College isn’t just about academics! The communities you’ll join and the place you’ll make for yourself within them will shape your time here in important ways. Maybe you’ll continue to engage in a passion you’ve always had. Maybe you’ll step outside of your comfort zone and discover new ones! Whether it’s celebrating your culture, immersing yourself in the arts, getting support, or focusing on your wellness, there are numerous resources and hubs on Penn’s campus to help you find your place.
In fact, community is so important to us here at Penn that when you apply, our application supplement asks you to respond to the following prompt:
How will you explore community at Penn? Consider how Penn will help shape your perspective, and how your experiences and perspective will help shape Penn.
To help you consider this question, we encourage you to explore some of the resource centers and hubs that are part of Penn’s University Life team, which you can find in the sub-navigation on this page. In addition to these, you'll find some of the more than 400 student clubs and organizations to create your own path as you learn and grow on campus and in the incredible city of Philadelphia!
Look around. See what excites you. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for? Our students are constantly forming new clubs that align with their interest. Because this is Penn, and here, we find a way – or we make one.