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  • How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: Charles_Frederick  Feb 01, 2011 Posts 3

    Hi, I am looking at a few different schools, and I'd like to know more about the role out-of-class activities play in the Wharton experience.

     

    About how much time do students spend working on club/association activities, relative to classwork/homework time, and about how many activities does each student participate in simultaneously?

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: victormlee  Feb 01, 2011 Posts 2,526     		In reply to

    Charles,

    This various tremendously from student to student and depends on where each student's individual prioritizations lie. Many students spend between 1/2 to 1x their academic study time on extracurricular activities. Several may spend more time on activities than on classwork.

    I would guess that the average student is engaged in around three activities simultaneously, one of which is a significant time commitment, the other two of which are more variable in terms of time commitment.

    You should expect to be busy/active every day and to be able to prioritize your time effectively.

    Regards,

    Victor

    WG '11

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: Charles_Frederick  Feb 01, 2011 Posts 3     		In reply to

    What activities are you currently involved in, Victor?

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: victormlee  Feb 01, 2011 Posts 2,526     		In reply to

    Hi, Charles,

    I'm involved (to various degrees) with the Consulting Club, Volunteer Admissions Committee, Ethics Committee, Wharton Wings, Penn Curling, Marketing Club, Wharton Social Impact, Penn Chess, Ultimate Frisbee, and TAing a few courses. I'd be happy to chat about these or other club activities as desired.

    -Victor

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: Charles_Frederick  Feb 11, 2011 Posts 3     		In reply to

    Thanks, Victor. A couple of those do sound interesting. I'd like to hear more about the Ethics Committe--does that committee address ethics in the adminstration of Wharton or does it address ethics in managerial situations?

    Also, what sorts of projects do you work on with Wharton Social Impact?

     

    Thanks!

    Charles

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: victormlee  Feb 11, 2011 Posts 2,526     		In reply to

    Hi, Charles,

    The Wharton Ethics Committee is comprised of elected students who serve on a review board that is non-juridical, but that does oversee student conduct. It is more administrative in nature and not academic (in the sense of studying the role of ethics in managerial roles - something covered in an Ethics class required of all students). 

    Regarding WSI, you might try reaching out to students more actively involved than I through http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/socialimpact/student-led-activities/936.cfm. Some students have found others through WSI with whom they have developed social impact ventures (e.g. - Warby Parker). Others leverage WSI to share knowledge and subject matter expertise. WSI doesn't necessarily focus on explicit projects per se, though it can help facilitate independent projects that members of WSI are actively working on.

    -Victor

    WG '11

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  • Re: How do students divide their time between classes and extracurriculars?
    From: victormlee  Feb 11, 2011 Posts 2,526     		In reply to

    Hi, Charles,

    The Wharton Ethics Committee is comprised of elected students who serve on a review board that is non-juridical, but that does oversee student conduct. It is more administrative in nature and not academic (in the sense of studying the role of ethics in managerial roles - something covered in an Ethics class required of all students). 

    Regarding WSI, you might try reaching out to students more actively involved than I through http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/socialimpact/student-led-activities/936.cfm. Some students have found others through WSI with whom they have developed social impact ventures (e.g. - Warby Parker). Others leverage WSI to share knowledge and subject matter expertise. WSI doesn't necessarily focus on explicit projects per se, though it can help facilitate independent projects that members of WSI are actively working on.

    -Victor

    WG '11

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