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Cultures of Capitalism and Mental Health at Penn

Whether we aspire to be elite workers in the industry of our choosing or CEOs, most students spend these four years accumulating accomplishments in hopes of increasing their hireability after graduation. This drive fosters the anxiety-inducing, dehumanizing question: what am I worth?

The Reality of Mental Health Resources at Penn

Penn breeds a culture of toxic ambition and perfection, as a commonly held belief among Penn students is an expectation to succeed, manifesting from an endless list of LinkedIn brag posts to students’ failure to be candid about inevitable struggles with their academic, social, or personal lives.