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OliverQ

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34. That doesn't carry any prestige.

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 12:16 AM

Jan 2019

Wharton is famous for the MBA. That's where its clout is. Getting a Bachelors there just means you went to UPenn. Nobody cares if you took classes at the Wharton business school unless you got their MBA.

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Donald Trump did NOT attend the Wharton School of Business, he attended [View all] Baltimike Jan 2019 OP

Are you sure? oberliner Jan 2019 #1

yes. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #4

I suggest you do further research into the matter oberliner Jan 2019 #20

He went to the University of Pennsylvania. dawg day Jan 2019 #39

Wharton is not primarily a graduate school oberliner Jan 2019 #51

well, i looked it up. [pomt to oberliner, but rampartc Jan 2019 #55

What Snopes says ... marble falls Jan 2019 #58

As a University of Pennsylvania graduate with a BS from Wharton - you are not correct.... Pachamama Jan 2019 #64

He went to Penn undergrad. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #40

What Penn says .... marble falls Jan 2019 #57

He went to (and graduated from) the Wharton School at U Penn for undergrad oberliner Jan 2019 #73

No he did an undergraduate degree malaise Jan 2019 #44

The OP does not mention an MBA degree oberliner Jan 2019 #74

When someone mentions a Wharton degree malaise Jan 2019 #77

There are more Wharton undergrads than grad students oberliner Jan 2019 #78

Yes, we're sure. Wharton School of Business is a Masters program ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #5

Wharton School offers Bachelor and Master degree programs oberliner Jan 2019 #19

When you tell people you graduated from Wharton Business, it's universally understood. mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #24

this. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #25

Exactly. He's inflated his credentials. Why are we surprised? LuckyLib Jan 2019 #35

That is definitely not true oberliner Jan 2019 #50

Not really. Ms. Toad Jan 2019 #83

Wharton is only famous for its MBA program. OliverQ Jan 2019 #32

This is not accurate oberliner Jan 2019 #49

Right. And he does not have an MBA from Wharton. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #42

The OP does not say anything about an MBA oberliner Jan 2019 #75

It has an undergraduate program degree - I have one Pachamama Jan 2019 #65

Attended, but not an MBA question everything Jan 2019 #6

So the OP is not accurate oberliner Jan 2019 #23

I am very confident he is lying about his record. Baltimike Jan 2019 #30

As a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School w/ a Bachelor of Science Pachamama Jan 2019 #67

I said he was lying about his record...and he *IS* Baltimike Jan 2019 #72

Your original post is inaccurate Pachamama Jan 2019 #82

True. GP6971 Jan 2019 #2

And they've come out and said so. Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2019 #8

This is not true oberliner Jan 2019 #18

Do you have any links GP6971 Jan 2019 #22

The 1968 graduation program from Penn shows Tump graduating The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #36

....shows him graduating undergrad, not MBA. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #37

Yes, that's the point. You can get a bachelor's degree from Wharton. Trump didn't get an MBA The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #38

What are you talking about? oberliner Jan 2019 #17

I thought my post was pretty clear. n/t GP6971 Jan 2019 #21

Isn't Wharton the graduate school of business at UPenn? Generic Brad Jan 2019 #3

You can get a bachelor's degree from Wharton oberliner Jan 2019 #15

That doesn't carry any prestige. OliverQ Jan 2019 #34

The University of Pennsylvania is still the top undergraduate business school NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #46

This is not accurate oberliner Jan 2019 #48

Wherever he went, they must not have taught business ethics! slumcamper Jan 2019 #7

He did go to Wharton as an undergrad, not in the MBA program. nolabear Jan 2019 #9

Wharton is a graduate program...he CAN'T go there "undergrad" nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #10

That's not accurate oberliner Jan 2019 #13

... nolabear Jan 2019 #14

LOL! nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #31

Not true, Wharton has an undergrad program. It's the business school that's part of Penn. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #28

on this part, I stand corrected...but YOU KNOW what he is saying when he says Wharton. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #33

You mean my BS degree from Wharton is fake and I didn't actually go there? Pachamama Jan 2019 #68

and had you ONLY looked at the post just above yours, written several hours before you posted... Baltimike Jan 2019 #71

I was answering your post that was wrong Pachamama Jan 2019 #81

I don't believe drumpf was born in the United States. democratisphere Jan 2019 #11

I think he's an anchor baby, but regardless, he did not attend Wharton. t Baltimike Jan 2019 #12

I want to see his diploma and birth certificate. democratisphere Jan 2019 #16

me too. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #26

Trump sued Bill Maher over a joke PJMcK Jan 2019 #56

The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce is a division of Penn, and Trump did attend it The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #27

trump did not graduate with honors Gothmog Jan 2019 #29

Oh, but I thought he was the smartest person there and graduated at the smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #41

That simple malaise Jan 2019 #45

Is the OP accurate or not? oberliner Jan 2019 #59

Now right at this point he was eligible for the draft. Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #62

A rich kid's credentials are always suspect delisen Jan 2019 #43

especially back in that era NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #47

They still do it. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #60

Not always, though NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #69

I live in Wharton. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #52

. Kurt V. Jan 2019 #53

Trump lies about so much, why focus on this? SoFlaDem Jan 2019 #54

If he applied to any private sector job claiming to have an MBA NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #63

Now we are on a different topic? SoFlaDem Jan 2019 #70

He has claimed that he graduated first in his class, which is demonstrably untrue. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #80

But he did attend Wharton SoFlaDem Jan 2019 #84

Yes, as the rest of this thread also explains, but that was only its undergrad program. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #85

We can agree on one thing: he's so dumb it's unlikely he could graduate from Trump University. Vinca Jan 2019 #61

Not only that, but: no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #66

You should consider deleting or amending this post oberliner Jan 2019 #76

Two questions remain: FakeNoose Jan 2019 #79

Hey! We need someone to speak up for tRump MyNameGoesHere Jan 2019 #86

Wharton is in on the decpetion! KayF Feb 2019 #87

I am a Penn Dental graduate: PCIntern Feb 2019 #88