<p>"65% of Wharton undergraduate alumni find that they never need to return to school for an MBA in order to advance their careers."</p>
<p>If you were to go into consulting at a top company like BCG or Bain or something, would choosing to go to Penn for undergrad prepare you enough to possibly move on past an entry-level job without going back to get MBA? </p>
<p>It seems like most end up going back to get the MBA, does a duel program like what Penn prepare you better for a job in consulting. I would imagine promotion would depend all of what you do their and not what school you went to.</p>
<p>If you look at profiles on the BCG/Bain websites you will see that most in higher level positions have graduate level degrees but those that don’t have degrees from a wide range of universities (on Mckinsey’s, pretty much everyone has an advanced degree).</p>
<p>Going to Wharton will help maximize your opportunities and allow you to land prestigious positions, but your advancement will likely depend on your actual performance. This statistic doesn’t really tell me much. So 35% do go back for their MBA (not really a low number)? How does that compare to other schools?</p>
<p>Even if you do need to return for your MBA, you are pretty much set as these consulting companies will generally pay for it, and your work experience will make you highly marketable.</p>