Same-Day Advising Options!

**Peer Career Advisor Virtual Pop-Ins**

Peer Career Advisors are a highly trained team of undergraduate students who can answer their fellow undergrads’ quick questions about resumes & cover letters, using Handshake, job & internship searches, networking and more. Pop-ins are 15-minute, first-come first-serve chats.
To Schedule: Undergrads, choose “Pop-in: Peer Career Advisors” as the appointment type in Handshake to see the day’s availability.
Please note students are permitted to sign up for one pop-in per day.

Pre-Law Peer Coach Appointments

Peer Coaches are often available same day after 5:00 PM to answer basic questions and help you identify resources to make the most of your unique path.
To Schedule: Request an appointment via Handshake to talk about your classes, extracurricular activities and how to develop your interest in health care at Penn.

**Advisor Same Day Virtual Drop-ins**

Drop-ins are 15-minute virtual chat sessions with a career advisor. Within that 15 minutes, advisors will address minor resume and cover letter questions, or quickly touch base on your career-related concerns (i.e. best practices to prep for an interview, negotiate offers, or start career exploration activities). If your needs are more extensive than a 15 minute session can reasonably address, please instead search for the next available Career Advising appointment.

To Schedule: Monday – Friday beginning at 9:15 AM ET, students may view availability in Handshake and request a Drop-in 15 minute session for later that day. Advisor Same Day Virtual Drop-ins are offered based on availability of each team’s advisors. Please check for a confirmation message from Handshake if and when your Drop-in request is approved by the advisor, which will include your link to join at the appointed time. (If you do not receive a confirmation within 10 minutes of your requested session, please check your spam folder, just in case!)


College of Arts & Sciences Undergrads	CAS Same-Day Advising drop-ins are virtual, Monday-Friday starting August 25, 2026. Please check Handshake for daily availability or call our office at (215) 898-7531 to leave a message for a College of Arts & Sciences advisor.
Engineering (Undergrads)	Penn Engineering advising drop-ins are posted when available in Handshake or call our office at (215) 898-7531 to submit a message for the Penn Engineering advisor on-call that day.
Wharton Undergrads	Check Handshake for summer availability. Drop-in schedule for the Fall TBD.
Graduate Students & Postdocs Master’s/PhDs/Postdocs in Annenberg, Arts & Sciences, Liberal & Professional Studies, Penn Carey Law, Perelman & Weitzman PhDs & Postdocs in Engineering, Penn Dental, Penn Vet & Wharton	Offered afternoons Monday-Friday; please check Handshake for daily availability
Nursing/GSE/SP2	Monday: 12pm – 1:00 pm (Nursing) Tuesday: 1:30pm – 2:30pm (GSE) Wednesday: 2:30pm – 3:30pm (SP2)
Pre-Health Quick Questions Quick Questions must be scheduled on Handshake. All QQs are held over telephone.	Monday: 2pm – 3:30pm Thursday: 11am – 12pm
Pre-Law Quick Questions Quick Questions must be scheduled on Handshake. All QQs are held over telephone.	Wednesday: 11am – 12pm Thursday: 11am – 12pm