difference between a wharton degree and a college degree?

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>hey guys… i was wondering what the difference between a degree from wharton and a degree from the college would be</p>

<p>i was thinking of concentrating in actuarial science at wharton… and that would get me a bachelor of science in economics</p>

<p>but say i major in math while at the college, and minor in actuarial science at the same time
what degree would that give me?</p>

<p>and while im at it, is there a big difference between job opportunities that wharton students get and job opportunities that the college students get?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>^ the difference in job opportunities is much smaller than the difference in admissions difficulty. if you get a high gpa such as a 3.8 in CAS i think you’d get every interview you wanted. where wharton comes in handy is when you have a lower gpa like a 3.0, in which case it might get your foot in the door. but overall, the career data shows that CAS and Wharton grads make the same amount of money after college. remember that wharton is mostly just a powerful brand name.</p>

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<p>^^seems like you’ve answered this question before lol. hes right, its just a name, but it wont hurt you…only you(a student) could kill opportunities</p>

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<p>this is keeps coming up and it’s so annoying. if u get a degree from wharton it means that u are going into business, if not, some other field. so, basically, if yr interested in business, apply to wharton, if not, look at the other 3 schools.</p>

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<p>Just so you know though, you can’t minor in actuarial science. The only Wharton department that offers a minor is statistics.</p>

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<p>^Any student at Penn can minor in Actuarial Mathematics which combines courses from Wharton’s Insurance Department and the College’s Math department.</p>

<p>About employment differences, I don’t believe that Wharton differentiates their job surveys by concentration. Your best bet is to talk to the head of the Insurance department. He can probably give you the best idea.</p>

<p>My gut on the issue is that Wharton Actuarial concentrators will have slightly better opportunities in finance (surprise, surprise) but for pure actuarial jobs it will mostly depend on how many tests you pass, if you have VEE certification, and how well you interview.</p>

<p>One of my friends is doing an Actuarial Math minor and has a great internship as a sophomore. He also passed one test before OCR started sophomore year. He is also my only friend (College or Wharton) to get a business internship from OCR as a sophomore this year.</p>

<p>One positive of Penn is regardless of major or concentration, they reimburse you for your tests.</p>

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<p>^I am not sure if you meant differentiate by salary, but Wharton does differentiate their job surveys by concentration with employers.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/wharton/surveys/Wharton2008Report.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/wharton/surveys/Wharton2008Report.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Upenn4life, I am actually in a similar position as you are in the sense that I am trying to decide if I should dual degree or minor in a certain subject. However, since you are not an admitted student yet, I am not sure how much help you will be able to get from resources like Career Services or advisors from both the College and Wharton.</p>