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[quote=Anonymous]I was a Wharton undergrad in the last decade and when I think of Penn I think -- (i) Wharton; and (ii) one of the best health systems in the country. The point is -- there are lots of programs at Penn besides Wharton that are noteworthy. It's not like it's "oh we have Wharton and 5 other majors to choose from." Because the med school/health system are so strong, the pre-med, bioengineering and nursing programs are also really strong and afford undergrads research opportunities that you just don't see 18-22 yr olds getting.

I'm willing to bet the same is true for lots of other programs -- though I don't claim to know all of them.

As for being in a bad part of Philadelphia -- it's all relative. I'm not going to say that West Phil is nice or doesn't have a crime problem -- but honestly the typical student who goes to school, comes back to the dorms, and does ECs and parties on campus isn't going to have a problem. There is crime all over the city of Philadelphia and Penn has done a LOT in the last 2 decades to make its area really nice (physically nice and also safer). It is a beautiful campus for a city school and you don't feel like -- omg is that a mugger coming my way -- or anything like that. Go visit it. Suburban people are surprised by how safe and normal it feels to go spending a day walking around on campus because they come with these notions of -- OMG we have to get out of here by 4 pm before all the criminals come out. Yet just like any campus it is a flurry of activity until at least midnight or so.[/quote]

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