So keeping up is getting tougher by the day. GSE really keeps you busy! Between homework, readings and thinking about my papers, I rarely get time for just sitting back with a good book and relaxing. One thing I've realised the importance of after getting to GSE, is a daily planner. With the number of homework groups, reading groups, discussion groups and social groups one forms over here, keeping track of events can be quite challenging! But its fun on the whole. Can get a little overwhelming at times but as long as you love what you're doing, you should be fine.
Another important thing that you could keep in mind while at GSE, is planning for the future. Most programs here are just a year long and a year at GSE pace will definitely go by quickly. Penn and GSE are great platforms and things like networking and job hunting becomes so much easier with the plethora of options available to you here. The great thing about Penn is the resources at your disposal and the one-campus policy. Its amazing how you get to interact so many people from different schools and different fields without having to go anywhere!
Classes at GSE are a great experience. You learn as much from your professors, as you do with your peers. The IEDP cohort usually takes it discussions out of class too. While walking in and out of class, randomly bumping into each other - wherever we may meet, we share a word (or two) about our class discussions and our takeaways from our different classes. Its amazing to hear different people share their stories. One of our classes required us to share our life stories with the rest of our cohort by way of autobiographies. Reading about each others' experiences was just fascinating. We realised how little we knew and how big the world actually was. For me, personally, it was a rather humbling experience.
Well this is pretty much all I have for now! See you next time the urge to write strikes me! :)
Another important thing that you could keep in mind while at GSE, is planning for the future. Most programs here are just a year long and a year at GSE pace will definitely go by quickly. Penn and GSE are great platforms and things like networking and job hunting becomes so much easier with the plethora of options available to you here. The great thing about Penn is the resources at your disposal and the one-campus policy. Its amazing how you get to interact so many people from different schools and different fields without having to go anywhere!
Classes at GSE are a great experience. You learn as much from your professors, as you do with your peers. The IEDP cohort usually takes it discussions out of class too. While walking in and out of class, randomly bumping into each other - wherever we may meet, we share a word (or two) about our class discussions and our takeaways from our different classes. Its amazing to hear different people share their stories. One of our classes required us to share our life stories with the rest of our cohort by way of autobiographies. Reading about each others' experiences was just fascinating. We realised how little we knew and how big the world actually was. For me, personally, it was a rather humbling experience.
Well this is pretty much all I have for now! See you next time the urge to write strikes me! :)
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