<p>So I really regret not having applied to Wharton as a transfer. What is the closest thing you could find at the CAS? I was thinking Cognitive Science major + Urban Real Estate and Development minor. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>or something VERY close to the huntsman program? i really regret not having looking into that my senior year of high school =/</p>
<p>uh, closest would be econ plus loads of wharton electives (finance, accounting, etc.)</p>
<p>and yeah, actuarial science minor, consumer psych minor, urban real estate minor, bbb / hcmg minor, whatever</p>
<p>although the engineering entrepreneurship minor is better but may not be open to you</p>
<p>for huntsman - econ + ir, with language?</p>
<p>PPE (with a focus on international politics) + wharton electives + language</p>
<p>browncal, skim through the Recent Graduate Survey Reports for the College and see which majors ended up in the types of business positions that interest you:</p>
<p>PPE and IR will make you well-suited for business (just ask recruiters) and you will have a very broad and satisfying education in the process.</p>
<p>As an IR major, I beat out wharton kids for the job I have. IR at Penn is quite rigorous/awesome.</p>
<p>IR is also the closest you will get to Huntsman. They mixed up our major flags at graduation :P</p>
<p>Is PPE superior/more rigorous than an Econ major in the eyes of business recruiters?</p>
<p>Probably for consulting recruiters. Not so much for banking, etc..</p>
<p>ppe is more a prelaw major than pre-business</p>
<p>Then again, plenty of the wharton kids go to law school and plenty of the PPE kids go into business.</p>
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<p>I really hope it's not.</p>
<p>i would say econ and/or math in any combination</p>
<p>math or physics</p>
<p>Why Physics?</p>
<p>You can take the business technology route in physics University</a> of Pennsylvania Department of Physics and Astronomy // The Physics/Astronomy Major which might look good. And, someone who is a physics major is obviously going to be smart and hard working which companies like. My peer advisor said that physics is really competitive as a major though and recommended that I look at math instead.</p>
<p>The closest thing to Wharton in the College is just taking lots of Wharton electives. Really, no class in CAS will have nearly the same style or environment as any Wharton class.</p>
<p>how do CAS kids fare in wharton classes? do they find the classroom atmosphere more challenging?</p>
<p>What a stupid question.</p>
<p>not that stupid</p>
<p>in any case it's just fine for non-whartonites in wharton classes</p>
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<p>It depends entirely on the student and the major they are coming from--and the wharton class they're taking. As an IR major, I had no trouble acing MGMT classes, but I don't think I'd fare nearly as well in a finance course, where I have no natural aptitude and would have skipped several prereqs that Wharton students would have taken.</p>
<p>Conversely, a math or physics major might do very well in finance while sucking at the MGMT courses.</p>