<p>Does it really matter which one I pick?</p>
<p>Also, I'm trying to take into account education-wise if I later pursue something like a White House internship and not just straight IB, BB internships.</p>
<p>Wharton>Yale for IB</p>
<p>You can get a White House internship out of Wharton as well. You can get that out of Penn’s College too. Very few, if any, industries are as elitist as banking. If they are, they know the caliber of Whaton kids. You won’t have a problem getting any of that other stuff you want coming out of Wharton.</p>
<p>Wharton > Yale for IB.</p>
<p>Wharton >> Yale for Venture Capitalism. </p>
<p>Wharton >>>> Yale for Private Equity.</p>
<p>Wharton >>>>> Yale of Hedge Funds.</p>
<p>Wharton ~ Yale for all the other stuff you want.</p>
<p>I will be the first pro-Yale on this thread. Career-wise, you’ll have more of an edge in recruiting at W, but for me, I would rather have an enjoyable and fulfilling college experience exploring many different fields than just directly into business. I have heard my father (who is a managing director) say how they often recruit kids from Ivies without direct business experience and who major in, say art history, since they train all the analysts in their program in the first couple of weeks. So you’ll have to learn more at the beginning of your job if you go to Yale, but it will all even out soon after.</p>
<p>Also, this is a personal preference, but I would hate to be in the ultra-competitive atmosphere of Wharton. You are competing with all your 500 driven classmates for the same exact job, and, according to some friends, there is a level of backstabbing (in terms of group projects, etc, to get the higher grade). I would to go Yale.</p>
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<p>That may have been the case a few years ago, but I assure you that these days art history majors (even from Harvard) are not getting into banking without demonstrating some significant interest in finance. Even if you do choose Yale, you will probably need to study something like econ and then self study all the finance/acct topics they will expect you to know in interviews.</p>
<p>While Yale has a strong reputation overall, they have always been behind Harvard, Wharton, and Princeton in finance recruiting</p>
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<p>From a recruiter’s perspective, if you are considering a white house internship (or any other non-finance internship), you should go to Wharton because Yale + political internship suggests absolutely no interest in finance whatsoever. At least by going to Wharton you can make a stronger case.</p>
<p>I going to have to concur with Awped. These days, that’s the deal. Any other day I would say you should pick Yale for the sake of not having to study two business degrees. But these days, any edge you can get for the entry-level job market.</p>
<p>That said, it’s not huge difference! Yale kids are stilling getting jobs, I’m sure. Between those schools, it’s really how much you, as an individual, are going to be able to promote yourself.</p>
<p>Quick question: does the IB advantage for Wharton apply to consulting as well (McKinsey, Bain, etc.)? Thanks.</p>
<p>For a typical student, Wharton may be better in most if not all fields of consulting and financial services. A super smart student who knows what he/she wants and knows exactly what he/she needs to do won’t be able to get anywhere by attending Wharton that he/she can’t get to by attending Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Stanford, Columbia, or any other top school for that matter.</p>
<p>Wharton is much more of a target than Yale is for IB. Obviously you are going to receive a great education at both. But, if the decision comes down to which one will make it easier to break into IB, Wharton wins out. Obviously Yale isn’t a terrible choice either, but Wharton is a top tier target.</p>
<p>Wharton!! for sure</p>