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Is Wharton better than HBS in finance?

Harvard is of course a better business school, but if you're...
Sticky charcoal twinkling uncleanness volcanic crater
  09/09/10
LBS (London Business School) shits on HBS and Wharton
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  09/09/10
thanks for answering his question
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  09/09/10
your welcome
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LOL, I know a guy who is really, really dumb who got into LS...
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  09/09/10
probably got into of the money making master programs like M...
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  09/09/10
Pretty sure it was a Masters in Finance. Maybe I am wrong t...
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
probably did really well on the GMAT Msc Finance from LSE is...
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  09/09/10
was it the ft or pt program??
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  09/09/10
Interesting question. I don't know the answer to this. Doe...
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
you need like a minimum 3.2 in a quantitative subject just t...
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  09/09/10
LSE masters finance programs are a joke. They're for people ...
razzmatazz pea-brained feces
  09/09/10
Insufferable nyu and cmu trolling.
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
isn't nyu masters finance good?
Sticky charcoal twinkling uncleanness volcanic crater
  09/09/10
Both are 'nice' schools. They don't belong with the others.
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
nyu's masters program in financial mathematics is easily top...
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  09/09/10
the majority of LSE MSc. programs do not require the work ex...
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  09/09/10
tcr - though i think it's like a 3.5 now, at least that's wh...
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  09/09/10
3.2 is under a B+ average dood. I think he majored in busin...
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
london busines school (LBS) =/= london school of economics (...
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  09/09/10
very few people turn down HBS for wharton. even the most har...
razzmatazz pea-brained feces
  09/09/10
They like to drop the H Bomb. The only person who prefers t...
Insecure ladyboy
  09/09/10
i don't blame them. HBS guys do very well socially.
razzmatazz pea-brained feces
  09/09/10
HBS>>>>>>>>Wharton
Swashbuckling flushed hominid
  09/09/10
Funny because 10 years ago the roles were reversed.
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  09/09/10
No. HBS was always ahead of wharton.
Swashbuckling flushed hominid
  09/09/10
Untrue. Ranking and general opinion in the industry at leas...
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  09/09/10
You will get a better finance education from Wharton but wil...
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In your opinion, where does Booth fit into the scheme of thi...
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HBS has a very low acceptance rate and around a 90% yield ra...
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HBS is much better for hedge funds than booth. there's a lot...
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I don't know enough about hedge funds, but figured there are...
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i don't know of a single hedge fund that recruits at chicago...
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Maybe really crappy ones? I defer to you.
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Didn't HBS start allowing grade disclosure a few years ago? ...
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Vast majority of employers didn't ask for transcripts for in...
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yes, but grades just aren't that important, especially if yo...
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HBS is clearly better than Wharton, at least when it comes t...
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HBS has the highest yield of any professional school, even h...
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Hmm yeah I knew YLS was around 75%, but I just checked and a...
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It really helps that Stanford rejects a lot of qualified app...
boyish vermilion theater stage
  09/09/10
Even if they wanted to go head to head with HBS, I think the...
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They'd do okay but not as well as they currently do. I thin...
boyish vermilion theater stage
  09/09/10
stanford rejected every applicant with a perfect 800 GMAT (a...
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Hmm that's interesting. Where did you learn that from?
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dean of admissions at stanford said this in an interview
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my guess would have been on hopkins med
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I would have thought that HMS would be higher (or even UCSF)...
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No. HMS does not dominate medicine in the way that HBS domin...
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I realize that, but do you think HMS is losing the majority ...
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It has always been my impression that JHU is by far the best...
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I remember that Hopkins Med is super competitive due to its ...
boyish vermilion theater stage
  09/09/10
I'm pretty sure they switched to pass/fail about seven or ei...
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i only know a few people who turned down harvard med. one gu...
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Med School admissions are such that it's rare to get into *a...
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  09/09/10
credited. med school admissions is more random than even col...
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  09/09/10
Finance is a joke.
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shhh... minions aren't supposed to know...
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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:48 PM
Author: Sticky charcoal twinkling uncleanness volcanic crater

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: disrespectful school indirect expression

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: cobalt ape

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: disrespectful school indirect expression

your welcome



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005701)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 6:53 PM
Author: Insecure ladyboy

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: disrespectful school indirect expression

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: Insecure ladyboy

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: disrespectful school indirect expression

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: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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: Insecure ladyboy

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: disrespectful school indirect expression

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: razzmatazz pea-brained feces

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: Insecure ladyboy

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: Sticky charcoal twinkling uncleanness volcanic crater

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: Insecure ladyboy

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: razzmatazz pea-brained feces

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005877)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:22 PM
Author: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005977)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:06 PM
Author: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16005825)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:07 PM
Author: Insecure ladyboy

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: Plum mood parlour

london busines school (LBS) =/= london school of economics (LSE)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16006975)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 7:07 PM
Author: razzmatazz pea-brained feces

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: Insecure ladyboy

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: razzmatazz pea-brained feces

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: Swashbuckling flushed hominid

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: soul-stirring thirsty elastic band sneaky criminal

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: Swashbuckling flushed hominid

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: soul-stirring thirsty elastic band sneaky criminal

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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: bronze learning disabled principal's office party of the first part

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007037)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:38 PM
Author: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007097)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:45 PM
Author: boyish vermilion theater stage

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007189)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:46 PM
Author: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007166)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:44 PM
Author: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: Supple hospital bbw

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007111)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:41 PM
Author: boyish vermilion theater stage

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: Supple hospital bbw

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: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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: boyish vermilion theater stage

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: crystalline whorehouse mexican

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: Chrome Casino Personal Credit Line

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: Glassy codepig institution

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16007307)



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Date: September 9th, 2010 9:55 PM
Author: dun odious piazza chad

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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Author: floppy ticket booth
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(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: pearly pozpig university

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1419004&forum_id=2#16008149)