Time to Act! By: Alejandra Soria Andrade Alejandra Soria Andrade is a current Huntsman Student in the Class of 2025 and a Penn World Scholar. She recently traveled to Paris to participate in the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society and represented her home country Ecuador. If you’ve ever…Read More
Mariana is a senior from Mexico targeting Russian and concentrating in Business Economics & Public Policy, and Finance. Tell us about your background. I was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, and I came to the US for my undergrad at Penn. All of my family is from Mexico, so…Read More
Tell me about yourself. I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada but lived in India for a few years as well. I’ve always been an avid language learner, speaking Gujarati & Hindi at home as well as French throughout highschool, but am targeting German within Huntsman. I am pursuing…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Angel is a junior targeting Chinese from Jakarta, Indonesia. Tell me more about your background. I grew up in Jakarta all of my life, and had been to the US a couple of times with my family. Found out about Huntsman through Kevin, he graduated from the…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Ariana is a freshman targeting French from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Ariana is a Penn World Scholar Class of 2025. Where did the interest in business come from? I think it comes from my family and my childhood. My father is very much into business, our family has…Read More
By Mariana Velasco Gabrielle is a sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa, targeting French. You are an international student as well. What made you decide to study outside of South Africa? It is definitely a big decision to make. I think for me, it made sense to go outside to learn…Read More
Erica is a freshman from South Korea, but was originally born in California, and grew up in Japan, Hawaii and South Korea. Tell me more about your international background. What is the story behind it? I grew up in Japan because both of my parents worked there, but then after…Read More
Current Students Cole Hancock Hometown: Littleton, CO Class Year: 2021 Target Language: German Study Abroad: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Minor: German Wharton Concentration: Finance & Multinational Management Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? To get both a rigorous business education from Wharton and the breadth of the International Studies degree - all…Read More 
Current Students Julia Mitchell Hometown: Yardley, PA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: French & Francophone Studies Wharton Concentration: Business Economics and Public Policy Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? In high school, I was uncertain about choosing a major because my interests extended in…Read More 
Current Students Madeline Lau Hometown: Hillsborough, CA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Spanish Wharton Concentration: Marketing & OIDD Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman program for the ability to add a secondary linguistic and cultural fluency to my business degree.…Read More 
Current Students Gabrielle Cabeza Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: TBD Wharton Concentration: Finance Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman Program because I knew it would change my life. The opportunities and resources provided by the Huntsman program are…Read More 
Current Students Jay Vaingankar Hometown: East Windsor, New Jersey Class Year: 2020 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: Barcelona, Spain Second College Major: Hispanic Studies Wharton Concentration: Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? As someone interested in politics and public service, I felt that…Read More 
Current Students Timothy Lim Hometown: Singapore Class Year: 2020 Target Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Study Abroad: Peking University, Beijing Second College Major: Diplomatic History Minor: Math Wharton Concentration: Individualized Concentration - People Analytics Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I was looking for a rigorous liberal arts program that would…Read More 
Current Students Cecelia Grasseschi Hometown: Great Falls, MT Class Year: 2022 Target Language: German Study Abroad: TBD Minor: German Wharton Concentration: Statistics Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? An international education has always been important to me. When I graduate, I want to feel comfortable working anywhere. The immersion…Read More 
Current Students Stefan Tomov Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Chinese Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Undeclared Wharton Concentration: Undeclared Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman Program because it fell in the intersection of my interests of international development and business. I knew…Read More 
Current Students Vinay Bodapati Hometown: Cleveland, OH/Philadelphia, PA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Cognitive Science Wharton Concentration: Finance Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I visited the Huntsman Program lounge in the fall of my senior year, and during this visit I got the…Read More 
Current Students Shaktivail Arunachalam Hometown: Kansas City, KS Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: French Wharton Concentration: Statistics and Finance Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? In high school, I was an avid speech and debate competitor, and through the countless hours I spent researching…Read More 
Current Students Samidha Sane Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Wharton Concentration: Undeclared Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? Deeply interested in foreign relations, economics, and politics, Huntsman was the perfect combination of international and language studies and technical business skills that…Read More 
Current Students Robert Sim Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Class Year: 2021 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain Minor: Hispanic Studies | Real Estate Wharton Concentrations: Finance | Management Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman Program because of the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary coursework that challenges…Read More 
Current Students Ana Cristina Arango Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Wharton Concentration: Undeclared Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? Every time I discovered something new about the Huntsman Program, I realized how it had an ideal combination of factors…Read More 
