<p>UPenn (Wharton) has always been my top choice. So when I got accepted today, I was ELATED. But then I finally realized something: if I do decide to go, I will be "competing" against some of the brightest kids in the nation! (especially since a lot of Wharton classes are curved).</p>
<p>Coming from one of the worst public school system in the nation and probably the most laid back place on earth, I guess I'm kind of intimidated to the point that I'm actually considering of going to USC, instead of UPenn, where I feel that the competition might not be as cutthroat. </p>
<p>On the other hard, this competition MIGHT be a good thing for me. It could motivate me to do better. After four years in a "pressure cooker," I might come out a better person...or a wilted vegetable :P</p>
<p>Part of me wants to think that UPenn accepted me because they believed that I could handle the coursework. The other part says that the admissions officers were probably having a bad day and I got lucky. </p>
<p>are you seriously considering USC over Wharton??? dont be stupid!! dont be afraid of success!!! btw congrats of wharton and if you got in it means you deserved to get in.</p>
<p>A choice between Wharton (or Penn generally) and USC is a Hobson’s choice. There is really only one option.</p>
<p>Now, I don’t mean to downplay your concern; it is completely reasonable. I worried about the same thing, coming from a public school system in which around 50% of the graduates did not attend four-year colleges. However, your school does not make you who you are, and if you were bright enough to get into Penn, you can succeed there. Believe me, I’ve lived it.</p>
<p>Wharton can be tough some times, and the competitive nature of it might be overwhelming at times. But I figure you’d be a fool to pass up this opportunity.</p>
<p>You should be welcoming the challenge. This is the opportunity to be amongst the best! Think of the opportunities and connections you will come across with the Wharton name alone.</p>
<p>I was rejected from Wharton today, a few of my dreams were crushed. I would trade the world for the opportunity you were given, so, for me, don’t give it up. Go there.</p>
<p>In life, you are not going to want to run away from things that are challenging or that seem intimidating. Penn offers amazing opportunities to its undergraduates, so I would encourage you not to worry, but to embrace this challenge. You should never second guess your abilities; Penn accepted you because they think that you can succeed. And, should you ever stumble along the way, there are tons of support systems to get you back on track. Your good work got you this opportunity, and it would be a shame for you to let it pass you by.</p>
<p>Enjoy the rest of your senior year! (and see you on Locust Walk!)</p>
<p>Wharton is full of idiots bought in by rich parents. I had the same concern, until I realized my peers can’t do intro calc and marginal cost = marginal benefit is beyond their abstract reasoning ability.</p>
<p>I don’t think he was trying to offend everyone at Wharton; he was merely mentioning the fact that most of the kids there are not as rich in brain cells as they are in terms of money.</p>
<p>From having visited A LOT of schools, I can say that you’ll find this at all top institutions. Money really does talk. I’m not sure if Samantha Perelman, for example, was the valedictorian of her class or if she received top SAT scores, but I do know that Ron Perelman probably could have had a child with a 1700 SAT, and he/she would most likely have been accepted.</p>
<p>This is pretty much true at all of the Ivies: The hardest part is getting in. Staying in (not to diminish the work) is not a problem. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Eh, wharton does have alot of rich kids (alot of wannabe bankers who don’t know the industry too). Don’t be intimidated. If you take classes seriously instead of goofing off, you’ll pull off a solid gpa and land some nice internships (and jobs in 4 years!).</p>
<p>quakerstake: true but you’re also not recognizing the value of connections in landing those internships. You’re handicapped in applying without your parent or parent’s friend heading the department but it can be done and the gap is somewhat compensated with a 0.30 gap in GPA’s between the kid who is bought in and the kid who gets in on merit.</p>