Wed 13 May 2009
Penn’s Peculiarities
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At the University of Pennsylvania, you will discover a historic Ivy League school and highly choosy admissions as well as a history of novelty in interdisciplinary scholarship and education. Also, you will find a beautiful campus among an active city and an excellent research institution.
Penn University continues the spirit and principles of its outstanding founder, Benjamin Franklin: enterprise, invention, innovation, outreach, and a practical love of knowledge. The founder’s practical perspective has remained a key driving force in its development.
Nowadays the university is home to a varied undergrad student body of about 10,000, hailing from each state in the union and every corner in the world. Admissions are amongst the most choosy in the nation and the niversity of Pennsylvania consistently belongs the top 10 universities. About 10,000 students are taken in Penn’s 12 professional and graduate schools, the national leaders in their areas. In fact, the Wharton School is considered one of the top three business schools in the USA. Then the School of Nursing is regarded as one of the two excellent in the nation. The Grad School of Education, School of Arts & Sciences, School of Medicine, Law School, Annenberg School for Communication, and School of Veterinary Medicine rank among the best schools in their areas.
With the green lawns plus landmark architecture, an amazing West Philadelphia campus houses various Penn’s activities like student life, cultural life, athletics, academics, research, and scholarship. In addition, every Penn’s 12 school is located not far from each other.