<p>If you knew you wanted to go into investment banking, which of these two schools carries more prestige? Which would you choose?</p>
<p>wharton definitely. There is no doubt about it.</p>
<p>wharton probably gives the better education... but its the big H.</p>
<p>Wharton is geared for the preprofessional training.....then you can H for your
MBA.</p>
<p>If you are absolutely certain, go to Wharton. However, many students do change their minds, and in that case the liberal arts environment of Harvard would be beneficial.</p>
<p>I'm operating on rumor here:</p>
<p>I think Wharton would provide the better education, but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll get better job offers than Harvard grads. I think around half of the undergrads at Harvard are econ major planning on moving on to big firms; you won't be alone at H. The deciding factor for me would be environment; I hear the Wharton kids are extremely cutthroat (complete rumor, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true since these kids are absolutely brilliant). Harvard as a campus generally seems more welcoming to me, and you can balance H's theoretical approach with more pre-professional classes by cross-reg with MIT and taking classes from the Sloan School of management. I'm looking into i-banking myself and this is my conclusion so far. And hey, don't worry too much until you apply and actually get your decisions back; they might make the decision for you. :)</p>
<p>I got into Wharton and MIT last year...didn't apply to Harvard because it doesn't have an undergrad business school, but I wish I did. Anyway, I'm not sure if it'll have any influence, but I'd be transferring from Wharton.</p>
<p>Harvard trumps all of Penn's joint programs, including Jerome Fisher, Wharton, and Huntsman, by FAAAAAAAAR. A Harvard MBA can really take you places...</p>
<p>Jerome Fisher & Huntsman are not MBA programs.</p>
<p>"Wharton is geared for the preprofessional training.....then you can H for your MBA."</p>
<p>I was told by a current Wharton student that most people who receive an undergraduate degree at Wharton don't get MBAs... because they don't need them.</p>
<p>But at any rate, if you're sure you want a preprofessional education, then by all means go to Wharton. But to me, it makes more sense to diversify your education by studying something else at the undergraduate level (since you can still go into ibanking anyway...) and save all that business-y stuff for grad school.</p>
<p>As far as grad school is concerned... H Business is ranked higher, but Wharton still carries the most name recognition... but really, you can't go wrong with either.</p>