Ready to Apply to a Penn Engineering Graduate Program? Here are 5 Steps to Craft a Strong Application

Claire Going

Ready to Apply to a Penn Engineering Graduate Program? Here are 5 Steps to Craft a Strong Application

Applying to graduate school is an opportunity to present yourself as the ideal candidate for your dream program. At Penn Engineering, we’re looking for passionate, innovative thinkers ready to shape the future. The following are five essential steps to help your application rise to the top. 1. Define Your Vision Your application should reflect a...

From Vietnam to Penn: Thanh Ly’s Journey as an International Student in Robotics

Thanh Ly, a Master’s student in Robotics at Penn Engineering, grew up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a passion for technology and a dream of improving lives through robotics. His journey to Penn is a story of ambition, resilience, and finding a community that fuels his aspirations. A Dream Takes Flight“Growing up with...

ChompSaw: Innovating Creativity One Cut at a Time

What started as a duct-taped prototype has become a revolution in hands-on creativity. ChompSaw, the flagship product from ChompShop, empowers families and educators to turn everyday cardboard boxes into limitless possibilities. Perfect for the holiday season, ChompSaw offers a safe, accessible way to unlock creativity for kids. From Idea to Invention The ChompSaw story began...

Ph.D. Virtual Open House: BE & MEAM

On November 20, 2024, the Penn Engineering Graduate Admissions team hosted a Ph.D. Virtual Open House for prospective students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. This information session is a chance to learn more about the world-class research, faculty, and opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania. Prospective students...

Ph.D. Virtual Open House: MSE & CBE

On November 18, 2024, the Penn Engineering Graduate Admissions team hosted a Ph.D. Virtual Open House for prospective students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. This information session is a chance to learn more about the world-class research, faculty, and opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania....

Academic Resilience Meets Startup Grit: My Ph.D. Journey Through Penn and Beyond

Written by Dr. Tom Zhang A week after defending my Ph.D. dissertation, I’m still decompressing from the whirlwind of my five years at Penn Engineering. It’s been an intense, exhilarating, and deeply rewarding journey—one that’s transformed me in ways I never anticipated. During college, I took a gap year to intern at three different companies...

Accelerating the Path to a Master’s Degree

As a computer science major at Penn Engineering, Mahika Calyanakoti ’26 enjoyed her courses in data science, math, and machine learning. So when she decided to pursue an accelerated master’s degree, she chose Penn Engineering’s data science program. “A lot of computer science undergrads go into the accelerated program in computer science, but I wanted...

The University of Pennsylvania hosts DEEPenn STEM Event

In the heart of the City of Brotherly Love, Penn hosted the Diversity Equity and Engagement at Penn in STEM event, or DEEPenn STEM – a graduate school preview designed and dedicated to increasing the diversity in the representation of students pursuing post-baccalaureate graduate degrees in STEM-related disciplines. The 2023 DEEPenn STEM event was a...

Penn Engineering students share what it’s like to live in Philadelphia

Penn Engineering Graduate Student Fahvyon Jimenez tells us why he chose Penn for his master's degree and why he loves living in Philadelphia.

Explore Penn Engineering’s Integrated Product Design Program

IPD graduates are entrepreneurs, designers, product engineers, product managers, user experience designers and innovation leaders. They are changing the world, one product, one service, one business at a time.