<p>Some of the reasons I chose Wharton was because I knew I would be more disadvantaged at getting accepted into HYPSM. My SATI/ACT scores were below average for Ivies and none of my ECs would be considered stupendously commendable or outstanding. For Penn, I have the advantages of being a Philadelphia student coming from a high school that has already been long recognized as the best in the city, and also having a special scholarship. Plus I already knew that I wanted to go into business… it’s not illogical for anyone who wants to succeed in business to want to go to the top business school. Wharton isn’t one of the top b-schools for no reason after all. </p>
<p>Personally, stressing that this is only my own opinion for myself, I rather jump into preparing myself for what I want to be doing in the future rather than beating around the bush with taking a number of liberal arts classes beforehand. I agree that they can be very enlightening, but I want to be utilizing more of my time for the direction I already know I’m going towards. You can still meet and connect many other people from the other schools in Penn when you take some of the liberal arts classes or when joining a couple of the numerous student organizations available at Penn. It’s just all about how you put yourself out there to meet other people outside of Wharton and the business-mindset. Plus it’s not like being in Wharton means there’s no “people passionate in politics, violin virtuosos, amazing writers, [or] incredible athletes”, there are plenty of those in Wharton and the rest of Penn as well.</p>