<p>Hi
I recently got accepted to: Cornell, Yale, Princeton, UPENN(whaton) and Stanford</p>
<p>I'm planning to study economics and later business but I'm leaning towards going to Yale which I'm told doesn't have a very good econ program. Would it limit my employment chances against lets say a wharton student if I were to go to yale?</p>
<p>Also, honestly, is a wharton graduate limited for choices after graduating from Penn?
I could enter finance or banking while at university-but I've heard that some institutions only employ from wharton, is this true and could it limit my chances of employment if I go to the other 4 universities? I don't want to be one of those Ivy graduates that can't get a job- u know they're always the talk of the town(in a bad way)</p>
<p>What's it like living in Princeton and Stanford- are the rooms spacious and well furnished?
Yale vs. Stanford vs.Princeton vs.Wharton??</p>
<p>Wharton offers one of the superlative undergraduate experiences for business and finance. If you’re certain of the educational and professional path you want to follow, I’d certainly choose Wharton over Yale.</p>
<p>If you’re leaning towards Yale because of it’s ‘‘perceived’’ prestige over UPenn (Wharton), then I’d give some consideration to Princeton and Stanford (particularly Stanford). The universities are considered as being peer instituations to Yale, and offer business and economics programs that are comparative to UPenn (Wharton).</p>
<p>Regarding employment opportunities: Wharton graduates have a depth of knowledge that is rarely seen in those of other schools. Employers are aware of this advantage when considering hiring Wharton graduates.</p>
<p>^ I think given all the places will provide Fantastic education, it comes down to the subjective factors - like college town, dorms etc.
If you can visit admit days at those places, that may help to see where you possibly fit in.</p>
<p>If you want a job, can’t go wrong with Wharton. All of the financial firms and big banks do heavy recruiting from there. Princeton and Stanford do very well with finance recruiting also (probably just below Wharton). While with Yale financial firms still recruit of campus - just less so (they aren’t as strong in finance). Either way, however, you can’t go wrong and I think $$$, and your personal preferences should win out b/c you will get a job one way or another.</p>
<p>^^M’s Mom
All the universities are great- in a situation like this I’m just looking for the smaller things to help me decide as a boarding school student I’ve come to find the quality of your room influences how well you work and your general mood- it’s a factor.</p>
<p>EC: a lot of charity and sport as well as doing theatre etc.</p>
<p>I think main selling points were my recommendations which made me out to be a demonstrated leader in school as well as my personal essays which did the same. As an african I worked the whole “future of African leadership” angle and my concern for it’s future.</p>
<p>But also know I have outstanding results in my GCSE’s (british curriculum)- 7a*s 2A’s and 2 B’s as well as strong A-levels 2A’s and 2B’s</p>
<p>I imagine that the criteria for int. students is slightly different than US or Canadian students- you can’t expect many awards or extra-curriculars because there isn’t much opportunity for that over here- and the universities know that.
It’s all about how you’ve used the resources around you and how strong your academic history is- and luck :)</p>