<p>ok, let me give a disclaimer. . .i often jest in my posts, but there’s also some truth in them, though not always. i don’t think wharton kids have very great math skills, as it only requires math 104, but. . .</p>
<p>i don’t think business students at any other university are any better at math than wharton kids. i think business students in general aren’t that great at math, to be honest. maybe wharton kids are probably a little better than most.</p>
<p>anyway, for someone who WANTS a strong quant background, the classes are definitely there to take, so it doesn’t really apply to the TC. there are tongs of stat and math courses that would fit well for his/her interests.
and stanfordalum1980 has managed to ■■■■■ wharton more than i have. I don’t know the exact number, but maybe > 1/3 of the courses wharton kids take are not in their school. so they aren’t as focused and narrow as some would like to claim. and i find they often have pretty diverse interests. it’s true, many are in various finance/investment clubs, but they are also usually involved in other things. they are focused on their career paths into finance in some sense but it’s not like the caricatures i often paint, lol. i don’t think the above post is too fair an assessment.</p>