The Graduate School of Education at Penn really delivers an amazing education. You can be as involved or un-involved as you like and still learn a lot! The electives are set up to be as flexible as possible, and some programs have as many as five or six. This allows you to pursue anything of interest to you. And if you're interested in it, chances are good there is an available advisor or two who would love to mentor you!

I would recommend very strongly that you get involved in the GSE community in any way you can. Especially p/t students! Part-time students often have a lot on their plates (full-time...