Penn Engineering

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<p>I'm considering UPenn, and I love the school as a whole, but I'm concerned about its engineering school. I want to major in chemical engineering and actually be an engineer, but I've heard Penn engineering is mostly people who want to go into business or finance, and not very good for those who want to work in industry afterwards. Is this true?</p>

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<p>I’m confused—how is Penn Engineering preparing you for business or finance? I think you mean, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, the nation’s best business school, is preparing students for business or finance. I’m confident that Penn Engineering well prepares students for a future career in engineering.</p>

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<p>A lot of people (I’ve heard as much as 33%) take engineering undergrad and then go into business or finance.</p>

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<p>A good portion go into engineering/tech fields as well as finance/consulting. Of those entering grad school, about 60% will study engineering.</p>

<p>Here are some job titles of recent grads:

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<p>Grad schools:

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<p>Keep in mind each year’s ChemE class size is ~40.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/SEAS_2010cp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/SEAS_2010cp.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>“A lot of people (I’ve heard as much as 33%) take engineering undergrad and then go into business or finance.”</p>

<p>I’m not sure about that. But I guarantee you that the goal of Penn Engineering is to prepare you for engineering, not business. One of my friends is in Engineering and has no desire at all to be in finance.</p>

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<p>Apparently the number of technical companies who come out to Penn and recruit is few compared to the business firms who visit.</p>

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<p>Penn Engineering is superb and engineering focussed not business. There are a few engineers who are in programs that have Wharton courses, but not many- they are highly selective programs. Penn Engineering has superb profs (check out the CVs) who take an active interest in their students. You can see the results in the jobs and PhD programs the grads are accepted to. Thankis to SchmecktEs for psoting these. As an undergrad you can get great research experience and submatriculate to do a masters and undergrad degree in four years. This lets you take some great advanced coursework. A great program.</p>