sessions, check out this site:

http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/orientation/#ss1

Springtime in Philly

As you may know, the weather this past week has been beautiful, especially for the beginning of March. Yesterday was close to 80 degrees! The springtime in Philly is wonderful, because there are a lot of different ways to enjoy the gorgeous weather. 

I've only been back from spring break for one day, but I've already been able to take advantage of a few outdoor activities the city has to offer. Today I was able to get some of my reading done in Rittenhouse Square Park, which was perfectly crowded with people and their pets. Being outside in the sunshine makes doing schoolwork all the more enjoyable - it seems less like a requirement and more like a pasttime. 

I took a really long walk as another excuse to stay outside. I started along the Schuykill River Trail, a popular running/walking trail along the banks of the river. The trail is excellent because it spans about 10 miles in Philly, and then another 120 miles throughout southeastern PA. On the stretch of the trail I usually walk, you can actually come to the Museum area and stop by the famous Rocky steps. It's really great if you're a runner, but it's beautiful regardless. 

For more ideas of how to celebrate the nice weather, check out www.uwishunu.com, a great blog about all the different events taking place in Philadephia. 

Internships!

Exciting news - my program (Counseling & Mental Health Services) has a new database of practicum and internship sites. It's an online program to help students find potential sites and contacts during their search for a field placement. I'm immensely excited about this database because it streamlines our search process and makes it easier to find suitable sites that match our personal interests and career goals. The database is managed by our practicum and internship placement coordinators, so it's easy for them to assist us with the entire process. If any potential/future Penn GSE students have questions about this, feel free to reach out to me or leave a comment!