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What is it like being a student at Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania?

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Located in Philadelphia, the city where two rivers the Delaware and the Schuylkill meet, the top destination among the people who are willing to live on the East Coast of the USA, and the city where the founding fathers of the USA met, debated and formed a new country. The Wharton School campus life entails supportive culture, extra-curricular activities, and a large Penn community. The students say that the location of the Wharton makes a lot of difference in their lives as they are able to enjoy the happening city life with lots of restaurants, clubs, and recreational centres nearby.

The Wharton campus promotes diversity and culture,

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