Am I crazy to renege the Wharton offer?
So here's the story. I got accepted into Wharton with a little bit fellowship this year, but recently I discovered my career interest in media/entertainment/technology investing or banking. Columbia seems to have a stronger program in that field and I personally have a strong preference of the location. Wharton seems more prestigious overall, specifically in finance, but based on my current career interest and location preference, I feel I will have a much better time in Columbia. Shall I renege the offer and wait for one more year to apply to Columbia?
Just go to Wharton. If you can't get into M&E / tech banking from Wharton, you probably can't get there from Columbia, and it's just not worth the extra year and added hassle to wait and apply to Columbia instead.
Side note...
"Renege"
oh, yep. Thanks for the note.
Wharton hands down... unless you have a 100% guarantee at Columbia AND know you're going to hate it at Wharton
Is this a troll topic? Any job you can get from Columbia you can get from Wharton. Wharton people place less well in certain type of banking jobs because for the most part, people going there are recruiting for and obtaining BETTER JOBS than banking...but banking is still there if you want it.
Too much to lose from not going to Wharton: i. Fellowship ii. Guaranteed admission iii. One year iv. Slightly better reputation. Just go.
Agree with the others here that Wharton will offer the same, if not better opportunities in the finance world. That said, you only get to do this once, so if you're going to hate Wharton, why bother? You won't be as successful at a place you do not enjoy. So unless you're positive you're going to be miserable in West Philly, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
go to Wharton, this is out of the question really
OK, this is a rhetorical question, but here goes: if you just decided on your new interest in media/entertainment/tech investing or banking, what's to prevent you from changing your mind again? It seems like a very big risk to give up Wharton because of a decision that you made only a few months ago.
And if you prefer New York, why didn't you apply to Columbia in the first place? Are you just trying to make excuses not to go to business school this year? Is there something else going on?
Go to Wharton.
Sounds like buyer's remorse, don't worry every incoming MBA student has it. See you there next month.
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