<p>Investment Banking. Anyone else making this choice?</p>
<p>Boy, do I envy you. Awesome dilemma to be in.</p>
<p>Really, you’re totally fine with either. It just comes down to which school you personally prefer.</p>
<p>You sound well off either way. </p>
<p>Just from the literature Wharton puts out, an undergrad degree may be all you need to advance and succeed. It may be that if you go to Harvard that you will want to go back for an MBA later.</p>
<p>I’m no expert, just deducing from their own published materials.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think you can lose either way.</p>
<p>Go to Harvard, a lot more flexibility to do what you want and a more universally recognized name. In terms of IB opportunities, the schools are neck and neck as top tier so that should not be a factor.</p>
<p>ohh you have such a wonderful choice!!</p>
<p>I am also deciding between Wharton and Princeton econ</p>
<p>good luck with your choice :)</p>
<p>I think Wharton may have a slight edge simply because its more business focused but, I’m pretty sure that you could find the same opportunities at Harvard. I guess its simply a matter of preference at this point: which school do you like better?</p>
<p>Based on what Wharton states in their publications, an undergrad degree there should suffice for whatever you pursue. Of course, Harvard is the name to beat, but it is ultimately up to you to take yourself wherever you desire to be no matter which school you choose.</p>
<p>I want to do IB, so I hesitated on where I wanted to apply early. I had set my eyes on Columbia’s financial economics major and am set for next school year. It is ultimately a preference.</p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with either!</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>I would like to visit a 3rd choice: Duke, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Cornell, Berkeley? Right now, leaning towards Wharton.</p>
<p>You have no idea if I-Banking (especially after interning in it) will be what you want to do post-grad, so don’t put all your eggs in that basket. In that sense, both schools could set you up nicely to explore other options if you want, so choose based on fit.</p>
<p>Good advice, lapras.</p>
<p>I obviously can’t speak to the opportunities available at Harvard, but I can speak to those at Penn. Because of the interdisciplinary focus of Penn, you have a lot of freedom to change your mind. If you choose to go down a different path in business, you have plenty of great options at Wharton; if you find that you want to go down an entirely different path, transfer into the College is pretty straight forward and easy; and if you want to go down the IB path as you think you do today, a finance concentration from Wharton will set you up well</p>
<p>At Wharton, you will graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Economics degree. However, within that degree you have 19 concentrations (majors) and you can do a dual concentration. That should give you a lot of options and flexibility. If you are interested in business, go to Wharton, it will prepare you well for a career in business.
<a href=“http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/academic-excellence/concentrations.cfm[/url]”>http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/academic-excellence/concentrations.cfm</a></p>