<p>Our son is considering applying to Wharton and we are wondering how competitive the students are with each other? We realize a certain amount of competition is healthy, but is it too much at Wharton? Can anyone speak from recent experience?</p>
<p>I can’t say that Wharton students are cutthroat. They are competitive and the curve in some classes makes it a very tight cutoff for who gets an A or B. However, I wouldn’t say they are cutthroat. There is no sabotage and whenever I wanted to study in groups for a Wharton course with a tough curve, I’m usually able to find a good study group. It’s not like the students there were out to get one another or anything like that.</p>
<p>Wharton students compete with each other, not against each other. So no it’s not very cut throat; it’s just competitive.</p>
<p>My dad went to Wharton for grad school (which is obviously different than undergrad), but based on what he told me, B school is all about collaboration and building teamwork skills.</p>
<p>^ Indeed, here’s what Wharton has to say about its undergraduate program:</p>
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[Wharton</a> Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/subPage.cfm?pageID=7]Wharton”>http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/subPage.cfm?pageID=7)</p>
<p>There’s simply too much teamwork required to even consider the thought of sabotaging each other or anything like that. Everyone works decently hard. The problem is when teachers re-use material from last year, because there will always be groups with friends from the previous courses, and as a result, group project grades tend to be pretty darn high. What will truly make or break you are the tests.</p>
<p>Agree with what chrisw said. No doubt about it,your son will have to work hard and his experience at Wharton will set up a good foundation for his future endeavors, both personally and professionally.</p>
<p>woah… I totally just inadvertently plagiarized the wharton site haha.</p>
<p>I should def be a college advisor for a living.</p>