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Rankings.... Who gives a shit! |
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Hmm... trivial arguments |
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12/24/1999 |
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I came to this message board to learn a little bit more about the opportunities available to me in the future as a result of my admission to Wharton (undergraduate).
First I would like to say that the content of this forum was informative until the discussion began to turn into an argument. Most of you need to think clearly before you write on this forum; I was actually laughing when I read some of the comments above, which is not a good thing. This isn't a forum to facilitate personal attacks, it's supposed to facilitate learning through discussion.
Although I am not an MBA student, undergrads take the same courses as the MBA's at my school. Some of you may find this to be an indication of weakness in Wharton's MBA program. This is false because the academic rigor of most elite/respectable business schools is EXACTLY THE SAME. (If you are going to dispute that, please consider carefully before you do), the difficulties of the program's don't vary that much, but the nature of the people participating in them do. It is mainly because Wharton is one of the few undergraduate business schools among the "elite" institutions that our 3rd and 4th year undergraduate courses are THE SAME as the MBA courses, and I truly mean identical (cross-listed).
Keep in mind that I am really not trying to advertise for my school, it doesn't need it. I'd also like to reiterate the fact that the name of the school doesn't matter 5 years down the road. The school just gives you a head start, not that the respect given to certain schools is undeserved. Top business school graduates frequently ascend to high positions and assume great power, more-so than others who attended lesser-known b-schools, yet the reason for this has already been explained. Business is BASED on competition. So those who learn to deal with and manipulate it in school certainly have an advantage (great or small) over those who do not.
I contribute the aggressive nature of this discussion board to the cutthroat characteristic of business. It's all about profit and competition, which appeals to the egocentric among us. The nature of any occupation will attract those suitable for its undertakings. Artists are creative, singers have talented voices, and successful business people are extremely competitive. This is sometimes mistaken for asinine, egotistical behavior (and sometimes it is just that).
At school, I try to be objective as possible in my observations of my fellow classmates. Sadly, on Penn's campus, Whartonites, grad and undergrad, have a reputation for self-superiority, although at times it is wrongly applied to all of us as a stereotype (People think I'm lying when I tell them I'm in Wharton, they expect suit-clad robot with $$ signs for pupils). For the most part it is true, but the fact is, those kids were like that before they got here. Few undergrads develop some "new" superiority complex that wasn't already there before they matriculated. Most of the kids here are from privileged backgrounds and expect to be at the top of the social/income class for the rest of their lives. Everyone reading this should know basic economics and that the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. (Please do not argue the exception, it is true for the vast majority) I myself am NOT rich/comfortable in any sense of the word, I will have 90,000 in loans to repay when I graduate, but that's beside the point. I'll stop here because it's apparent that I'm starting to ramble. Let me pose a question to focus this board a little more? It's in the next thread (this one was too long)
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