<p>Sorry to revive an old thread but here’s how I think of it.</p>
<p>Like previous posters said, studying the fundamentals of business over a four year process will give you a much stronger foundation for future growth. Depending on which area of business you go into, that may or may not be as important but either way, you do get a head start on experience that your peers would not. </p>
<p>I forget where I heard this but it’s been said that you need to spend 10k hours on something to truly master it. Well, you’re getting a headstart on that by going to Wharton.</p>
<p>As for what you’re missing out, I doubt its very much. The wharton core isn’t significantly more credits than liberal arts majors so you still have time to reach out and expand the breadth of your education especially if you’re coming in with ap/ib credits. Those who complain about the wharton core in the first place probably would be better off elsewhere though. When you commit to a major, any major, you had better be interested enough to at least finish your requirements. If business isn’t your passion in the first place, there’s no need to be at a business school but if it is, why wouldn’t you major in business? It’s like a philosophy major saying he wants to try take physics because he wants breadth. You still have electives, it makes no sense not to take what you’re most interested in as your major :/.</p>
<p>PS - the impression I get from wharton is that we’re much more quant oriented than many of our peers although not nearly as much as such institutions as MIT. Of course, I’m talking about comparing business programs here (mostly on mba level). Econ probably has more advanced math required than most wharton concentrations.</p>