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Is Wharton better than HBS in finance?
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:48 PM Author: confused temple Harvard is of course a better business school, but if you're a hardcore finance dude, does it make sense to turn down HBS for Wharton? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005678) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:49 PM Author: Tripping Bawdyhouse Headpube LBS (London Business School) shits on HBS and Wharton (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005684) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:51 PM Author: puce digit ratio thanks for answering his question (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005691) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:53 PM Author: Tripping Bawdyhouse Headpube your welcome
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:53 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown LOL, I know a guy who is really, really dumb who got into LSE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005705) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:57 PM Author: Tripping Bawdyhouse Headpube probably got into of the money making master programs like Middle Ages Architecture or some shit like that, getting into a Masters in Finance, Econ, Business or Management from a Top European Business school is pretty hard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005741) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:57 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown Pretty sure it was a Masters in Finance. Maybe I am wrong though. He went to a good school for UG. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005751) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:59 PM Author: Tripping Bawdyhouse Headpube probably did really well on the GMAT Msc Finance from LSE is pretty credited (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005769) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:01 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven was it the ft or pt program?? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005780) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:03 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown Interesting question. I don't know the answer to this. Does it matter though? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005793) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:04 PM Author: Tripping Bawdyhouse Headpube you need like a minimum 3.2 in a quantitative subject just to apply so he cant be that retarded (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005798) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:06 PM Author: Stimulating mad-dog skullcap gas station LSE masters finance programs are a joke. They're for people who can't get into good U.S. programs like princeton, nyu, berkeley, stanford, columbia, uchicago, carnegie mellon. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005824) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:08 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown Insufferable nyu and cmu trolling. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005839) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:10 PM Author: confused temple isn't nyu masters finance good? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005856) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:10 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown Both are 'nice' schools. They don't belong with the others. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005862) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:12 PM Author: Stimulating mad-dog skullcap gas station nyu's masters program in financial mathematics is easily top 5. princeton is #1 but nyu is pretty close. their job placement is solid.
the people i know who went to LSE only did so because they got dinged by top U.S. programs.
HTFH |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:22 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven the majority of LSE MSc. programs do not require the work experience (with the exception of the MBA program) that US schools do.
regardless of the quality between LSE and US schools, if you're looking to do investment banking in London, LBS or LSE is a solid option. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:06 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven tcr - though i think it's like a 3.5 now, at least that's what it was last year.
the ft program took like 20 kids last year out of over a 1000 |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:07 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown 3.2 is under a B+ average dood. I think he majored in business. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005837) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:28 PM Author: Marvelous really tough guy london busines school (LBS) =/= london school of economics (LSE) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006975) |
Date: September 9th, 2010 7:07 PM Author: Stimulating mad-dog skullcap gas station very few people turn down HBS for wharton. even the most hardcore finance dudes take HBS if they can get in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005830) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:11 PM Author: beady-eyed aquamarine clown They like to drop the H Bomb. The only person who prefers the W bomb that I know personally is Donald Trump. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005870) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:13 PM Author: Stimulating mad-dog skullcap gas station i don't blame them. HBS guys do very well socially. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005880) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 8:22 PM Author: underhanded brethren international law enforcement agency HBS>>>>>>>>Wharton (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006457) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 8:25 PM Author: autistic seedy nursing home degenerate Funny because 10 years ago the roles were reversed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006473) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 8:30 PM Author: underhanded brethren international law enforcement agency No. HBS was always ahead of wharton. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006511) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:01 PM Author: autistic seedy nursing home degenerate Untrue. Ranking and general opinion in the industry at least I-banking and finance says otherwise. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006758) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:25 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha You will get a better finance education from Wharton but will have better recruiting opportunities out of HBS (might be a wash for banking or those types of jobs). HBS doesn't have many advanced finance courses and teaches finance using the case method instead of lecture. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006944) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:29 PM Author: Glassy exhilarant resort In your opinion, where does Booth fit into the scheme of things. If you're gung ho on finance, Booth > HBS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006987) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:34 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha HBS has a very low acceptance rate and around a 90% yield rate so people aren't really picking to go to Booth and Wharton over HBS.
Again, you'll get a better finance education at Chicago and will probably have better opportunities for hedge fund stuff and ibanking recruiting probably comes out to a wash.
HBS grading scheme makes the school less competitive in general and will give you a higher QOL while at school. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:38 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot HBS is much better for hedge funds than booth. there's a lot of funds that only recruit at HBS and maybe wharton but not booth.
the social scene at HBS is pretty sick. much more fun than undergrad. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:45 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha I don't know enough about hedge funds, but figured there are a lot of Chicago hedge funds that only recruit at Chicago and not HBS.
Very few people from HBS have prior hedge fund experience before going to busines school - most people from HBS who go into hedge funds private equity folks. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:46 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot i don't know of a single hedge fund that recruits at chicago but not HBS. Citadel and Magnetar Capital both recruit at HBS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007203) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:47 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha Maybe really crappy ones? I defer to you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007216) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:40 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry Didn't HBS start allowing grade disclosure a few years ago? Or are you saying that even with grade disclosure, the grading isn't as tough? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007126) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:43 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha Vast majority of employers didn't ask for transcripts for interviews.
Also 1-2-3-4 scale (where no one really gets 4's and 75% of people get 2's) means there's no incentive to be ridiculously competitive to get good grades. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:44 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot yes, but grades just aren't that important, especially if you're at HBS. that school is a fucking blast. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007170) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:30 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry HBS is clearly better than Wharton, at least when it comes to desirability. I'm not a finance expert, but I highly doubt the 10% of admits who turn down HBS each year (name another major non-medical school with a ridiculous yield rate like 90%) all go to Wharton. My guess is that about 7% of these people go to Stanford (which makes up approx. 1/5 of Stanford's class) and the other 2% end up at Wharton, UChicago, Sloan, Columbia or Kellogg with $$$. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007005) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:34 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot HBS has the highest yield of any professional school, even higher than harvard med and yale law. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007035) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:39 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry Hmm yeah I knew YLS was around 75%, but I just checked and am kinda surprised that the top med schools aren't higher.
I remember having conversations with friends at HBS who said that the AdCom at HBS are insanely focused each year on maintaining a 90%+ yield. That's amazing that they accomplish it given they have to fill such a huge class. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:41 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha It really helps that Stanford rejects a lot of qualified applicants due to class size, quirkiness, not wanting to go head to head against HBS across the board etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007140) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:44 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry Even if they wanted to go head to head with HBS, I think they could hold their own. They only have to fill, what, 385 slots? I agree they can be a bit quirky, but I think it's kinda like a YLS situation (they could fill their class with 180s if they wanted to, but choose not to). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007176) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:46 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha They'd do okay but not as well as they currently do. I think they consciously yield protect like crazy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007210) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:47 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot stanford rejected every applicant with a perfect 800 GMAT (about 10 total) last year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007218) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:48 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry Hmm that's interesting. Where did you learn that from? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007239) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:51 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot dean of admissions at stanford said this in an interview (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007267) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:41 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven my guess would have been on hopkins med (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007143) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:43 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry I would have thought that HMS would be higher (or even UCSF). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007160) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:45 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot No. HMS does not dominate medicine in the way that HBS dominates business. a student at a lower ranked med school can do well on the board exams and get placed into a great residency. but a student at HBS will have access to opportunities that are not available to a lot of b-students. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007191) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:47 PM Author: indecent set cuckoldry I realize that, but do you think HMS is losing the majority of its people to SF and JHU? Or do people turn down HMS to stay in home regions (e.g., UCLA, Sinai). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007227) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:49 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven It has always been my impression that JHU is by far the best medical school in the country. Even if USNWR places Harvard ahead of them I would be hard-pressed to think of someone turning down Hopkins for Harvard, all financial consideration aside. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007250) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:51 PM Author: exciting grizzly alpha I remember that Hopkins Med is super competitive due to its grading scale (i.e. not some variation of pass/fail like a lot of med schools) so lots of people turn it down for that reason. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007272) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:52 PM Author: Slate glittery heaven I'm pretty sure they switched to pass/fail about seven or eight years ago - I could be wrong though? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007286) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:51 PM Author: magical coiffed idiot i only know a few people who turned down harvard med. one guy did the MD/Phd at Penn, one did MD/Phd at UCSF, and another opted for a job at a hedge fund. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007278) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:54 PM Author: Thriller yarmulke box office Med School admissions are such that it's rare to get into *all* of the top schools.
Friend got into HMS and UCSF, didn't even get interviews at JHU, Stanford, and USC. |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:55 PM Author: Jade hall credited. med school admissions is more random than even college. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007314) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 11:25 PM Author: bateful property Subject: Finance is a joke. http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=1418697&mc=4&forum_id=2&PHPSESSID=8a17ac8c30bfd41d0d9742b7bc90e8a8 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16008102) |
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Date: September 9th, 2010 11:30 PM Author: Aromatic Sandwich shhh...
minions aren't supposed to know... |