Wharton vs. UPenn

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<p>Hi CCers,</p>

<p>I'm planning on perusing a career in Investment Banking after college. It's my dream. I'm looking at UPenn (Econ) and Wharton (Finance) majors but can't choose which I should use my ED on.</p>

<p>I have a fairly strong application, but Wharton is still a coin toss. Should I apply to UPenn as an Econ. Major in CAS or as a Finance Major at Wharton?</p>

<p>To what extent is Wharton a target school OVER Penn? Can someone elaborate on some ratings for these two in comparison to others?</p>

<p>Also, I plan on getting an MBA at some point, so could applying to Wharton (or another Ivy) as a graduate be just as advantageous?</p>

<p>Any advice is appreciated. I can answer any questions if they'd help get my am accurate response. </p>

<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>-jt</p>

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<p>Wharton recruiting is on a whole different level compared to CAS. I think you should ED at wharton.</p>

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<p>As a Wharton student, I promise you, if you are interested in investment banking, apply to Wharton ED, not Penn Econ. Essentially all of the top investment banks on applications to their internships ask for your school, and they differentiate between “Univ. of Penn” and “Wharton School at Univ. of Penn.”.</p>

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<p>Do you have an accurate statistic from this year as to what the ED acceptance rate of Wharton was?</p>

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<p>Bumpity bump bump (:</p>

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<p>Having the Wharton brand makes recruiting much much easier. They don’t release acceptance rates officially but it’s definitely a few %'s below Penn’s overall</p>