<p>^^^</p>
<p>I assume Percy's answer to the OP's question would be....</p>
<p>"nothing"</p>
<p>Don't put words in my mouth. I don't understand why everyone has such trouble with the concept that Wharton is #1 undergrad business school, College is something like #5-10 top undergrad lib. arts prog. - as simple as that. They are both very very good, one is just slightly higher in its respective field than the other. If College was the #1 lib. arts prog. and Wharton was #5 b-school would you have any problem telling applicants that fact, and explaining that was why Col. was harder to get into and more talked about? Yes, you could say that it's all "One University", that Wh. students take a large % of their classes at College, that everyone lives in the same dorms and socializes together, etc. , etc. but that wouldn't change the fundamental (but slight) difference in rankings between the two schools. So why is vice versa such a sore point?</p>
<p>Percy, this is the original post:
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"I've been trying to decide whether or not I should apply to UPenn. I'm not interested in business, so I would probably apply to CAS instead of Wharton. However, all I am seeing on this forum is "WHARTON WHARTON WHARTON".
Yes, we get it, Wharton is great. But is UPenn a good school for people who are interested in other fields? What does UPenn have to offer for someone interested in poli sci or int'l relations? Or is Penn so fixated on Wharton and its business dept. that other depts. aren't exactly up to par with other colleges?"
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<p>Do you think an appropriate answer is to reiterate how great Wharton is?</p>
<p>one more great thing about penn that's not wharton:</p>
<p>basketball and The Line</p>
<p>Reviving this...just because.</p>
<p>thank god for poor judgment.</p>
<p>johnny,</p>
<p>let these misguided applicants see for themselves (if they can get in)</p>
<p>news flash, only 25 percent of wharton gets a's. that means roughly 75 percent of the 'b school' lives under the curve's oppression for 8 semesters. Hella good quality of life, just like when (IF) you make it to banking and get paid 4.50 to work 85 hours a week....for two years....</p>
<p>I'll enjoy college and post college life, thank you very much, even if i make a MEASILY 60 k a year doing something, god forbid, non banking</p>
<p>Oh, the horror, a school where the grades actually mean something. How un-egalitarian not to give everyone an A for writing stream-of-consciousness essays. D'ya think employers realize an A average for an English major is not the same thing as an A average for a Finance major? Last time I looked, almost 100% of Wharton grads get (good) jobs, so there is life after the curve for the oppressed 75%.</p>
<p>Do I detect the faint odor of sour grapes?</p>
<p>only a slight hint of eau de pussi skivins</p>
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Even if CAS is not getting the cream of the cream, competition nowadays for Ivies is so fierce that they still get a very talented bunch.
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<p>oh get a life.
whether in cas or wharton, penn students are CREAM OF THE CROP... this is the ivy league, and all penn students are among the most talented, ambitious, intelligent in the country, regardless or cas/wharton/seas/nursing.</p>
<p>get off that high horse (and maybe away from van pelt for a little while - the sun won't blind you)</p>