<p>Thinking about apply early which school to go?
my son is thinking about studying in finance and/or business management.
Please advice</p>
<p>Stanford undergrad, Wharton for MBA</p>
<p>Except for Wharton, I can’t think of an area where Stanford’s not a better school.</p>
<p>In an ideal world, he would apply early to the school he likes better.</p>
<p>But this is not an ideal world.</p>
<p>Two things to consider:</p>
<p>Penn has BINDING early decision; Stanford has single-choice early action. A student who applies early to Penn and is accepted must go to Penn. A student who applies early to Stanford and is accepted can choose to attend a different college instead. If financial aid is an important consideration, it would be advantageous for your son to be able to compare several colleges’ financial aid packages. If that’s his situation, he should apply early to Stanford.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Penn is known for openly saying that it favors its Early Decision applicants over Regular Decision applicants because it wants to have a high proportion of students on campus for whom Penn was their first choice. Stanford claims to have the same standards for Early Action and Regular Decision applicants. So if gaining admission to one of the two schools is your son’s top priority and financial aid is not an issue, it would make sense to apply early to Penn.</p>
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So the kid should make his college choice based on possibly getting into Wharton almost 10 years from now?</p>
<p>I had to make a similar decision 2 years ago when Stanford was my #1 and Penn (Arts and Sciences) was my #2. I ended up choosing Penn ED. The things that factored in were distance from home (3 hour drive to Penn vs 5 hour flight to Stanford), selectivity (much easier to get into Penn all things considered), and wanting to be in a city (across the river from Center City vs 45 minutes from SF). Have your son try to figure out what is more important to him in terms of what he is looking for in college and if it is worse for him: to get into Penn never knowing what Stanford would have said or being rejected by both schools. I personally have had no regrets picking Penn ED.</p>
<p>If your son wants to go into finance he should compare Wharton’s curriculum to Stanford’s Management Science and Engineering program or Stanford’s econ program or Stanford’s math program. </p>
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<p>Thanks all for the advices.
Actualy son is considering UPenn Fisher program (or Warton) vs Stanford.
He likes Stanford campus and life but also considered U Penn is the best business school for undergraduate. Which make the choice harder as metioned aboce both of them are sigle choice for Early.
The real question would be if one has choice to get into it, which one is better?
For undergraduate U penn is better; graduate Stanford is better. Right?
Does taking undergraduate in Stanford will help for get in his graduate school?
If not consider graduated school, I mean live on undergraduate degree stand along , which one will have brighter future in term of finance/BA</p>
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<p>So the kid should make his college choice based on possibly getting into Wharton almost 10 years from now?>></p>
<p>How do you figure ten years…? If the kid is a HS senior now, he would be applying for grad school in four years (assuming he finishes undergrad in four years).</p>
<p>Now…having said that…which one? Well…which one does the STUDENT want to apply to early? If money is no object, let him choose. If he wants to be able to compare finaid offers in the end, SCEA at Stanford is the way to go.</p>
<p>^if he wants a Wharton MBA, or any top MBA, he needs at least 2 yeas of work experience. Generally 5 is better. He graduates college in 2013 (5 years from now) and works for another 2-5 years. Thats 7-10 years from now.</p>
<p>The student who will have a brighter future is the one who puts effort into his studies and also seeks some practical finance-related experience before graduation (internships or part-time or summer jobs). The choice between the two excellent universities you are talking about doesn’t matter much. What matters is what the student does while he’s in college.</p>
<p>True. 10 years are long time period but what I am looking for is how to build a better foundation. Say Standford doesn’t have business school for undergraduate, only has generic economics where UPenn’s more focus on BA and finace.</p>
<p>I agree with Marian’s point about binding factor. Apply Stanford is a better Strategy but at the same time lost the chance for U penn</p>
<p>“The real question would be if one has choice to get into it, which one is better?
For undergraduate U penn is better; graduate Stanford is better. Right?”</p>
<p>I’m afraid to ask if you are a native of this country or not; I suspect not.
“Better” is a silly and irrelevant concept at this level. These are two of the nation’s absolutely finest schools. You can’t go wrong with either. At this level, you make the decision based on personal preferences and financial considerations (if applicable), not on which one is “better.”</p>
<p>“True. 10 years are long time period but what I am looking for is how to build a better foundation. Say Standford doesn’t have business school for undergraduate, only has generic economics where UPenn’s more focus on BA and finace.”</p>
<p>Nothing’s wrong with majoring in something else other than business and then getting an MBA. You’re at absolutely no disadvantage in applying to MBA school. It’s truly six of one, half a dozen of the other.</p>
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<p>If he is sure he will make finance his career path, then undergrad Wharton is the one.</p>
<p>I’m sure either one (and hundreds of others) can provide a fine undergrad eduction for your S if he chooses to embrace it. Both of these are top colleges.</p>