<p>^^Many do. They have a Rhodes prep program where strong candidates are selected, groomed, and tutored to enhance their chances. But of course in the end the student still has to deliver the goods.</p>
<p>Perhaps Penn doesn’t have as many because of their prestigious preprofessional undergraduate schools (Wharton among them). Maybe studying at Oxford wasn’t the right choice for them because it would steer them off a path that they had set for themselves when they were freshman at Penn–a path that may not have included a Rhodes Scholarship.</p>