<p>One quick question:</p>
<p>If I apply to Wharton (ED or RD) and am rejected, am I rejected from the College of Arts and Sciences as well? Or does the Penn App have them as two completely separate schools, meaning I have to choose between the two and apply to one and only one? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You must choose one and apply to only one school within Penn. You cannot apply to both Wharton and CAS. This rules applies to both RD and ED.</p>
<p>The only way you can apply to both (sort of not really) would be to apply to one of two joint degree programs: LSM and Huntsman. These two programs are incredibly selective, but allow you to apply to Wharton+CAS and if you are rejected from the joint degree program, you are deferred to either Wharton or CAS (your choice) where Wharton or CAS may accept you or may reject you.</p>
<p>If you apply to Wharton and are deferred it is possible to change your RD app to CAS.</p>
<p>No</p>
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<p>Ooo... thanks for the responses. </p>
<p>So say I early Wharton but am rejected. Can I still regular CAS? Or am I out of the game for Penn?</p>
<p>You're out of the game for Penn unless you want to transfer from another college.</p>
<p>No, if you are rejected in the ED round it is game over unless you want to try and transfer next year. The only way you can change your app from Wharton to CAS is if you are deferred ED.</p>
<p>You can't change your application from Wharton to CAS if you are deferred can you?? I doubt it, but if you did amazon, I guess you can...</p>
<p>Yes. I talked in depth with my regional counselor's office about. In the end, I decided not too, but they said all I would need to to do is fax them confirmation that I did indeed wish to change my app from Wharton to CAS.</p>
<p>They did say that I may want to rework my admissions essays, as they were rather Wharton-centric.</p>
<p>In the end however I decided to keep my app with Wharton. Here's why:</p>
<p>College=easier admission than Wharton for MOST majors.</p>
<p>Econ at the college looks for a lot of the same things Wharton does. It is my understanding that the math emphasis is actually even higher in the college. And since it's theoretical instead of applied economics, it's not as much of a "business" degress as Wharton is.</p>
<p>You may see a VERY slight boost in your chances but this will nominal. If you're good enough to get into the CAS econ program chances are you've got a pretty good shot at Wharton. The biggest reason I can see for switching is that you can dual-major in econ/international relations w/out having to demostrate language proficiency like you do for Huntsman.</p>
<p>PS, I also checked on some wait list issues. Though you can changed your ED deferred app from one school to another, if you are waitlisted you cannot change the school you waitlist into. i.e. you cannot get defferred from Wharton, waitlisted from Wharton, the ask to be put on the waitlist for the college.</p>
<p>Hope this clears things up.</p>
<p>O, Ok. I did not know that that was allowed. I also did not know that they admit people based on their majors. But I have never met my regional director, so who knows what he would have told me.</p>
<p>Amazon,</p>
<p>You are spreading misinformation here. You cannot change a deferred application to a different undergrad division (other than combined degree programs), unless you are looking for an automatic rejection. There are also not different admission standards for different majors in CAS, though it is possible to have a slight leg up with demonstrated interest and background in something unique.</p>
<p>I am NOT spreading misinformation. This was something I called my regional director's office about multiple times and came very close to doing so. </p>
<p>Their advice however was that you should provide a reason (this is reccomended, not required), or they will wonder why you have had such a drastic change of heart. In my situation, the reasoning would have been that I could pursure a dual major in international relations/econ without having a language proficiency.</p>
<p>If you don't believe me call the admissions office, but since I spent weeks agonizing over this decision and made numerous phone calls regarding, I am as certain as can be that this information is accurate.</p>
<p>And you're right, there are not different requirements for different majors within the college but they do look for many of the same characteristics as Wharton and you do need to have a good math record, at least according to the admissions office.</p>