<p>So if you apply ED Huntsman, and you don't get it, they'll consider you for your second option, right?
But will it be a lower chance once you're not admitted into Huntsman?</p>
<p>Just asking because most of the people that posted their stat about applying to Huntsman didn't get into CAS or Wharton or w/e it seems.</p>
<p>Anyway, does Huntsman even have recognized prestige, or is it like a "meh" degree? In other words, is it just a fancy version of any other degree that you could get.</p>
<p>I don't think it's a lower chance once you're not admitted to Huntsman - I got in Wharton ED despite applying to Huntsman. If anything, I'd imagine it shows an interest/devotion in Penn that goes beyond one program and as an ED applicant it probably looks better.</p>
<p>Or maybe it has no effect at all. But it can't hurt you.</p>
<p>Yea, applying to a dual degree has no effect on your back-up single degree choice (I didn't get into Huntsman, but did get into Wharton).</p>
<p>However, I don't know if I really agree with jjslyuge. I stayed overnight with freshman from the huntsman program in november last year, and I don't see anything particularly outstanding about these students. To be honest, it's mostly about being the best from the international pool, since the program has sooo many international students (it IS a program in international studies after all). Probably the best at penn are the students in M&T, which I regret not applying to...</p>
<p>Huntsman kids are a balance of social smart and academic smart. I believe the best way to describe it would be that the class i know included the girl who loves to do cancer research, has a 4.0 at Penn (pretty hard to do considering the Wharton curve), and is a shoe in for a Rhodes scholarship essentially. She, however, doesn't go out at all. On the other hand, the same class has a kid whose dad is a financier who sold his headline hedge fund for hundreds of millions who now parties essentially every day.</p>
<p>M&T kids are indeed the smartest academically for the sciences. In regards to the humanities, I would have to strongly disagree. Within engineering and mathematics, they take the hardest classes. However, because the M&T kid's names don't make rounds in the social circles, their quantitative brilliance is sadly overlooked.</p>
<p>Hmm, okay, that makes me feel better so if I don't get into Huntsman, I'll be okay xD</p>
<p>Another question - about the language proficiency.
Firstly, I've been studying Japanese for about 6 years, but am only in Japanese 4. However, I was born in Russia, but speak it at home, though probably at a child's level xD
Which one do you think would be better? Maybe if I chose Japanese, they'll think I'm tri-lingual and would that be better? But Japan isn't really a rising power in the world, so maybe Russian would be better?
What are your thoughts? :D</p>