<p>Why does every single Wharton students/Alumnus say "I went Wharton " instead of UPenn ?</p>
<p>I say "I went to the Wharton School at Penn," and often only say that I went to Penn. So not every single alum says just Wharton.</p>
<p>the same way someone might say I went to "Sloan" (why not MIT?) or "Harvard Law" (why not just harvard?) or "Kellog" (why not Northwestern?)...also Penn isn't phonetically as impressive...but it doesn't mean anything or represent a divergence or something...</p>
<p>It's weird. When ppl ask me, i actually say "Penn" or "UPenn" and avoid saying "Wharton" because it sounds so toolish ;_;</p>
<p>because it makes them look better? I dunno. maybe because there is less probability of getting it mixed up with penn state :p</p>
<p>To avoid being asked if they mean Penn State. Plus, if it's an alum, they're probably just used to saying 'Wharton' because that's the name everyone knows in business. Just like how an artist would say they went to Tisch because that's what other artists are going to care about.</p>
<p>As for current students... maybe they're practicing? :p</p>
<p>I say I go to Penn...most people will ask you what you study. I say finance & statistics. I think thats a huge clue</p>
<p>It's a legacy of the past when Wharton was head-and-shoulders above the rest of Penn in terms of academic excellence (at one point Wharton debated becoming its own independent institution...)</p>
<p>Fast forward to the 21st century. The same institution that once thought of separating from Penn has now adoped the Penn shield as its own (in 2002). The rest of Penn has caught up to Wharton in excellence, albeit not yet in snob appeal, which always takes a while to catch up to reality.</p>
<p>Old habits die hard. Wharton snobs die at my hands.</p>
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<p>Did I say I went to WHARTON? :eek: I meant PENN . . . . . I went to PENN. :o</p>
<p>I say "the Wharton School" when speaking to a professional or prospective employer. Frankly, it's just more impressive in the business world.</p>
<p>look at the wharton section :)</p>
<p>Sort of on topic here...do you know what it would take to double major in something in CAS and Wharton? Was this option only available through the programs you had to apply for (i.e. vagelos) or is available once you matriculate as well?</p>
<p>I guess you'd need special permission to get a degree from both schools, and it would require applying to Wharton (if you're in the College, or vice versa).</p>
<p>You can apply for a dual degree. You need to take econ 001 and 002 and Math 104 as a freshman and generally have above a 3.7 (A-) GPA. It's a GPA cutoff, so it's not too bad. However, 20_07, you're in Vagelos. You would have to take maybe 6 years to fulfill Wharton and Vagelos, Wharton helps 0 for med school, and it will probably hurt your GPA if you try to do science and Wharton for a dual degree.</p>
<p>Haha yeah if I tried to do that I would definitely not do the Vagelos program. Just checking out all the options here I suppose!</p>
<p>Because Wharton is the only worthwhile part of the Penn undergrad system. Well, Wharton and the boutique programs that utilize it (Jerome Fisher, Huntsman)</p>
<p>snack, please dont post when you have no idea what you are talking about.</p>
<p>kthanksbye.</p>
<p>"Because Wharton is the only worthwhile part of the Penn undergrad system. Well, Wharton and the boutique programs that utilize it (Jerome Fisher, Huntsman)"</p>
<p>Hmmmmmm . . . . . . you better notify all the top grad and professional schools that admit large numbers of College and SEAS students of that "fact".</p>
<p>Hahaha snack you're such a tool. I love you, if only because you take yourself seriously.</p>
<p>Oh man is Columbia Law going to feel silly for mailing all those acceptance packages to the SAS kids who live in my building.</p>
<p>And I guess I better tell them my friends at SIPA didn't go to Wharton.</p>