<p>hey fellow CC'ers, I'm a high school student (class of 2011) that is currently looking at possible colleges I would like to attend. The University of Pennsylvania looks like a great school, and I could definetly picture myself going here. Although I have not decided on a major, I know that I might possible be interested in business (Wharton?). However, I do not want to be denied from this school just because I apply for an extremely competitive college at Upenn. What should I do? Also, should i apply for a dual degree?
THanks</p>
<p>Go with whichever you’re most interested in. The increased selectivity is offset by your suitability to the program. </p>
<p>The dual degree programs are generally fairly hard to get into. There are a number who get in through other ways but that’s another story. You can, however, declare a second degree in a field you’re interested in after you’ve been accepted to one school and meet the requirements for the second.</p>
<p>I really would like to business, but I don’t want to not get accepted to upenn just because I chose a more competetive college. Is it possible to get accepted to the college of arts and sciences and somehow transfer or something to Wharton?</p>
<p>only if you have a 3.8+ during your freshman year</p>
<p>^ It’s that simple?</p>
<p>yeah except getting that 3.8 isn’t so simple when you are battling the curves</p>
<p>Yeah getting a 3.8 isn’t like getting a 3.8 in high school. I know of four people who had a 3.8 after freshman year. Four. And no, I don’t hide under a rock, either. </p>
<p>Do NOT apply to a school because you think you can get in, if it isn’t where you want to be. It will backfire far more often than it will help.</p>
<p>3.8+ is do-able if you cheat yourself of an education and take easy courses or repeat material you’ve mastered in high school (taking math 104 when you got a 5 and compete in math competitions).</p>
<p>I would like to say, though, that if you like business but are unsure about what to study, you might want to go to SAS for econ. You get Wharton to be your recruiter magnet (still attend all events) and you get a larger-scoped education.</p>
<p>sorry for the late response, but I am considering applying for the dual degree for arts and science and Wharton. If i am denied to this program, would I still have a shot of atleast making it into the sas?</p>
<p>if you mean huntsman, yes, you can request to be considered for the regular college program if you don’t get into huntsman</p>
<p>Thank you, that is the name of the program that I am looking at. How competetive is to make it into the huntsman program compared to just Wharton? Would I be better of just choosing Wharton or the sas as my alternate? If I only made it into the sas, what would my options be if I wanted to have a business career?</p>
<p>It’s CAS.</p>
<p>If Penn was Harvard, SAS would be the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and CAS would be Harvard College. Got it?</p>
<p>I got it. College of arts and science</p>
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<p>Not a single option, obviously.</p>
<p>Everyone knows it’s absolutely impossible for people who go to CAS or a non-business undergrad to have a business career.</p>
<p>That’s why the entire incoming batches at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Google, etc are made up entirely of Wharton and NYU Stern graduates, with nary an alum from Harvard College, Yale College, Dartmouth College, Penn’s College, etc…all they can do is TFA or burger-flipping, obvi.</p>
<p>But wait isn’t it possible to major in economics and then go to a graduate school for business?</p>
<p>Also, I’ve been looking at the fact that I could possible do an internal transfer to Wharton as a sophmore. I see that alot of people here have stated that it is hard to maintain a good gpa here. If I was really dedicated enough to make it into Wharton, would it be achievable considering that I have pretty much all As (only one B for one semester last year, and I am a junior with all gifted classes and have so far taken 5 AP classes)?</p>
<p>If you are already planning to do an internal transfer to Wharton before even applying, you should just apply to Wharton. Admissions has seen many kids try to do this before.</p>
<p>I’m really considering Wharton, but the only thing is that I don’t want to not get accepted to upenn just because I applied to Wharton (but would have been a qualified student for cas. I’ve heard that Wharton is supposedly extra competetive)</p>
<p>Lol @ ilovebagels’s post</p>
<p>just out of curiosity, how often do people go Upenn’s nursing school(generally considered the “easiest” of Upenn’s schools),pull off a 3.8+ (shouldn’t be that hard in nursing right?), and then transfer over to wharton?</p>