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I am very unsure about whether to apply to the college or to Wharton, and it's not because I'm trying to be a backdoor...

I've heard from many people that being a Econ. major is much more flexible in the types of job you can get after college, especially if you kind of follow a business curriculum (ex, taking accounting classes which isn't part of a econ major)...

Also, would an Econ major at CAS give more flexibility in my schedule to take 2 foreign languages, plus dilly-dally (haha) in taking more arts-focused courses such as piano? How strict is the Wharton curriculum? I can't get a good feel for it because I don't really know what a college environment is like.

I just feel like the CAS would give me more freedom to explore other things while I could take some classes from Wharton. I know a lot of you will say, apply to Wharton if you love business and you're sure you want to go into it. I *AM* sure I want to go into business, but I just want to graduate from college with a more well-rounded background without such a core focus in pure business.

Thanks for any advice!!

By Kimfuge (Kimfuge) on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 04:23 am: Edit

it seems like CAS is the fit for you. Wharton is a little bit more prestigious, but go there only if you want to study business. You have so much options in the CAS unlike wharton.

By He1lo (He1lo) on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 08:34 am: Edit

oh i have the same dilemma

By He1lo (He1lo) on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 08:36 am: Edit

oh i have the same dilemma

By Nahbia (Nahbia) on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 09:08 am: Edit

But I am interested in business after college...since business is so cutthroat, would Wharton give me a significant advantage?

And I'm afraid of being categorized as backdoor because I would apply as an Econ major, etc...