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Mark Dela Cruz
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
School: College '09
Activities: Penn Singers, Penn Theater, Harrison College House RA, Peer Advising

Penn Tip: Study abroad even for just a summer! It will change your life!

Mardieh Dennis
Hometown: Reston, VA
School: College
Activities: Black Student League, New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir, Onyx Senior Honor Society, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America

Penn Tip: Don't limit yourself to the activities that you participated in during high school. Penn has so much to offer--step outside of your comfort zone and try something new!

Jason Doh
TJ Du
Hometown: Wallingford, PA
School: College
Activities: Glee Club, QSA, Psych Research Asst.

Penn Tip: Think twice before joining more than one a capella group, they're a big time commitment!

Luke Dziurzynski
Hometown: Groton Long Point, CT
School: College '10
Activities: Soccer, Polish Club, Math

Penn Tip: Explore anything and everything... figure out what you really love to do.

Josh Eisenberg
Hometown: Maple Glen, PA
School: College '11
Activities: Glee Club

Penn Tip: Don't be afraid to leave campus.

Brittney Exline
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
School: Engineering and College '11
Activities: Dancing, Reading, Fashion Design, Cooking, Singing, Volunteering

Penn Tip: Don't hesitate to seek help for anything, especially classes. No one knows it all, and everyone needs help at some point.

Natalie Feigenbaum
Hometown: Skillman, NJ
School: College '11
Activities: Newman Catholic Center, Phins, Peer Advising, University Scholars, CSSP Tutoring project, Intercultural Leadership Program, House Council

Penn Tip: Don't miss out on things you find exciting, you'll never be back this way again!

Alexandra Feinson
Hometown: Richmond, VT
School: College '11
Activities: Penn Singers Light Opera Company, Penn Players, Soundworks Tap Factory, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Penn Tip: Try something new!

Bo Finneman
Hometown: Waterford, CA
School: Wharton '09
Activities: Harrison RA, Wharton Leadership Ventures, Wharton Ambassadors, BFS, JWS, Wharton SBDC.

Penn Tip: Explore a variety of academic and social activities at Penn to better expose yourself to things that may potentially turn out to be phenomenal experiences.

Eric Fischer
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
School: Engineering '11
Activities: Sigma Alpha Mu, Marketing Undergraduate Student Establishment, Jewish Renaissance Project, and Economics Research

Penn Tip: Be open to trying things you have never dreamed of!

David Frias
Menghan Fu
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
School: College and Wharton, LSM '11
Activities: Wharton China, Let's Get Ready, Penn Band, Tae Kwon Do

Penn Tip: Make it a goal for yourself at college to do an activity you've never done before.

Teresa Galli
Hometown: Winchester, MA
School: College
Activities: Tour guide, intramural soccer and volleyball, and I was in the Living Cultures Residential Program last year!

Penn Tip: Be as outgoing as you can early on and try at least one thing you think you won't like

Melissa Garcia
Hometown: Clifton, NJ
School: Nursing '09
Activities: PHINS, Minorities in Nursing Organization, Pennvelopes

Penn Tip: Look for opportunities to participate in your college house's activities or consider getting a job within your house. It's a great way to meet fellow housemates and residing faculty.

Katie Gerasimowicz
Hometown: Pottstown, PA
School: Engineering '10
Activities: University Choir, University Choral Society, Chamber Singers, CHOP GI/Nutrition department

Penn Tip: If you want to ride the subway & don't have tokens, make sure you have $2 handy. They won't give you change at the counter at 34th or 40th Street stations.

Hayley Germack
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
School: College '11
Activities: Yoga, Casa Hispánica, Running, Ballroom Dancing, Public health, international health, and social policy, Medicine, Medical Anthropology

Penn Tip: Take advantage of everything at their disposal-networking experiences with past alums, professors, or fellow students or the chance to hear a published author speak-all of these opportunities are here for a reason.

Steven Gipson
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
School: College '11
Activities: Politics, Movies, & TV

Penn Tip: Staying focus and managing your time well is the key to a great life at Penn.

Christie M. Gutierrez
Hometown: North Bergen, NJ
School: College '09
Activities: Kite and Key Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Peer Advising, Intramural Tennis

Penn Tip: "Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself." Alfred Sheinwold

Jaclyn A. Hall
Hometown: Columbia, SC
School: College '10
Activities: SPEC Connaissance, SCUE, Annenberg Center, CWiC Advising, PENNacle alum

Penn Tip: Follow the free food!

Anna Harris
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
School: Wharton '09
Activities: Sigma Delta Tau sorority (President), Penn International Business Volunteers (PIBV), Wharton Women

Penn Tips: Take advantage of downtown Philadelphia for great museums, restaurants, and sights!

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