Do you think UPenn is a theoretical or practical school?

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But I think there is a meaningful difference in the vibe at Penn vs. Brown or Yale in this respect. Penn has a bunch of students (lots of engineers, nurses, many but not all of the Whartonites) whose educational goals and curricula are very specific and practical, much more so than at Brown or Yale, and that affects the experience of other students as well. I think students at Penn whose interests are highly theoretical have no lack of mentors or peers, but they tend to think of themselves as being in a minority, part of a subculture.

This is essentially true, but keep in mind that the number of undergrads in Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences is significantly higher (by 1,000) than the number of undergrads in Yale College (and roughly equal to the number at Brown). Also, the number of undergrads in Penn’s College is more than 50% larger than the total number of undergrads in Wharton, SEAS, and Nursing *combined<a href=“6,304%20in%20the%20College;%201,986%20in%20Wharton;%201,641%20in%20SEAS;%20556%20in%20Nursing;%20see%20%20%5Burl=http://www.upenn.edu/about/facts.php]Penn:%20Penn%20Facts[/url]”>/i</a>. So that in actuality, liberal-arts undergrads (and I realize that not all of these are students “whose interests are highly theoretical”) at Penn are anything but a minority.</p>