Some CGS Questions

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<p>I have a couple of questions I can't find anywhere else on this forum, regarding CGS.</p>

<p>1) I know there is housing available to CGS students - are there any significant differences between CAS and CGS housing options?</p>

<p>2) I know Penn meets 100% of student need - does it work the same way for CGS students, even if you're taking mostly CAS courses? I know that CAS courses cost more, so would financial aid be based on the total you end up spending on CAS+CGS courses?</p>

<p>3) Are there any classes you HAVE to take in CGS sections, or can you fulfill all the GenEd requirements with CAS sections?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p>

<p>Greg</p>

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<p>This isn't really a good place to find CGS advice. In fact, these questions would be best answered by just calling the related offices.</p>

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<p>yea, I know. But I know there are at least a couple CGS people here who may be able to provide a more practical view than the CGS staff did/will. They seem to like to speak theoretically, and that does me no good at all.</p>

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<p>Ghard - here's the deal (as far as I know it anyway):</p>

<p>Housing - no differences. The few people I know in CGS who have used university housing have gotten into graduate student housing where things are a bit more "grown up". Look carefully into costs - a single for the school year costs about the same as a studio apt. in center city for the calender year (granted, not in the best buildings). If you're over 21, believe me, you want to be in CC, not UC. Its a pleasant 20 minute walk most of the year, and transit is fairly cheap and frequent during the day.</p>

<p>Aid - There is very little financial aid for CGS students as far as I'm aware. The assumption is that 1) you're a working adult and 2) you're getting the classes for half price anyway. As far as I know, everything that's available is listed here:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/undergraduate/scholarships.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/undergraduate/scholarships.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Your best bet is to be a woman over 30 who went to CCP and works for a local charity. (If you are, please become a Classics major - it would be nice to have an adult woman in few classes.)</p>

<p>But you should call the office to be sure. </p>

<p>Classes - you'd be an idiot to take a non-major course in the day school because it will cost twice as much. But heck, its your money! </p>

<p>If you don't have some transfer credits, electives can be annoying to accumulate, but if you have a CC apartment, you can easily take classes during the summer sessions and get some of that stuff out of the way when things are quiet. Summer classes also tend to be a bit more laid back, unless you're taking an intensive language. And the libraries are empty so if you have some research projects in mind its easy to get a lot of work done. (Can you tell I love summers on campus?)</p>

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<p>William,</p>

<p>Thanks for your help. (Although it is unlikely I will become a woman anytime soon, I'll see what I can do)</p>

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<p>Is it possible to transfer to SEAS after spending a year at cgs in the BA program? Thanks.</p>

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<p>nope. you can't transfer again to another school if you transferred to cgs in the first place.</p>

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<p>Right, that would be a double transfer. However, you can transfer if you were admitted as a freshmen to CGS and NOT a transfer - which is unlikely, but just a point. It is a competitive process nonetheless.</p>

<p>Transfers only mean previously matriculated transfers, not nondegree students who happened to take classes.</p>

<p>(This comes directly from the CGS handbook, BTW)</p>