How much harder is acceptance into Wharton?

[ilovebagels]

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Doesn’t Wharton emphasize that its students also receive a strong liberal arts education?

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<p>Yeah, just like all American colleges “emphasize” that students under 21 shouldn’t drink…</p>

[45_Percenter]

<p>^ Nevertheless:</p>

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The emphasis on liberal arts.
We believe that students need a solid liberal arts education. That’s why we require that one-third of your coursework be taken outside of Wharton. Want more? You can take up to 43% of your degree requirements in the arts & sciences. In fact, we want you to!

[Wharton</a> Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/subPage.cfm?pageID=7]Wharton”>http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/subPage.cfm?pageID=7)</p>

[ChoklitRain]

<p>^ That’s more for marketing. If they presented a hardcore business image(and wharton is very much a hardcore business program) it would drive some applicants away.</p>

[necrophiliac]

<p>ChoklitRain, I’s say it’s more of a marketing campaign for its students. “Our students are well-rounded and well-educated” is a lot better than “our students will **** the **** out of your balance sheet!”</p>

[ChoklitRain]

<p>Possibly. I was just working off the title of the article, which was “why come to wharton”</p>

[45_Percenter]

<p>^ Uh, no offense, but you haven’t even started your freshman year there, yet. I graduated from Wharton decades ago, and have been following it closely ever since. Wharton has always tried to distinguish its undergrad program from the traditional BBA program (its degree of B.S. in Economics is a symbol of that), and it strives to be much more than just “hardcore business.”</p>

[WVcollegeshopper]

<p>you forget that to get a Wharton MBA you have to (realistically) have at least 3-4 years work experience. So 2 year MBA prgram + previous work / college years = A LOT more than 2 years.</p>

[vsxy]

<p>anyway Wharton undergrad does NOT give a BBA. The degree you’ll get is a BS in Econs.</p>

[Grisam]

<p>^Yeah, that’s what I thought.</p>

<p>I was extremely confused for a second because I was always under the impression that Wharton gave a BS in Economics.</p>

[jasonInNy]

<p>Regardless of all the negativity against Wharton, the fact is that most Wharton kids who want Investment banking jobs get them. Investment banking is without doubt one of the most selective careers- u need connections, good grades, good test scores, and good people skills for interview.</p>

<p>For the average Wharton kid, an introductory job at an investment bank is almost a sure thing if they want the job. That to me justifies the 4 year undergrad years at Wharton.</p>