Data Science, MSE 

at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

According to officials, UPenn believes in conducting a thorough review of the applications once they are received. Review includes various factors that are beyond academics. Although academics will remain of the most important factors, things like extracurricular activities, community service and interests outside the classroom are highly crucial. 

The University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, both are the most reputed institutions in the USA. There is no comparison between them. However, students can decide where to go as both of them are extremely popular and can lead to a successful career. Students with extremely excellent performance can make a place in either of two as their acceptance rates are very low. The Harvard University acceptance rate is 3.41% which is the second the lowest in history and UPenn acceptance rate is 5.4%. Both universities provide a wide range of programs in over 100 specializations and their tuition costs are high. Students can check the below comparison table and decide where they must apply:

The acceptance rate at UPenn is just 6%. This acceptance rate justifies that this university is difficult to get into. Those students who participate in volunteer work, extracurriculars, have good grades in the previous studies can get admission to UPenn. 

UPenn expects a minimum cumulative GPA of 3 on the 4 scale as a general admission requirement. However, students who enrolled or were selected by the University of Pennsylvania scored much more than the required. Students who want to take UPenn admission must aim to score more than 3 GPAs to beat the competition. Along with the GPA, students must submit ACT or SAT scores to provide support to the application as the university provides test options for them.

Both of these Business schools are considered exceptional in terms of rankings acceptance and graduates' average salaries, commonly ROI.

The table compares these three best Business schools in depth:

(USD 1 = INR 88.63)

The Wharton School is the B-School of the University of Pennsylvania, which is situated in Philadelphia. Living expenses make up a 26% of the total Wharton MBA expenses which is indeed a significant part of the total cost to be borne by a student. The Wharton living expenses can be USD 33,804 (INR 28.5 L) a year for an international student.

Mentioned below is the table showing all the fee components that make up the entire cost of Wharton MBA:

(USD 1 = INR 84.41)

A big chunk of the living expenses goes to the accommodation rent. The Wharton on-campus rent is higher than off-campus. For Housing at Wharton, the students have many options:

·         On Campus: The Wharton provides On-campus housing options to all its students and the rooms are well air conditioned and amenities such as bathroom, beds, and close proximity to colleges and classes as these college houses are at the centre location of the University of Penn. These on-campus housing options can cost a first year student USD 12,640 (INR 10.6 L), and USD 16,580 (INR 13.9 L) a year for Upper classes such as MBA.

·         Off-Campus housing: The city of Philadelphia is filled with options of affordable stays near Wharton. If a student isn't able to pay for on campus housing as off-campus housing can be considered a bit costly by many. The students are suggested to join Facebook groups, talk to the current students by reaching them on linked in, or take help of real estate apps such as Zillow prior to their stay. Although the average rent per month near Wharton excluding utilities and food can cost a student USD 1,396 (INR 1.17 L), but the apartment can have rented in sharing as most of the Indians who are studying at Wharton choose this option.

Many Indians apply to the Wharton School of Business every year. Two of the most famous Wharton alumni from Indian descent are Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Anil Ambani. Look at the list of graduates from the Wharton:

·         Ivanka Trump: Former Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

·         Ronald Perelman: American banker

·         Donald Trump Jr.: American activist

·         Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Essayist

·         Brian L. Roberts: Chief Executive Officer of Comcast

·         Fred Wilson: American venture capitalist

·         Phil Murphy: Governor of New Jersey

·         Walter Annenberg: Former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

·         Raj Rajaratnam: Sri Lankan-American former hedge fund manager and founder of the Galleon Group

·         John D. MacDonald: American writer

·         Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister of Railways of India

·         Kunal Bahl: CEO of Snapdeal

·         Anand Ahuja: Fashion Entrepreneur

Univ of Pennsylvania offers more than 100 courses to international students every year. University is known for highly ranked academic programs. As per US News, some of the popular courses are:

• Business and Management 
• Marketing 
• Social Sciences
• Biology and Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics and Statistics 
• Psychology 
• Visual and Performing arts 

There are many Business and Management courses which are offered at The Wharton School. Given below are a few: 

·         Wharton Undergraduate Program (BS in Economics)

·         The Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business (BS/BA)

·         The Jerome Program in International Studies and Business (BS/BA)

·         The Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management (BA/BS)

·         Nursing & Health care Management (BA/BS)

·         Additional Dual Degrees: Choose from 50 areas of study at Penn's 3 undergrad schools: The College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Nursing, and the School of Engineering & Applied Science

·         MBA Program (MBA)

·         MBA Program for Executives (MBA)

·         Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies (MBA/MA)

·         Francis J. & Wm. Polk Carey JD/MBA Program (JD/MBA)

·         Wharton/School of Advanced International Studies (MBA/MA)

·         Wharton/Engineering (MBA/SEAS)

·         Wharton/Kennedy School of Government (MBA/MPA, MBA/MPA/ID, MBA/MPP)

·         Additional Dual Degrees: MBA with Biotechnology, Design, Education, Engineering, Law, Medical Sciences, Nursing, and Social Work.

·         Accounting

·         Applied Economics

·         Ethics & Legal Studies

·         Finance

·         Health Care Management & Economics

·         Management

·         Marketing

·         Operations, Information Management, & Decision Processes

·         Statistics