Question for Penn LPS graduates

MilToIvy
Thu, 04 May 2017 17:47:40 +0000

I was recently accepted into Penn LPS and Columbia GS, and I can’t decide which school I should attend.

I have done extensive research about the merits of each, and learned that both programs are great, but both have students that seem to have a massive chip on their shoulder. the Columbia students believe GS is better because of Columbia’s name recognition, while the Penn students believe LPS is better because they obtain the same diploma as the Penn CAS students. My issue is that I have not been able to find first hand experiences from graduates of either community.

I’m a 27 year old former Force Reconnaissance Marine, so the “college experience” means little to me. I am planning to attend school for economics, and attend an MBA program immediately following. I am strictly looking to the future, and I would like to know how students of Penn LPS have faired since graduation.

As a graduate from Penn, do you believe that you are better off than a graduate from Columbia GS? If you were applying for a job or an MBA program, and were pitted against a Columbia GS graduate (with identical stats), do you believe you would be viewed better or worse? If you are on a hiring or admissions board, how would you compare graduates of each?

I am expecting some sort of bias, so I will be posting a similar discussion on the Columbia GS page.

Sorry for grammatical errors, I’m in the “quiet room” at an airport in Qatar, so obviously there are screaming babies all around me, making it hard to concentrate.