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Penn and Philadelphia
Favorite Philadelphia
Restaurants
Alma de Cuba, Audrey
Claire, Azafran, Bards,
Bistro La Baia, Bleu,
Bluezette, Buddakan,
Café Spice, Continental,
Dimitri’s, Django, Fork, K-town Barbecue,
La Viola, Le Bec Fin, Mama Palma’s,
Marrakesh, Monk’s, Morimoto, Pattaya Grill,
Penang, Pho 75, Pod, Rouge, Shiroi Hana, Silk
City, Striped Bass, 20 Manning, White Dog,
Zanzibar Blue, Zocalo (2003 student survey)
Favorite Philadelphia Places
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fairmount Park,
Wissahickon Park, Kimmel Center, Boathouse
Row, Delaware waterfront, Rittenhouse
Square Park (2003 student survey)
Favorite Stress Relievers
“Two mornings a week I ride my bike to the
boathouse at 5:45 a.m. to serve as coxswain
on an otherwise all-male boat on the crew
team. I never knew getting eight guys to
row together would be so challenging!”
— Tamara Paton, WG’04
“The way I deal with
stress is to run. I did the
Philadelphia Marathon,
which starts at the
Philadelphia Museum of
Art, takes you down to
Old City, up Chestnut
Street through West Philly, past the zoo,
out toward Manayunk, then back to the
museum. I trained for it by running through
Fairmount Park. It’s a fantastic place to get
away from it all.” — James Warner, WG’03
Favorite Extracurricular Activities
Asia Club, Europa, Guide Mentors, Improv
Club, Investment Management Club,
Marketing Club, Media & Entertainment
Club, Out 4 Business, Say Yes to Education,
Technology Club, Wharton African American
MBA Association, Wharton Follies, Wharton
International Volunteers, Wharton Wildmen
Hockey, Wharton Women in Business, Wine
Club (2003 student survey)
Favorite Things About Penn
“There’s no doubt that Wharton is the focal part
of your life here, but it’s part of the University of
Pennsylvania community, which offers so many
other resources. For example, I’ve always had an
interest in archaeology. The Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania is the most important
archaeological museum in the Americas, and I
was able to organize tours for other Wharton
students.” — Neil Gupta, WG’04
“At Wharton, we recognize
tradition and history as
an important part of the
University; just as Penn is
a big part of Philadelphia
history, Philadelphia is a
huge part of U.S. history.”
— Brian Wong, WG’03
Favorite Living Opportunity
“A large majority of the class
comes from outside of
Philadelphia, so we build our
city in relation to each other.
It’s hard for me to judge
Philly objectively. I love the
place so much because for
me, Philadelphia means Wharton, and Wharton
means friends.” — Damian Olive, WG’03
“When I came to Wharton, I made a conscious
decision not to live in a high-rise. Philadelphia is
one of the oldest big cities in the country, and I
wanted to appreciate its architecture on a daily
basis. I live in a Center City walk-up with high
ceilings and hardwood floors. It has the pros and
cons of an old place, but it has an incredible
amount of charm. It really reflects Philadelphia’s
personality.” — Stephanie Mann, WG’04