Is Wharton really cutthroat?
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Anonymous
| Constantly see and hear Wharton undergrad is cutthroat. Can someone with direct knowledge please explain and provide examples. |
Anonymous
| Is your kid admitted? |
Anonymous
No, evaluating fit. |
Anonymous
| Yes but amazing school. |
Anonymous
| I had a boyfriend who graduated Wharton undergrad in the early 2000s. Insane environment. Heavy, heavy drug use and partying. Overwhelming pressure. |
Anonymous
| Yes, a ton of pressure to fit and get the best internship/job/whatever opportunity is hot at the time. It is a pressure cooker and seeps a bit into the broader Penn culture (DC's friend group has had three close CAS friends transfer to Wharton). Those type of careers, however, are insanely competitive, and you have to be comfortable with cutthroat to make it. |
Anonymous
| Elite finance careers are cut throat by definition. You have to want that culture and thrive in it. |
Anonymous
How awful for the shaping of one's values. |
Anonymous
| I’ve met quite a few people who went there who aren’t that bright. |
Anonymous
No one goes to Wharton intending to become a good person. It's self-selective. |
Anonymous
Exactly. The point of business careers that Wharton feeds into are for people who don't care how the money is made, as long as they're making more of it. It's not a moralistic or ethical path, just a path. |
Anonymous
| Is grass green? |
Anonymous
| yes and also heavy drug use. talk to others who go there for more details. lots of pressure which leads to the usual outcomes. |
Anonymous
| They should make an ethics course mandatory or require diversity training. |
Anonymous
And give out gold stars for citizenship. |