How hard is it to transfer to Wharton? (From SEAS)

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<p>I'm just wondering just in case I realize I don't like engineering, what kind of process is needed to transfer to Wharton? Is it difficult?</p>

<p>Thanks everyone</p>

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<p>I was also wondering the same thing (except I’m thinking about maybe transferring from CAS if my interests in business/Wharton develop)</p>

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<p>from what I understand, it is easier to transfer from SEAS to CAS and from CAS to SEAS than from either to Wharton. Wharton is supposedly very hard to transfer into. </p>

<p>However, I would like to know how hard it is to transfer from SEAS to CAS (just in case my interests change slightly) :)</p>

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<p>seas -> wharton and cas -> wharton:</p>

<p>require very high gpa (and only a very high gpa), something around a 3.8, can be hard to do from seas / not so hard from cas, depending on courseload</p>

<p>seas -> cas:</p>

<p>requires just a 3.0 gpa, not too hard</p>

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<p>I would like to know how difficult it is to transfer from CAS to SEAS, since my interests might change. Is it as easy as transfering from SEAS to CAS? Is the 3.0 GPA requirement the same? Thanks!</p>

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<p>cas to seas is harder curriculum-wise because college freshmen are taking all their general education-type classes which don’t really count towards requirements in seas</p>

<p>gpa requirement is the same i believe</p>

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<p>Wharton makes it very difficult for students from SEAS or CAS to transfer in. They don’t want any “backdoor” approach to get in.
If you find yourself more interested in business, you can major in economics at CAS. You’ll have access to the same recruiters as Whartonites.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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can you please elaborate?? others have said that it simply requires a minimum gpa</p>

<p>ugh I should have applied to wharton in the first place</p>

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<p>There is a minimum GPA of 3.4 to apply but what they do is they accept internal transfers in a descending GPA order (that’s it). So to be really competitive, you need at least a 3.8. Therefore, it is harder coming from SEAS. By “going in the backdoor,” that refers to students applying to CAS or SEAS who plan on transferring after their second semester (and this method rarely works). They think it is easier to get into Wharton once they are at Penn.</p>

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<p>I asked the computer sci department about double majoring, and was told it was not uncommon to do both technical and businsss. Not so? The quality of the business education(Wharton) is one of the edges Penn SEAS has over a place like Cornell, where i’m also in. How to do if you didn’t get into M&T but want tech/business?</p>

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but can’t people just cheat the system and sign up for the easiest classes possible?</p>

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<p>^Yes. There are people who do that, but you’d be taking a risk if you don’t get in because you would mess up your schedule and have to take more classes than you normally would. </p>

<p>As for GPA, I’ve heard of people getting rejected with a 3.85. It’s worth a shot if you have a good GPA, but for incoming freshman, I would not get my hopes up.</p>