Wharton = Death?

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<p>Okay, so I was kind of right, I guess. I'm not sure if this applies to all schools at Penn (CAS, Wharton, SEAS, Nursing) or just CAS, but this is what I found on the site:</p>

<p>A.P. Credits and the College Requirement
For students in the Class of 2009 and earlier, some A.P. credits may be used to fulfill the General Requirement in the appropriate sector. A score of 4 or 5 in an A.P. language exam may place a student out of the Language Requirement. Some A.P. credits count as Free Electives. In this case, they will not fulfill any sector of the General Requirement but do give you a credit toward graduation.</p>

<p>For students in the Class of 2010 and later, a score of 4 or 5 in an A.P. language exam may place a student out of the Language Requirement. (Read more on language placement.) **No other part of the General Education Curriculum can be satisfied with A.P. credits. </p>

<p>In some cases, you may be granted a "waiver" rather than course credit. "Placement" or "waiver" means that you need not take the course in question, but that you do not get a credit.</p>

<p>So it's kind of vague in its meaning. And that might only apply to CAS students and not dual degree or joint program students.</p>

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<p>To get in Huntsman...how good do you have to be? Anyone accepted mind sharing some insights?</p>

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<p>From what I know about it, you have to be pretty **** good....</p>

<p>not to discourage you or anything.........</p>

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<p>thanks for the info... from what you wrote it does seem like Penn has eliminated the policy of granting credits for AP tests. That's alarming!</p>

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<p>Another question: Is it abnormal/impossible to work for a nonprofit after graduating from Wharton?</p>

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<p><a href="http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=wharton%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=wharton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>check out some wharton videos. It looks more like a hardcore party school than anything else. DAMN COOL professors and TA's TOO!!</p>

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<p>Trust me, you can have an awesome time, and stop flipping out about grades... it's ok to get a B or even three. If you come out of Wharton with a 3.4, you are SET. You can go ANYWHERE. kids with 3.0's are more than fine. </p>

<p>Don't let your life get ruled by work here... live it up a little. Work hard... Play hard. There are so many things you can do here. Why not go out on a thursday every now and then? How do you expect to be able to talk to recruiters at coctail parties if you have no social skills? More importantly: How do you expect to pick up girls with all your money if you have no social skills? Think about it.</p>

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<p>Why would you think that? Not everybody goes to Wall St. Some go to law school, some go back to their hometown and work in local business, people do what they want to. Wharton helps you options, not limit them. Non-profits want lots of people with business sense.</p>

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<p>Wharton is competitive, not cutthroat. You work hard and go beyond the basic directions in assignments because you know others are doing that also, but no one is trying to undermine others.</p>

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<p>I went to Wharton and one of my best friends is editor of the Ridgway book. That book portrays the finance major/Wall St. segment. The other majors are on balance less time commitment because they are not training you to do the 80-100 hr per week banking job so many finance majors want. Management and the operations/computer systems major are hard also, but the others less of a time commitment.</p>

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<p>If you want to go to Wall St., you'll be impaired by lack of recruiting at Texas. Other jobs, you'll be fine, even consulting. This is a highly underrated advantage of Wharton- the fact that Merrill Lynch and similar firms go only to Ivy League, Stanford, Cal, and select northeast colleges with business schools (Boston College, Georgetown) to recruit.</p>

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<p>Can you tell me a little more about the Huntsman Program and what they're looking for? Please don't give a generic response; I know how competitive it is.</p>

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<p>It started the year after I arrived, so I cannot give a definitive answer. Beyond the obvious- a highly-convicted demonstrated interest in int'l business, I can't really say.</p>

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<p>Argh, Huntsman remains too much of a mystery to everyone.</p>

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<p>Well, I can find out more this weekend. Having drinks with a friend who knew a lot of original Huntsman students.</p>

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<p>I have this feeling that I'm never going to get in. My resume actually sort of works against me. My activism for corporate accountability and labor rights could be a good thing or a bad thing.. I don't want to come off as too idealistic, but I think that's pretty much inevitable. And I haven't focused enough on foreign language because there's so little opportunity to do so. I was nominated for the French Governor's School, but I applied to TASP instead.</p>

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<p>I would never try to speculate what they want, esp. a political viewpoint. Just having a strongly developed passion is likely a lot more meaningful that what that stance is.</p>

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<p>Well, that's good to hear.. but honestly, I think that Harvard would be much easier to get into than Huntsman. I lack business experience and significant focus on a certain language. However, I am extremely involved in global affairs.. unfortunately, so are all the other Huntsman applicants.</p>

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<p>Talked to my friend, and he emphasized how important it was to have mastered another language already (not any language spoken at home). It's not important to have accomplished something related to international business already but to show otherwise excellent potential for accomplishment- same as in any college application.</p>