<p>Wharton is on par with HYP prestige wise, and regarding recruiting its only equal is Harvard.</p>
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<p>Since this is the only serious part of your post, I’m going to tell you you’re wrong.</p>
<p>The origin of HYPSM is a bit blurry (more so why the ‘S’ and ‘M’ were added; the origin of HYP is more well-documented), but it certainly does not sustain itself based on US News ranks. If that were true, “adaptation” would have occurred long ago.</p>
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The generally accepted pecking order is:
- Wharton/Harvard (maybe Wharton a tad tad higher)
- Princeton/Stanford/MIT
- Dartmouth/Yale/etc.</p>
<p>With that said, the supposed differences between these schools’ respective successes is probably so small that it probably shouldn’t play into your college decision. Unless you’re so set on having a career in finance/trade/business, in which case Wharton looks like a real good thing.</p>
<p>No true scholar should turn down Harvard to attend Penn’s business school for academic/job placement reasons.</p>
<p>^ But there is still plenty of reason for one to turn down Harvard for Wharton.</p>
<p>^ actually, personally, that’s quite hard to imagine. I would perhaps turn down YPS, again, perhaps, if I really want to go into a career in banking and finance, but the Harvard name is just hard to ignore… I think its high yield rate says it all.</p>
<p>^ Yes, the high yield rate says that Harvard is the most prestigious and desirable college in the world. And generally speaking YPSM and W aren’t far behind. Personally I would think “fit” (and visiting every one of these schools has taught me a lot about fit) supersedes prestige when comparing all these world-renown colleges. Personally many others and I would (and sort of have) turn down H for a couple of these, just like many more probably go with H (and I’m sure plenty of them, though not all of them, for “fit” and not name recognition). But I challenge the notion that one’s career opportunities are better if one’s bachelor’s degree reads Harvard rather than Stanford, assuming one receives similar education opportunities (and if someone picks H because they feel it offers more opportunities, that is another criterion that falls under the general “fit” umbrella and not the name).</p>
<p>I agree with RML for once. I would never turn down Harvard for Wharton. Probably Yale or others, but Harvard’s business school is probably the best there is. It’s grad’s produce the most billionaires, and the most CEO’s.</p>
<p>^ We are talking about UG. Though it’s funny you mention that because my mom did back in the day turn down HBS for Wharton.</p>
<p>a schools supposed lack of perstige is a really stupid reason to get bothered. wharton is a fantastic business school and is definitely in league with any other Ivy league school</p>
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This year, almost every 1 out of 4 Harvard admits turned down Harvard for other schools, mainly for YPSM.</p>
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<p>Good thing too, because they don’t have any such program.</p>
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<p>you’re living in the past regarding your MBA heirarchy.</p>
<p>For Finance, it’s Wharton, then Chicago/Stanford.</p>
<p>For Tech/Entrepreneurism, it’s Stanford.</p>
<p>Overall, taking the aggregated rankings of BusinessWeek, USNEWS and FT London, Wharton is the #1 ranked MBA program… last year anyway.</p>
<p>To answer OP’s original question, yes, Wharton undergrad is on par with Harvard as regards any discipline related to business.</p>
<p>^ For MBA, Harvard and Stanford are more prestigious then Wharton, in general.</p>
<p>For undergrad, Wharton is on par with HYPSMC.</p>
<p>I haven’t even heard of Wharton until I came here.</p>
<p>Yes, many students haven’t heard of it. But for those who have must have heard of it as on HYPSMC caliber – extremely exclusive, great alumni roaster, high salary potential for their graduates, etc, etc…</p>
<p>^ Anyone who’s heard of CalTech will have heard of Wharton. But it’s not possible to pursue a liberal or humane education at these two schools, which makes them fall out of comparison with HYPSM.</p>
<p>Wharton is definitely on par with HYPS in terms of selectivity, prestige, career opportunities, etc. Although, it is something of a niche program like Caltech and MIT. </p>
<p>For the most sought after finance (investment banking, PE, trading), consulting (Mckinsey, Bain), and other business-related jobs, Wharton’s brand name is probably matched only by Harvard</p>
<p>I agree. Wharton is a phenomenal school and for someone considering a career in finance or business, I think it holds just as much prestige as HYPSM (CHYMPS?).</p>
<p>You have to understand that while prestige may not be strictly equal, the difference in prestige between Harvard and Penn is negligible. Penn doesn’t have a “lack of prestige.” It may be less prestigious than Harvard or Yale, but that doesn’t translate into a “lack of prestige.” It’s one of the top 15 universities in the <i>world</i> and it’s kind of ridiculous that you’re even asking this, as Wharton’s graduate business program is currently ranked #5 - lower than Harvard, Stanford, and MIT’s but higher than Yale’s. The University of Pennsylvania’s undergraduate program is also ranked #5, tied with Stanford and higher than MIT’s ranking, so I wouldn’t go so far as to say that those schools are universally regarded as higher than HYPSM. I’d put them in the same group.</p>