How much of an entrepreneurial presence is there at Penn?

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<p>It seems like the majority of wharton students will venture off into ibanking or consulting after graduation. What is the support system/grants given in business competitions like for someone majoring in entrepreneurship?</p>

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<p>Second that!
As a prospective very much interested in this, I’d love to hear some currents weigh in.
I’ve heard great things about the Weiss Tech House, can anyone who has been involved in this elaborate?</p>

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<p>At Wharton you can have a concentration in entrepreneurship, but Wharton’s specialty isn’t entrepreneurship. I think people are more interested in rising to the top of current companies than starting their own. I’m only a prospective student though, so I don’t know much about the subject.</p>

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<p>Wharton is big in entrepreneurship, and has been for many decades (since long before IBanking and Consulting became all the rage). Check out this site:</p>

<p>[Wharton</a> Entrepreneurial Programs](<a href=“http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/]Wharton”>http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/)</p>

<p>And for what it’s worth, US News ranks Wharton’s MBA program among the top 5 in the country for entrepreneurship:</p>

<p>[Best</a> Entrepreneurship Programs | Top Business Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/entrepreneurship-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/entrepreneurship-rankings)</p>

<p>Between Wharton’s entrepreneurial programs and other Penn facilities like the Weiss Tech House mentioned above ([Weiss</a> Tech House](<a href=“http://www.tech-house.upenn.edu/]Weiss”>http://www.tech-house.upenn.edu/)), there is a strong and comprehensive entrepreneurial presence on campus.</p>

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<p>As someone who is involved in one of Weiss Tech House’s committees I can confirm the presence of a strong entrepreneurial spirit in Penn. Also since I’m in the comp sci listserv I frequently get emails about entrepreneurs looking for programmers, most of which are Penn students, so yeah. There are a lot of events here for people interested in entrepreneurship.</p>

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<p>Sorry for my misinformation above, disregard it as you feel appropriate :p.</p>

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<p>A bit more on entreneurial programs at Wharton (from the site to which I linked above):</p>

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<p>[About</a> WEP](<a href=“http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/aboutwep.html]About”>http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/aboutwep.html)</p>

<p>Definitely a strong presence. :)</p>

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<p>^ That should be: “A bit more on entrePREneurial programs . . . .” :o</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies. I only asked because on various “top undergraduate entrepreneurship schools,” Penn didn’t even rank top 25, which seemed contradictory to WEP being described as “considered one the most influential Centers of entrepreneurship in the world.”</p>