Wharton vs. Harvard??!!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I know this is a recurring topic, but I was accepted into Harvard and WBS for undergrad. I want to work on Wall Street but explore more careers in finance or business when I get older like entrepreneurship or venture capital...I would major in Econ at Harvard or Finance at WBS....I know both are great but which one is better for landing a good job on Wall Street?</p>

<p>In addition, I want a good college experience socially...which has better girls/better social life? Sorry for the cynicism.</p>

<p>Please help?!
Thanks,
Brady</p>

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<p>I’d give Wharton a slight edge.</p>

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<p>Here is a link to the Wharton Undergraduate Career Placement Survey for the Class of 2012:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/WHA_2012cp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/WHA_2012cp.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here is a link to the (much less detailed) Harvard Senior Survey: </p>

<p>[OCS-Students:</a> Jobs / Senior Survey 2011](<a href=“http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/jobs/seniorsurvey.htm]OCS-Students:”>http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/jobs/seniorsurvey.htm)</p>

<p>IMO Penn would give you a more typical college social experience (for better or worse).</p>

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<p>GO with Penn for Business. Harvard has smaller student body than Penn.</p>

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<p>Can you elaborate please?
Thanks</p>

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<p>Both Wharton and Harvard will give you opportunities on Wall Street. Harvard is Harvard. If you want to study business as an undergraduate, go with Wharton. (Wharton would basically combine an MBA level curriculum with liberal arts.) Harvard undergraduate Economics is not a business degree. Look at the course catalogs and compare. Some examples of Wharton undergrad classes:</p>

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<li>(FNCE750) Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation. (C) Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100 and FNCE 101 (FNCE 101 may
be taken concurrently).</li>
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<p>This course covers the finance of technological innovation, with a focus on the valuation tools useful in the venture capital industry. These tools include the “venture capital method,” comparables analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, contingent-claims analysis, and real options. The primary audience for this course is finance majors interested in careers in venture capital or in R&D-intensive companies in health care or information technology.</p>

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<li>(FNCE751) The Finance of Buyouts and Acquisitions. Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101, Co-Requisitie FNCE 203 Advanced Corporate Finance or FNCE 207 Corporate Valuation. FORMAT: Lectures, cases, and guest speakers. Grading: Class participation, two students projects, two exams.</li>
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<p>The course focuses on financial tools, techniques, and best practices used in buyouts (financial buyers) and acquisitions (strategic buyers). While it will touch upon various strategic, organizational, and general management issues, the main lens for studying these transactions will be a financial one. It will explore how different buyers approach the process of finding, evaluating, and analyzing opportunities in the corporate-control market; how they structure deals and how deal structure affects both value creation and value division; how they add value after transaction completion; and how they realizetheir ultimate objectives (such as enhanced market position or a profitable exit). The course is divided into two broad modules. The first module covers buyouts by private equity partnerships, and the second one studies mergers and acquisitions. During the spring semester this course cannot be taken pass/fail.</p>

<p>SM 381. IMPACT INVESTING. (B) Christopher C. Geczy, Ph.D. Prerequisite(s): This course has no specific prerequisites, but given its wide-ranging subject matter, students will benefit from completion of any of the following Wharton finance courses: FNCE 101 Monetary Economics and the Global Economy; FNCE 205 Investment Management; FNCE 238 Capital Markets; and FNCE 395 Private Equity. Coursework or practical experience in microeconomics, development economics, international philanthropy, Non-Governmental Organizations, financial risk management and political risk analysis will be useful.
This course explores Impact Investing, a discipline which seeks to generate social benefits as well as financial returns. From tiny beginnings, the Impact Investment space has expanded and now commands significant attention from policymakers, wealthy and public-spirited individuals, academia and, not least, the worlds largest asset managers and philanthropic foundations. Evangelists believe it may be the key to freeing the world from poverty. Skeptics think it will remain confined to the boutique. Regardless, Impact Investing is becoming a distinct career specialization for finance professional despite the diverse skill set each must have and the uncertainty of the new fields growth.</p>

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<p>wharton cuz the guys are hawwwt</p>

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<p>The OP said he is looking for girls…</p>

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<p>I don’t know why, but I found that (^) incredibly funny</p>

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<p>wow thanks I appreciate it</p>

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<p>@Bacton22</p>

<p>I actually vote Harvard on this. You aren’t really fully set on a certain sub-field of business, so you might find one day that you might not want to do it anymore. Harvard’s strengths encompass more than just business, and it also comes with the networking/prestige necessary for a Wall Street Job. UPenn is also liklier to be a bit more expensive and a little less fun. Lastly, now you can drop the H-bomb [Harvard Bomb] on people when they ask where you went to college. College is a lifelong decision and gaining admittance into arguably the best in the world should be celebrated. Note that most of your business learning will come during your MBA and work times, not undergrad.</p>

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<p>BTW, I am so jealous, that kind of situation must be amazing.</p>

<p>Good Luck with it all
-Apollo</p>

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<p>Wharton gets my vote</p>

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<p>Are you positive that you want to go to Wall Street? Harvard will give you more of a range in case you switch. Wharton is more locked in. These are the top 2 schools for Wall Street firms, so I would tour both and pick which one you feel more comfortable at.</p>

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<p>I heard that harvard is lited not wharton…I feel like harvard Econ is strictly for a finance career like banking or trading, while wharton gives you a bunch of career options bc it entails not only finance but also other aspects like marketing etc.
and on the topic that wharton is less fun…I am at wharton now and there are more eateries, clubs, activities than harvard so idk where that came from.(also penn has a huge nursing school if someone wants a girlfriend)</p>

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<p>Sorry limited*</p>