Will Wharton surpass Stanford soon ?
Serious question, and it is something a lot of people think will happen quite soon.
I don't think there's a business school that is "hotter" than Wharton. Ever since their capital campaign, that's still ongoing, their endowment has surged into second place, the school has been on a roll. Wharton has the best business school faculty out there - the biggest, most cited, and the best in the most number of business fields from finance, to real estate, to marketing (where it is more or less equal to Kellog). It has also poured money into entrepreneurship recently and that has payed huge dividends a la Patrick.
It probably has one of if not the best career services out there, and here is the kicker - the most international and the largest student body / alumni network particularly in China and India. With all the growth happening in these new frontiers and Wharton dominating them, could we see Wharton surpass Stanford in the H/S duo ? Wharton already dominates India, it is even above Harvard there. Stanford's small class size hurts its international exposure, and it is just not as strong as Wharton in finance, neither is HBS for that matter. from a purely educational standpoint, I think Wharton has got HBS and Stanford beat.
In terms of opportunities, especially in finance, Wharton surpasses Stanford. Stanford is admittedly better than Wharton in entrepreneurship but the gap is closing. Plus, the Wharton undergraduates are a huge boost to Wharton as they get kids who turn down HYP in droves and beat the MBAs in the classes they take together, they really are the best of the best so that really adds to the size of the Wharton alumni network. The elite buyside firms (IM and hedge funds) recruit at both schools. And of course, location wise, Philly beats Stanford, plus it is really close to New York.
Multiple round 1 admits I've talked to are choosing Wharton over Stanford. So you guys think Wharton will replace Stanford in the HS duo at this rate? I think the tables are turning.
Wharton'll always be more popular for Wall Street, Stanford for high tech and VC. The rest is semantics.
You'll have to go to the Booth thread to note the condescension here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/will-booth-surpass-wharton-soon
Stanford will probably be ranked higher because of its smaller class size. It makes it more selective, higher gmat/gpa etc.
As far as location, now way is Philly better than Palo Alto. That is just down right hilarious.
At the end of the day does it really matter. Wharton or Stanford, its all the same and trying to differentiate between the two on a prestige level is really just splitting hairs.
If I posted “U-Phoenix WILL exceed HBS in 5 years,” someone on WSO would give a sober rebuttal.
Philly is a better location than Stanford (Palo Alto)? That’s funny.
Philly is definitely not better than Palo Alto, but I could certainly see Wharton being second (if it's not already)
Guys, the OP is being totally facetious. 90% of the post is false. Relax.
Whether or not the OP is being facetious, what exactly did he say that's false? Personally, I think that this is worth discussing. Isn't it worth challenging some of the assumptions people make on this site about various schools?
We often hear things like H/S then Wharton, or W undergrad/ Harvard and then the rest of YPSM. But what makes that so ? We never hear the arguments in favor or against that or a shred of evidence to support these claims. It seems to me to be a case of he said, she said, so I say.
So why not challenge this stuff and ask people to defend their position. Let us have a deeper conversation on the virtues of these different institutions instead of some arbitrary ranking that tells us nothing about the institutions themselves, even though the rankings may be the consensus.
For finance I've always felt Wharton was the spot along with HBS... stanford is more about tech/VC etc... Wharton's network is also huge and extremely expansive. Personally, as I work in and specialize in China... I'd definitely choose Wharton over Stanford. The Chinese finance club there is probably the size of stanford GSB!
Of course- if I get into HBS - I'm going there
SBS is better than HBS. Wharton has to first pass HBS before dreaming about SBS. But you can't really go wrong with SBS, HBS, Wharton, or Booth.
Stop calling Stanford GSB SBS. It looks retarded.
He Calls Stanford GSB SBS because:
I think that all the talk about B-school and target school rankings on this site is like trading securities pre-crash. There are a lot of opinions on how the security should be valued, some very adamant, some generally accepted, and they're all traded frequently, but no one looks at the underlying asset to see if they can back up the supposed value of the securities.
Or Columbia ;)
The OP's post is hilarious wharton trolling.
Very few Wharton undergrads turned down HYP. The only ones I know who did are some of the Huntsman and M&T kids.
Almost no one turns down HBS or Stanford for Wharton. This has been confirmed by friends who serve on the student adcom.
It's HBS/Stanford and everybody else. Deal with it.
More likely that booth creeps into a top 4 or overtakes wharton than this bs
Booth is gonna overtake Wharton pretty soon. It is a powerhouse in every respect. Cutting edge research, amazing career services, best faculty in the world, flexible curriculum, awesome placement in every industry.
why do you care?
I just can't wait until Stern outpaces Columbia overall. I feel like it is inevitable, but, I'd like to see it in my lifetime.
The progress that Stern has made in the past 40 years is almost unbelievable.
source: da googz
Again, I don't mean CBS is better than Booth but "Booth dominates CBS" is clearly trolling.
Disclaimer: I get AD from CBS and didn't bother to apply for Booth. I didn't apply for Booth not because I think it is not top school, but because Columbia is a more well-known/reputable name in Asia than UChicago and hence better for my long term career
CBS has always been and will continue to be better than Booth for a career in finance (IB/PE/Investment Management/etc).
CBS only beats out Booth in PE and long-short equity hedge funds. They're equal in banking while Booth is better in S&T, Asset Management, and most hedge funds.
I'm sure a CBS grad is in the bathroom looks good for a blade or a rope because of booth beating them out.
You guys do realize it is irrelevant. I'd pick Booth if I wanted Chicago, CBS if I wanted NYC. Both are top schools with great alumni. What you do outside of these programs will determine your success.
I'm probably never getting into either one but Wharton is the place to be for Wall Street wanna be's and Stanford is for Silicon Valley type people. Not that having either name on your resume will be frowned upon where ever you go.
Yale > Booth Booth > Darden Booth > Duke Tuck > Booth Booth > Columbia Columbia > Yale
Not so
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