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<p>Really? lol, how about you read this thread again. Never mind though. I don’t want to get into this.</p>
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<p>Really. It’s not everyday that a successful internal transfer student comes on CC and offers time to answer questions. </p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t understand, nor do I appreciate, people judging others who are thinking about dual-degreeing/transferring. If it’s going to be something so looked down upon, why even make it an option?</p>
<p>The problem on this forum is how all of this nonsense is being spread about how Wharton kids look down on students from other schools, social stratification by school etc. This all based on your imagination. Many of the people posting stuff like this are '15. They might be in for a rude awakening.
At Penn, people see you as a person, not as a school. So people here who have been accepted to Wharton, don’t expect to get to Penn and for everyone to be impressed with you because the fact is that you are just another student at the school (which I doubt most of you will since plenty of the Wharton students I know are pretty cool people you would want to be around). If you come into Penn with a cutthroat attitude, you will not get along well with other people, in any school. I have several close friends in Wharton, and they are just normal people trying to excel. I just happens that they are studying business rather than something like Chemical engineering (which is harder than any concentration in Wharton by the way) or Slavic Literature, etc. And no, I do not have any desire to be in Wharton, business is not for me. I have never had any desire to go into although I have respect for large parts of it.</p>
<p>Powerbomb, I really don’t understand why you would think that people would look down on you for taking a class not in your school as this is allowed for a reason. I also don’t understand why this would concern you. Just take what you’re interested in, I think people would be better of if they just went with what they want.</p>
<p>I’ll be honest. I’m a pre-frosh, and so, naturally, I’m a little anxious about my classes like a lot of other people. Therefore, I asked a question as to whether I would fit in a certain class that not <em>a lot</em> of College freshman take. Why is this such a big deal? </p>
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<p>This was a perfectly useful thread until it got derailed into another ZOMG-WHY-ARE-YOU-SO-OBSESSED-WITH-WHARTON thread.</p>
<p>^lol I just want to back up powerbomb here and say I agree with everything he just said.</p>
<p>why do you wharton transfers think you got in? </p>
<p>And why do you think other people got rejected? </p>
<p>What did you write about for the essay? </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Hi guys, to be honest, I am still confused about how people judge one’s schedule to be “rigorious” or not. I’m a pre-frosh in the college and I’m considering in taking Math 104, Biol 101, Chin 031, and Econ 001 in the fall. Would that meet the requirements to pursue a dual degree? I’m looking into healthcare management if I were to succeed by the end of my freshmen year. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>its a combination of rigor and GPA so you can just take the classes you want and do your best. if you are looking to boost chances try taking a wharton requirement like stat101/acct101/opim101 and getting an A in it.</p>
<p>@ liveforit & panserver2
I was accepted this summer into Wharton (dual-degree with CAS). My answer isn’t the end-all-be-all, but here’s what I think helps in the internal transfer / dual-degree admissions process:
-I think a key thing is to have a direction in your application. Advisers in CAS seem to look down on kids whom they perceive are trying to backdoor their way into Wharton by saying that their academic interests suddenly changed a couple of months after high school graduation. My original goal, which was conveyed in the essays, was to combine a biological science (CAS) and management (Wharton) education to achieve my ultimate goal of eventually starting a biotech company to complement a career in medicine. Prior to applying, I met with both CAS and Wharton advisers to explain them my plan for integrating the two academic disciplines and then also conveyed similar points in the essays. Overall, if you have a strong reason for applying to Wharton and then a strong direction thereafter, you will be a much more appealing applicant than a student who just took random CAS electives to boost their GPA and just wants to be in Wharton because its “Wharton.”
-As far as courses go, make sure you have the pre-reqs (MATH104, ECON001, ECON002). It also wouldn’t hurt to take the STATs or ACCTs. For one, it gives admissions directors the ability to assess how you actually did in Wharton classes; and two, if you aren’t accepted first time around, you will have already satisfied the pre-reqs to apply mid-soph year and end of soph year.
-Honestly, I am still confused as to what people consider rigorous courses. I would take classes more geared to your major because you can take the general CAS reqs whenever, but you need to take the major reqs before moving along in your major.
-Overall, just try get good grades (3.8+) in courses that are required for your CAS major and Wharton core.</p>
<p>If you have any other Q’s just let me know. Good luck!</p>