<p>Is this possible?
ED to huntsman or jerome fisher (specialty program)
default to Wharton ED
if not selected to wharton…then default to the College of Art and Science.</p>
<p>Thus, is it possible to have 3 chances to get in to Penn before ultimate rejection?</p>
<p>Also on the app, they never really specify the exact meaning of “not selected” in the phrase…“In the case you are not selected for (specialty program) you will be in the wharton ED pool”
not selected=deferred/rejected…or both?</p>
<p>I'm actually not sure how ED to dual degree programs work, but I do know you will not ever be considered for admission into two separate schools in the same admissions cycle (both ED and RD). When you apply to a joint degree program, you specifically request the individual school you'd like to be considered for should you not be accepted into your joint degree program. You may not be considered for both of the schools individually. You have to pick; there is no hierarchy of the schools by which you can cascade through the different applicant pools.</p>
<p>As for 3 chances, I am not positive overall, but I would imagine it can work... just not in the way I think you had envisioned. The only way I can see it happening is:
ED Joint Degree (I'll using Huntsman for this example)- Rejected
ED Wharton OR College - Deferred
RD Same School as immediately above - Reject or Admit</p>
<p>Edited to Add: I'm not sure if you can be considered ED for the second step above (applying individually to one of the two schools) if you were rejected ED from joint degree... it may very well be that you are rejected and thrown into the RD applicant pools for one of those schools.</p>
<p>Here's a few more possible scenarios to help you understand:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Apply Huntsman ED/second choice Wharton ED: Decision: Deferred
RD round: Wharton: Accepted or Rejected</p></li>
<li><p>Apply Jerome Fisher ED/second choice Engineering: Decision: Accepted Engineering ED. In this case, I think you still have a chance at Fisher in RD round, but not positive.</p></li>
<li><p>Apply Penn Vagelos/second choice CAS ED: rejected vagelos, rejected CAS-no RD round for you.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Can also apply to joint programs ED with no second choice in ED round: For example, Your first choice program is Penn Vagelos, your second choice school Harvard. You will only accept Penn ED if accepted into Vagelos, you'd rather take a shot at Harvard RD than accept ED at Wharton or CAS.</p>
<p>It will make sense if you read the joint degree program application.</p>
<p>quaker 10, I actually think your scenario 2 is incorrect. </p>
<p>For the Jerome Fisher application, you have the choice to be viewed as either an engineering or wharton early decision candidate assuming that you do not get into the M&T program early. </p>
<p>If you do get into the engineering/wharton program early, then you are done and will not be considered for M&T regular decision. </p>
<p>However, you can also choose to be viewed as an M&T regular decision candidate if not admitted early. If you also don't get into M&T regular, then you will be viewed as either an engineering/wharton candidate regular decision. </p>
<p>I however am not sure what happens if you choose to be viewed as an engineering/wharton candidate early and are not admitted.</p>
<p>I thought it was ED to a joint-degree program (Huntsman, Jerome Fisher, etc) then you have a choice, if deferred, to be sent to ED for Wharton/SEAS/Arts and Sciences, depending on the program OR you can take the deferral and go to RD.</p>