<p>@ 45 Percenter. I'd definitely say it's true at all the Ivies, etc. ( I apologize for not specifying in my earlier post. ) Is Penn more pre-professional than the other Ivies? Probably. The culture at Penn encourages private industry, and practicing law and medical degrees. I contrast this with the schools of government and policy at Harvard and Princeton - you just don't see as many kids at Penn wanting to go into government and politics. It's definitely more of a "business" environment. Maybe this is due to Wharton, or maybe it's due to Ben Franklin's old "vocational" ideas. </p>
<p>Is Penn more pre-professional than the other ivies? By a hair. Are the ivies more so than a liberal arts college or state school? Definitely.</p>