<p>HafsaRox,</p>
<p>You really need to go directly to the source for accurate data. What you’re getting here is some anecdotal and impressionistic advice from people with limited real-world experience.</p>
<p>If you love Penn, I think you should investigate the CAS placement data in more detail. My link in post #9, above, gives you access to the last 6 years of CAS career surveys. Also, you might want to contact Penn’s Career Services office ([Career</a> Services, University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/]Career”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/)), and even the Admissions Office, to get more detailed–and FACT-BASED–answers to your questions. As an admitted applicant, you’re really in the driver’s seat right now, and I think you’ll find that the Penn Admissions Office will want you to get the answers that you seek.</p>
<p>Also, if you search in the Penn forum here on CC, you’ll find lots of threads discussing this very question of Wharton vs. CAS internship/career opportunities and placement, including posts by CAS students and alumni discussing their experiences and those of their classmates. You might also start your own thread in the Penn forum to get more feedback from current CAS students and recent CAS graduates.</p>
<p>Bottom line, though, is that the MOST important thing is to be at a school where you’ll be happy and thrive–academically and otherwise. While it may be difficult to see this as a high school senior, your long-term career success will be MOST dependent on that.</p>