<p>I'm visiting the forum for the first time because I'm stuck with a dilemma. I have been going through the different options over and over and cannot come to a decision as to what the best course of action will be.</p>
<p>I am looking to apply this year for admission to Wharton (ED) or to PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) at Oxford (I can get into Christ Church). I cannot do both as the admission schedules don't allow it. </p>
<p>I am a qualified student and the issue isn't getting in, it's simply where. </p>
<p>I am looking to experience college for all it is, however, I want to receive the best education in the process. I am currently leaning towards Oxford because I feel as if I am better suited towards the British way of thinking, I don't want to be filled up with useless knowledge and I am not interested in becoming a well rounded student.</p>
<p>My end goal is to become a senior partner at Goldman, Lehman, or any other of the big boys in the financial world. I also know that I will wind up living in the states, not in the UK, so that might also have to be taken into account. </p>
<p>I'm a smart kid but I want to have fun too. I want to experience the night life, party scene, and everything else. However, I am having difficulty comparing a Wharton degree to a PPE Degree from Oxford. Which one will suit me better when I come back to the US to start my career. Also, which has the better alumni network. I realize that Wharton's is quite strong, but how is Oxford's?</p>
<p>Any help or suggestions you can give me would be most appreciated.</p>
<p>Uh...no offense, but an Oxford degree won't carry as much weight as a Wharton degree in the states. If you look at general partners at PE groups or hedge fund managers, you will more than likely see a Wharton grad; I in all honesty, have never seen an Oxford grad.</p>
<p>sorry, but the piaggio avanti > cessna citationjet...</p>
<p>how is it that you consider yourself more suited to the british way of thinking if you're currently in the states?</p>
<p>considering that a good number of british students come to penn to study, i don't think the intellectual experience at wharton can be any less satisfying than that offered at oxford. penn also offers its own ppe program (modelled closely after oxford's, i'd think) which you could explore in electives from your wharton curriculum.</p>
<p>well I studied at the UK for a semester and now I'm transferring to UPenn, it was the worst experience that I've ever had, the US is much different than the UK,,,</p>
<p>and btw people like u don't get in to Wharton...</p>
<p>he might have just said it (pretty bluntly) to keep the focus of the thread on figuring out which is a better fit for him, instead of asking multiple questions that require a good amount of discussion</p>
<p>Didn't mean to come across as arrogant. I was just trying to keep the focus on the issue at hand and not on the physical admissions process. </p>
<p>My academic stats are as follows:</p>
<p>GPA 4.0 Unweighted (Top percent of high school class)
SAT I CR 800 Math 800 Writing 800
SAT II Math IIC 800
SAT II Literature 800
AP Calc BC 5
AP MicroEcon 5
AP MacroEcon 5
AP English Lit and Composition 5
AP ComputerSci AB 5
AP US History 5
AP World History 5
AP Psych 5</p>
<p>I have plenty of extracurricular stuff as well, which I won't bother to name. </p>
<p>All I'm really trying to find out is if an Oxford degree in PPE from Christ Church will carry weight here in the US, in addition to if the Oxford alumni network holds any influence in the NYC finance world. </p>
<p>After being at Penn, I just am not in love with the school. Additionally, I wouldn't be a candidate for the Huntsman Program (no foreign language), and if I wanted to apply to Oxford to become a Rhodes Scholar, it would be nearly impossible to get in. In contrast, if I go to Oxford and get good grades, I'm nearly guaranteed admission to the program.</p>
<p>The other problem I see with Wharton is that if I wanted to do something like Finance, I would be bogged down with a ridiculous list of "core" courses. Plus, of the necessary tools that I am going to use everyday at a firm, how much is learned in school (besides from conceptually) and how much will I learn from real world experience?</p>
<p>It sounds as if you're not particularly interested in an education and that your college experience is entirely instrumental to achieving your goal of partnership at a prestigious financial institution. I'd suggest you go to Wharton.</p>
<p>i'm not really sure why you view the wharton core as unnecessary; one would think that a solid background in economics, legal studies, accounting, statistics, marketing, management, and operations management would be an asset, not a detriment, to understanding business operations.</p>
<p>wharton mba students also have a core curriculum covering those areas for the same reasoning.</p>