<p>So, based on level of difficulty of the concentration requirements, which Wharton concentration is the easiest in your opinion (if such a distinction exists)?</p>
<p>Difficulty is relative and depends on how much you like the subject. I've been doing a lot of reading in anticipation of picking a concentration, and I've concluded that the concentration is not a measure of how easy or difficult but rather how much you are interested in the field. You have to remember that all Wharton students have a 9 cu Business Fundamentals core (10 cu if you include the MGMT 100 class). The concentration requirement is only 4 cu. Think about it like having to take 4 electives in one subject area. In the end, all undergrads receive a B.S. in Economics anyways.</p>
<p>A concentration is only 4 courses in an area. That's less than one semester's classes. You take them because you enjoy them. In most cases, at least 1 of those courses is cross-listed between different concentrations(negotiations in LGST, OPIM, MGMT for example), so you really do have a lot of flexibility.</p>
<p>That said, the variation in one field far outweighs the differences between fields - you could have a very difficult marketing or management concentration, or a very easy accounting or finance concentration. It depends mostly on which four courses you choose. Penn Course Review is your friend for this.</p>
<p>Finance is generally considered to be "tougher" because so many students take the courses and the classes are rather competitive. You have to be more diligent in your cases and projects and that leads to more time spent on the classes. However, it's got a lot of classes that aren't difficult conceptually because you just memorize and plug in equations.</p>
<p>The guy wants an answer, so give him an answer:</p>
<p>Easiest: Real Estate, then maybe Marketing
Hardest: Finance, then maybe Stat</p>
<p>Easiest - Marketing, Retail? Transportation?
Hardest - probably Stat, Finance, and OPIM</p>