<p>I’ve been accepted to Wharton, Princeton, and Yale, and have narrowed down the choices to Wharton and Princeton. I want to study business, yet people tell me that Princeton is the best undergraduate place. Princeton also gave me $32000 in aid, while Wharton gave me $18000. Business though is my passion…I would appreciate any and all opinions.</p>
<p>I've also heard Princeton is a great place for undergraduate studies but realize you will be taking general economics courses and not the in depth business courses you can take at Wharton. I know a lot of major companies like it if you have a business related major (ie marketing, management) and not just an economics major. </p>
<p>Plus, Wharton has one of the best alumni networks of any school which would help in getting your first job. I'm sort of in the same boat. My parents and myself are going to have to pay $16000 which is way more than we expected but I hope the connections and experience I will gain at Wharton will put me on the right track to success in the business world and in the end the cost will pay off.</p>
<p>What's an alumni network, and how does it help when you get your first job?</p>
<p>go to Princeton with that kind of aid. You'll learn fine at either place, but that much money will help you pick your job easier without worry of debt and taking a job you might not want for just the money and make you miserable.</p>
<p>If business is your passion, as you say, then follow it. If you go to Princeton, you'll study Economics - which as an academic subject is very different from studying business. Remember that this is four years of your life studying one or the other. I say go to Wharton.</p>
<p>I go to Penn and my little brother goes to Princeton (of course, business is a passion of neither him nor myself)</p>
<p>If business is indeed your passion (I personally can't imagine such a thing), then Wharton is right for you. Princeton sends a ton of grads to Wall Street, but that is only one part of the business world...what part of business interests you?</p>
<p>if you have any sort of financial sense, you'll go to Pton... the truest test of how much you love money ;)</p>
<p>I'm making a similar decision (Princeton and M&T), please remember that Princeton has a special Finance certificate. I don't know much about it, but I'm sure you'll have excellent opportunities coming out of both schools. I don't know which one to pick myself!</p>
<p>So what happens if you're not interested in Finance... or that you're interested in more aspects of business than Finance... or feel that if you're going to work in business it's important to have knowledge of more than just Finance?</p>
<p>If you're considering the merits of the Wharton degree versus the Princeton Finance Certificate when it comes to actually studying business, I don't think there is any comparison as Wharton is so much more comprehensive.</p>
<p>If you hadn't said you wanted to study business and that business is your passion than I think there is more of an argument to be had.</p>
<p>If you just want to work in business you can go anywhere and major in anything.</p>
<p>THey are both incredible schools, but I'm sure there is a reason wharton is the best undergrad business school in the nation. It trains you well for the business world and then networks and connections you create are for life</p>
<p>I forgot to add that people at Penn are cooler and Penn is the sweetest school ever.</p>
<p>If you want to study business, there is no debate- you should attend Wharton. The $14,000 difference in financial aid is nothing compared to the added income opportunity you will give yourself by attending Wharton.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your opinions....
I heard Wharton graduates mostly consist of I-banking financial analysts who work 80 hour weeks. I know there are many other opportunities, but are the majority of the alums finance majors?</p>
<p>All Wharton students are Bachelor of Science candidates in Economics.
Finance, mktg, acct.., mgmt., etc. are concentrations, not majors- they require 6 courses, not the 12-15 typical for majors.</p>
<p>60% of all Wharton students concentrate in finance; this includes double and triple concentration candidates. There are over 600 in each class by the time senior year rolls around. This still means there are around 250 who had nothing to do with finance.</p>
<p>Finance majors do not all go to investment banking. Many, many go to consulting and to the buy-side.</p>
<p>Also, while a lot of people start out working in i-banking and consulting, they typically move out after a few years to work in other areas.</p>
<p>And just because a lot of people do that, it doesn't mean you have to. You can do whatever you want while you're at Wharton and after. It's a very versatile degree to have.</p>
<p>There are peope with Wharton degrees who go into liberal arts jobs or liberal arts grad school, and there are people with SEAS and SAS degrees who go into finance. Penn is an amazing place ;-)</p>
<p>The $14,000 difference in financial aid is nothing compared to the added income opportunity you will give yourself by attending Wharton.</p>
<p>14k * 4 = 64k</p>
<p>I don't think you're gaining any income going to Wharton over Pton, so Pton is clearly the best choice.... save yourself that 64k</p>
<p>Go to Princeton, with that type of aid. The difference in the two schools in negligible (if it even exists), and $56k extra is very nice (14*4=56, not 64). </p>
<p>The career opportunities will not be different at all, should you choose to go into ibanking or consulting. All the top firms recruit very heavily at both.</p>
<p>i have the same problem as iv4me...so hard of a decision</p>
<p>definetly princeton. your one of the few lucky ones to get that much aid. how much student debt do you want to have!!</p>