<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>Princeton is wonderful...but if business is your passion...then i go with Wharton. Princeton is such a well round in everything that sometimes ppl tell me they walk out feeling that they are not particularly expertise in one thing. But Wharton..u r going to be the cream of the crop in Business, so u keep thinking about it. Hope 2 see u in wharton!</p>
<p>wharton is definately the best for business, but if you don't want debt, go to princeton, plus it's just undergrad education anyways... ;)</p>
<p>If your passion is business, you can still get a certificate in finance at Princeton. Moreover, corporate recruiters will still give you lots of attention. If you go to work straight out of college, your company may even pay for you to go to Wharton for your MBA.</p>
<p>If business is your passion, then go to Wharton. Who cares how much money they gave you now, you will make up for it in the future.</p>
<p>If you truely want to study actual business- then Wharton is the way to go for you. However Princeton has one of the best Economics programs and I see that Princeton also offers much much more aid. </p>
<p>Can you visit for April Hosting? You should go to both places and get a feel of of vibe and life of both. You might not like the big city surroundings of Penn and you might not like the sheer size of Penn. The reverse can also apply. Princeton also has a very very beautiful campus so I mean- it really boils down to your personal tastes. Both are great schools and you won't lose out wherever you end you.</p>
<p>Seeya in fall,</p>
<p>If you're serious about business, then you'll end up getting an MBA. The money you save at Princeton will help pay for it.</p>
<p>Wharton is obviously more focused towards business. Princeton has the liberal arts view. There are a great number of students at Princeton that go into business and many get just fine internships and job offers. If attending Wharton will put you into debt, I would go to Princeton. Though Wharton is the best business school, you will still get a great education and great opportunities at Princeton.</p>
<p>KateLewis makes a great point. Aside from that, know that Princeton students are heavily recruited by the i-banks and consulting firms and that there are many who get involved in entrepreneurial efforts with fellow alums. Alumni networking is something phenomenal. If you are thinking that somehow you will face dimmer job prospects by choosing Princeton, don't worry about that for a second. </p>
<p>Personally, although there are few campuses I find unattractive, Penn is not a place I'd want to spend four years, while the Princeton campus is gorgeous and close enough to NYC and Philly for you to do internships, go on interviews, etc. </p>
<p>Two undergrad extracurricular business opportunities: <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Estudage/%5B/url%5D">http://www.princeton.edu/%7Estudage/</a>
<a href="http://www.businesstoday.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.businesstoday.org/</a> (journal and conference)</p>
<p>It's not about what you want to do after college, as you can major in anything at any school and go on to work in business. It's about what you want to study. Wharton gives you business + liberal arts and Princeton gives you liberal arts.</p>
<p>And I think it's extremely premature to say that if you are serious about business you'll get an MBA. Only 35% of Wharton undergrad alums go on to get MBAs, and I would say they were pretty serious about business when they were your age. The reality, is that once they've been out working they find that they don't need one.</p>
<p>Princeton is very heavily represented in investment banking and on Wall Street. Forty percent of Princetons graduates who enter the workforce upon graduation go into that field.</p>
<p>As a hiring VP, I don't care to hire undergraduate business majors as I expect they will peak too early.</p>
<p>Princeton puts you at no serious disadvantage with regards to pursuing a business-related career. Your contacts will be great (and will extend beyond sheer business people, which can come in handy), your education will be completely solid, no matter what you wish to pursue, and with regards to a job, recruiters know Princeton has the best and the brightest, and there's shortage of them.</p>
<p>Come to Princeton and immerse yourself in four years of the ultimate undergraduate experience!</p>
<p>DS is in the same situation. Accepted to princeton and to Penn's M&T program. He is going up to visit them both but will visit MIT first, then Penn, then princeton, its the order of their admitted stuent days.</p>
<p>I know he has some time to think about it and he has been talking about the pros and cons of each. I think the next couple of weeks will be exciting but maybe a little stressful. Who knows?</p>
<p>All 3 had specific programs/majors (math/physics w/woodrow wilson at princeton, M&T at penn, biochemical engineering at MIT) that he wanted for different reasons. Any input from Alumother, KateLewis, aparent5 or anybody else would be great and appreciated. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance,
Kat</p>
<p>I appreciate all of your opinions...
One more note, will I be at a disadvantage when I apply to Wharton for an MBA perhaps after rejecting them and going to Princeton undergrad?</p>
<p>I don't think so. I don't think they will remember you.</p>
<p>Nope, they look at all candidates equally. Also, Princeton (tied w/ Harvard) sends the greatest number of people to Wharton MBA (not including Penn, of course, which has a disproportionately high number of applications, too).</p>
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<h1>1 University of Pennsylvania 50</h1>
<h1>2 Harvard University 30</h1>
<h1>2 Princeton University 30</h1>
<h1>4 Cornell University 25</h1>
<h1>4 Stanford University 25</h1>
<h1>6 Duke University 20</h1>
<h1>7 Columbia University 15</h1>
<h1>7 Dartmouth College 15</h1>
<h1>7 University of California-Berkeley 15</h1>
<h1>7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 15</h1>
<h1>7 University of Virginia 15</h1>
<h1>7 Yale University 15</h1>
<h1>13 Brown University 10</h1>
<h1>13 Georgetown University 10</h1>
<h1>13 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10</h1>
<h1>13 University of California-Los Angeles 10</h1>
<h1>13 University of Chicago 10</h1>
<h1>18 Northwestern University 5</h1>
<h1>18 New York University 5</h1>
<h1>18 Penn State 5</h1>
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<p>No, you won't be at a disadvantage. In fact, if you turn Wharton down, let them know that you would like to stay in touch because you're still interested in them. Your chances may actually even rise. :)</p>
<p>go to P undergrad, you will easily finance your MBA after that</p>
<p>alumother, you have said you would not hire undergrad biz degrees, what about someone coming out of the M&T program vs. someone coming from princeton?</p>