Chances of being allowed to dual-degree CAS and Wharton

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I was accepted to Brown, waitlisted at UPenn (CAS) and Yale.
Now, I'm thinking about whether at all to pursue the waitlists, how to prioritize them, etc.</p>

<p>What draws me to Penn is the option to pursue a dual-degree with Wharton. My major at CAS would be Mathematics.</p>

<p>My question is: Is it worth speculating that, if admitted to UPenn from the waitlist, I'll actually be admitted to do the dual degree? Or are the chances rather slim? I'm asking because I'd almost certainly prefer Brown over Penn if I can't do a dual degree with Wharton there. It would not be a problem to reach a certain GPA. The question is whether any GPA gives me some sort of a "guarantee".</p>

<p>Any input for this?</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>^This. From what I hear, it is crazy competitive to get into Wharton from CAS. I would not bank on it at all.</p>

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<p>You won’t be able to dual degree, you have to apply for that program on your app.</p>

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That’s NOT CORRECT. A fairly significant number of Penn undergrads pursue dual degrees without having been admitted to one of the coordinated dual degree programs. In fact, over 30% of Wharton undergrads graduate with dual degrees, and many–if not most–of those are not in a coordinated dual degree program:</p>

<p>[Top</a> 10 List | Wharton Undergraduate](<a href=“http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/why-wharton/top-10-list.cfm]Top”>http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/undergrad/why-wharton/top-10-list.cfm)</p>

<p>As a CAS student, you’d have to apply as, in effect, an internal transfer into Wharton to be able to pursue dual degrees with Wharton, and that is by no means guaranteed. But again, a significant number of CAS undergrads do just that every year.</p>

<p>Until a few years ago, Wharton used to require around a 3.8 average in CAS to be able to transfer internally or pursue dual degrees–the exact required average varied from semester to semester depending on how many spaces were available, how many CAS students applied, and how their repsective GPAs stacked up. However, the internal transfer process is now more holistic than it used to be, and GPA is no longer the only criterion.</p>

<p>Here’s more on the internal transfer/dual degree process:</p>

<p><a href=“https://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/advising/internaltransfer_dualdegree/index.cfm[/url]”>https://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/advising/internaltransfer_dualdegree/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I did not apply to any business-specific schools except for UPenn because business is not such a high priority for me. The draw to UPenn comes from the fact that their business school is so good (too good to pass up on it).</p>

<p>@readyfor2014: You are talking about COORDINATED dual degrees. What I’m getting at is doing two separate degrees without any coordination.</p>

<p>EDIT:
@45 Percenter: Thanks for the info. What’s your take on the selectivity of the uncoordinated dual degree with Wharton?</p>

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<p>^ Don’t know the exact answer to that, but this page of FAQs is informative:</p>

<p><a href=“https://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/advising/internaltransfer_dualdegree/faqs.cfm[/url]”>https://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/ugrprogram/advising/internaltransfer_dualdegree/faqs.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And you can always do this, as recommended on the FAQ page:</p>

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<p>Thanks 45 Percenter for your information, as my daughter and I were wondering the same.</p>