<p>Hey, I’m going to be going to the College next year, and am considering wheter I should pursue a dual degree with wharton. I definately want the liberal arts background and a degree from the College, so I don’t want to transfer to Wharton. But, what would be the advantages of doing a dual degree with Wharton (disadv. obviously the increased courseload), and does anyone know what the job placement/starting salary is like (straight out of college) with a wharton undergraduate degree (as w/ the dual degree, i’d have a degree from wharton)?- o, and for that job placement ques… don’t just make up stuff or say stuff that you would assume as true, or things like “dude, w/ a wharton degree, you’re set”; let’s try to stick with the cold hard facts!</p>
<p>From the "cold hard facts" I've seen it's a matter of preference. People from the College and people in Wharton can end up with the same jobs given how they approach the matter -- it's just that the programs gear you in a certain direction. Getting a dual doesn't necessarily show any huge advantage in job placement or anything. I know a few people who have graduated Wharton, a few from the College, and a few who have duals -- no real difference among them except that one sought IBanking, strictly speaking.</p>
<p>Ya, one of the reasons I'm thinking of doing this is because of the more "hands-on", case-approach Wharton takes towards teaching the business oriented majors; other than that, is there really any advantage towards pursuing the dual degree?</p>
<p>I've been considering the dual degree all year during my year at Penn but ultimately decided not to. You can still pursue quite a bit in addition to the Wharton Core if this is your desire, and you can still take financial courses in the College -- it's very flexible. A dual degree itself won't hinder you but there will be a ton of requirements to shove out of the way -- nothing's really preventing you from taking 6-7 classes in any one school as long as you talk to your advisor about what you want to accomplish. This is just my view of things of course, a dual would be very hands-on but I wouldn't fall back on an assumption of better job placement, etc.</p>
<p>Another prominent factor would be if in doing a dual degree, I would not have to go to business school, or if I did decide to, it would be many years from unergrad graduation (on company $)</p>