<p>The pple at wharton r probably among the most career(read: ibank & mc)-focused students on the entire planet, but does that necessarily come at the expense of intellectual exploration and discovery more typical of a liberal arts course? Is there a rigourous discourse passionately philosophizing about any matter under the sun or are all these overshadowed by the overarching ambition to secure a lucrative career after graduation? Merci beaucoup</p>
<p>I think it depends on the individual quality of the student. I know many students of both varieties.</p>
<p>Though even the most career-focused Whore-ton student will have some intellectual pursuits of theirs. I know one highly careerist Wharton student who is also studying photography and architechture.</p>
<p>Johnny, with his clever "Whore-ton," is an excellent example of the College Inferiority Complex at Penn (to Wharton students).</p>
<p>I think more Wharton students say Whore-ton than College. I first heard it from a Wharton student.</p>
<p>College Inferiority Complex is a syndrome created by none other than Wharton students themselves. They think the whole world revolves around Huntsman Hall.</p>
<p>It doesn't? Where else would it revolve around?</p>
<p>Huntsman Hall was made round to aid the world in its rotation around it.</p>
<p>"I dream of a world in which my four little Penn legacy children will not be judged by the Penn division they attend but by the content of their character"</p>
<p>-Martin Luther King (taken completely out of context and fabricated)</p>
<p>Atlantis..There is some intellectualism at Wharton but not that much. In every wharton class, you'll probably have 1-4 classmates who will ask questions about the subject matter to start an intellectual discussion & to learn more about the topic. The remainder of your classmates usually will not appreciate these questions...as they sit there rolling their eyes or staring at their watch and wondering why you're asking the question since it'll never be on an exam and will never be asked by a recruiter. People are more interested when profs talk about huge deals that ibanks have done, recent ibank recruiting stories etc rather than finance or econ theory. If you want intellectual discourse the majority of the profs are very interested in your questions and ideas, but you must seek them out in office hours.</p>
<p>that makes wharton pple kinda atypical isn't it.. esp in an ivy setting where the virtues of intellectual curiosity r long cherished.. no more the lofty idealism of youth but replaced by hard-nosed practicality.. but they do take a keen interest in financial news like say, Langone's bid for the NYSE or international trade, yes? </p>
<p>btw... is huntsman hall really the most expensive university building in the world?</p>
<p>Huntsmann is the most expensive buidling per square feet in the philadelphia area.</p>
<p>lol "College Inferiority Complex" is a myth. whartonites are just more arrogant. but that kind of division is one thing that turned me off about penn.</p>
<p>Penn has been more focused on "practical" education ever since its founding. I consider this to be a positive, as great talkers are seldom great doers.</p>
<p>All in all, it seems silly to generalize. I know plenty of college people who are arrogant and plenty of wharton people who aren't. And I know plenty of arrogant people at every other Ivy and prestigious school as well.</p>
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<p>I've read many Daily Pennsylvanian stories talking about this. Guess what? They were written by students from the College.</p>
<p>Yeah, 'cause maybe Whartonites are way too busy scheming for ways to get their millions to waste time with silly newspaper stories ;)</p>
<p>You make it seem like it's a negative. :D</p>
<p>if wharton students want intellectualism it's not hard to find, they'll do it in their college classes, right?</p>
<p>Correct sir!</p>
<p>I heart Penn.</p>
<p>so do i, johnny</p>
<p>jose- that would be ma'am to you =P</p>