Wharton friendship

whartonalum
Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:02:40 +0000

Perhaps you should read this: http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/classof2010/profiles.html

I agree with aj.

If there is any time when people are fake and superficial it’s during the summer before freshman year and the first few weeks of school when everyone is trying to make friends and facebook everyone and their mom. And guess what - this happens at EVERY college, not just Penn.

I found that I got the closest to my classmates during junior and senior year because I was seeing those in my concentrations on a consistent basis. Sophomore year felt the most “competitive” because every class in the core is curved. But my upper-level classes didn’t feel that way at all.

Wealth - “Wharton students are notorious for being self-serving, pre-professional tools. It’s my belief that * almost * every wharton student has no problem stepping on someone else if it means them getting somewhere better.” If this is based on people that you know, then I suggest you make new friends. If this is based on no personal experience, I suggest you get some before you make such harsh generalizations of Wharton students.

One of my advisors used to always say that competition is not a bad word. And it’s not. Especially at Wharton. If anything it is healthy, motivating, and boosts confidence and encourages teamwork.