<p>I can’t speak to Wharton competition, but competition in general is not cutthroat. I highly doubt it’s any worse than other top schools. Is it difficult to consistently do very well? Definitely. But people aren’t trying to sabotage you left and right. I’m sure there’s cheating going on, but I don’t get any outward sense of over-competitiveness. </p>
<p>Visit Philly for yourself. It’s definitely not my favorite city. Penn is in its own bubble though, and not part of Center City either. Again, visit for yourself to judge the atmosphere. It’s pretty difficult when walking down Locust in the spring to tell you’re in the middle of a city.</p>
<p>I don’t know what gives you the impression there aren’t good job opportunities. That aside, it doesn’t matter where you go. The school doesn’t get you the job, you get the job for yourself. Sure, going to Wharton will give you an advantage in on-campus recruiting if you plan on entering the business world (and non-Whartonites can probably take advantage of companies’ presence), but aside from that…pretty baseless.</p>