While research shows attending a selective institution may not have a notable positive impact on student learning, job satisfaction, or well being, attending an Ivy League or comparably elite university has been found to have a measurable positive effect on future earnings for some student populations. What are the benefits […]
Thanks in large part to its Wharton School of Business, UPenn has 18 graduates who are billionaires. Graduates include President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Wynn and hedge-funder Steve Cohen. Ranking second was Stanford, with 13 billionaire grads, many in tech. How many billionaires went to UPenn? Global top 10 […]
Size. The biggest difference you’ll find between the Ivy League colleges and the Public Ivies is the size of the student population. Public Ivies tend to have a larger undergraduate student population and a higher student:teacher ratio. Is UCLA a public ivy? Moll’s list of the Public Ivies consisted of […]
The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. There are certain situations in which a noun […]
We want our campus to reflect the world around us, so we enroll students who come from all corners of the world and a wide range of backgrounds. We look for students who aspire to develop and refine their talents and abilities within Penn’s liberal arts-based, practical, and interdisciplinary learning […]
Here’s the truth: UPenn is a member of the Ivy League, whereas Penn State is not. The main reason so many people get confused about this is that the two schools have very similar-sounding names (University of Pennsylvania vs Pennsylvania State University). Is UPenn different from Penn State? People often […]
Use “the” if a specific person has a title or if only one person has a title. Don’t Use “a,” “an,” or “the” if the person’s name is given. Use “the” if the name of the country is plural or indicates a group (of states, islands, etc.) Where do we […]
Article. The and that are common developments from the same Old English system. Old English had a definite article se (in the masculine gender), sēo (feminine), and þæt (neuter). In Middle English, these had all merged into þe, the ancestor of the Modern English word the. What words were used […]
Like adjectives, articles modify nouns. English has two articles: the and a/an. “The” is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; “a/an” is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. Is A or an A adjective? Answer. A and an are two different forms of the same word: the […]
Your Chances: Wharton Undergrad Acceptance Rates That being said, UPenn’s overall undergraduate acceptance rate is relatively low. Data shows that out of 56,332 applications UPenn received, 3,304 were admitted, for an acceptance rate of 5.9%. How hard is it to get into Wharton undergraduate? UPenn Wharton Acceptance Rate UPenn Wharton’s […]
Oxford is one of the world’s top research universities and boasts world-class facilities for study and research. We are famous for our research excellence and innovation, and home to some of the most talented researchers in the world. What is Oxford famous for apart from the university? Of course, of […]
What is this? The King’s School in Canterbury was established in 597 CE, not long after St. Augustine arrived in England. It is believed to be the oldest extant school in Europe. When was the first school in England? The earliest known organized schools in England were connected to the […]
The Maya were native people of Mexico and Central America, while the Aztec covered most of northern Mesoamerica between c. 1345 and 1521 CE, whereas Inca flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE and extended across western South America. Who is older Inca or Mayan? The Maya […]
The Mayans are an older people and were around a thousand years before the Aztecs even arrived in Central America. The Aztecs were the dominant culture in Mexico at the time of Cortez’s arrival in Mexico in the 1500s. The Mayans by then had deteriorated into a decadent and decrepit […]
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity The enrolled student population at Yale University is 38.7% White, 16.2% Asian, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.53% Black or African American, 4.92% Two or More Races, 0.249% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.124% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. What percentage of Yale students […]