<p>For your interests, either one is wonderful - choose the one that feels right for you - with one other piece of advice - if you choose Penn they are an ED school and they strongly favor ED applicants - so it would be wise to apply early - Yale is SCEA - non bindiing - and though they accept a slightly higher % EA then RD it's not as much of a factor.</p>
<p>altogether including %deferred from SCEA that were eventually accepted, applying to yale SCEA also substantially increases your chance of being accepted above RD. I think it was a difference of 10% points (i.e. overall SCEA is 17% and overall RD - deferred = 7%)</p>
<p>Crimson, I agree with your statistics and admittedly it's been a couple of years since I've visited Penn. At the time we were looking at Wharton and visited after the ED deadline. They told us that 40-50 % of the class was already accepted so the number of slots available for RD was in the 200's. Of course that's Wharton and they are far more selectiive for that. I don't know if they college uses the same % for ED acceptances or not - my point was if this candidate selected Penn he/she would be wise to investigate the ED/RD process and plan accordingly.</p>
<p>crimsonbulldog,</p>
<p>Just curious. If you persued a grad. degree, what was it in? What was your undergraduate major? What are you doing now as a profession? I-banking? Law? Other kinds of Business?</p>
<p>That is, if you don't mind me asking.</p>
<p>Penn! Especially because of your interest in med-school. Penn has 4 hospitals on campus and countless research and internship opportunities. Plus, Philly trumps New Haven any day.</p>
<p>Most importantly, Penn doesn't have arrogant twits like like Keynes1105! We know Yale is a great school, as is Penn. That Yale degree, however, will not help you much in the world if you keep walking around twiddling your thumb at anyone who goes to -dare I say- a school with a higher acceptance rate. Grow up.</p>
<p>I went to medical school, following undergrad in molecular biophysics and biochem (MB&B) at Yale. </p>
<p>By the way Helix, I think Keynes was being facetious, since I think he goes to penn.</p>
<p>I'd pick Yale in a second. The student body and the residential system are both big pluses in my book.</p>
<p>Helix, Keynes was being sarcastic...he attends Penn lol</p>
<p>Keynes, I can't believe you actually exist. That was just so shallow, and so idiotic, and so wrong on every level I can even think of. Acceptance rates do not necessarily mean a good education, nor does the fact that Yale's is lower than Penn's mean that the OP will be happier there. Everyone who will matter for the OP's professional career will CERTAINLY have heard of the University of Pennsylvania. I need to go retch now.</p>
<p>Hamlin - Visit both and see what you like. They are incredibly different in terms of location and attitude towards education (theory vs. practical).</p>
<p>I feel stupid, lol</p>
<p>It's just that I've seen a series of Yale students react much the same way when asked this question; It seems to be a trend around here.</p>
<p>Ditto here.</p>
<p>Is Yale more theory and Penn more practical or vice versa?</p>
<p>depends what classes you take, but common perception is that penn students are overwhelmingly preprofessional (practical), and yale students care somewhat about theory (but that doesnt limit their professions).</p>
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<blockquote> <p>Is Yale more theory and Penn more practical or vice versa?</p> </blockquote>
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<p>This is probably only true of Wharton (and, of course, the Nursing school).</p>
<p>the answer to the original question would have been self-evident even five years ago. shows the influence of u.s. news, i suppose.</p>
<p>Chicago is really the only school left that emphasizes theory.</p>
<p>i heard caltech also emphasizes theory</p>
<p>I think the whole theory vs practical division occurs along majors more than between differences between yale and penn. You could probably be just as "theory" driven at penn as you would at yale so as long as you choose a theory major (physics instead of engineering, math instead of applied math, econ instead of accounting). </p>
<p>Here's a good reason to go to Yale : if you grew up in philly, don't stick around home for college. Same if you grew up in New Haven or the Conn suburbs. Go to penn then.</p>
<p>Well, based on the fact that Penn emphasizes integration of a number of disciplines as part of their undergraduate program, they are obviously trying to prepare their students for practical tasks once finish their studies. Penn was one of the first schools to recognize the significance that globalization and outsourcing will play in the future, and created a number of programs to teach students the skills that will be vital for succeding in the world economy-business administration, engineering and technology, and international studies. The very popular Jerome Fisher and Huntsman program offer dual degrees through the Wharton school and the college, and even if you are not accepted into these highly selective degrees, you can still take as many classes as you want in them(and all college students are encouraged to explore a variety of different subjects before declaring a major). A major advantage of going to a place like Penn over any school is the fact that it has been quick to recognize which skills will be in high demand in the world economy of tomorrow. You will still get a top notch education at Yale, but it seems to me that Penn tends to emphasize a course of study that focuses on training you in the skills that will be vital once you go off to the real world rather than ones that may not be in such high demand as a result of globalization. I don't know much about how Yale addresses this, but would I say that Penn emphasizes practical skills? absolutely yes</p>
<p>Hanna, Penn introduced a residential system called College Houses about 7 years ago and it is thriving today...</p>