<p>Can any current students or seniors that know an extensive amount about it comment about the M&T program? I know that it's super-selective, and it definitely seems like an awesome opportunity if I can get in. I was just wondering basically what kind of stats people had when they got in and general comments on how you like the program. I got into EA at Stanford, and if I can get into this (which is a HUGE if), I may have a very tough choice to make.</p>
<p>You don't WANT to go to this program. Trust me.</p>
<p>iwinnnn, could you expand on that/give reasons why? I've heard the similar things from friends who have complained about intensity of the program (6-7 classes a semester) as well as the clumsy lack of coordination between the two schools.</p>
<p>iwinnnn, why?
what school do you go to now?</p>
<p>It's intense. It's a full, real engineering degree, and a full, real business degree from a competitive university. You can either cut it, or you can't.</p>
<p>It's more classes than either of the standalone programs would be (obviously), and they're all challenging classes (very few BS classes). You do the program because you really want to be studying this stuff.</p>
<p>Yes, iwinnn, please do elaborate.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>i wanna know 2!!!!!!!</p>
<p>you have to take 6-7 courses a semester, none of which are easy, and umm no free time?</p>
<p>if you are truly interested in business and engineering I say go for it. Also if you get into wharton you can transfer in after your freshman year if you take the required classes.</p>
<p>but i think you need a 4.0 or very close to it, letters of rec, essay, and its not easy to get in then either</p>
<p>How specialized is this program? By that, I mean, since there are only 50 kids in it, do the advisers for the program build special plans for each student and are the extra "perks" really worth it? Basically, would this program be especially superior to my other alternatives (if I were to get into M&T): Bioengineering at Stanf with possible minor in Econ, Double Major in BME and Econ at Duke, Biomedical engineering w/ minor in Econ at Harvard.</p>
<p>If someone gets admitted to MT can he/she instead switch out to single degree @ wharton/seas?
millhouse, i read ur reply on the 2004 (my bad lol) post. but let's say i talked about finances in specific (i meant finance econ instead of hardcore theory econ), would it be off topic?
my backup if MT rejects me was for wharton.</p>
<p>Congrats btw on your acceptance (EarlyDec?) to Wharton.</p>
<p>marchmadness,
what's your plan with the econ degree? econ at stanford has different applications than the econ (business econ) at wharton.
I think the equivalent of Stanford's BE + Econ at Penn would be BE from SEAS and Econ from the College.</p>
<p>Well I would much prefer the business type econ available at Wharton. I'm not really sure I would be doing Econ exactly at Stanford, but rather some other business type major along with BE.</p>
<p>thanks. i got in ED.
i think you can switch into a single choice college by just signing a paper (but im not sure about that one)
i wouldn't think thats off topic then... i may have sounded a bit rude but too many people think that wharton is econ
(and gl)</p>
<p>You don't need to take 6-7 classes/semester, unless you're trying to graduate in 4 years, and few participants do.</p>
<p>There are 50/year, not 50 total.</p>
<p>Finally, the classes are intense, but not as intense as you might imagine. You don't complete the full engineering degree - just an engineering major. They also eliminate a number of distributional requirements, so it comes out to about 10-13 classes extra. A lot of kids who got into Wharton/SEAS/CAS are definitely capable of joining and completing if they really wanted to.</p>
<p>What truly separates the dual-degree-ers is their Rocky-like work ethic. Sure, a couple are brilliant, but most are just extremely motivated. I couldn't imagine being happy with the life they lead.</p>
<p>muerteapablo,</p>
<p>A couple of those points are wrong. Most participants graduate in 4 years. To graduate from a dual/joint degree program, you need an absolute minimum of 46 credits. That works out to 6 classes most semesters. </p>
<p>M&T students must complete the full engineering degree. They don't complete the full Wharton degree - and approximately 3 distributional requirements are waived in doing that: 1 legal studies req't, 1 mgmt104/insur205 req't, and 1 other class on average in the wharton distribution (no science classes on the wharton worksheet, but the engineering major requires science classes, for example).</p>
<p>mattwonder: i know your in M&T, so what do u think about what pablo just said:</p>
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<p>I'm plenty happy with the life I lead.</p>
<p>^^ 1000 posts which wont be relevant shortly</p>