Wharton or CAS?

Poeme
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:58:32 +0000

Depends on if you want to study business. Wharton undergrad is a business degree, you get a dramatically different education. I think you need to learn more about the Wharton curriculum if you want to apply there. Now if you are more interested in studying the sciences, then CAS would be the obvious choice.

I think the problem you are having is that you seem to view schools like Penn as providing a vocational degree that must be perfectly aligned to your intended career. This is not a good approach. It is much better to focus on becoming an educated person than try to pidgeonhole yourself into a narrow track. There are many fields you could study at Penn that could lead to the career you describe.

That’s not even exploring the possibility that you could change your mind. Even Roy Vagelos didn’t plan to become the CEO of Merck, he made many career changes along the way based on what he thought fit his interests and skills. When you figure out how to do that the sky is the limit.