Is Wharton worth it?

PAdude
Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:25:54 +0000

cbreeze:

We paid full freight for our son to attend Wharton. Best ROI among family and friends that include lawyers, doctors and tech professionals.
Wharton opens a lot of doors and in the end will be cheaper because there’s no need for a graduate degree to succeed professionally if he is interested in Wall Street type jobs where school prestige is important.

@Cbreeze
Would you be willing to elaborate in a more specific manner as to why this was the best ROI for your Wharton grad? I am a physician and I feel my son can likely do better financially as well as have a more " enjoyable" life in the finance / economics world. He is an elite student senior in HS . He is torn between going into medicine or pursuing mathmatics/economics. I am confident he will gain acceptance to medical school of he chooses that route. I am also (based on his academics ) he will likely be accepted at UPenn Wharton undergrad. Can you make a comparison of how your Wharton undergrad student has had a better ROI then your physician. And can you share your physicians specialty? I am interested in a real life family who can speak to both sides of this from experience. Thank you