<p>Hey guys,
Well next year I am going to be applying to Upenn and really want to get in. There is a rumor at my school that students have a great shot at getting into Upenn if they apply to the CAS program for "classics". I am currently a junior in highschool and have taken:
Frosh: Latin 1 Grade: A
Soph: Latin 2 Honors Grade: B (this is the only B on my transcript I have a 3.78 unweighted)
Junior: Latin 3 Honors Grade: A
Senior: Latin prose and poetry Grade: A</p>
<p>My question however is should I apply to Upenn as if I were interested in Classics. What I hear is that the Upenn has much lower standards for people applying into the Classics program than all other majors. Also, I was wondering if after I get accepted into the CAS program if I can switch into Wharton without any problems.
Thanks guys</p>
<p>going from CAS to Wharton is not only very hard, the adcoms aren’t stupid. they’ll catch youu trying to get in “through the backdoor”</p>
<p>why do you do you believe they’ll catch me?</p>
<p>Because you’re not as smart as you think. The very fact that you just laid out your master plan on a public bulletin board on the internet, which the adcoms can read at their leisure, shows that you’re not very cunning. Also, the adcoms are pretty smart, and they get paid to spot people like you. That’s why.</p>
<p>If you can get above 3.8, then you can transfer into wharton. If not, you just screwed yourself up for life. Do a risk assessment.</p>
<p>Here is a probe that ought to help you decide:
What are your preferences in addition to Wharton? If they are exclusively business programs, you may want to reconsider your application to CAS, as - if you become stuck there - you could be miserable. This I doubt, since in fact the opposite scenario (being stuck in business school), is much worse (objectively more boring, that is).</p>
<p>You should probably also learn the difference between “than” and “then” before trying to get into either Penn undergraduate school. Good lord.</p>