Xitong Liu tells us about her experience in M&TSI and her advice to other high school students considering the program for next year.

The Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI) is a rigorous and rewarding for-credit summer program for rising high school seniors and a select number of rising high school juniors interested in exploring the integration of technological concepts and management principles. This summer’s program recently concluded and we asked student XitongRead More

Q&A with Ansh Tiwari about The Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI)

The Management & Technology Summer Institute (M&TSI) is a rigorous and rewarding for-profit summer program for rising high school seniors and a select number of rising high school juniors interested in exploring the interested in exploring the integration of technological concepts and management principles. This summer’s program recently concluded, andRead More

Shivam Patel

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M&TSI was the most rewarding summer program I have ever attended. Taking place on UPenn’s beautiful campus in the heart of Philadelphia from July 7th to 27th, the program served to integrate the principles of engineering with the practice of management to create a holistic overview of the Jerome FisherRead More

M&TSI 2020

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Every summer, the M&T program hosts a cohort of highly motivated and accomplished high school students on Penn’s campus for the Management & Technology Summer Institute. Coursework utilizes the excellent lab facilities in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and welcomes faculty from both Wharton and SEAS, in additionRead More

Jaume Pujadas

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What prompted you to apply to be an M&TSI attendee? I applied to M&TSI because I wanted to learn more about the qualities of successful startups and what differentiates them from ones that fail. I also wanted to apply to M&TSI to learn more about the intersection of business andRead More

Shomik Ghose

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Shomik Ghose Hometown: Houston, TX M&TSI Year: 2018 WHY DID YOU APPLY TO TAKE PART IN M&TSI? When I began my search for colleges, the Jerom Fisher Program, also known as M&T, immediately caught my eye. It seemed right out of a dream, an academically rigorous program that combined twoRead More

Alexander Ruhl

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Alexander Ruhl Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ M&TSI Year: 2018 WHY DID YOU APPLY TO TAKE PART IN M&TSI? From drafting marketing plans in DECA to building a car with my dad, business and engineering have always been my passions. After watching a few episodes of Shark Tank, I recognized the needRead More

Elizabeth Stone

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Elizabeth Stone Hometown: Miami, FL M&TSI Year: 2018 WHY DID YOU APPLY TO TAKE PART IN M&TSI? Recently, businesses focused on technological innovation have been the most significant drivers of change in our society. Therefore, I felt it was imperative to gain a basic understanding of engineering fundamentals as wellRead More

Ryan Finvarb

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Ryan Finvarb Hometown: Miami Beach, FL M&TSI Year: 2017 WHY DID YOU APPLY TO TAKE PART IN M&TSI? Over the past few years I’ve become interested in a variety of businesses, especially in the high-tech industry. In addition, I developed an affinity for how engineering applies mathematics to virtually anyRead More