<p>What’s the difference between double majoring and say the Huntsman Program. Can’t you just double major in economics and international relations or any other two areas anyway? Why are those joint-major programs so special (40 out of 540 applicants are selected), what’s the point of enrolling in a program like that when you can just double major?</p>
<p>well at penn you can't double major between schools. So if your'e in wharton you have to concentrate in a wharton field. You can't major in say poly sci...however, you can minor. Plus the huntsman program and M&T and the other dual degree programs arent just joint major programs. When you graduate in 4 years you come out with a B.S. in Economics from Wharton with a concentration in (major) AND a B.A. in International Studies (that's huntsman). </p>
<p>So you come out with two degrees and not just one, hence the competitiveness.</p>
<p>Essentially you either stick to a major at your school (sas, seas, wharton, nursing) or you do a dual degree or you just get a minor. No double majoring between schools.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that there were "University" dual degree programs that allowed Wharton and any other school?</p>
<p>yeah there are pretty much three options:</p>
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<li>you major/double major within your own school</li>
<li>you do a JOINT degree (huntsman, M&T, etc.) Pretty much only apply during frosh admissions or for M&T you can try transfering but it is really hard (talk to Penn15 about it)</li>
<li>You do a dual degree (any school with any school combo). Usually takes longer to complete because you have to do all the requirements for both schools while in the joint degrees they shave off a lot of requirements.</li>
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<p>i should have distinguished btw dual and joints in my previous post. People usually just group them.</p>
<p>Bern, are u in Huntsman? Just curious, what were ur stats? Did you have an unusual hook?</p>
<p>look at his past posts chino its all in there</p>