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A city that puts you at the intersection
of academic and professional life.
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When Susan Morrison was an undergrad at a small college just
outside of Philadelphia, she loved to explore the city. But
it wasn’t until she started law school in downtown Philadelphia
that she found what she was looking for.
 “Philadelphia
is a city that’s built for grad students; it’s a perfect
mix of opportunity, culture and affordability,” said Susan.
Six business schools, five medical schools and five law schools
in the Philadelphia area make the city an intellectual powerhouse,
driven by future thinkers, leaders and pioneers.
It’s perfectly poised at the intersection of academia and
professional life, where the classrooms are biotech labs, Fortune
500 companies, theater troupes and major medical centers.
Susan knows that when she graduates in two years, she’ll
be a hot prospect. Unlike other major cities where grad students
have to jockey for coveted internships, in Philly there are
plenty of opportunities for students to get on-the-job experience
well before they’re handed a diploma.
Philadelphia is ranked 6th in the nation for high-tech employment,
with 223,000 technology workers in the region. One of every
six doctors in the U.S. was trained in the area. It’s smack
dab in the center of the cultural, technological and medical
corridor that runs along the East Coast. And it is evolving
into one of the greatest centers of art institutions in the
country, with more than 100 theater companies and even more
museums.
“I’m getting a great education, and I can afford to
really live,” said Susan. “What’s the point of
going to school in a city so expensive it’s impossible
to enjoy it?”
 Unlike
Boston, New York and San Francisco, where a one-bedroom apartment
can cost $1,800 a month, you can rent a spacious downtown apartment
for about $800 in Philadelphia. And the numerous student discounts
offered throughout the city let you enjoy the good life —
on a student-sized budget. When she’s not studying, Susan
and her fiancé still like to explore downtown Philadelphia.
They enjoy student discounts at the avant-garde Wilma Theater,
paying just $6 per show. They frequent “professional student
only” nights at local clubs, geared to the many grad students
in the area. Sometimes they splurge at one of the eclectic new
restaurants that are always popping up — then bike off
the calories on their favorite 10-mile trek along the beautiful
Schuylkill River.
For graduate students like Susan Morrison, there’s no place
better than Philadelphia to live, learn, work and play. They
don’t just study the real world, they’re immersed
in it.
For more information on becoming a Graduate student in Philadelphia
click here.
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