What Is Each Ivy League U Known For?

BeedletheBard
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:06:53 +0000

I might be biased because I go to Penn, but I still can try to add a bit to this discussion, I think.

I agree that many Penn students may not have gotten into HYP (wharton is a bit of a different story…) but this is probably true for students at Cornell, Dartmouth, etc. Try not to insult people if you can.

I can’t really answer for any school but Penn here because I don’t know much about the others. However, I can say that Penn is considered to be the “social ivy”–not that that means much haha. It’s supposed to be more pre-professional than the others (which can be a good or a bad thing depending on your view point), and it has a variety of interdisciplinary programs. It also has 4 different schools that you apply to- the School of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Wharton, and Nursing.

If you’re interested in Health-related studies, I would look into the Vagelos program in life sciences and management. I’m not an expert, but my understanding is you can get a BS in economics from wharton (possibly concentrating in an applicable field such as healthcare management) and a BA in a “life sciences major.”