OP seems fixed on Penn and Harvard and I wonder if anything else matters.
That said, they are seeking to do their own thing - and the where will likely matter less.
Of course, it’s often great to start out doing something, to build up that rolodex…gotta get funding!!
I have a feeling this is the typical anything but those two is a let down.
I hope not.
They seem driven.
That’s going to drive their career, not Harvard or Penn.