<p>My son got in to Huntsman and Princeton. Wait listed at Yale and Harvard.
He is very excited about Huntsman program. Any thoughts about Huntsman Vs Princeton. Thanks</p>
<p>Huntsman is a very specific program. If your son likes it and he got in, it’s probably a good fit. That said… Princeton is amazing! Make sure to go to both the admitted students days to help decide.</p>
<p>There is a big difference between UPenn and Princeton when it comes to prestige and academic experience. </p>
<p>I say Princeton all the way. Not even close. I know tons of people here who turned down Wharton, and they don’t regret it a single bit.</p>
<p>What (non-stupid) opportunities could UPenn possibly offer that Princeton doesn’t?</p>
<p>^What opportunities could the Huntsman program offer that Princeton couldn’t? I wonder…</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation as you. I didn’t make it into Huntsman, but I got into Wharton and Princeton and have to decide between the two.</p>
<p>I feel like if I want to study business, Wharton is the obvious choice and can probably offer more opportunity to get ahead. And of course, some say that Wharton is even harder/more pretigious than harvard.</p>
<p>But I don’t KNOW that I want to get into business, and I do want a strong Liberal arts education whic I know PRinceton can provide. Plus I just love the small campus and quaint feel of princeton, which is something I don’t think Wharton would be able to give. At any rate, it’s a very difficult choice.</p>
<p>What do others do? Do they turn down Wharton for Princeton or do they stick with Wharton?</p>
<p>If your son is interested in international affairs is he interested in the Bridge Program to gain international experience next year?</p>
<p>Your son should visit Princeton and examine the Woodrow Wilson School program. With four Economics Nobel Prize winners on the faculty your son can obtain a great economics education without going to the Wharton School.</p>
<p>Recent speakers at Princeton include Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former President Bill Clinton, RNC Chairman Michael Steele, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury James Baker III, former presidential advisor Karl Rove, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, former secretary-general of the United Nations Kofi Annan, the prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. '79, Governor Jon S. Corzine, then U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist George Will *68.</p>
<p>If your son visits Princeton during preview weekend he will choose Princeton.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help and suggestions; It is a tough choice. On one hand you have the best undergraduate program in the world and in the other hand you have the best business school in the world.</p>
<p>One striking trend that I notice: Many of Wharton educated end up at wall street firms like Goldman Sachs or consulting firms like McKenzie as analysts. Is this what they all planned to do before they started at Wharton? Not sure what the Princeton guys do after they graduate.</p>
<p>^Best business school in the world? Penn is third to Harvard and Stanford.</p>
<p>If Harvard or Stanford had undergraduate business degrees (which is a stupid idea in my opinion because it’s like getting a bachelor’s in Physician Assistant Studies), then UPenn wouldn’t be the #1 undergrad business program.</p>
<p>About 1/3 of Princeton grads go into finance. And I am very confident that we have a higher rate of Goldman Sachs applicants who get jobs.</p>
<p>Randomnetch: To be fair, Huntsman dual degree is in Economics and international studies and not purely a business degree as you state above. I guess it is geared towards taking jobs after the degree.</p>
<p>What is your basis for putting Harvard and Stanford ahead of Wharton MBA? i bet there are more Wharton graduates (%) in wall street compared Harvard or Stanford</p>
<p>Well obviously since those doing a business degree are more likely to go into business related fields, of course there will be a higher %. What about % applicants who get jobs on Wall St.?</p>
<p>Harvard and Stanford have always had stronger business schools. I don’t know much about b-school rankings, but they’re clearly superior to Wharton in my eyes.</p>
<p>I would say Pton. Wharton and Pton are about the same in terms of recruiting, and a lot of Princeton grads go onto elite finance fields. I just talked to a Princeton alum and apparently a lot of ibanks and consulting firms really like Princeton grads. I would choose Princeton over Wharton just to have a liberal arts and happy college experience compared to the (what I perceive as) more cutthroat and stressful atmosphere of Wharton.</p>
<p>My D had the same choice. Very important to attend the admitted student programs, if possible. When we started out on the trips, I think she was leaning towards Huntsman, but after experiencing both programs, she chose Pton. Penn does have a similar dual program for grad students - that could be a possibility for your S’s future. My D is now a jr in the Woodrow Wilson program. never even the tiniest bit of regret. She couldn’t imagine being anywhere else - although she is studying abroad this semester. 
Is your son able to attend the admitted student programs? Fit, feel, other intangibles - there are some similarities, but many differences. I hope your S can experience the programs at both schools and choose what is best for him.</p>
<p>I am an admit into University of Pennsylvania, into Wharton, and to the Life Sciences and Management dual degree program there. I was also rejected by Princeton. Please, for me, go to Princeton and never look back. If your anything like me, you’ll simply love Pton more.</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestions. Certainly we will attend the admitted student programs.</p>
<p>Huntsman is a very very competitive program and it’s amazing that your son got in! Of course, both are top notch schools, but just based on how rare an opportunity like Huntsman is (not only attending a prestigious ivy, but a highly coveted dual degree program!), that’d be my pick.</p>
<p>^What are hell are you talking about? First of all, no one’s going to give a rat’s ass about how “rare” the opportunity to go Penn for some small program is. If Princeton were to create it’s own program called “Betterthanhuntsman Program” and accept 0 people a year, you’re saying that a student who’s accepted to Betterthanhuntsman should go just because it’s rare?</p>
<p>Second of all, no rational employer will give someone with 2 bachelor’s degrees an advantage if it can be done in 4 years. The program looks like a cheap way to try to get good students away from HYP.</p>
<p>lol, I concede that I don’t know exactly what I’m talking about since I haven’t attended college yet, but from what I know, Huntsman accepts fewer people, and whether or not it is a way to take people away from HYP, fewer people get the honor.</p>
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<p>Jeez randombetch, you’ve got quite an axe to grind with Penn, no?</p>
<p>Wharton is the best undergrad b-school in the country, no question. Harvard and Stanford don’t have undergrad b-schools so your comparison is moot. Are their MBA programs equal to or better than Wharton is some fields? Yes. I don’t know what makes them “clearly better” in your eyes other than their names, but okay. Especially if you’re talking about finance, Wharton is king–and since Wall Street placing keeps being brought up, I would keep that fact in mind.</p>
<p>People on this thread, especially you, are clearly not very familiar with the Huntsman program and think it’s merely getting a degree from Wharton and a degree from CAS. Perhaps take a moment to look into it, because it’s far more than that. Additionally, it’s wrong to assume Huntsman does not allow the study of liberal arts like Princeton does. Not only are students majoring in International Studies, a humanity itself, but they also have to fulfill the 7 CAS distribution requirements–is that not the definition of liberal arts?</p>
<p>Secondly, why are you SO convinced that Princeton is miles ahead of Penn in any regard? Honestly, it’s just a myopic point of view to assume HYP are heads and shoulders above any other school because of their prestige. Are the students better on average? Sure, but that doesn’t mean the school, its faculty, and its resources are utterly superior. </p>
<p>Thirdly, Huntsman isn’t entirely a feeder to i-banks and Wall Street like Wharton is–obviously, it has other emphases. Take a look at alumni profiles to see what they’re doing.</p>
<p>*Sure, but that doesn’t mean the school, its faculty, and its resources are utterly superior. *</p>
<p>Haha, yes, the students are better on average, but that’s not why I’m convinced the school, faculty, and resources are utterly superior. The fact that Princeton, Princeton’s faculty, and Princeton’s resources are utterly superior is why I think that the school, faculty, and resources are utterly superior. What’s Penn’s student faculty ratio? How many Nobel laureates will you be able to learn from? Do they have as many alumni in as many powerful positions as we do? Exactly what measures is Wharton superior to Princeton in?</p>
<p>Wharton’s the best undergrad b-school in the country, sure. But the fact that Stanford and Harvard don’t have undergrad business degrees makes THAT point a moot point. You don’t need to get an undergrad business degree to go into finance or business at all - and it gives you no advantage to go to an undergrad b-school.</p>