<p>Does anyone know anything about the liberal arts and technology program at penn?</p>
<p>As far as I know, this is just a fancy name for doing a Dual Degree between Engineering and the College. I am doing exactly that, so let me know if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>Here's one Rudess.</p>
<p>I wanna major in engineering, math (aka CAS), and business econ (aka wharton).</p>
<p>Is it possible to triple degree in three schools?
If so, is it likely I will pull it off in four years w/ a social life on the side? (Assuming I take summer courses as well w/ 5-6 classes a semester)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm sorry but I really can't tell if that's a joke.</p>
<p>naw, i'm for real haha.</p>
<p>(i guess i do sound like one of those guys making fun of overzealous college kids huh...)</p>
<p>damn, i'm such a nerd.</p>
<p>a2npersuas2n,</p>
<p>A math "major" is very easy to add on top of an engineering degree. They make a special exception and waive all gen. ed. reqs, meaning you only need to complete the math major classes. (So, in your case, Math would definitely be the easiest 3rd major to add on to Wharton + SEAS). </p>
<p>Whether that's at all worth it is entirely a different question. And no, you would have no social life.</p>
<p>(And Rudess's take on the OP is correct)</p>
<p>Doing three full-fledged majors is a bit silly. Then again, I do see the appeal (since I do enjoy certain aspects of Wharton, computer science/engineering, and math), but to major in all three would certainly murder any chance of having a social life. I don't think you'd want to look back on your college years with regret. Having three majors isn't going to give you an auto-boost over everyone else for jobs or anything, especially if you find that your GPA tanks as a result of the workloads. Even with summer courses, it'd be a lot of work, arguably. In terms of cost/benefit, I think you'll get more out of your college experience by limiting yourself to two majors + a social life as opposed to three majors + murderous grind and eye-gouging.</p>
<p>k, so i love science.. it's my passion. but i also want to experiance a liberal arts education. So would you say this is the program i should apply for next fall? and if so, what school do you apply to online... CAS or SEAS? or is there a special place on the website to apply to such a program? thanks</p>
<p>xs0itg0esx, I'd say that if you love <em>engineering</em> and want to also experience a liberal arts education, then yes, you should look into the program. I say engineering because if what you love is pure science, then you may want to consider any science major in the College. But it doesn't matter that much since if you apply to just one school, you can later apply for a Dual Degree with the other school once you're in; you just need a 3.0+ GPA, which should not be too hard. I think you can specifically apply to the Liberal Arts and Technology Program in the application. If that's the case, you can apply to the program, and you can usually select a "backup" school in case you do not get into the program but one of the schools decides to admit you. But you should look into the application for the official details. If you decide to take the route of applying to just one school and then apply for the Dual once you're in, then you can apply to either CAS or SEAS. Choose whichever you want to be your "home school", which doesn't really mean anything. I'd pick Engineering, because I think curriculum-wise it's easier to start in Engineering and then get into (or transfer to) the College than the other way around.</p>
<p>a2npersuas2n, yes, it's possible to get a triple degree in three schools. You are not likely to pull it off in 4 years with a social life (probably also without one). However, if you want math+engineering+Wharton, then as matt says, you can get the math major with the engineering degree, and the Wharton degree, which would mean 3 majors and 2 degrees. I still think this is hard to do in 4 years, but in 5 years it may not be that hard if you plan carefully. And I do not think this is necessarily a stupid idea. Computer science, math, and Wharton would be a pretty valuable combination for me from all perspectives.</p>
<p>I have a friend who is M+T and majoring in math. He has a social life. He is also on track to graduate after 5+ years unless he drops math and engineering</p>