<p>No, 3.4 is the minimum to apply. Most likely you will not get in unless you have higher than a 3.7. When you apply to transfer to Wharton, they only consider applicants by GPA. That means if there are 20 spots and the top 20 GPAs are greater than 3.9, that is the cutoff. It varies every year. I know a sophomore who is doing a dual degree between Wharton and the college and she said the cutoff last year was around 3.8. It is probably the hardest to maintain this GPA in engineering. Engineers will usually take mostly if not all science or engineering credits in freshman year. On average these courses are curved to B-. If you have a strong high school background, you should be able to handle it, but if not it will really be a shock.
Also, there seems to be a false perception that because engineering has a higher overall acceptance rate that it is easier to get into. However, many of the most intelligent people and motivated people I have met at Penn are engineers. It’s a very self selective path.</p>