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08 Mar 2008, 22:14
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So there is no difference in academic rigor of Chicago or Wharton (amended my previous post).i am not sure that GND is the yardstick for academic rigor. i agree that both of the schools are probably similar in terms of rigor (how do you measure this anyway?) since they are both top schools with quant slants. i would argue though that the rigor has more to do with curriculum structure, individual course selection, and, to a lesser extent, peer competition. at the end of the day, however, i think the rigor is basically what you make of it -- if you get into either school, you can handle the rigor and won't fail out.
my wharton interviewer straight up told me not to work hard if i get in. i said "oh no, don't say that," to which he laughed, told me to get drunk a lot and meet as many people as possible. he told me the work load is not that bad. i guess it's all relative though -- if you're a banker, nothing is going to be as bad as 100 hour weeks. likewise (to a slightly lesser extent) chugging 60-70 hours a week at work and trying to pound through the CFA is probably a lot harder than b-school. which reminds me, back to level 3 (fun times on a saturday night!!!).
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Probably, you are right. It may be "rigor" rather than "academic rigor". But it is all connected with the grades, so it can define how hard you will work at school.
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Students at every school I have talked to said grades are far different than high school and undergrad. The vast majority of students get B's, then a small amount at the top get A's, and people at the bottom get C's. One professor I talked to at a school with grade disclosure said they had a meeting a few years ago where the administration said that they wanted some professors to actually give out grades below Bs. You do the work and put the effort in, participate in class, and study for an exam to at least do fairly well...and you will get at least a B. One student noted that sponsored students and those returning to their old employer typically do the worst since they dont really care as much, and some students put way more into recruiting and networking than classes. Obviously some sponsored students will work very hard and some non-sponsored will do nothing.
