<p>I’m thinking of applying to Huntsman with Wharton single-degree as my backup. Hypothetically, if I am rejected from Huntsman, would it look bad for the Wharton application if one of my teacher rec letters references my interest in the Hunstman program?</p>
<p>^Nope, they wouldn;t know.</p>
<p>Bump, in case prospective ED students have any burning questions.</p>
<p>I’d forgotten about this website for months. Oops.</p>
<p>My D is applying to Wharton ED.</p>
<p>How do you feel about career guidance at UPenn? Besides opening the doors to opportunities you want to open, do they expose you to doors to opportunities you may have never considered as well?</p>
<p>Also, how abundant are opportunities to do research?</p>
<p>Wharton is especially known for its career guidance. There are perpetual networking and recruitment events open to students of all years, run by groups like Wharton, student clubs (Hedge Fund Club, PEVC, etc.), the business fraternities, and so on. I’d say that Wharton does a good job showing kids jobs that aren’t banking or consulting. Wharton places a huge emphasis on entrepreneurship and social impact; I have friends that spent the summer in Africa doing non-profit work. I assume that these friends would not have imagined doing this sort of job before coming to Wharton.</p>
<p>Research opportunities are aplenty; I have friends doing research in finance, public policy, statistics, etc.</p>
<p>Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions.</p>
<p>Is it Whartonite or Whartonian?</p>
<p>Do CAS students often have the same networking potentials as Wharton students (or at least some)? Do a lot of CAS students find a job after graduation?</p>
<p>For the most part, do classmates (esp. Wharton) tend to be fairly cooperative? </p>
<p>I’m concerned that students are hyper-competitive/cutthroat, since my current high school is quite the pressure-cooker - and many students have that “I’m out for myself” outlook.</p>
<p>Stella,</p>
<p>YES CAS students have the same opportunities as Wharton students. Employers recruit because of Wharton, but you are never prevented from applying to jobs because of the school you are in. Finding jobs is difficult for everyone, but it is no more difficult for a College student as it is for a Wharton student.</p>
<p>Foxtails,</p>
<p>YES students are cooperative. I learned very quickly that if you really are self-interested, you will cooperate and assist your fellow students, since they will help you down the road. The best example of this was my job search, during which I prepared with my peers. At that time, we were applying for the same jobs, meaning we were directly competing with each other; even so, we all made honest efforts to review resumes, prepare for consulting cases, etc. As I look back on it, that was pretty awesome.</p>
<p>^Thanks for the response! That is wonderful to know that cooperation and competitiveness can be aligned to help one another.</p>
<p>Hi,
I was offered admission 3 days ago into the Msc in systems engineering program (fall 2013). I was surprised that the decision came this early.
I’m excited that i got into UPenn, but i’d like to know if there are any forum members who are in this program already. The fees are crazy and i’d like to be 110% sure that investing in this particular program worth every cent. I’m an international student(Nigeria, Africa) and have not been to the US yet.</p>
<p>^ how did you get your decision early??</p>
<p>^ He/she is talking about a graduate program.</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering what the physics 151 (E&M) curve was like in the past.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I heard it’s pretty good Dan</p>
<p>dsha, You’ll do fine man</p>
<p>^ Oh, you two…get back to studying!</p>
<p>Is it possible to start out in one school and transfer into another? What about transferring into a dual-degree program?</p>
<p>How does that work?</p>
<p>Teenyoats, both are viable options. There’s more information on the respective school’s website.</p>
<p>qtpiginger, It’s whartonite</p>