I took a leave of absence during the 2020-2021 academic year and used it to reflect, explore interests outside of Penn, and build work experience in varying roles at different companies. One of the most unique and memorable places I worked at during my gap year was The Boring Company,…Read More
The M&T Program has been one of the foundational experiences of my time in college. Looking back 4 years when I applied ED to M&T, I didn’t truly understand the community I was joining or the experiences that I would have in them. Since joining the program, I’ve had amazing…Read More
One of the most engaged and committed M&T community members in recent memory, Jason Xian is an alum of both the M&T Program, the M&T Summer Institute, and the QuestBridge Scholars program, to name a few of his many accomplishments. We caught up with him to learn more about his…Read More
When I consider who best represents the M&T Community, Julie Chen (M&T ‘21) is one of the first people to come to mind. Her name always pops up, whether as a part of Class Board, M&T Board, the Penn startup ecosystem, or simply in the M&T Facebook group–all a testament…Read More
Simona Vigodner is a member of the M&T Class of 2022 who transferred into the Program after her first year at The Wharton School. She comes to us from Fort Lee, New Jersey and is pursuing a dual degree focused on Computer and Information Science, Finance, Marketing & Operations Management.…Read More
This is the second of a two part series sharing how M&T’s have been making the best of this virtual semester. Despite the challenges that come with learning online and implementing various safety measures, such as social distancing and quarantining, we can embrace this time to rediscover interests, pick up…Read More
The 2020-2021 academic year has brought with it many surprises and challenges. One of these challenges is that just about everything from classes to internships has been virtual. While difficult to navigate, at times, this also presents opportunities such as unprecedented location flexibility! Read on to learn more about how…Read More
Arjun Neervannan is a First Year student in the M&T Program from Irvine, CA studying Computer and Information Science in the School of Engineering and an Undeclared concentration in the Wharton School. Last May, he won one of the Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholarships. Each year, nearly 1,900 students submit…Read More
This summer I interned as a software engineering intern at Prelim, a tech startup based out of Seattle. Throughout this internship I learned a vast amount and gained many insights into not just software development in industry, but also about the daily challenges of running a startup. To rewind a…Read More
Tell us a bit about where you work and what you do in your role. I work in LA at SpaceX as a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Structures Team in Vehicle Engineering. More specifically, I’m part of a small team that owns the full design, development, build, and…Read More
