Application Housing, Dining, and Summer Life Penn's Precollege Programs are open to commuting and residential students. Each student is assigned a private bedroom in a 1,2,3,or 4 bedroom suite with a shared bath. Rooms are wired for ethernet and cable for students who choose to bring computers or television sets.
Telephone service is also available.
The residential program has a large, live-in staff including a head counselor, resident counselors, and resident and graduate Penn student advisors, supervised by the College House Dean and the Director of Summer Sessions. Students dine at the 1920s Commons, and choose from a variety of meal plans, including a range of vegetarian and international selections. Penn's Dining Services consistently ranks among the best in the nation in terms of nutrition, selection, and preparation. Along with the numerous academic resources and activities offered by the individual programs are the many recreational, cultural, and social events Penn offers its summer students. There are also dinners, dances, weekly outdoor concerts by the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, a lecture series, and movies under the stars.