<p>Dunno if there's a thread like this already; I haven't seen one.</p>
<p>So how many of you guys are planning to apply for this coveted program ED or RD? With only 50 students in it, it seems insanely difficult to get in :/</p>
<p>I'm guessing most of y'all are choosing Wharton as your 'backup plan'?</p>
<p>Hey RustGust. I’m planning on applying ED to M&T, and deferring to SEAS. I think the essay is going to be challenging for me, especially the part about business, because I have almost no extracurriculars in that area.</p>
<p>Oh cool, man. Probably some neat engineering things though? lol
Does anyone know if there’s a disadvantage for people who defer to Wharton or SEAS through M&T versus going for them as a first choice?</p>
<p>I asked my regional admissions director about this, and they said that there isn’t a greater advantage to choosing one over the other. Choose whichever you are MORE passionate about. In my case, business.</p>
<p>I’m applying to Jerome Fisher, and writing SEAS down as my single degree program. </p>
<p>I wanted to have some freedom in the main penn supplement, so I decided to write about the extracurricular/ research paths that I could see myself doing at Penn. I spent a summer at Penn this year, and I wanted as much space to talk about what I could see myself doing outside of class. I’m at about 600-700 words on this essay. I only wrote briefly about the academic strength of the engineering school at Penn. </p>
<p>For my M&T essay, I wrote my essay like all kids do: addressing how academically strong I am, especially in economics and science, and how amazing the program is academically, and how perfect we are for each other. There’s a strong emphasis on the academic rigor of the M&T program. Also, I talk about my long-term goals, which have a greater emphasis on engineering than business. I feel like about 60% of the essay addresses the strength of the SEAS program. </p>
<p>My question is, will the admissions officer who judges my application to SEAS read my essay that I wrote about M&T? Remember, there is almost 0 mention of academics in my main Penn supplement, and I feel that colleges would want students to talk about it a little. </p>
<p>Thanks :DDD</p>