Duke Robertson Scholar vs Wharton JWS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys, one of my mates won the Robertson as Australia's top-ranked applicant. However, he found out a couple of days ago that he has also been offered a place at Wharton with the Joseph Wharton Scholars program. JWS is a non financial program, whilst Robertson is a full ride. </p>

<p>He's interested in a career in finance/business for the long run, and looking for a position in investment banking straight out of college. </p>

<p>He doesn't have a CC account but was wondering how the two colleges compare in terms of their social and academic cultures, exit opportunities, resources/funding that undergrads can access for summers and research, etc. </p>

<p>Any advice would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>I can’t weigh in too much, but JWS really shouldn’t be a tipping point in the decision. It’s a nice community within Wharton (I met some of my best friends in college in the JWS intro econ class) but there’s no concrete benefit to it.</p>

<p>Ordinarily I’d say take Wharton and run with it, but a full ride at Duke is hard to pass up. From what I’ve heard, Penn and Duke are pretty similar in cultures - emphasis on social status, pretty materialistic and pre-professional.</p>