<p>I am afraid that I made the wrong decision applying for the College instead of Wharton. I was afraid of not getting accepted (and I heard that in the College you could take Wharton classes) and I didn’t know if I wanted business but now I am really regretting it… it just doesn’t seem to compare to Wharton itself or the other Ivy League schools in general… how good really is a degree from the College? I don’t know what to really do to get the bang for my buck.</p>
<p>"or the other Ivy League schools in general"</p>
<p>And you know this how?</p>
<p>I just never hear anyone rave about the College, is all.</p>
<p>Dont worry, the college is one of the top in the nation for many fields. Besides, you can always do business. Just do a dual degree with Wharton and the College. All you need is to take econ as a frosh and have a decent gpa by the end of your first year (its 3.5 for enginnering, dunno for the college).</p>
<p>So I <em>CAN</em> graduate with a dual degree from Wharton and the College? I think I will do that.</p>
<p>yeah because of the dual (i got into engineering) ive been questioning whether i should go to penn over princeton simply because ive lived in the princeton area for a long time.</p>
<p>What is the benefit of applying Wharton over a dual degree in College and Wharton being accepted to the college?</p>
<p>youve never heard anyone rave about the college???
besides the fact that it entirely depends on what field you want to go into... it's got the best psych department in the country, and one of the best undergrad premed programs (seeing as penn's med schools is one of the two finest and penn loves their quakers...u would def get the most "bang for ur buck") and umm how often do you hear kids RAVE about how wonderful cornell is (whats there to do in ithaca again?) or say (dartmouth college is FAR superior to penn)?? YOU DONT... every ivy league school has its strong points. id have to say penn is more socially stimulating than others, however...</p>
<p>there are some requirements to complete before being allowed to get a degree from wharton if you didnt apply straight there.</p>
<p>I was mainly referring to schools like HYP in that regard when I spoke of "other Ivies". But I like this idea of double majoring with one from College and one from Wharton... mmmm that is heavenly.</p>
<p>An0nym0u5: Such as what?</p>
<p>Well a double major won't be a cakewalk, but its certainly doable. You'll probably need to take 6 credits for the majority of the semesters. Though with Wharton and College, a lot of the gen ed stuff double count.</p>
<p>im not sure exactly what the requirements are. i think someone said you hafta take econ courses as a freshman and have a 3.5 gpa over the first year. is that accurate?</p>
<p>it is actually a lot easier than you might think.</p>
<p>I'm really interested in the concept though... this could be really awesome. Now if only I could figure out how to get the house/dorm I want! >.<</p>
<p>Legendofmax: My interviewer was a guy who works for UBS. He graduated from the CAS with a degree in economics. Although he didn't get a Wharton degree, he still went on to become a successful businessman.</p>
<p>Oh of course, but still, there's no way having a degree from Wharton can hurt you :)</p>
<p>"[The College] just doesn't seem to compare to Wharton itself or the other Ivy League schools in general... how good really is a degree from the College? I don't know what to really do to get the bang for my buck."</p>
<p>That really is the dumbest thing I ever heard.</p>
<p>I agree Johnny.</p>
<p>The only people who don't rave about Penn college are those who are stuck 20 years ago. I promise you anyone in a hiring position thinks amazing things about penn college.</p>
<p>"Oh of course, but still, there's no way having a degree from Wharton can hurt you :)"</p>
<p>That depends of course on your definition of 'hurt you'. One thing most people seem to forget is that Wharton after all is a tradeschool. It is of course the best tradeschool around in its specific trade, but that doesn't change it to something else.</p>
<p>Passing up on the opportunity to expand yourself and broaden your horizons by pursuing a liberal arts education is not something you should do lightly. It might come in handy some day, and if nothing else it will give you great personal satisfaction. When else will you have the opportunity to explore any field you find interesting?</p>