<p>I’m a transfer student just wondering if graduating from UPenn undergraduate from SAS with a major in Economics is worth it?</p>
<p>Will it be able to provide me with a job in investment banking or does Wharton overshadow all business affiliated occupations?</p>
<p>I was also wondering what LPS is?</p>
<p>LPS is for nontraditional students.</p>
<p>Penn Econ is worth it in my opinion, depending on where you’re transferring from. If you’re a top econ student at Columbia or Dartmouth you might be better off at your current school because there is less competition for jobs than at Penn with Wharton and Engineering. Penn econ students did get jobs at investment banks in past years. The numbers for this past year aren’t out yet and there are probably a lot fewer hired by investment banks (because of the bad economy and the fact some of those banks no longer exist). Wharton doesn’t overshaddow all business affiliated occupations. You can check out the career services website to see where SAS students are employed, but they tend to do well for themselves. Wharton is better for business connections, but SAS is pretty darn good too and if you do well at Penn you will still be able to get interviews at many of the same places Wharton students get interviews. I am a current Econ major in SAS so if you have any questions you can ask me.</p>
<p>MakeBank- you’re at the Pasadena City community college right? have you been admitted to another school yet?</p>
<p>Yes, I’m a PCC student. No, I plan on transferring Fall 10’. Why do you ask?</p>
<p>Yeah, I have the same question as the OP.
To complicate things more, I get paid every quarter to go to Ohio State.
It’s just hard to tell what job prospects will be like when comparing different schools, especially in today’s market.</p>
<p>well, PCC places a lot of people at UCLA. I would definitely look into the UCs- if you’re in-state in CA and sufficiently motivated, you can get a world class education there, often at a fraction of what you would pay at the ivies.</p>
<p>Also UCB has an econ department that is better than any school in the ivy league save Harvard and Princeton.</p>
<p>cmburns14 - Yea I know. I’ve signed up for a lot of programs to help me in priority to transfer to those UC’s. But I need more options because time is running out for transferring. I’m closing in on my second year at PCC and I need some more universities to apply to. So far I qualify for UCI and UCSD for TAG. Along with UCB and UCLA in TAP. I’m just really interested in other options to see if I have a chance.</p>
<p>Penn is definitely worth it. Kids in SAS econ can get the same interviews. They are less inclined t do so obviously, because they would be in Wharton otherwise. But you do still have your fair share of kids still getting the same jobs because they are interested. Penn is an amazing school and is on the rise. If I were you, I would try to transfer.</p>
<p>MakeBank24,
Have you also Considered Columbia School of General Studies? This school might hold your interests. However, if you get accepted to Penn LPS, they might give you a fairly good financial aid package, whereas Columbia GS would only give you a very small scholarship. You should research both schools on thier respected websites and compare the difference. Hope this helps!!!</p>
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Compounded by NYC’s significantly higher cost of living over Philly</p>
<p>I would imagine that being in SAS (but hoping for IBanking) would cause one to have an inferiority complex haha. Then again, Wharton’s proximity could also be considered an incredible advantage.</p>
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<p>Only in the crazy world of CC. Once you’re actually AT Penn you’re too busy to have inferiority complexes…</p>
<p>all I need to say is fourth… eat it other ivies ('cept HYP of course)</p>
<p>jk</p>
<p>I myself can’t decide to go with SAS Economics or Wharton.</p>
<p>Penn at #4 this year is really awesome.</p>
<p>SAS Econ is a top 10 program. you can’t accurately call it a worse version of wharton because it’s completely different. SAS Econ offers an education in economic theory. Wharton offers mostly MBA-style classes like leadership, management, finance, etc.</p>
<p>I think Graham put it nicely when he described the difference between security analysis and market analysis. An economist is an artist, trying to predict the future with little to no margin for error (investment-wise). A financier can make concrete analysis and have a margin for error in his scientific breakdown of income statements, balances sheets and cash flow schedules.</p>
<p>Don’t hate me --read Security Analysis yourself.</p>
<p>So SAS Economics is better for academia, while Wharton is better for “real-world” stuff?</p>
<p>Let’s say I’m aiming for Columbia or Yale or Stanford economics. Is this more similar to SAS economics, or Wharton? Or maybe, since those 3 schools don’t have separate business programs… a little bit of both? Would Wharton be an outlier with those other 3, or just more specific?</p>
<p>I hope that makes sense lol. Theory is important but I’m interested in the MBA-type stuff, I want to make sure that I’m aiming for the right types of programs</p>
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<p>All of the econ programs would be similar. Wharton is the outlier as an undergrad business school.</p>
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<p>Econ is a pretty flexible major. Some people will go to law school, a lot will go straight in to consulting/banking/corporate and later get MBAs, some will go to med school, a few in to graduate econ programs. Wharton is pretty specifically for people who want to go straight in to consulting/banking/corporate. So it’s tops for people who want that track, but then again, who knows what they really want at 17?</p>
<p>^ So Wharton is the outlier… but it’s not uncommon for someone to apply to those 3 schools and also Wharton, right? Surely many people in those other economic programs are aiming for something similar to what Wharton offers but from a slightly different approach?</p>
<p>Basically, I love business; so Wharton makes sense for me. But is it strange that I’m also applying to Stanford etc, which have no undergrad business schools? Saying Wharton is the “outlier” makes it seem like that list needs revision</p>
<p>just wondering thanks haha</p>
<p>the most common alternatives to Wharton are NYU, Michigan, MIT, Berkeley, UVA, Cornell…because they have undergrad business. But it makes sense that you’re applying to Stanford, because with the exception of MIT/Penn there are no top 10 schools with undergrad business, and there are benefits to attending a top 10 school regardless of major.</p>