Wharton Academic Advising is one of the greatest resources offered to undergraduate students. The goal of the Wharton Undergraduate Division academic advising team is to help students make informed decisions about their educational plans and professional/ life goals that are consistent with their interests, abilities, and values, and I have…Read More
About one year ago, I was just weeks from finding out about my college admission status. I knew that if I was granted admission into Wharton it was binding. Despite that knowledge, when I met Wharton students or alumni, I always asked if they like the school and, without fail,…Read More 
When you think “Wharton” you might not immediately think of retail, but more and more Wharton grads are choosing to leverage their Wharton education in the retailing industry. There is a secondary undergraduate concentration in retailing, consisting of marketing, operations, and design components, designed to provide even more depth and…Read More
Mentorship programs are not necessarily the first things you consider when choosing a college, but I’ve found that Wharton’s emphasis on mentorship has been of the most beneficial aspects of the transition away from home. Before even starting the school year, my cohort director, Christina, called each incoming freshman in…Read More
Posted by David Moore If there is one defining characteristic of students here at Wharton, it is that each student is interested in, and excels at, multiple different pursuits, whether they be academic or otherwise. While at first, being at business school may seem a bit confining, going to Wharton…Read More 
Posted by Alison Och On-Campus-Recruiting, better known by its “slang” name "OCR," is the process that students learn to fear before they have even begun to approach it. At Wharton, students get caught up in the stress of OCR. Those three letters have our brains programmed to cringe the instance…Read More 
My spring semester of sophomore year, I was faced with a huge dilemma about course work. Should I finish my concentration now? Should I take more history courses? Should I study abroad? I asked myself so many questions that my head started spinning. At one point, I remember thinking, “Who…Read More
Posted by Alexander Swick Deny it all you like, but food is a crucial part of the college decision process and the college experience as a whole. During my freshman year at Wharton, I became increasingly aware of how greatly I valued lunch. Lunch on Penn's campus isn't only to-die-for…Read More
When I entered Wharton, I was set on concentrating in statistics. I had loved math, particularly applied math, in high school and figured that I could continue my study of math at Penn. Confident in this path, I began college, and things did not go as planned (in the best…Read More After only one semester, I can already say that one of the things I love the most about Wharton is the incredible entrepreneurial spirit that is promoted by students, the administration, and a number of programs and initiatives. Going into college, I set the goal of obtaining an internship for…Read More
Last summer as part of my internship, I was coerced into taking an etiquette class. The format of the night was presented to us beforehand: it would be a four-course dinner beginning with an hors d’oeuvres hour. Back then, as a financial industries aspirant and intern, I inherently knew this…Read More
As I walked into my first Wharton class last semester, I was one very apprehensive sophomore. Over the summer, I had applied and been accepted to a dual-degree program with the College of Arts and Sciences and Wharton. I came into Penn thinking I wanted to become a lawyer and…Read More Wharton has the best advising system that an undergraduate could ask for. Like most uninformed students, however, I rarely took advantage of this invaluable resource. That was until I happened to pass my advisor, Dr. Romeika, on Locust Walk last week, and he reminded me that it had been a…Read More
