Is harvard easier to transfer into than Wharton?

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<p>what is easier to get into?</p>

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<p>It's a crapshot, Kid!!!! Like Deal or No Deal. You never know where the $1 Million case will be. Don't knock that case out.</p>

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<p>It's always number 9. Always.</p>

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<p>Why would you consider transferring to Harvard or Wharton in the same breath? Harvard does not have a business school.</p>

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<p>Well, twinmom, people are allowed to consider multiple options. Your statement is as ridiculous as questioning a high school senior why he's applying to both liberal arts colleges and Yale. </p>

<p>Anyway, the way things are now, it's probably equally difficult to get into both, at least in terms of percentages.</p>

<p>However, the actual PRE-REQS for transfer admissions to Wharton is more specific than Harvard. You can theoretically transfer to Harvard with a bunch of random English courses, math courses, an art history class here and there and so on. On the other hand, Wharton requires specific courses to have been taken before they consider a candidate including both Micro and Macro Econ as well as a good deal of Calculus. That's really the main difference. And of course, the Harvard transfer class is usually more diverse in terms of interest and possible concentrations; the Wharton transfers will probably be more single-minded. (Of course, that's an over-generalization. Wharton students also have many differing interests, from entrepreneurship to finance and banking) </p>

<p>With that said, a decent percentage of Harvard grads end up in the business world, so not getting an undergrad business degree won't hurt much in the long run...esp if you get an MBA later.</p>

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<p>My "ridiculous" reasoning is that a transfer (likely a junior?) who is contemplating Wharton would likely be interested in a straight business program. </p>

<p>Many people are genuinely unaware that Harvard College has a liberal arts focus and does not have a business school.</p>

<p>I would not find it odd at all for a high school senior to apply to LACs and Yale - or Harvard. I would find it odd if s/he was applying to RPI, for example.</p>