Exchange at Penn

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Loving the City of Brotherly Love

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Hagje, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience here at Penn during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. “Wait, I could go to the University of Pennsylvania for exchange?” That was the first thought I…

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5 things that surprised me about academic life at Wharton

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Marija, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience here at Penn during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Coming from Bocconi, I was not used to having much interaction with faculty beyond the classroom. I…

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A Love Letter to a Place I Don’t Fully Understand Yet

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Elle, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience here at Penn during the Spring 2026 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Dear Penn,   Before I arrived, you were a fantasy that only resided in my dreams.   You were yellow school…

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Marija Stojadinovic

Biography Marija Stojadinovic was born and raised in Serbia and is currently a third-year Economics and Finance student at Bocconi University in Milan. As an EAP Correspondent, she is excited to explore campus, city, and beyond – and to share this journey with you. During the spring semester, her goal is to build lasting friendships,…

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Hagje Yi

Biography Hagje Yi is a senior from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, majoring in Bio-Convergence (Bioengineering). Hagje loves to play sports and find the best restaurants around town. At Penn, Hagje plans to experience the opportunities that only Penn offers. He will be participating as an undergraduate research intern in the Perelman School of…

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Elle Pimentel

Biography Elle Pimentel is a second-year English student from King’s College London. As an EAP Correspondent, she looks forward to documenting her exchange experience at Penn, capturing the highlights of her journey with the hope of providing current and prospective exchange students an inspiring and creative insight into life abroad. She is excited to contribute…

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Daniel Flames Sampietro

Contact Ask Me About… My experience at Wharton was unique because I treated the exchange not as a study-abroad semester, but as a full academic and professional immersion into the Penn ecosystem. I arrived as a visiting student from King’s College London and quickly integrated into Wharton’s core academic culture, taking demanding strategy and leadership…

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I Didn’t Change the World at Penn, but…

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Hanxi, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience here at Penn during the Fall 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As finals, projects and presentations approach, my exchange semesters at Penn are quietly reaching its end. It’s…

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Touching the Elephant: How Small Moments Revealed the Bigger Picture 

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Franz-Josef, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience here at Penn during the Fall 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. There is a parable I return to when I think about my first weeks in the United…

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Kelyn’s Secret Recipe for Studying Abroad 

Semester Abroad: Exchange at Penn Kelyn, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience here at Penn during the Fall 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Every exchange starts like a recipe you’ve never tried before, equal parts excitement and uncertainty. It might…