<p>Hey Whats up? I am new to CC but have a few questions. I am a senior applying to both Princeton and <a href="mailto:Wharton@Penn">Wharton@Penn</a>. I really want to major in economics. I think maybe I want to go into investment banking or consulting. Any advice on comparing Princeton Econ dept. to Wharton's? I heard that when Wharton grads get into the field their better experience and better at financial dealings then their HYPS econ counterparts. And they hold a better starting salary. So any comments? I have visited both schools and like them both. BTW, I applied Early Decision</p>
<p>wharton is in a league of its own. there is wharton, and then there is everybody else. pick wharton over princeton. although i dont think princeton would too shaby either, all there undergrad programs are solid.</p>
<p>there are two kinds of economics majors: 1) applied econ. 2) econ.</p>
<p>The latter is geared more toward math while the former, more towards business. If your interest lies in banking/consulting, I recommend you major in applied econ. and go to Wharton. This is not necessarily because Wharton is more "reputable" but rather....more interesting for business majors.</p>
<p>It's kind of like comparing MIT and Cal-tech for sciences. MIT has a slight edge over cal-tech in all the applied science programs but Cal-tech has a very slight edge over the pure science programs. It's preferable to go to cal-tech to major in physics/math/chemistry/bio-chem but it's preferable to go MIT for engineering/applied math, etc..</p>
<p>If you go to wharton, you won't be required to take any econ classes outside of the 2 intro prereqs. So don't think that you'll be studying econ by getting a Bachelor's in Economics from Wharton. It's a bit misleading.</p>
<p>As for Princeton, yea you can take economics. But you might want to look into pton's ORFE department. You might like what you see.</p>