<p>i want to major in busniess (the wharton school) and poltical science (liberal arts) and i dont want to do the Huntsman program. How do i go about doing this? how do we fill this out on the application?</p>
<p>Dual Degrees</p>
<p>Students can also design a dual-degree program by combining their business degree with degrees in more than 50 areas of study through Penn's three other undergraduate schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing, and Penn Engineering.</p>
<p>I would indicate that you want a dual degree. You can admit to both schools and Wharton has a special advisor for these students. Huntsman is a Joint Degree.......some of each.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply, but where do i indicate that i want to do a dual degree? i didnt see anything on the application other than the programs</p>
<p>you apply for a dual degree at the end of freshman year....you can take basic classes in both schools as a freshman, and then you just declare later</p>
<p>I would suggest that you apply to Wharton as a freshman, then double up with the College later, it's much easier to do things that way (in terms of GPA requirements and so on.) Unless of course poli sci is your real passion, and Wharton would just be added value.</p>
<p>thank u...i was planning to apply for poly sci and then declare a double major...poly sci is easier to get into than wharton anyway (i think)</p>
<p>Yeah, CAS is easier to get into, but if the adcoms pick up from your application that Wharton is where you want to be, well, they don't like people who try to backdoor into Wharton. It's also very tough to get into Wharton from CAS, whereas it's very easy for Wharton kids to double-major in CAS.
So to reiterate, if you want to get a degree in poli sci and you'd like to be able to do business classes on the side, and hopefully get a dual degree...apply to CAS. If you're 100% set on getting a degree from Wharton, apply there.</p>
<p>How do you give the adcom the clear understanding that you are committed entirely to CAS and NOT Wharton undergrad, despite having been involved in starting an online business in HS. Should I eliminate all mention of it? Write a disclaimer stating my clear and unwavering interest in the college? I am worried that they will throw my application out because of this.</p>
<p>Krishna - it's not as simple as just "declaring" a second major in another school. You have to actually apply to the other school that you want to receive another major in (in your case Wharton). It's an extremely competitive process so you need to do really well your first year and take the prerequisites to ensure that you have a shot.</p>
<p>collegecountdown...write about what interests you in the College, whether it's specific departments, getting a broad liberal arts education or that nifty magnetic poetry you get from the alumni society during NSO. There's nothing wrong with having business interests, come to think of it, I helped start a business in HS too (all those years ago!), and I don't think it hurt my application at all (I got in, at any rate), and probably counted for a fair bit in terms of leadership positions. But, that was a few lines on my app, compared to an essay all about the facilities available at the College that I was excited about, and a p.217 essay that made it abundantly clear that (if I can possibly avoid it) corporate whoring is not going to be a substantial part of my future. Well, even if corporate whoring is going to be a part of your future, I'm sure you can still convey your appreciation for what a liberal arts education can do for you, as opposed to a more regimented and vocational business degree. After all, you've got the rest of your life to learn business skills, should you choose to.</p>
<p>lauraanne -
Thanks for the good advice. I'm doing the p. 217 essay for that exact reason.</p>
<p>lauraanne, I'm afraid my essay (pg 217) might not do a very good job of showing my interests. It reveals a part of my personality and though I didn't actually say it in plain words, I'm hoping the adcoms will see the connection between the type of person I am and the clubs that I have joined at school (student council and class council). I'm very involved in my school that way, and I guess I'm outgoing too, and that's the main focus of that essay. Any thoughts? I always feel as though my essay is not broad enough. Thanks!</p>