Wharton: Applied Econ

**shubhamk** · 02-19-2009, 04:40 AM

Last year Wharton started giving calls from late Feb which continued till mid March (gradcafe)..though nothing specific on Applied econ...am also waiting for the same...

**Krabby** · 02-19-2009, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by shubhamk

Last year Wharton started giving calls from late Feb which continued till mid March (gradcafe)..though nothing specific on Applied econ...am also waiting for the same...

Calls being acceptances I presume?

**shubhamk** · 02-19-2009, 05:17 AM

Both acceptances and interviews mixed...

**Mobius Strip** · 02-19-2009, 06:17 PM

I applied to Wharton's Applied Econ as well. How do they compare in placement and rankings? I didn't see them at all on the EconPhD.net rankings, but figured Wharton would be a great school for getting into industry should the path lead that way.

**zshfryoh1** · 02-19-2009, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Mobius Strip

I applied to Wharton's Applied Econ as well. How do they compare in placement and rankings? I didn't see them at all on the EconPhD.net rankings, but figured Wharton would be a great school for getting into industry should the path lead that way.

EconPhD.net does not rank B-school econ departments so they don't have Stanford GSB or NYU Stern either, even though both are great programs with great placements. Also, the Applied Econ program at Wharton is relatively new program combining three or four departments that used to have separate programs. I can't find placement records in their website, but given the Wharton faculty and name plus the ability to take courses and work with faculty at UPenn economics it should be solid.

**bigleaguechew** · 02-19-2009, 07:39 PM

I found placement records sometime after I applied, and I recall that they were not all that impressive. Mostly industry placements.

I'll try to dig up that link again.