In 1972, our alma mater to-be made big moves and shortened its name from “The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce” to just “The Wharton School.” But we’ve carried the reputation for being a quant-heavy, finance school through the present, even without Donald Trump’s help. Recently though, Wharton has been trying to pivot from its…
The MBA Less Traveled
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Words to live by, are they not? Never take the obvious path. Look for lesser known paths, paths trodden by only a few before. Hell, don’t even take a path – smash through…
Like Father, Like Son
Growing up, I thought that I was famous. When I was three years old, my parents made a fake “Newsweek” magazine cover with me in the center dressed in an immaculate all-white suit and baby-blue tie. After seeing this cover, I immediately shared the good news with all of my friends, and they believed me.…
How Do You Explain Business School to Your Parents?
Explaining business school to my parents has been a major challenge. I’ll never forget calling them after the first week of Pre-Term, and hearing all of their excited questions about Wharton: “Do you have a major? Have you picked your classes yet? Have you met Jeremy Siegel?” My reply of “Not exactly, but I did…
Two Years, Two Takeaways Later
My wife and I had a son seven months ago. He’s got thunder thighs. Once he can talk, I bet he’ll want to know what we were up to in Philadelphia. I’ll tell him about Wharton: the great friends I made, the interesting things I learned, the cool experiences I had here. And I’ll tell…
The Closer You Look, the Less You Understand
“President Kim Il Sung is better than George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson—combined,” or so said President Jimmy Carter according to Mr. Lim, our North Korean tour guide, as he earnestly addressed our bus of 16 tourists in Pyongyang. I had no internet access (North Korea has their very own intranet), but didn’t need…
Success and Failure and Dating
Dating at Wharton isn’t something people talk about much—some generalized statements here and there lamenting the dearth of 1Y relationships, and that’s about it. But it’s a process to which many of us are familiar with personally—to varying degrees of success. So I’d like to compare it to something else we all know well—the process…
Moving Forward from Volume 60, Number 21
Speaking Volumes When newspapers put out an edition, two numbers are kept alongside the date of publication for historic timekeeping. The first, volume, signifies how many years the publication has been in print. The second, number, indicates how many issues that specific volume published. Well, for the past year The Wharton Journal has been printed…
How to Make a Move on a Wharton MBA
By The Undercover Undergrad MIDNIGHT – Fetty Wap blares as semi-sober classmates try to take advantage of drink specials that have long since expired, fruitlessly waving five-dollar bills and sipping ‘low-cal’ gin and tonics. On a typical weekday night, MBAs are living the life that their undergraduate counterparts, holed up in GSRs, only dream of.…
One Thing Is Clear: Jane Xuejing Li Should be Student Graduation Speaker
Have you ever seen 200 bumblebees boo a referee into submission? We have. It was at a Cluster 3 dinner in the beginning of our first year. Amid the typically low-energy 90 second talks, one speaker stood out. Her name was Jane. She spoke with a natural charisma reminiscent of Cicero – if Cicero had…