<p>What undergraduate programs does Wharton have for kids coming out of high school? Is there any distinction made between UPenn and Wharton? Do you apply to them as separate schools? What in Gods name is CAS? And while your enlightening me, could you please help me out with an analysis of my stats for Wharton admission?
Current Year: Junior</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9-4.0 W, 3.8-3.9 UW
SAT I: 710 M, 730 CR, 800 W Total 2240
Rank: 4-5/300
AP: Bio-4, World-4, Taking 4 Ap’s this year
Courseload: Hardest Possible </p>
<p>Awards:
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Black Achievement Award
Distinguished Key Club Member
2006 International Key Club Oratorical (Public Speaking) Competition: First Place
2006 New York District Key Club Oratorical Competition: First Place
2007 Rockland County Debate Forensics League: First Place</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team- Captain
Mock Trial- Lead Attorney/Captain
Model UN- Founder and President Elect
Science Olympiad- 2nd and 3rd Place (Robotics) Regionals
Robotics Club for Middle Schoolers in Marginalized School District
Key Club Member/ Executive Board Event Chair</p>
<p>Status: African American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K-150K?</p>
<p>Penn has 4 undergrad schools: Wharton (BS in Econ, but it's a business degree), CAS (undergrad part of SAS, College of Arts and Sciences, basically your liberal arts and pure sciences majors are offered here), SEAS (engineering and computer science), and Nursing (you guessed it, you get to become a nurse). You apply to one specific school and hope you get in. The general rule of thumb is that the competition looks something like this: Wharton>CAS>SEAS. Nursing is more niche and depends on your interests and stuff, but it's really really competitive too. The only caveat is that you can apply for joint degree programs between schools (LSM, M+T, Huntsman, and Nursing + Management) which are part of both schools (either CAS + Wharton, SEAS + Wharton, or Nursing + Wharton) and you apply to the program directly. Once you are rejected from the program, your admissions is deferred to the school you chose as your backup. Look at your interests and your profile and decide which school/program is best for you to apply to.</p>
<p>About your chances: poor, just like everyone else's ;)</p>
<p>Wharton is the business school of UPenn. It offers both undergrad and MBA degrees. CAS is the college of arts and sciences - math, pure science, philosophy etc. </p>
<p>When you apply you have to choose between CAS, SEAS (school of engineering and applied sciences), Wharton etc.</p>
<p>You can do joint degree programs (CAS+Wharton, SEAS+Wharton)</p>
<p>If you're going for Wharton you should definitely take AP Calc if you haven't already done so.</p>
<p>Edit: Venkat, are you joking? He is definitely a strong candidate in his own right, and AA should give a boost as well.</p>
<p>^Are you kidding? Penn has an overall admit rate bellow 20%. I really don't know how much AA boosts one's application and refuse to comment on it for a chances thread because no one, besides Stenson and the other adcoms, knows how much of a boost Blacks and Hispanics are given in Penn admissions (especially a top URM who will probably see acceptances from HYPS when Penn is worrying about maintaining the yield numbers). So... OP's chances are better than most applicant's but nothing close to a guarantee. He should still apply if he wants to do business and go to Penn, but should definitely not plan on getting in.</p>
<p>Thank you very much, both of your responses have been extremely helpful, and the feedback on my chances has been informative. But I have another query: How is the undergraduate regarded in the business world? Should I just go to a normal undergraduate program somewhere else and then apply to Wharton for graduate school?</p>
<p>Hey, I am a first-year student at Wharton. If you are really set on business, my advice is to come to Wharton. Simply being a student at Wharton opens a lot of doors because my interviewer's are like "wow WHAARRTON." In addition, the education here is pretty "hands-on" and always changing. One of the things that I really like about Penn/Wharton is the fact that they really do value students' opinions and they do their best to adjust and improve the curriculum every year. The undergrad is #1 in the business world. It gives you great edge when you say that you're a student here. </p>
<p>I'd have to agree that you have greeat chances of "getting in" in your right. However, being a student of color, I know that your race also helps as well (they will not exactly tell you this). I mean if they have the choice between a "white you" and "black you," they would def. pick the "black you." </p>
<p>Also, as far as race goes at Penn, we are a minority. However, there is "a lot of love" on this campus and we have a lot of "soulfood." That being said, I would also like to say that Penn has a diverse student body with people of many different ethic backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences. If you are looking for a wide range of cultural experiences then I'd say come to Penn.</p>
<p>Best Undergraduate Business Programs
Rank/School Peer
assessment
score
( 5.0 = highest)
1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 4.8
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan) 4.6
3. University of California–Berkeley (Haas) * 4.5
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * 4.5</p>