Coming into college, we are all prepped with the same phrase that we “will find some of our closest friends here.” While this is true, another aspect not many people tell you about is all the mentors you will gain who help you survive your four years of college and…Read More
Jillian Li, W’19, discusses Wharton 101, the first course in the Leadership Journey, with Haley Tiller, W’21…Read More
Coming into my freshman year at Penn, I knew that I was entering a place where everyone comes from different backgrounds from all across the world. It was endearing to hear about the diversity of my class during every icebreaker game played during NSO. Being the girl from Florida (1,000…Read More
This past summer, I had the chance to spend nine weeks assisting on various public health research projects in the capital of Rwanda, a bustling city called Kigali. Before I received this opportunity, however, I had only a dim understanding of the current state of Rwanda as a country and…Read More
Ten steps to landing the perfect summer internship (outside of on-campus recruiting/OCR): Perfect your résumé and cover letter. Career Services is here for you. Read samples, write multiple drafts, and get feedback. Go to Career Services workshops. They hold multiple workshops a month on different internship-search strategies, and they serve…Read More
This may sound cheesy, but I love being at Wharton and Penn, and wouldn’t want to dedicate an entire semester away to study abroad (although many of my friends do!). Luckily though, there are many opportunities available if, like me, you do love to travel and want to spend time…Read More
Towards the end of the last school year, I still hadn’t solidified my plans for the summer and wasn’t quite sure exactly what I wanted to do over the break. To be honest, I hadn’t given much thought to my summer plans. During that semester, I went on a trek…Read More
As a senior, I have now been exposed to Wharton’s pre-professional environment for nearly four years. Personally, I find the school’s culture extremely empowering. Few undergraduate students have the opportunity to enter the highest levels of the business world at so young an age. Anyone who has spent at least…Read More
Fisher Fine Arts Library – Completely silent, beautiful architecture, always easy to find a spot Annenberg School of Communications – great architectural design, lots of natural light Green Line Café – Really great raspberry brownies for a pick-me-up during studying, not too quiet, not too loud or busy Penn Book…Read More
When applying for colleges with undergraduate business programs, one of my considerations was if I would be able to apply the material I learned in the classroom to real-world situations. At Wharton, I have had countless opportunities to apply the concepts I learn in lecture, both inside and outside of…Read More
Last year, I studied abroad at ICADE, a business school in Madrid. The four months I spent in Spain were, without exaggeration, the most rewarding of my life. Prior to leaving for Madrid, I did have a few apprehensions – What if I don’t make any friends? What if my…Read More
Over fall break, 35 Wharton undergraduates traveled to New York on a Wharton Industry Exploration Program course led by Prof. Ethan Mollick to get an inside look at a range of tech-sector companies, including Kickstarter, Reelio, Rock Paper Robot, Shazam, and SiriusXM. In addition to business site visits, the students…Read More
While many people may assume that Wharton students do not need to eat and, instead, run off of their unyielding ambition and drive for success, this belief is nothing more than another fallacy that builds on the mythology of the Wharton undergrad. Fortunately, when we do get hungry, there are…Read More
What are your plans for the summer? It was second semester, and this was the only question people would ask. At the time, I could only give the highly eloquent answer of “something really cool that I like.” Never would I have expected to have the best summer of my…Read More
Everyone knows finals are stressful. I am currently writing this sitting in the library, in the midst of preparing for my last final of the semester. Exams are high-pressure by nature, but luckily Penn has so many resources to make it a little bit easier for us. Before finals even start,…Read More
At the beginning of the spring semester, I had hardly made any plans for how I was going to spend my freshman summer. The advice I had gotten from multiple upperclassmen was that I should use that 4-month-long stretch of time to pursue interesting activities that weren’t necessarily preprofessional, in…Read More
As a high school senior applying to colleges, I knew that I wanted my future dream school to have that quintessential “college feel.” I pictured beautiful, warm fall days with people sitting outside, working, eating, socializing. I pictured a college green, with people bustling all the time, clearly excited to…Read More
Thanksgiving is approaching: a time for family and friends, a bit too much turkey and stuffing, and reflection on all the things we are grateful for. This Thanksgiving marks the 4th one during my time at Penn, giving me a lot to look back on. Something I am incredibly grateful…Read More
Transitioning to college from high school can be a stressful time. For me, this meant leaving my close-knit group of friends, the small 270-person graduating class from my school in Singapore, and my family in Minneapolis to come to Penn – in a city I had never visited on a…Read More
Is it ok to not study finance at Wharton? Finance is the most popular concentration offered to students at Wharton. Mastering it prepares them for long successful careers in many industries including banking, consulting, and entrepreneurship. I want to work in the financial industry when I graduate; maybe even open…Read More
As a junior studying management in Wharton, I was truly excited (and a little nervous) to be a TA for Management 100 this semester. In MGMT 100, TA stands for “Team Advisor” because we facilitate teams of students as they consult for non-profit organizations. Having taken the course three years…Read More
When I tell people that I’ll be the first woman working on my full-time-job team, their first reaction is usually surprise. “How is that possible? How were you able to do that?” Let me preface this by saying what I have to say is not a social commentary on gender…Read More
When asked to describe myself, I have a lot of options. As a nursing student, I wear a variety of hats. I’m a caregiver, educator, comforter, and advocate. In Wharton, I’m a leader, team member, and analyst. I’m also a rock climber, musician, resident adviser, friend, daughter, and sister. Of…Read More
Last fall, I received an email from Penn Career Services that informed me about “externships.” I had no clue what an externship was as opposed to an internship, so I decided to look into it. An externship is a learning opportunity that gives one a short, practical experience in a…Read More
For most of my undergraduate career as a Wharton student, I followed a pretty traditional path. I became a dedicated member of the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club (WUCC), looked for internships in finance and consulting, and spent hours coming up with seemingly plausible reasons why I wanted to go into…Read More
I won’t deny that a competitive spirit pervades Wharton. It is the leading undergraduate business school in the world, and its highly accomplished, driven students graduate with the toolset they need to excel in a fiercely competitive business world. If Wharton were not a competitive place, that toolset would be…Read More
To me, Huntsman Hall is filled with memories. The Forum was once a hall filled with 500 of my classmates listening to words of wisdom from upperclassmen and the administration. The Group Study Rooms were the battlegrounds of my encounters with the core classes. With a sigh, it’s almost hard…Read More
In high school, studying seemed simple: I knew exactly what to expect when tested in each class and my teachers always walked us through multiple practice exams, hinting “that’s a good thing to review” when we asked questions. None of my exams overlapped since each teacher knew when the other…Read More
I blinked and the first semester had finished. I did some things right, but I also made mistakes and learned from them. Below are a few different points of reflection that I took from my first semester: The Importance of Deep Friendships. I came from sunny California, where I had…Read More
As a freshman, I arrived to the Wharton clubbing fair to be greeted by countless tables filled with students advertising their clubs with fliers, information, and (of course) candy. Each one sounded so interesting to me – the Wharton Investment and Trading Group, the Wharton Undergraduate Consulting Club, Wharton Ambassadors, the…Read More
I graduated from Wharton this past May and recently had the opportunity to reflect on what I’ve learned from the past four years. Here are a few words of advice I would pass along to underclassmen or students considering a Wharton undergrad experience: Take advantage of opportunities to travel I came from…Read More
At Wharton, you’ll meet countless amazing people with ambitious goals. The entrepreneurs who already have laid out the groundwork for their companies. The financial investors with big stock portfolios. The aspiring triple concentrators that know exactly what they want to study, what they want to do, and where they want…Read More
In May of 2016, 26 Wharton undergraduates traveled to Germany via the Wharton International Program to get an inside look at a wide range of retail companies, including Zalando, Breuninger, Metro, Esprit, Dusseldorf Fair, and Manufactum. In addition to business site visits, the students enjoyed enriching cultural excursions in Berlin,…Read More
This semester I pursued my yoga teacher certification in tandem with school. Typically, the first response I got in response to this news is: “How could you possibly balance that type of an obligation with school?” But pursuing the certification while also pursuing my studies at Wharton was not only…Read More
The transition to college can be a difficult experience even for the most prepared students. For many, trying to find and maintain the balance between academics and extracurriculars can seem like an impossible juggling act. However, with help from both fellow classmates and advisors and through plenty of trial and…Read More
