<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Well, now that most college decisions are currently out, I am beginning to think about which school would be best to attend. So, given the info below, what school do you think would be best for me to spend my four UG years.</p>
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<li><p>Currently, my goal is to become an Ibanker. However, I am not set on this. For most my life, I was hardset on medicine. However, after talking a chem and bio class at a local university, I found out I wasn't as naturally gifted in chem as I thought. I am not sure I could handle labs as my skillz there really suck. Yet, I LOVE econ and am fairly good at it. Nothing is really set in stone though.</p></li>
<li><p>I feel most comfortable in a small, safe (affluent?) town. However, Wharton was bearable when I visited. </p></li>
<li><p>I absolutely hate grade deflation. I dont wanna spend nights locked up in my room stressing about possibly dropping below a B in a class because of some messed up curve. I'm fine with some B's. However, if I spend every hour of the day studying and can't pull off mostly A's, I dont wanna go to that school.</p></li>
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<p>So, thats everything! Thanks guys</p>
<p>Rtgrove: First of all, if you want to become an Ibanker, you really have to choose Wharton, for obvious reasons.</p>
<p>Second of all, if you do intend to pursue that career, there is a great chance that you would have to be employed in a city (at least in the beginning), which means that given your discomfort with big areas, like cities, it would be an advantage for you to get used to being in one.</p>
<p>And, finally, when you’re actually a Penn student, going from class to class, going to social functions etc., you’ll find that you forget that you are living in a city. Locust Walk is like our protective nest, and I often feel that I’m on a rural campus, while being privileged to have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the city. It’s really the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>It might be hard to see Penn as a “bubble” or as a cohesive, warm community before you actually become a student, but you might want to check out certain intimate spots on campus when you visit so that you can see examples of little havens that you could always go to while you’re adjusting. For example, the Biopond ([Biopond</a> at the University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/biopond.htm]Biopond”>Philadelphia Oddities: Biopond at the University of Pennsylvania)) and the Fisher Fine Arts Library are very conducive to people such as you.</p>
<p>I hope this has helped! Enjoy the final months of high school!</p>
<p>Think hard about ibanking…is it worth the hours for you? Research on what suits you.</p>
<p>That being said, there is grade deflation in Penn. But since you are competing with other Penn students, it doesn’t put you at any disadvantage.</p>
<p>^I know in wharton, theres quite a bit of deflation. Some accounting classes are curved to 10% As. At CAS, I’d say its better grading b/c its common for classes to have 30% As (even science ones).</p>