Hi all,
I'm having a hard time deciding between Penn and Williams. I don't really care about either school's setting except for employment / internship opportunities - both campuses are nice. I'm mainly interested in math/finance/chemical engineering, of which I'll choose one depending on where I end up going.
I got into Penn Engineering, but by the end of freshman year I plan to transfer into M&T or at least attempt to get a normal dual degree in Engineering/Wharton. I think that Penn offers more undergraduate experiences such as internships due to 1) name recognition and 2) being in the city. I also got into the Rachleff Scholars program, which will guarantee me research opportunities every summer, making Penn's STEM research better for me than Williams if I decide to go along that path.
Williams offers an amazing education that is, to my knowledge, slightly superior in quality to Penn's with its tutorials and such; however, I've heard the difficulty is extremely high, probably a bit harder than Penn. I'm planning on majoring in math or chemistry and attempting to get a job in finance or studying math/chemical engineering in grad school. Also, along with the difficulty, I feel that since Williams is in "the middle of nowhere", it will be harder to get opportunities until after I graduate. And since I'm neither a big athlete nor a drinker, I fear that I won't fit in well.
I'm visiting Penn for Quaker Days and going to Williams Previews this month.
Please correct anything I said you believe to be false - these sentiments are a compilation of what i've heard, read, etc. so your advice will be greatly appreciated!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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