<p>I realize that legacies are looked at quite highly for the CAS at PENN, but I’m not too sure of how they are looked at in regards to wharton. </p>
<pre><code> I’m a double legacy at PENN, and I was wondering if wharton gives the same treatment to legacies, better treatment, or less/no treatment?
I’ve tried to talk to my regional admissions counselor, but she is on vacation (horrible time of the year for an adcom to vacation :p). Could anyone shed some light on the wharton legacy system, or give personal experiences they have had?
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<p>I don't think it's treated very differently; more importantly though, you should be applying to the school you want to go to, not the one you think legacy will help you get in to.</p>
<p>Then apply to wharton. If legacy helps you it helps you, if it doesn't it doesn't, even in the college it's certainly not looked at favorably enough to constitute a 'hook.' Going into the College for a year and hoping to transfer is by no means a sure thing, and the admissions committee looks out for people looking for a backdoor into Wharton.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know how donations factor into admission? I'm quite sure they only give preference to donation givers if the amount is more than hundreds of thousands, but I'm still wondering. My grandfather and father combined have donated about 20k.</p>
<p>Legacy is the same at any of Penn's schools. Wharton is part of UPenn just as SAS is part of UPENN so you reap the same benefits from the legacy.</p>
<p>You have to remember that there is one admissions office for all of penn's four undergraduate school. And the admissions officers are regional, not school specific.</p>