<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>None of these schools limit your employment chances. Pick the place that is the best fit for you personally over the next four years and make the most of your opportunities while you are there. </p>
<p>My section at HBS had students from all over the country and the world - including students from every one of the schools you mentioned and many that I’d never heard of. No schools ‘dominated’ although there were a lot of ‘top 10’ of everything (LACs, Ivy, Publics). There were a significant number of IB and mgt. consulting analysts, as well as engineers and ex-military. Also a teacher, a doctor, an opera singer, a baseball player and someone who had been elected to public office. (And several people with family names that I recognized - owning a conglomerate helps!) The bottom line is that you can do what you love and still end up being highly successful in the business world. Which school you attend of those you listed is not going to make any difference.</p>
<p>OP, you’re worrying too much about how your choice will affect job opportunities. They are all gonna be equal. The difference is environment. Choose for the campus environment you like best.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your feedback. Today I was awarded a scholarship from Stanford and Wharton so that’s narrowed down my choices- it’s good to know that I shouldn’t be worried about employment after university. </p>
<p>Can I ask- where is it best to graduate from to enter a senior job at Wall street i.e. Goldman Sachs</p>
<p>Of course you can achieve great success coming out of any of these schools. If you are between Stanford and Wharton, I’d go with Wharton as you will be in a b-school. Realistically, you would not get a “senior job” at an Wall Street firm after any college – you need to understand that you will be hired for an entry level position (although entry level positions WS firms do pay well, you will have to learn the business and prove yourself before moving up the ladder). </p>
<p>In addition to listening to other people’s opinions — you are obviously quite bright so do some research with the career placement offices of your top choices and see how many/ what % of people get placed in jobs that would interest you.</p>
<p>Agree with M’s mom that these are all good choices but they do have a different vibe. Yale and Wharton strike me as very different place to attend college. The former is known to be pretty laid back on campus and one that celebrates exposure to broad experiences. Wharton is quite focused and competitive amongst the students. Some students would really be happier at one vs. the other regardless of employment prospects which should be equal. Please try to attend as many admitted students days programs as you can. If you were to decide that you liked Yale or Princeton best, it is likely that the financial aid office would be receptive to relooking at your package in the context of one from Stanford or Wharton.</p>
<p>One question for you to think about: You may be spending the rest of your life in the business world. You may be surrounded by and working with people every day whose frame of reference is primarily the business world. Might the opportunity to spend the next four years amongst people who have a different frame of reference, goals and values be worth something extra? I realize that it’s 4 years that your rolodex (yes, that’s how old I am) isn’t getting any fatter - but maybe that’s okay? I’m not dissing Wharton - but I also think specializing too soon has its costs.</p>
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