<p>I've really really leaning towards going into business (like i-banking, consulting, something finance-related). But then everyone asks me, why aren't you in Wharton? And just about now I'm wondering the same, and I feel like I'll be at such a disadvantage compared to everyone in Wharton.</p>
<p>But Harvard is so heavily recruited for i-banking and stuff. You guys don't even have an undergrad business school. Isn't it just cause you guys are really smart? I just want to know that it's okay for me not to be in Wharton, and that it's okay that I major in something liberal art-sy. Cause it's so annoying; my parents keep asking me why I don't major in something "useful" like accounting and it's like I'm not...in Wharton...</p>
<p>This is a really random thread. But I wanted to know what any of you at Harvard who are interested in business thought about Wharton, and how useful (or hopefully not useful) studying business hardcore in undergrad is.</p>
<p>The science of business management is completely bullshi* , you can pick it all up in under a year in the real world by reading a few books and experiencing it firsthand. Wharton has two real advantages:</p>
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<li><p>Finance, which is not a bullshi* science, if you're interested in going into finance, wharton would help out a lot (i believe harvard also has tracks that prepare you for a career in finance)</p></li>
<li><p>Networking, although you can also network in normal college if you really want to. </p></li>
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<p>Basically wharton (and all business schools) take the aphorism 'it isn't what you know, it's who you know' to heart - just do what you love to do in college and you'll be mucccch happier in the long run.</p>
<p>Do have to be in Wharton to major in Economics? Harvard doesn't have a finance major that i know of but they offer econ. There are investing clubs for undergrads. </p>
<p>Major in something you love and then go to grad school for finance or business.</p>