I know they don’t admit by major, but my assumption is that there is at least some “shaping” done to have some diversity past the usual CS or EE + business. It is news to me that ChemE and the very similar Materials Science E are popular at Penn especially in the dual programs as I’ve found only three M&T alumni on LinkedIn (One Bioengineering One Chem E One Systems) that did not have the normal CS or EE.
What I meant by Penn being weaker in Chem was that I expect the vast majority students who are stronger than me at chem (Top 150/ Top 50 USNCO, maybe research) to not have any interest in business and thus have no reason to even consider UPenn, especially at their level. (UM itself is higher ranked in all types of chemistry and Chem E than UPenn). Thus, giving me (someone with both chemistry and business ECs & classes) a possible advantage and hopefully make up for my relatively lackluster awards