<p>Hey guys.. Im about to apply to UPenn for the class of 2014 but dont really know whether CAS or wharton would be right for me..</p>
<p>although wharton is my first choice, i personally dont think my stats are good enough to get in to wharton.. which is why I'm now considering cas</p>
<p>and that leads me to my question: say i apply to cas, get in, and attend upenn as a cas student</p>
<p>is it possible to stay in cas and still pursue a major in wharton? (sort of like a dual degree?)</p>
<p>would that make me a wharton and a cas student? or just a cas student?</p>
<p>If you are admitted to CAS you can apply for a transfer to Wharton or a dual degree (being a student in both and getting degrees in both schools). To jump into Wharton from CAS (or SEAS) you need to get a 3.8 freshman year (not an easy thing). If Wharton is your only reason for going to Penn you’re best off applying to Wharton directly rather than potentially coming to Penn and being in CAS for 4 years.</p>
<p>You can pursue a dual degree if you get accepted to Wharton from CAS (given that you start out at CAS).
If you pursue a Dual Degree, you would be a Wharton and a CAS student, if you don’t get accepted into Wharton, your a CAS student.</p>
<p>Dude if you don’t want to apply to CAS first, don’t apply to CAS. Apply to Wharton and save your CAS spot for someone who genuinely wants to go to Penn CAS (of which there are several several thousand after all)</p>
<p>just look at yr interests that’s the point of having the different schools: do u like business (wharton) or are u not sure or are u interested in pre/med or are u interested in the humanities (cas)?</p>
<p>same school but 4 ppl w/ very different interests. i applied to wharton. why? b/c i’m interested in business. that’s all u need to decide and all u should look at.</p>
<p>so to pursue a dual degree if admitted to cas i would have to apply to wharton as an internal transfer student? or would it be a completely different process?</p>
<p>how hard is it to be able to pursue a dual degree between cas and wharton once i am admitted into cas as an incoming freshman? would i have to go through an application process?</p>
<p>To either transfer into Wharton or pursue a dual degree, it’s the same process. You have to take math 104 (calc II), econ 1, and econ 2 (intro micro and macro). In addition you need to maintain above a 3.8 GPA to be safe for a transfer. The only other thing you need to do is go into the College office in Claudia Hall and fill out a one page form. No essays, no ECs.</p>
<p>oh ok…
i wont have to take econ 1 because of my ap microeconomics score
that means i will have to take math 104 and econ 2 during my freshman year at CAS
is that possible?
is it also possible to take MGMT 100 during my freshman year at CAS?</p>
<p>Econ 2 and math 104 are standard freshmen classes</p>
<p>You can’t take MGMT 100 till you are in Wharton. It’s the type of class where it’s not too tough to get a B but pretty tough to get an A (depending on your group and whatnot) that you probably wouldn’t want to take it anyway.</p>
<p>Remember, you’ll want to get mostly As. A = 4, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3, etc. If you get straight A-'s you’ll have a really good GPA and make Dean’s List, but will not transfer into Wharton if the cutoff is similar to the past 3 years.</p>
<p>Well then that leads me to my next question
what would a typical math major’s freshman schedule look like? (If they opt to take Econ 2 as well)
how hard is it to get an A in these classes? (according to curves, percentage of students that get A’s etc)</p>
<p>In general, your schedule will look something along the lines of:
First semester: Math 104, Econ 2, Writing Seminar, Language
Second Semester: Math 114, Language, Graduation Requirement, Graduation Requirement (things like psych or history or whatever, there are tons of classes you can take).
It might be recommended that you take Econ 101 second semester to get a jump start on your Wharton curriculum and also keep up with an Econ major. For grades, there are some students who could sleep their way into As in these classes. There are others who will work very hard and struggle to keep above a 3.0. It really depends on a lot of factors (high school rigor, how much you party, professor, etc.).</p>