<p>There was a similar thread last year, which I found very helpful. I will start.</p>
<p>Current School: Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Sophomore/Junior: Junior Transfer
GPA: 3.95
SAT: 1560/1600 (4yrs old)
SAT2: 770, 800, 800
ACT: N/A
Rec: one great, one pretty good I suppose
ECs: nothing big
Essays: not particularly outstanding, but well-written (esp. why transfer to this school essay)
Any hook: was in honors programs at Penn</p>
<p>Major: East Asian Studies</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Pomona
Accepted: Harvard, Stanford, Pomona
Waitlisted: none
Rejected: Yale
Will Attend: most likely Stanford</p>
<p>To be honest, you are making the biggest mistake of your life.</p>
<p>If you are truly interested in Asian Studies that's fine, but remember you will be thought of as a "stupid kid who didn't choose a worthwhile major," wheather or not that's you.</p>
<p>Do you understand how good it is here at Wharton? Your exit opps? To leave the Wharton School, in my opinion is a stupid move.</p>
<p>What are you planning to do with a Sanford degree in Asian Studies, just curious?</p>
<p>Do what you need to do. My cousin went to a prestigious law school but is now studying to be an accountant.. Regardless of how "good" the profession is, you won't make it if you arent passionate about it.</p>
<p>TheWhartonSchool - it's whether, not wheather. </p>
<p>One's exit opportunities from Stanford are going to be excellent, regardless of whether you personally consider the major lucrative or not. The OP is smart: he/she has obviously thought this through and knows what is best. And your theory/argument really only holds up if the OP plans on going directly into the workforce or getting an MBA after undergrad. If he/she plans on law/medical/graduate school, graduating from Wharton instead of Stanford is not an advantage.</p>
<p>That's exactly right, but if he wanted to go into law or medecine, whey didn't he pick a relevant major such as science. Asian studies is a fluff major, the only exception is if you want to become an Asian studies journalist/teacher, etc.</p>
<p>Brand- your theory was that if he wanted to go into medecine/law/gad school, Stanford would be better. Not true.</p>
<p>Medecine: Asain Studies or Wharton Finance= Wharton Finance</p>
<p>Law: Asian Studies or Wharton Finance= Wharton Finance</p>
<p>Grad School: Asian Studies or Wharton Finance= Wharton Finance</p>
<p>Wharton Finance would be a better choice, because if he decided later on to go another route he would have a back up major from the most respected business school in the world.</p>
<p>someone deciding to go into law or medicine doesn't usually need a backup plan because that is their ultimate goal and you don't think of that overnight, its something you work for day in and day out to achieve, that aside.. I find it a bit odd to transfer into asian studies.... I say go to stanford ( best college in the nation imo) but new major... unless you got plans or somethin. Either way best of luck to you, you'll do great and probably love wherever you go.</p>
<p>If he doesn't want to do finance then it would be stupid for him to stay at Wharton.</p>
<p>Just because YOU would major in finance and make the big dough at a prestigious PE or IB firm doesn't mean that's what he wants to do. Money is NOT everything.</p>
<p>dont forget he is at Penn Wharton (Honors)..studying Finance on his way to graduating summa cum laude ..3.95 almost perfect... this kid could write his own ticket to any grad school with those grades! I am having a hard time understanding why you would make the move unless there are more personal issues i haven't taken into account</p>
<p>Wind is right.. my SCORES are 4 years old.. </p>
<p>And yes, there are some personal issues. I have always wanted to study east asian studies. However, my parents had made me choose wharton because they wanted me to take over their businesses. I finally convinced them recently that I would be happier doing what I wanna do. This is why Im leaving wharton..</p>