<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I want to major in Business (or econ, it doesn't really matter) and go onto either Harvard or Yale Law School to become a corporate lawyer. I wanted to go to Wharton for undergrad but I heard it would be harder to get into Law School because Wharton doesn't have as "big" of a name as Harvard or Yale. So what should I do?</p>
<p>Wharton is the only one of the 3 with a business major and there is no truth to the idea that any is better for getting into top law schools.</p>
<p>If you are definitely set on corporate law, then easily, go to Wharton. You’ll get a phenomenal understanding of business, and be very respected on Wall Street - IMO, Wharton has much more of a reputation in business.</p>
<p>However, I’d vote Harvard or Yale simply because if you choose Wharton, your path will be set, while at Harvard or Yale you could easily switch majors from, say, Econ or PoliSci, to something else [I’ll go ahead and play the “only 30% of undergrads keep their original major” card]. And a degree in anything else other than business will be much more respected if its from Harvard or Yale than if it’s from Penn CAS.</p>
<p>Your chances of getting into any of them are low (no matter how smart you are) so it would be wise for you to worry about making choices after you’ve gotten into all of these schools, instead of pretending that you’re the one in the driver’s seat.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Amen, sister.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>They know Wharton just as well as Harvard or Yale</p>
<p>@ trekker, I think many people underestimate how easily students can double major at Penn, if you think Wharton does not fulfill your intellectual needs or interests you could simply get a double major and graduate in two years with all the opportunities, respect and prestige of Wharton. I am personally planning to double major in finance and engineering, and no, I am not in the coordinated dual degree.</p>
<p>If you want to get into YLS or HLS, you should definitely not attend Wharton for undergrad. The cut-throat competition at Wharton makes getting the 3.8+ GPA (necessary for most law school applicants to HYS) very unlikely, and the time you would have to put in to compete with the other smart business undergrads at Wharton for that 3.8+ would leave you little time to prepare for the LSAT, on which you would be competing with a lot of extremely smart liberal arts undergrads (many of whom are as smart as the smartest undergrads at Wharton) who are strong in reading, critical thinking, and reasoning.</p>
<p>Therefore, if you are set on going to a top law school, you should attend Brown or the undergraduate business program at a not so competitive state school and strive for a high GPA and LSAT.</p>
<p>I’m a Wharton grad. While Wharton can be cut-throat, it will provide the best business education of the three schools you mentioned (mainly because neither Harvard nor Yale has a business program). If you really want a good foundation for corporate law, Wharton is the choice before law school. Your business savvy will be much more respected when you get out of law school than if you study econ at Harvard or Yale.</p>