Hello! I would really appreciate input on whether I’d be a viable candidate for a transfer, and what I should additionally do!
Current- Freshman, 2nd Semester
College- OSU
Majors: Finance and Political Science
GPA- 3.88/4.00
Highschool GPA- 3.73 UW, 4.3 W
ACT- 32 (33 Superscored)
College Extracurriculars:
Vice President of Speech and Debate
Fundraising Coordinator for College Democrats
Currently interning at the Ohio Democratic Party
I would really appreciate it! Thank you!
For regular admissions, Wharton is a bit harder to get in but the difference is not meaningfully big to really make a significant difference for your chances.
For transfer admissions, however, I think the difference is meaningfully big. Wharton takes very few transfer admits many of whom are from top 20/30 schools including even other non-HYP ivies. The competition is just insane. CAS transfer admission is no joke of course but it is quite more attainable.
I would advise applying to CAS and then attempting to do a dual degree with Wharton. While there is no guarantee that you will be able to do a dual degree with Wharton the chances of doing so are rather high if you are able to maintain a good GPA at Penn. Even if you do not manage to do the dual degree, yo are free to take as many Wharton classes as you want. I think applying straight to Wharton as a transfer will dramatically reduce your chances of making it into Penn.
Trasferring to Penn is insanely difficult. I’ve heard of many cases where someone didn’t get in