<p>i want to study business for sure so wharton would be the perfect ending but… i want a solid broad base undergrad education which i think stanford would do a better job </p>
<p>plus engineering is important to me too and stanford seem to be stronger in their engineering depart than penn</p>
<p>but i know the stanford business certainly cant surpass wharton w no doubt
and wat troubles me is that when i ask the ppl currently in wharton…they all suggested STANFORD!!</p>
<p>it seem that wharton ppl like stanford very much and have lots of respect for their business department (dats very scarry considering that they were suppose to persuade me to go to penn)</p>
<p>so wat do you all think?? thanks in advance</p>
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<p>I don't know how you could pick Stanford over Wharton if what you post is true. Penn is HUGE HUGE HUGE on interdisciplinary study and you will take like 50% of your classes outside of Wharton... plus the engineering at Penn is strong enough (especially in BME). The Wharton curriculum is as flexible as you want and you can truly get a great broad UG education that includes business, liberal arts, and engineering. In fact, that's what I plan on learning as well at Wharton.</p>
<p>First off Stanford has not undergrad business program so you would be studying economics. When I went to Penn previews they talked a lot about experiential (Wharton) vs. theoretical (Stanford) studies. </p>
<p>If you are more of a liberal-arts-learning-everything type of person Stanford may be a better choice for you, but if you are into some liberal arts plus solid hands on business learning then Wharton is definitely the best. Every person is different and only you can decide which school is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>You might also consider wharton and doing a double degree with Cas, this way you could get the hands-on experience of wharton and the theoretical side of Cas economics...thats what I plan on doing if I get accepted into Penn for 2007</p>
<p>but i know this might sound offensive but when i discussed the overall the 50% nonwharton class with the whartonites they all agreed that Stanford is better with the exception of business class (thats no doubt)</p>
<p>the whartonites all agreed that the OVERALL quality of the nonbusiness aspect would be better than upenn</p>
<p>and before i left i asked them Stanford or Wharton?
they all said they would probably have gone to stanford instead
and thats disheartening because i like wharton a lot alot alot soooo now they leave me doubting .................</p>
<p>If you want to study business for sure, like you say above, why go to Stanford? Sure, the stuff you don't want to study might be of higher quality (which is arguable), but what's the point if you don't want to study it??</p>
<p>It's not like you're comparing Stanford and MoronU...it's Penn. Any difference is going to be marginal if even present in any aspect outside of snob appeal. The college is full of excellent departments and without a doubt gives you one of the finest undergraduate educations in America. Engineering aside, the only TRUE difference is the gap in undergrad business education--and THAT gap works in Penn's favor.</p>
<p>Unless you really want an undergraduate degree in business, Stanford is way better :)
try posting this thread in the Stanford board and see what others say.</p>
<p>DiamondT, are you on crack?!?! Penn symbolizes AMERICA while Stanford symbolizes Mexico with its hacienda look alike buildings and palm trees...I HATE IT!!!!!! Sure, Stanford may be a great school for Law but when it comes to Business, Wharton is second to none and it is the ONLY school in the Ivy League that offers an undergraduate program in business (came straight out the guide book). If you're an athlete then Stanford is the ideal place, but in this case, you're NOT</p>
<p>While Wharton may offer an undergraduate education, that's certainly not for everyone. It is good for everyone, I think, to receive a solid and theoretical foundation in the liberal arts. You will receive a better education overall at Stanford, and that doesn't prevent you from getting your M.B.A., which is a good idea to get anyone.</p>
<p>Stanford's business school is in the top three. That's hard to scoff at. </p>
<p>Besides Wharton, there's not a single department or institution at Penn that is comparable to or better than Stanford's.</p>
<p>The anthropology department, the economics department, the architecture department. The list could go on, but those are some amazing departments off the top of my head.</p>
<p>Besides, the main difference in the quality of the education lies in the students themselves and how they take advantage of the opportunities at each school, not some perceived ranking of departments. And trust me - the opportunities are there at both schools.</p>