UPenn Econ BA vs. UPenn Math Econ BA vs. Duke Econ BS

Penn95
Fri, 22 May 2015 22:21:39 +0000

@BillyBoyMan

I would say Penn for 6 main reasons.

1. Penn Econ has sways been ranked higher than Duke Econ. The fact that the lowest position Penn has ever held is 9 and the highest position Duke has ever held is 19. I agree that rankings don't matter up to the specific position, since that can fluctuate a bit, but they are important in creating tiers, and penn Econ has always been in a higher tier. Also every other reputable national and international ranking places Penn well above Duke in Econ.

2. Penn is probably the number one targeted school by firms. This can be attributed to penn's signature combination of pre-professionalism and liberal arts. All of the major firms recruit heavily at Penn and as you can see on Penn's career services website Penn Econ students do exceptionally well in terms of both internships and full-time jobs.

3.Also another unique advantage as a Penn Econ major is that you can supplement your degree with wharton classes and thus acquire useful business-related skills and knowledge. In general Penn’s trademark is interdisciplinary study and it is something the school encourages and facilitates.There are so many students pursuing dual degrees, double majors, minors. Especially as a prosoective lawyer this is a tremendous opportunity to start exploring he field of law you would be interested in.

4.You can take classes at Penn Law as a Penn undergrad. You might be able to do that at Duke too tho I am not sure. Also Penn law> Duke law in General and penn law is the number 1 law school in terms of job placement.

1. This is sort of a reiteration of the previous points but anyway... Law is a very broad field and you will have to specialize. Penn in general has more higher-ranked departments, grad schools Etc ( in general wharton> fuqua, penn med> Duke med, penn law> Duke law, penn eng> Duke eng and the list goes on) and most importantly it has given undergraduates a lot of access to all its different schools and a lot of flexibility in terms of the curriculum to explore them. ( in general wharton> fuqua, penn med> Duke med, penn law> Duke law, penn eng> Duke eng and the list goes on)

2. Social life at penn is great and probably the best you will find at an elite school. It is not called the social Ivy for nothing. Ppl are smart and hardworking but know how to have fun and socialize a lot. Also Philly is an exciting city with a lot to offer but without the overwhelming craziness of a place like new york.

Both options are amazing but if you end up in the fortunate position of having to choose between the two, I think the better option is Penn.