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<p>You are absolutely correct. However, Wharton opens a lot of doors for you that others don’t. That means, you are given a chance to prove yourself when others won’t even get a chance.</p>
<p>In finance and banking, it just isn’t between undergrad business schools ranked #1 and #3, it is Wharton, HYPS and rest of the ivies,MIT and then others.</p>
<p>no offense, but you’re a dummy if you don’t go to Michigan and take that full ride.</p>
<p>it’s not like Ross is some cesspool… they are ranked 3rd, two spots behind Wharton. you will be around the same quality of students within your program at Michigan than you would at Penn. whatever the difference is between #3 and #1, it’s not worth 200k.</p>
<p>the only people saying otherwise are the irrational Penn/Wharton homers. ask this question in any other unbiased forum and you will get real answers.</p>
<p>The difference between Wharton and Ross would be that with Ross you won’t be buying your prestigeous degree. Sorry, had to say it. Though Wharton does open more doors, keep in mind it is mostly for finance/banking. There’s a reason Ross is number 3: it will also give several opportunities, without the 200k+.</p>
<p>I saw several MIT undergrad students doing this “MIT is MIT”. Most of them were bitter and miserable because of the debt they were in by third year.</p>
<p>As well, of course you can put a price on education! That’s how the world works. There’s a reason that “University” backwards spells out to be “yt-is-revinu” = it is revenue.</p>
<p>“with Ross you won’t be buying your prestigeous degree”</p>
<p>i think that a degree from ross the 3rd best business school in the country is prestigious</p>
<p>full ride. your capabilities are there no matter where you go.</p>
<p>Don’t be silly, go to Ross. I say this as a Penn student. I spent a summer at Michigan and it was great. You’ll have essentially the same opportunities in any field you choose as Wharton. Having a Ross degree won’t disqualify you from anywhere you want to work, and once you have a job, it is all dependent on your competence anyway.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s not the right reading here of posters, but my guess is the people telling you to pursue the additional prestige that Wharton might confer are people in high school. But people in college already or older think you’d be nuts to pass up the full ride.</p>
<p>In the future, I’d say it is quite a bit more likely that you’d end up feeling “wow, I wish I had taken the full ride at Michigan rather than come to Wharton” if you go to Wharton or that you’d feel “wow, I am so glad I didn’t take on all that extra debt by going to Wharton. I really like it here,” if you go to Ross. I’m not saying Wharton wouldn’t be a good experience; rather that I both experiences would be fine. As someone said, for the most part, grad school is what really counts.</p>
<p>At the level of Ross and Wharton, your path will be determined a lot more by you and how good you are than by the school name on your resume.</p>
<p>If your family could easily afford over $50,000 for college, I would choose Wharton. Do you plan to go to business school after or straight to work?</p>
<p>^That statement screams ignorance. Few if any students can get into B-school immediately after undergrad without some decent work experience. Not to mention if he decided to go to Wharton, he wouldn’t even need to get his MBA (it’s really just a novelty for Whartonites). I think BedHead is right, for the most part it’s high schoolers (look at me the hypocrite!) telling you to take Wharton.</p>
<p>How did I sound ignorant? Plenty of people go to business school right after undergrad. I was just asking what the OP’s plans are. Chill</p>
<p>for your consideration: Wharton allows undergrads to take MBA courses and PhD courses (although it is difficult to secure a spot).</p>
<p>^^No barely anyone can make a decent business school directly after undergrad (I was referring to good ones…I guess I should have made that clear). </p>
<p>^I have heard plenty of people say that the curriculum for Wharton undergrad is very similar to that of the grad school.</p>
<p>I would pay 200k just to avoid saying I went to University of Michigan</p>
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Are you upset that you can’t get a full scholarship to a prestigious school? That’s sad.</p>
<p>hahaha University of Michigan is prestigious? hahahaha</p>
<p>Its business school obviously is. Nice to see you have nothing better to do with your time than to harass people on an internet forum.</p>
<p>Nice to see you have nothing better to do than respond to my comments</p>
<p>alright people calm down. Michigan is definitely a respectable school but it’s in the same category as UVA. Excellent program but lacks the prestige that Wharton commands.</p>
<p>Think of it this way: people pay ridiculous sums for gulf courses. Because it costs that? No! Because it provides an exclusive networking opportunity. Kind of like websites that are specifically for 6-figure-salary workers. So your decisions about wharton is whether you want to access the prestige/network and if it’s worth 200k to you. If you are good at what you do, you’ll make it to the top. Wharton is just going to make that route that much easier.</p>
<p>Wow…thanks SO much to all of you. I’m still completely confused, but your feedback’s been really useful, and I’m really grateful.</p>
<p>I think I can assume that the quality of education at Ross and Wharton is comparable. Right?</p>
<p>I know AstonMartin comes off as an elitist ass. But he’s a manifestation of a little voice in my head; especially in this economy, maybe I do need that brand name to get my foot in doors. I know UMich is great place, and yet I’m a bit of a prestige whore. It’s sad and pretty bogus, but I’m still overwhelmed by the power of that W name. Haha…I’m like Pavlov’s dog. I’ve been trained to salivate at the sound.</p>
<p>Plus, I mean…there are tons of Wharton alumni I respect. Wharton will let me take classes with PhDs and MBAs. Penn is an awesome place to explore the liberal arts - fan of their neuroscience building. Penn is the master of all things interdisciplinary. I’ll be around ridiculously intelligent, albeit ubercompetitive, people. I’ve been in a few Wharton classes and loved them. Most importantly, I will make awesome connections, have awesome resources, and perhaps be part of the 89% of seniors who have a job by winter break senior year.</p>
<p>Except…I’m playing with a quarter of a million dollars.</p>
<p>Ross is somewhat prestigious. It might be easier for me to stand out at Ross (maybe). They’ve got a great new building and a lot of resources. LSA is decent. The Telluride House is incredible. Most importantly, I’ll be financially independent from my parents (which is a big deal for me, lol) and have the means to essentially do whatever the hell I want to do both in and after undergrad. </p>
<p>Missing from Ross: a really expansive alumni network, a load of recruiters, famous and well connected professors, the security that Wharton sort of assures, a motivating inferiority complex, the distance from home, an intellectual atmosphere, the prestige. The prestige. Haha. </p>
<p>Yeah. I’m still pretty heavily leaning towards Ross, don’t worry. It’s just hard for prestige whores like me. But I’ll get over it. I’m going to sit in on some classes Thursday.</p>
<p>Thanks again! Keep the opinons coming…I’m still stuck.</p>
<p>Oh, and nj<em>azn</em>premed…I’m a girl. Just fyi. =)</p>