{"id":23591,"date":"2017-04-06T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=23591"},"modified":"2022-02-07T13:39:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T18:39:45","slug":"four-reasons-to-consider-wharton-for-a-consulting-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/four-reasons-to-consider-wharton-for-a-consulting-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Reasons to Consider Wharton for a Consulting MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Wharton-School-Consulting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18583 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Wharton-School-Consulting-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Wharton for Consulting - mbaMission\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Wharton-School-Consulting-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Wharton-School-Consulting.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Perennially ranked among the top business schools in the world, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania\u2014as its original name, the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, indicates\u2014is best known for its reputation in finance, which is still the school\u2019s largest department. However, if you are interested in a career in consulting but believe that Wharton is the program of choice for future investment bankers\u00a0<em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">only<\/em><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u2026\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">well,\u00a0think again!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out these four facts about consulting at Wharton:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year since 2005, more Wharton graduates have accepted positions in consulting than in investment banking.<\/li>\n<li>Wharton\u2019s Consulting Club is one of its largest student organizations.<\/li>\n<li>One of Wharton\u2019s most popular electives is \u201cStrategy and Competitive Advantage.\u201d\u00a0Professor Nicolaj Siggelkow, a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of strategy guru Michael Porter, is notorious for pushing his students to clarify their answers. But if they use trite buzzwords such as \u201cadding value\u201d and \u201cframeworks,\u201d they may find themselves in the hot seat for 30 minutes of additional questioning!<\/li>\n<li>The Wharton Global Consulting Practicum pairs student teams with participants from partner schools across the world to work with an international company or organization. Past projects include creating a marketing plan for a Colombian food provider, developing a business model for a private Kenyan foundation, and helping a Taiwanese company evaluate its options for expanding its market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For more information on Wharton or 15 other leading MBA programs, check out the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/collections\/insider-s-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>mbaMission Insider\u2019s Guides<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perennially ranked among the top business schools in the world, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania\u2014as its original name, the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, indicates\u2014is best known for its reputation in finance, which is still the school\u2019s largest department. 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