I asked my friends...What's your favorite class?

Leo: My favorite class at Penn is History of American Baseball 1840-Present with Sarah Gronningsater. Through discussion she teaches us about American history through the lens of baseball. Many of the students aren’t even baseball fans but Professor Gronningsater is so amazing that everyone leaves the class raving both about how much they learned and how much they loved the experience. 

Naomi: My favorite class at Penn I have taken so far has been Intro to Data Science (PSCI 107) with Dan Hopkins. The class provided me with an insight into a side of politics that I have never seen before and allowed me to combine my interests of statistics and political science. I loved being able to write code and explore data that connected to things I saw in the news.

Rosemary: My favorite class was CLST 201: Hercules Ancient & Modern. Not only was it a fun class in general, but it was also interesting to see the evolution and persistence of Hercules through centuries of written works and art. We also had a few classes in the Penn Museum where we were able to study Ancient Greek and Roman coins and vases up close. 

Michael: My favorite class I’ve taken at Penn was Writing for Television (CIMS 117). I got to work with my classmates to develop our tv shows, and wrote an entire pilot script. It was great to try something new and different from my other classes, and produce a script I was really proud of.

My favorite class: My favorite class that I’ve taken in the college so far is The Struggle for America’s Soul (PSCI 010), a freshman seminar about the role of evangelicals in US politics. I learned so much about the ways in which political scientists ask and answer questions and it was great to discuss recent political events through a new a different lens. We also had a super interesting line up of guest speakers. Lastly, the class helped me meet some other first year students during my first semester, which I’m glad for!

- Lucy K.