Hi everyone! Right now we are at the peak of Admissions season for the spring semester. That means that acceptance letters are going out and we are hosting events for both prospective and accepted students. Our events take place on-campus, off-campus, and online. A full list of our upcoming Admissions events can be viewed here.
This past Saturday we had an Open House for anyone interested in Penn GSE, both now and in the future. Since my graduate assistantship focuses on events, I worked very closely with this project. Even though it was stressful to plan at times, the event was successful and I really enjoyed meeting prospective students. We had presentations from GSE Dean Andy Porter, program managers, faculty, students, Student Financial Services, Admissions and Financial Aid, and campus resources. I'll post more tomorrow about this event and others!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Spring break countdown
Spring break starts tomorrow, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't really excited to have a few days off. I don't have any plans to go somewhere warm and tropical; the most adventurous thing I'm doing during break is going outlet shopping in Atlantic City with my mom. I haven't been home all semester since work and my comps exam took up most weekends, so I've missed my family a lot!
These past few weeks have been filled with coursework, applying for jobs, and trying to make the most of the time I have left at Penn. I'm hoping to stay in the area after graduating (maybe even at Penn, if I'm lucky enough to find a position here), but I know that being a student and being a working professional are very different lifestyles. I worked for a year in between college and enrolling at Penn, and while I miss receiving a salary, I'm really going to miss taking classes. I don't think I'll ever stop wanting to be in school, which is one of the benefits of working in higher education. You're constantly part of a community of people who consider themselves lifelong learners (plus, a lot of institutions offer tuition benefits for employees).
I'm going to wrap this up since I have a lot of work to do around the office before leaving for break (I'm planning two major events for the end of March--our Open House on 3/22, and our Admitted Master's Student Preview Day on 3/28). Both will be a lot of fun, so check them out on our website if you have a chance!
https://www.gse.upenn.edu/rsvp
These past few weeks have been filled with coursework, applying for jobs, and trying to make the most of the time I have left at Penn. I'm hoping to stay in the area after graduating (maybe even at Penn, if I'm lucky enough to find a position here), but I know that being a student and being a working professional are very different lifestyles. I worked for a year in between college and enrolling at Penn, and while I miss receiving a salary, I'm really going to miss taking classes. I don't think I'll ever stop wanting to be in school, which is one of the benefits of working in higher education. You're constantly part of a community of people who consider themselves lifelong learners (plus, a lot of institutions offer tuition benefits for employees).
I'm going to wrap this up since I have a lot of work to do around the office before leaving for break (I'm planning two major events for the end of March--our Open House on 3/22, and our Admitted Master's Student Preview Day on 3/28). Both will be a lot of fun, so check them out on our website if you have a chance!
https://www.gse.upenn.edu/rsvp
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