The Musings of an Urban Christian

  A perk of being so physically close and relationally connected to Penn is staying in touch with campus trends, including the thought process of this generation of undergrads as they decide where to go to college, navigate making the most of their four years as a student, and then think about the start of their careers. Needless to say, when I was in their shoes was literally a generation ago, so while some things remain the same other things change dramatically.  Maybe my high school friends and I were exceedingly nerdy, but what drove a lot of us was getting into the most prestigious and academically rigorous school possible, with no regard for how far away from home it was or what kind of community it sat in. I tell people that Penn could’ve been on Mars, if it had the number one undergraduate business program in the world I would’ve said yes.  It did help that, as I was deciding where to go to college, Philly had a national reputation for being pretty cool – th...