Hi guys. I am currently a freshman in college. I am going to apply to Wharton at the end of the spring semester. I’ve read on the site that the required classes for transfer are math 104, micro and macro econ. I am taking those classes now, but the required credits for graduation from wharton is 37. Will I be able to graduate in four years? If i get in, will I have a rigorous schedule like 6 classes per semester? Are there any other classes that you may suggest taking? I am just worried that i am gonna behind everything, have a crazy schedule and not be able to graduate on time. I am taking 8 classes this year. Will that my application look poor? Are there any people who took 8 classes and still got into Wharton? I haven’t decided on my major yet so i am taking classes to fulfill my college general requirement. Thank you so much for you responses.
I think 4 per semester is the usual number for CAS students, so I don’t think it will look weak. Do you have Wharton related ECs? Have you thought about your essay explaining why you want to transfer? Are you keeping your grades up? You could add a class of interest to you in Wharton, if you want to.
These are really questions for your advisors (of which you have several: Peer advisor, pre-major advisor, College office advisor, etc.). Yes, you can transfer into Wharton and still graduate on time. Transferring between schools at Penn is neither common nor uncommon and it is very doable as long as you have a good reason for why your academic interests will not be satisfied in your current program and a minimum GPA to demonstrate that you can handle the greater degree of planning that creating your new schedule will require. 4 classes per semester in the College is very normal for a billion reasons that are specific to the way one optimally studies issues as complex and intricate as those tackled by the liberal arts. Realistically, you should go speak to your advisor though as they will know the specifics of your academic career best and they will be able to help you with the transition into another of Penn’s schools.