Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Generally, how difficult is it to get into SEAS?</p>

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<p>Generally, tough.</p>

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<p>more specifically how hard is it in comparison to cas?</p>

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<p>I believe the acceptance rate is generally higher, but the pool is more self-selective. SEAS vs. CAS? Depends on whether you want to study engineering or (I presume) math or science. They're different fields, and the reality is that your interest in the respective field has more of an impact on your chances for admission than the overall acceptance rate. They're both Penn (but of course I will say that engineers are smarter) (and if you're female, engineering schools will love you)</p>

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<p>oh ok thanks
i'm caught between bioengineering and biomedical science
but yay for being a girl :D</p>

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<p>Both of those are only offered at SEAS. </p>

<p>SEAS has a higher acceptance rate, about 33% for early decision and 25% cumulative. However, I think somebody mentioned on here that the SAT average for SEAS was in the high 2100s where as for CAS it's very close to 2100. So, yes the pool is more self-selective.</p>

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<p>oops
i meant between biophysics and bioengineering or biomedical science</p>

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<p>Bioengineering curriculum: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/be/undergrad/curriculum/BSE/2009/req/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.seas.upenn.edu/be/undergrad/curriculum/BSE/2009/req/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Biophysics" curriculum (I have friends who are biophysics majors and I still don't believe it's a real field. Call it chemistry, or even biochemistry, like it is.):
<a href="http://www.sas.upenn.edu/biophysics/biophpages/Courses.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sas.upenn.edu/biophysics/biophpages/Courses.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>As you can see, 90% of your first year, and even second year maybe, are going to be the same. My advice? Enter Penn as a bioengineer. Applying as a female to SEAS will help you, and it's easier to start in BE and then switch than vice-versa. Sit down with a professor who knows folks in both fields and find out exactly what the differences are and how they align with your plans for the future (I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you're pre-med, which means you'll eventually drop both and do BBB)</p>

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<p>you could also minor in biophysics, because 10 of the 11 required courses for the minor are contained within the bioengineering curriculum...</p>

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<p>haha yea i want to go pre-med
thanks for the help</p>