<p>Hey guys. I got accepted as an Econ major to the college but have since then changed my mind on a couple things and have a couple of questions about my thoughts at the moment.</p>
<p>My first choice is to transfer to Wharton. I know it is really difficult to transfer to Wharton internally and you need a really high GPA. My first year schedule will probably look something like this:</p>
<p>First Semester:
Econ 001
Phil 002
Span 110
Writing Seminar</p>
<p>Second Semester:
Phil 008
PSCI 182
Span 120
(BF/Freshman) Seminar</p>
<p>Does this seem like a reasonable schedule? Is it possible to get the high GPA needed for an internal transfer to Wharton (I already have credit for Econ 002 and Math 104).</p>
<p>My second choice is to be a PPE major. What is the process of declaring PPE as your major? Is it competitive/difficult to get into?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>if you work hard, the internal transfer should be fine</p>
<p>and ppe isn’t particularly competitive / difficult as far as i know</p>
<p>declaring majors (you aren’t officially a declared econ major yet) requires you to notify each department’s undergrad coordinator; each will give you the paperwork you need and certify that you’ve completed any necessary courses required</p>
<p>Thanks for the response.</p>
<p>Does anyone else have any experiences with the classes I am planning to take? Or the switch to PPE?</p>
<p>The transfer to Wharton is very difficult, as it requires a minimum 3.8 GPA. Plus, you’re going to find that Wharton really isn’t the be-all end-all of Penn, so you probably won’t even want to transfer. Now, as for your intra-college stuff.</p>
<p>First of all, you’re undeclared; no freshman in the College has a declared major, so what you put on that application is irrelevant (I am pretty sure I applied as a Math major and wound up declaring PSCI). Declaring a major will be very easy for you.</p>
<p>You should be concerned with the courses you’re taking and how they fit in with what you might want your major to be. My first semester freshman year schedule was literally exactly the same as yours, except I took Latin 101 instead of Spanish (terrible idea, btw… switched into GRMN second semester). What I’d be concerned about is that your current projected second semester schedule is very weak on the requirements front. If you stay in the College, you have 13 requirements to fulfill, including things you might not be interested in. If you do transfer to Wharton, you still have a lot of requirements to fulfill, and the courses you have lined up don’t really help.</p>
<p>My second semester schedule freshman year was PSCI110, ASTR001, MATH114, GRMN102 and ECON002. ASTR001 fulfilled two college requirements, MATH114 fulfilled one and ECON002 fulfilled one.</p>
<p>With all that said, your interests look like they fit with PPE, Political Science or Philosophy. Consider taking five courses second semester… it’ll help with whatever you do</p>
<p>Actually the transfer requires a 3.4 GPA, but you are advised to try to get closer to a 3.7to be competitive. “Students should be aware that the Wharton School requires a 3.4 minimum g.p.a. for transfers, though students should have closer to a 3.7 g.p.a. in order to be competitive.”</p>
<p>As mentioned above, your GPA will be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>PPE is also a really good major, although it seems to have more of a focus on public policy than it does on business.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I think that if you do well in the College, you should be fine but talk to your advisor.</p>