Was Wharton a bad choice?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Well, I decided to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania and am thinking very hard about entering dentistry (or medicine). I am in a dual degree program at Penn where I get a biological basis of behavior degree from the CAS and an econ degree from Wharton. Plus, the school hooks me up with two good internships (one business and one science). However, I am paying 25k a year to attend Penn. So, will being in this program at Penn give my potential dental/med app a boost? Moreover, are the business skills learned at Wharton vital (or almost vital) to being successful as a private practice dentist?</p>

<p>Thanks,
Robbie</p>

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<p>IMO, 25K is a bargain for Penn’s Wharton program. </p>

<p>Yes, I am pretty sure med schools respect Wharton’s greatness. lol. </p>

<p>Many of the private practice doctors I know, told me to major in economics, because when you are trying to run 3-4 of your own clinics, having a good business sense is necessary. =)</p>

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<p>Dude! I’m possibly pre-dent as well and am in another Wharton dual degree program. Idk…I think it is a good choice. I chose Wharton for two reasons: </p>

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<li><p>Wharton will give me the business skills needed to establish successful private practice (and enable me to make bank doing something I truly love)</p></li>
<li><p>I’m not set on dentistry (as I’m only a college frosh)…Wharton lets me rock banking/consulting too!</p></li>
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<p>Awesome program at Penn. The only possible downside is that Wharton is notorious for grade toughness; thus, you’ll work your behind off in both finance and chem. As for preparing you to setup practice, no B-school will give you much there, unless you focus on entrepreneurship. After all, a doc is nothing but a solo-businessperson. Not saying that the background won’t be useful, but don’t expect much unless you want to go into management, such as in hospital, insurance, HMO, etc.</p>

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<p>I’m sure with those alone you have a good bg for dentistry and med that makes you unique off the bat just add more “typical stuff” haha</p>

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<p>hey haha I’m also interested in going to wharton for healthcare management or finance. but my ultimate goal is med school in the end. I know your GPA matters a LOT in med school admission, and since Wharton is notorious about grades… would it be better to go to a different school?</p>