Dual Degree

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>Well, even though I know its a little early to be talking about a dual degree,
I really am interested in doing one, with one degree from Wharton and the other from the College of arts and sciences. Although, right now I am unsure as to which major to take in the sas, I do want to take advantage of the opprtunities at penn…
Anyway, what I wanted to know is if there are any dual degree students from penn on cc. How tough has it been to get accepted into another school at penn, esp Wharton? What is the minimum GPA requirement for a dual degree?</p>

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<p>From the Penn website...</p>

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Satisfying the requirements of the College and the Wharton School dual degree usually requires more than four years, depending upon A.P. credits and how many courses overlap both schools' requirements. Students who wish to apply at the end of their freshman year need to have a minimum 3.40 cumulative g.p.a. and have taken, or have credit for Econ 001-002 and Math 104. The minimum 3.40 cumulative g.p.a. is merely a minimum requirement for application. It does not guarantee admission to the program. Students who wish to apply in December of their sophomore year will need to have had Acct 101 and Stat 101. Those who wish to apply in May of their sophomore year need to have, or have credit for Acct 102 and Stat 102. In both these cases, the minimum 3.40 cumulative g.p.a. requirement at the time of application stands.

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<p><a href="http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/dual_degree.html#Anchor_With_44867%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.college.upenn.edu/curriculum/dual_degree.html#Anchor_With_44867&lt;/a>
that's the site for dual degree for the college, which I'm assuming is your school.</p>

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<p>thanks...the thing is I know all this...but I want to know from a person from penn how competitive it really is...stats are not enough..last year for example the minumum gpa was 3.6! there's a big difference btwn that and 3.4. So I just wanted to know, from sb's personal experience how tough it as been, do they think it has been worth the hard work, and if they have any advice for me..</p>

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<p>If you are asking about how difficult it is to maintain a GPA around 3.6-3.8, I would say that it is not too difficult, especially in SAS classes (tends to have an easier curve than typical engineering/wharton classes). I would advise you to take a long hard look at your schedule to make sure that you plan your classes based on the GPA you're shooting for. It might be a little cynical, but taking one class instead of another make make a .1 to .2 point difference in your GPA, and that might be all that matters (you could delay taking a required class, for example)</p>

<p>Honestly I don't think it's too difficult if you set your mind to it. If you're comfortable with the material you can usually expect to do pretty well in your classes. Just make sure that you can test well (since tests are the majority of your grade) and try to stay a bit above average in your class. Getting the 3.7 pretty much means getting straight A's and A-'s, save for an occasional B</p>

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<p>thanks MichaelJ, that definitely helped boost my confidence:)</p>

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<p>on that note, what does a typical wharton class curve look like? sth like 20% As, 30% Bs, etc.?</p>

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<p>yea, i am interested as well</p>

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<p>The Wharton curve is like this:</p>

<p>-.02% As
pi% Bs
e% Cs
40% Ds
90% Fs</p>

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<p>sweetnsarah, your statistics do not make sense, and i wasnt looking for a funny remark</p>

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<p>take it easy man</p>

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<p>that wuznt even funny why she think that wuz funny?</p>

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<p>sushi_t,</p>

<p>doing a dual degree with wharton is competitive than doing it with college or engg. once you set foot on campus and attend the orientation programs, you will realize that almost everyon is planning to do a dual with wharton. do not be too intimated by that as many will lose th steam as the semester progresses. the gpa cutoff varies every year depending on the pool of students who apply. for the dual degree, its purely a gpa cutoff so its highly dependent on the quality of students who apply.</p>

<p>i would feel getting a 3.7/3.75 and above would put you in a strong position. since you have more than one chance to apply, i think the cutoff decreases for sophomores applying. be wise in the classes you choose if you r seriously planning to do a dual with wharton in freshman year.</p>

<p>i am not sure if you r in the college or engg, if in engg, you might want to give m&t a shot too.</p>

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<p>cut off M&T 3.9,Dual after freshman cut off3.7</p>

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<p>thanks penn_student. I can guess why so many people wud want to do a dual degree with wharton..awesome school. Unfortunately, I'm in the college so I cant try to get into m&t..but I'm gonna try to do really freshman year so I can apply by the end of it..</p>

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<p>sushi_t, since you are in the college, try not to major in economics in the college. this is because if you get into wharton, you will be graduating with the following 2 degrees : BA Econ (College) and BSc Econ (Wharton) and this seems pretty awkward on a resume.</p>

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<p>do you really think so? I think it would be fine. Aside from the name, the course material doesn't seem to be very similar</p>

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<p>I totally disagree. Any company that is trying to hire you will know that the work econ majors do is completely different from that of business majors. The name of the degree itself is irrelevant.</p>

<p>My advice: Do what you're interested in and don't worry about it.</p>

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<p>I'm transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences as a sophomore next year. Can I still apply for the Dual Degree with Wharton? Do I have a decent chance of getting in? What courses do I need to take next year?</p>