Why is Penn so staggeringly bad at marketing itself to applicants?

Poeme
Wed, 11 May 2011 23:51:09 +0000

Yes, you are still wrong. None of my friends in the college or engineering are jealous of kids in Wharton, and most still have no significant interest in it. If Wharton was really at the top of the hierarchy, you think they would have noticed it in a year. These people are very happy and and engaged primarily in their own respective fields of study. Wharton kids are not seen as any smarter than the average Penn students, the engineers on the other hand are highly respected for their intellect and workload (and definitely the kids in Vagelos molecular life sciences). Believe it or not, many people actually go to college to get an education and to explore their own personal interests.
I think it’s pretty ridiculous that people constantly nitpick differences in the Ivy league for job/graduate school placement. They all provide ample opportunities. If you are a conscientious student and learn for the right reasons, the next steps should fall into place. Not everyone needs to strive to work in the most prestigious investment banking firm. I don’t care how high of a salary I could earn, to me it sounds miserable.