How does Upenn differ from Brown and Columbia?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Gugupo is a simpleton with severe self-hate issues. His arguments remind me of a Laker fan I met who argued that LaBron James is the fourth best player on the Cleveland Cavaliers since his shooting percentage is the fourth highest on the team. Although technically true, you’d have to be a complete moron like gugupo to use one stat to draw such a sweeping conclusion. </p>

<p>Acceptance rates are like shooting percentages: They can’t possibly tell the whole story. Cal Tech is undeniably one of the best schools in the world, and yet it’s acceptance rate is very high when compared to many top schools. This is true because the applicant pool self selects. Wharton’s applicant pool self selects much more than the Brown applicant pool. I had at least a dozen friends apply to Brown but only two apply to Wharton. The two Wharton applicants were ranked 1st and 3rd in our class. The Brown applicants ranged from top 10 percent to the 50th percentile. Wharton doesn’t accept outliers, whereas Brown does, hence the feeling among many high school applicants that they have nothing to lose in submitting to Brown.</p>

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<p>^ could not have said it better myself. Academically, Wharton is undeniably at HYP level and the best when it comes to recruiting.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I don’t really care about admission rates.</p>

<p>I found JHS’s post very helpful. I’ve decided not to apply to Columbia because of the core. Brown seems to be a good fit. Upenn…don’t really know.</p>

<p>Either way, the majority of the responses here have been very helpful. Thanks.</p>