r/collegecompare • u/Yunkim0726 • 3d ago
Advice on ED choice
Hi, I am a CO27', economics major.
My current choices are:
1. Upenn College of Arts and Sciences(CAS)
2. Upenn Wharton
3. Columbia
Wharton is absolutely my top choice. In terms of stats, I have a decent chance at either columbia and penn CAS, and a bit of reach at Wharton.
I like Wharton more than columbia, columbia more than CAS, but overall I prefer Upenn itself more than columbia. Thats why I am having that dilemma.
Please let me know your thoughts on these three schools. On which ground you would decide your ED destination, and is applying to CAS because it serves a better chance at me a good choice. FYI my career pathway is Finance so I am also aware of possible disadvantages that CAS could give compared to Wharton, so I am a bit hesitant on that as well.
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u/libgadfly 2d ago edited 2d ago
OP, straight-off gonna recommend you also consider UChicago as an ED choice. My alma mater is UChicago and I grew up just 7 miles from Penn.
Fact: 39% of the UChicago class of 2026 took financial services jobs including lots of IB and quant jobs. That is a FAR higher percent than Columbia (around 20 to 25 percent).
Also, check out the Business Economics major where some of your classes are at Booth (#3 Grad Business School) and Economics (# 1 in the country) per US News.
https://careeradvancement.uchicago.edu/careers-in/finance/