What Makes Admission To The University of Pennsylvania So Special?
The University of Pennsylvania (usually called "Penn") is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is one of the Ivy League schools. It was founded in 1740 and is home to the world-renowned Wharton School of business.
Before becoming one of the "founding fathers" of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin founded Penn around an educational program that focused as much on practical education for commerce and public service as on the classics and theology. The university coat of arms features a dolphin on the red chief, adopted directly from the Franklin family's own coat of arms.
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Few institutions in human history can boast the accomplishments that Penn has achieved for example, the first general-purpose electronic computer was built in Penn's engineering school. Originally announced on February 14, 1946, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), was hailed by The New York Times as "an amazing machine which applies electronic speeds for the first time to mathematical tasks hitherto too difficult and cumbersome for solution," the ENIAC was a revolutionary piece of machinery in its day.
In modern times, Penn has pioneered interdisciplinary education for undergraduates. All Penn students have the ability to cross academic disciplines within their “home” undergraduate school and the flexibility to integrate courses, ideas, and research across Penn’s four undergraduate and twelve graduate schools.
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