<p>I have been accepted at Wharton, Dartmouth, Brown, University of Chicago, and Pomona. I have been waitlisted at Harvard. I did not apply to any other schools. My dilemma is that I want to pursue a career in finance, but in college, I would like to study higher mathematics and possibly physics. Is Wharton a good match, or would another college be a better fit. Also, let?s say that I decide to transfer to Princeton, Stanford, or MIT from Wharton. Would I have a better chance to gain admission as a transfer, or as a freshman applicant (I take a year off). I am not trying to be pretentious. At this point, I am thoroughly confused.</p>
<p>Princeton doesn't accept transfers.</p>
<p>even if you are in wharton, you can take something like 40% of your classes outside your major. it's def possible to take a significant number of higher-level math courses and/or physics classes, and even do a minor in each. alternatively, you can do a double degree in wharton + math or wharton + physics if you want even greater depth. the great thing about penn is that you get a solid background in finance, but you also have to ability to take many liberal arts classes. at the other schools you've been accepted to, you will not get that level of depth in finance AND pure math. also, you can't beat the opportunities in finance out of wharton, especially with a quantitative courseload. another thing you should remember is that at the undergraduate level, your GPA is much more important in physics and math than the prestige of the physics/math department; academically, penn is on par with your other schools at the undergrad level.</p>
<p>Man I wish I applied from Wyoming...</p>
<p>^That would require living in Wyoming, Cheney land...</p>
<p>I'd say stick to wharton, forget about transferring and just study and land some awesome finance jobs out of college.</p>
<p>I have several friends doing a dual degree between wharton and the college, concentrating in finance and majoring in mathemathics.</p>
<p>Do people live in Wyoming?</p>
<p>^no, I have heard that, but its just an urban legend</p>
<p>the people in Wyoming don't want you to know they are there. They love the uncrowded mountains and camping alone on a mountain lake at 11,000 feet above sea level.</p>
<p>Cheney is not well liked even in Wyo :)</p>
<p>drizzit mentiosn the people in wyoming...but he actually refers to mandriods which have taken control over the state and are now trying to auction off the real people on ebay</p>
<p>I once read a Garfield comic that said that there was an empty space in the map of America so some guy decided to say there was a state called Wyoming. So, really, it doesn't exist. Or maybe that was Wisconsin.</p>
<p>I guess I am the only one who would recommend Pomona or Chicago in this situation...?</p>
<p>Transfer admissions to the MIT and Stanford are ridiculously difficult--much harder than freshman admissions. You have many excellent choices; I do not see why you would want to transfer. MIT and Stanford definitely have very good physics and higher math programs but you would get a better education at a place like Pomona with a smaller student body and an emphasis on undergraduates, and on intellectualism. For the record I have no affiliation with Pomona.</p>