<p>I can't believe that I got accepted into both because they were both high high reaches for me, but now I can't choose between the two. Any advice or opinions?</p>
<p>People here will give you opinions based on their individual impressions of the names, or based on their experiences at one or the other (but not both!). You can't go wrong at either one, and either one will take you anywhere you want to go (Wall Street, grad school, etc.).</p>
<p>So it's really a matter of personal preference. I'd strongly suggest that you visit both and learn as much as you can about each one's curricular offerings, campus, student life, etc.</p>
<p>Regarding Wharton, if you haven't already done so, you should explore this web site in detail:</p>
<p>Wharton</a> Undergraduate Program: Home</p>
<p>It provides lots of information about the school, its curriculum, career opportunities, and individual student experiences and impressions (through blogs and videos). It's well worth taking the time to go through all of it.</p>
<p>For a quick summary, this page provides a list of the top 10 reasons to come to Wharton:</p>
<p>Wharton</a> Undergraduate Program: '+pageName+'</p>
<p>Congratulations, and good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>They are equivalent in prestige. Fit is all that matters now.</p>
<p>i would go harvard. boston is amazing, and wharton is very restrictive. At harvard, you can always do something else if you decide business/econ isnt your thing. Regardless, both are equal in job recruitments if you want to do finance/banking.</p>
<p>For Economics, go to Harvard. If you want to study business, go to UPenn. This is a good way to make the decision.</p>
<p>Easy decision. Just glad that I don't have to make it. Seriously, Wharton undergrad might be better if you really want to major in business. But you are in a great situation as both have tremendous graduate schools which could give you the opportunity to experience both schools. The degrees will make very impressive wall decorations to hide all the money stuffed away in your wallsafe. No wrong decision can be made here, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice. I'm still so shocked that I made it into both and I know I can't make a bad decision between the two. I'm planning on visiting both for their admitted student days which I hope will make the decision a bit clearer when I find out which is a better fit.</p>
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Actually, Wharton is not that restrictive, in that Wharton encourages undergrads to take up to 43% of their courses in Penn's College of Arts and Sciences (many of the departments of which are among the top 10 or so in the country), and 30% of Wharton undergrads graduate with dual degrees from Wharton and one of Penn's other undergraduate schools (The College, School of Engineering and Applied Science, or Nursing). Also, if you changed your mind about studying business once you were there, Penn actually provides its undergrads with more breadth, depth, and variety of curricular offerings than Harvard, in that they are strongly encouraged to take classes in more than one of the undergraduate schools, and also can take classes in 8 of Penn's esteemed graduate and professional schools (Law School, School of Design, Annenberg School for Communication, School of Social Policy and Practice, etc.) as part of their undergraduate curriculum. Penn really provides an unparalleled opportunity for undergrads to explore far beyond the traditional liberal arts curriculum.</p>
<p>Further, like Boston, Philly is also amazing. Museums, parks, cultural institutions, historical sites and neighborhoods, restaurants, entertainment, nightlife, etc. that meet or exceed what's available in Boston. And also like Boston, Philly has one of the largest student populations in the country, with over 90 colleges and universities and over 300,000 students attending them. Plus, Philly is only 140 miles from DC and only 100 miles from NYC, and the train station with trains to both of those cities (and to Boston) is only a few blocks from Penn's campus.</p>
<p>id go to harvard. both wharton and harvard will give you unmatched recruiting opportunities as well as top notch education. but, not a huge fan of upenn's campus. harvard's campus is so much nicer, imo. visit both schools b4 making the decision.</p>
<p>Visit both. But go to Penn :)</p>
<p>Easily Harvard. Both will be near equivalent in getting highly sought after jobs (investment banking, consulting, investment management), but Harvard will be a much more well rounded experience and gives you more flexibility in changing your major or adding a minor. </p>
<p>There's just something I find wrong with desiring to become a business grind at age 17 vs. doing it out of necessity to find a job at age 21. That being said, Wharton, Harvard (in that order) were 1,2 in representation in my IB analyst class, but wouldn't use that as any basis of criteria.</p>
<p>id go to Harvard for a lot of the reasons already mentioned. If you decide you don't want to do business, you end up in the college at UPenn, which is a good school but it is not Harvard. Also, Boston is much better than Philly (Harvard's campus isnt that great, but its better than UPenn's.)</p>
<p>First off, your desicion should be based on what you eventually want to do in life as Penn is the unchallenged leader in business while Harvard is ranked 1 in every economic department ranking. If i were you i would choose Penn because the people there are probably more easygoing and wellrounded then Harvard and the social scene will me miles better. If you're looking at this from a name basis just know that your prospective employers will know who is ahead in the rankings</p>
<p>^^^^ you're six months late!</p>