Dear Energyfinguy,
I believe I saw some of your posts on the BW forum. Can I ask which school you ended up choosing? I agree with the previous posters that deciding on a school is a personal decision and the best option, if possible, is to visit the programs, talk to the students, and evaluate the opportunities and culture/type of people.
I anticipate that Wharton would provide a good opportunity to make connections with other students committed to finance and PE in particular. I unfortunately have not been offered any $ but I believe attending the best b-school possible for your goals is worth the investment and if you follow your passion (whether its PE or others) the investment will be worth it in more ways than one. (experience, friendship, knowledge, network, etc...) I wish you all the best, have a good weekend.
Energyfinguy wrote:
LB20 wrote:
Ginetta wrote:
If you are worried about money, i'll put it this way, I would pay you 100k cash for your Wharton admit.
None of the other schools you have listed even come close. This is a no-brainer.
I agree with Ginetta's first point, but as for the 2nd point, Texas & Berkeley are both fantastic schools and much closer in terms of quality and reputation to Wharton than UMiami is.
Well, Texas and Miami are not ranked very far on FT actually. It also seems UMiami is moving up quickly since they took the new Dean from Wharton in 2007 actually, while Texas is on its way down.