<p>Thanks to all responders. Do you agree with what several alumni have said re: Freshman should room in the Quad??. My son is an outgoing potential doctor who is a very good but not Div. 1 tennis player. Any votes for not staying in one of the 3 Quad dorms?</p>
<p>How is the first year at Wharton structured for someone not sure what concentration to pursue?</p>
<p>Do freshman take mostly the same classes or do we choose among many options? Just wondering. Are there any instructors it would be wise to avoid if possible due to teaching method or whatever?</p>
<p>If Penn does not accept AP scores for any of the core general education requirements, and if for your major you would want to take the classes at Penn, what can they be used for?</p>
<p>AP scores can get you out of the language requirement if you get a 4/5. For math, if you get a 5 on calc BC, you can take Calc II: multivariable calc (skipping calc i). They also count toward the total number of credits needed for graduation.</p>
<p>@neorobie</p>
<p>Is there a difference between a 4/5 in terms of what classes you get out of/what credit you get for languages?</p>
<p>question to anyone- what are the general requirement classes? are they different across the four colleges?</p>
<p>debater2013: a 4 gets you out of the language requirement. 5 gets you credit and out of the language requirement.
[AP</a>, IB and Pre-College Credit - Penn Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/freshman-admission/ap-ib-and-pre-college-credit]AP”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/freshman-admission/ap-ib-and-pre-college-credit)</p>
<p>The general requirement classes consists of 2 different categories, the sector requirements and foundational approaches. The foundational approaches includes many different subjects(i think 4) in addition to the critical writing seminar and the foreign language requirement. the sector requirements have 7 subjects to fulfill.</p>
<p>I don’t think they are different across the 4 colleges. but i can only speak for the College.</p>
<p>What do you know about Penn’s computer and cognitive sciences dual degree program? Unlike the others (Huntsman, M&T) there isn’t much online explaining it.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the enrollment deposit is due?</p>
<p>@Elouie </p>
<p>It was due on Friday for ED…</p>
<p>Do Pre-major Advisors often get assigned from incoming freshmen “intended” major departments, or are they completely random? (I know that most people change intended majors.) Are they savvy about course selection strategy or are they mainly there to process forms and explain rules, with course selection having to be researched by the students? </p>
<p>Are the student assessments of courses and professors accurate and reliable? Does access come with the PennKey?</p>
<p>Are there Sector/Foundation courses that are so popular that they are really hard to get into?</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice!</p>
<p>Pre-major advisors aren’t assigned based on your intended major. It’s completely random. My advisor didn’t really know course selection strategy that well but your peer advisor will email you a powerpoint explaining the strategy. I think the student assessments on PennCourseReview are only helpful when there are extremes in scoring or there are comments. just go on penncoursereview.com.</p>
<p>I have a quick question. I was looking at word-study jobs and I saw two different types of postings for lab/research jobs. There were lab assistant jobs postings and research assistant jobs. Is there any difference between the two? Also, is there a hierarchy in the labs where you get more experience over time?</p>
<p>@LakeLightning: Not sure if this was one of your questions, but you will need your PennKey login and password to access PennCourseReview.</p>
<p>Do LSM students take MGMT 100 in the Fall or in the Spring?</p>
<p>@emblem101: I’m an LSMer in the class of 2016, and we took it [you’ll take it] in the fall with all of the other Wharton freshman! My team had myself and another LSMer, which was nice. MGMT 100 in the Spring is for dual-degree students that are doing uncoordinated dual degrees (so they are pursuing two degrees completely on their own) and for transfer students.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer hardworking21.</p>
<p>Does anybody know the answer to my other question, post #333?</p>
<p>Also, do you get invitations for the JWS/BFS programs when you receive your decision or does that information come out in the spring?</p>
<p>@emblem101: My answer to your other question (in post #333) is a bit more limited. I would recommend reading the job descriptions on those two specific positions you’re interested in. Generally speaking, lab assistants may more often be the ones washing beakers, etc. (more administrative tasks) where as research assistants may be actually pipetting and getting involved with research tasks. These are more generalizations, though, and checking the exact job descriptions for both of those positions would be a better way to accurately juxtapose the two.</p>
<p>Invites for JWS/BFS do come out in the spring during the RD release date.</p>
<p>I’m currently a sophomore in high school but my goal is to attend Wharton. Any suggestions on what I should do to give me the best chance possible of being accepted?</p>