Competitiveness of Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hello I am an international student thinking of applying for School of Engineering next year and I would like to know how competitive it is to be accepted by the school of engineering.</p>

<p>Although U Penn's engineering is not as highly ranked as M.I.T. and some other "big guys," I only take a peak at the ranking for references. All the Ivy league education should have a certain high standard, so the prestige within the league doesn't matter much to me. (I am trying to research some programs within UPenn that interest me the most.)</p>

<p>I was thinking of heading to business, but then I thought I'll head to engineering for now and get a MBA later. (Though business and engineer both intrigue me, I got it all planned out!)</p>

<p>Any thoughts, comments would be deeply appreciated.</p>

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<p>Penn's engineering school is not as competitive for admission as Wharton or SAS, but is still very competitive to get into for undergrad. It's not that it has lower standards than the other schools, there are just fewer applicants applying per spot. The one thing that I did notice is that a lot of internationals are in SEAS so it might be more competitive for internationals than for US citizens. Some top programs in SEAS are Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular engineering, Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Computer Science Engineering. If you are interested in business and engineering look into applying for M+T with SEAS as your backup school.</p>