<p>Let's say I were accepted to UPenn Arts & Sciences (NOT Wharton) planning to major in economics, and accepted as a pre-admit to UMich Ross. Which would be better if my ultimate goal is to pursue a career in business, specifically in investment banking or finance? </p>
<p>(I've heard UPenn Econ major is brutal so that is also a side concern -- not sure how hard ross is once there)</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Michigan of course.</p>
<h2>let me just sum up the arguments in that I will know people will say in this thread</h2>
<p>for UPenn CAS/Against Michigan: higher USNews ranking, Mich has inferior student body and higher acceptance rate, not Ivy League/brand name. UPenn more well viewed by Wallstreet than Ross.
UPenn gives you bragging rights/ego booster. </p>
<h2>for Michigan: Ross is good. </h2>
<p>But Ross really isn’t that difficult from what my friends say, yet they still land impressive jobs.</p>
<p>Really though, can’t go wrong with either choice. Fit would be a better concern and cost would be a better concern.</p>
<p>UPenn more well viewed by Wallstreet than Ross. </p>
<h2>UPenn gives you bragging rights/ego booster. </h2>
<p>I would agree if it was Wharton. Econ, not so much. </p>
<p>You’re failing to realize that Economics and the Ross BBA are two completely different curricula. Upenn and Michigan are two completely different schools. Both Upenn and Ross, if you do well there, will put you in a top tier investment banking firm. I would set the career placement aside and consider fit and costs.</p>
<p>I think recruiting opportunities will be similar but a solid liberal arts education at Penn will set you up nicely to get into an elite MBA program down the line. Penn is the most represented school in the world in Finance/Management Consulting so you will have a much larger alumni network to tap into.</p>
<p>^^^^Except everyone wondering why you didn’t get into Wharton.</p>
<p>rjkofnovi, it would make more sense for employers to assume that all Ross students are Wharton rejects since they are both undergraduate business schools since its an apples-to-apples comparison. A lot of UPenn LSA students weren’t sure what exactly they wanted to do with their lives when they applied to college and become more interested in Finance/Consulting after a couple of years of college. That’s a perfectly plausible explanation.</p>
<p>goldenboy, Michigan and UPenn as a whole not just Ross and Wharton are completely different atmospheres. </p>
<p>You could say all UPenn, Duke, Northwestern, Michigan, Vanderbilt etc etc are Harvard/Yale/MIT rejects.</p>
<p>and Pat1120,
those words were on the satirical side, but not really my own personal beliefs. I was just spit-balling what I knew some CC posters usually say in a typical “Michigan vs [insert higher ranked on USNews]”.</p>
<p>^ I realize that. I wasn’t intending on picking an argument with you or anything.</p>
<p>I’m going to Mich as a pre-admit, but didn’t apply to any Ivy’s. So explain to me how I’m a Wharton reject…?</p>
<p>“rjkofnovi, it would make more sense for employers to assume that all Ross students are Wharton rejects since they are both undergraduate business schools since its an apples-to-apples comparison.”</p>
<p>Tell that to bearcats. He went to Michigan over Wharton.</p>
<p>“I’m going to Mich as a pre-admit, but didn’t apply to any Ivy’s. So explain to me how I’m a Wharton reject…?”</p>
<p>You aren’t Pat1220. goldenboy, being a HYPSM reject himself, just cannot understand why everyone isn’t as obsessed as he is with attending his definition of the most elite schools. If you aren’t attending one of these universities, which I assume includes his backup Duke education, then you must have applied to them and got rejected. It’s really quite pathological.</p>
<p>I would personally go with Michigan. Great business school, great campus and great sports teams.</p>
<p>And yeah, don’t worry about people calling you a “wharton reject”. theyre just insecure and immature.</p>
<p>The majority of Penn students placed in IBanks are enrolled at Wharton. However, CAS is also excellent when it comes to placement in corporate entities such as IBanks and Consulting firms. Along with Dartmouth and Duke, Penn is one of the few non-HYPSM colleges of Arts and Sciences that have impressive placement records. </p>
<p>I would say Wharton > Ross = Penn CAS, with Ross having only a small edge over Penn CAS, but not significant enough to make it the clear cut choice. </p>
<p>I would go for fit. Penn and Michigan have very different college cultures and campus environments.</p>
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rjkofnovi, your fascination with me and my posts is what’s really pathological. You’re the one who stated that everyone would wonder why you didn’t get into Wharton if you attended Penn CAS. I just challenged that notion by saying not everyone knows that they want a career in Finance or Consulting by the age of 18 and that if there’s anyone that would be a labeled a “Wharton reject”, it would be a graduate of another good undergrad biz school that is not on par with Wharton like Ross. However, that was just an illustration of how silly your point was since obviously no employer would think like that.</p>
<p>At any rate, Alexandre’s advice should be followed. This really comes down to whether the OP wants a business-specific education or wants to experience a more liberal arts type curriculum.</p>