<p>I'd say you're pretty safe: The letter is very general. Besides, my M&T essays sucked - I wrote them the day that they were due - and I know it is an extremely competitive program.</p>
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We understand you have applied to The Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology at the University of Pennsylvania . As Administrative Director of the program, I am happy to write you today with additional information about the M&T Program.</p>
<p>M&T students graduate from Penn with two distinct degrees?a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School and either a Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a Bachelor of Applied Science from Penn Engineering.</p>
<p>One of the benefits of such a unique program is that you have many opportunities available to you. The Wharton School currently offers more than 20 concentrations, and a number of M&T students choose to complete double concentrations (e.g., Finance and Management. To learn more about the concentrations that are available, visit: <a href="http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/concentrations/%5B/url%5D">http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/concentrations/</a>. Similarly the Penn Engineering offers many choices, with more than 15 degree options. Learn more about degree options here: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/under/degreep.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.seas.upenn.edu/under/degreep.html</a>. The M&T website (<a href="http://www.upenn.edu/fisher%5B/url%5D">http://www.upenn.edu/fisher</a>) will also provide you with more detail specifically about the M&T Program.</p>
<p>M&T students are extremely active in the Penn community. Many participate in the numerous clubs, sports teams and other activities available to students; a number hold positions of leadership. The Undergraduate Admissions website has information about student life at Penn (<a href="http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/life)%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/life)</a>. Please take a moment to explore the opportunities that are available; you are sure to find something that interests you.</p>
<p>M&T students have always been highly successful in finding an exciting internship, that important first job, or pursuing an advanced degree. In recent years, M&T students have been the recipients of a number of prestigious awards to pursue graduate study. The Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, for example, is awarded to 50 graduating students across the country each year to support graduate study in a field of their choice at Cambridge University . In recent years 3 M&T students have won this outstanding award! M&T students are standouts at Penn and beyond.</p>
<p>I encourage you to contact the M&T Office to learn more about the program and to ask any questions you might have?whether it's by e-mail, by phone, or an actual visit to Penn. I will be happy to talk with you personally about any aspect of the M&T program or Penn. Current M&T students will be available to talk with you about their experience as well. We feel strongly that the best way to learn about what it's like to be an M&T student is to talk to a current student.</p>
<p>Thank you for expressing your interest in The Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology.
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