<p>Last summer I went to an engineering camp at my local state university, and there was only one other girl their besides me. Its a very competitive process to get in, but since we were the only two girls that applied, we got in much easier than the guys. Also, I was on businessweek.com the other day and it said that only 31% of the class is female: </p>
<p>When I go to college, I plan to major in business or engineering. I know I probably won't be at a college with a 50/50 male to female ratio, but I wanted to know how a small female group affects admission. Is it that Wharton and Engineering in general don't want to admit females, or is it that females don't want to go into business and engineering as much as they might want to go into other subjects?</p>
<p>I'm not trying to generalize what women like to do or anything, I personally don't believe that anybody should stereotype other groups, but by looking at the low female/male ratio, I just wanted to get some ideas on how it affects admissions and the overall culture at the school. </p>
<p>to be fair, bioengineering is probably the most female-dominated department though. i think systems has a lot of girls too. but what about like..mechanical?</p>
<p>do you guys have any ideas on why there are fewer girls? Obviously, know one will know for sure, but is it because it is harder for girls to get in those departments (engineering and business), or is it because girls don't apply as much as guys do?</p>
<p>Obviously girls don't apply as much. Look at any engineering or business department across the country- they're male-dominated fields. This isn't speculation because it's not not Penn-specific, I'm pretty sure it's a well-documented fact.</p>
<p>would it be easier to get in if you were a girl (because not as many apply), or would it be harder to get in if you were a girl (because, historically, girls don't show as much interest in business and engineering)?</p>
<p>The only school at Penn where guys will see a higher acceptance rate is probably nursing. Girls probably see a higher acceptance rate at SEAS just because there are fewer who apply. I'm not sure about Wharton though.</p>