<p>I want to apply to Wharton Undergrad ED, and my main interest in business is Entrepreneurship and Management.</p>
<p>I'm wondering how to structure my admission essay.</p>
<p>I know that most people who go to Wharton do so in order to recieve good paying jobs post graduation, usually, in Finance & Consulting.</p>
<p>My goal is to manage my own investment company - altough I wouldn't mind getting some experience as an analyst at a big firm prior to that.</p>
<p>My question is: What is Wharton's view on their undergrad program? Do they think of it mainly as a "prep" degree for finance & consulting (like most people think of it)?
How much emphasis do they put during the degree on Entreperneurship and Management?</p>
<p>Obviously getting an MBA would be better for my interests - But right now I'm not planning to get an MBA, and I would like to get the most out of the BS , Management wise.</p>
<p>Their curriculum seems pretty open - involving courses from grad degrees, and the option to choose more of them.</p>
<p>I'd love to hear your thoughts about it!</p>
<p>An undergraduate Wharton degree is not just a “prep degree”. First off, roughly 40% of Wharton students’ required classes come from outside of Wharton, ensuring that Whartonites get a well rounded liberal arts education with a strong business focus. An MBA would be helpful for what you want to do, but it isn’t necessary. A little under half of all Wharton undergrads never feel the need to go on and get there MBAs. Finally, the emphasis placed on Entrepreneurship and Management can vary based upon how much emphasis you want there to be. All Wharton students graduate with a degree in economics and then obtain additional Concentrations (majors) in other fields. Your sophomore year you have to take the core classes, which are just intro level classes in major areas of business (finance, marketing, accounting, management, etc. . .) and you go on to pick what you want to concentrate in. There are entrepreneurship classes, but I don’t think there’s a concentration. . .you could make one though. If I was you I would probably try to get a double concentration in Finance and either Management or OPM (operations management).</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply Longstreet.</p>
<p>Obviously I’m not thinking of the degree as a “prep degree” for a good job in finance & consulting - otherwise I wouldn’t want to do it.</p>
<p>Maybe I didn’t ask the right question:</p>
<p>The reputation for finance & consulting has become so widespread that I wonder if it affects the admission staff. Do they look mainly for people interested in finance & consulting?</p>
<p>I strongly believe that studying in Wharton will help me in my entreprenursial career.</p>
<p>What I am really asking, Is in what way should I present my thoughts in the supplemential essay?</p>
<p>i should think the existence of this site should settle your question</p>
<p>[Wharton</a> Entrepreneurial Programs](<a href=“http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/]Wharton”>http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/)</p>
<p>Thanks tenebrousfire, the link is very helpful!</p>
<p>But apply to Babson anyway, if you’re set on Entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>Btw I’m not ■■■■■■■■, it’s actually #1 in that field…</p>