<p>ok, well im applying to Penn early decision, but im having a debate over which school to apply to.
im not entirely sure what i want to study, but i believe that i may want to go into business. the problem is, if i get into wharton and attend, then i'll probably stick to that career path. but if i attend CAS, then i think ill be able to explore more possible careers. </p>
<p>if you were between these, what would you do? if i do go to CAS and then decide i want to go into business, i could still study economics, correct?</p>
<p>I had the same dilemma and I ended up going to CAS to keep my options open. In fact, Econ major is through CAS so you're fine studying economics in CAS. And if you do end up wanting Wharton, you can transfer in (though you need a high GPA to do so).</p>
<p>All Wharton undergrads receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in Economics, regardless of their concentrations. However, there is no economics concentration in Wharton (you used to be able to actually major in economics in Wharton--speaking from personal experience ;)--but that's long gone). It's confusing, but the B.S. in Econ. is the historic Wharton undergrad degree, and so survives to this day.</p>
<p>^^^True, but the gap in difficulty is narrowing has the number of applicants to Penn in general increases. Still, Wharton is much more selective in what it looks for in an applicant (if that makes sense to everyone). It is like HYPS in that regard.</p>
<p>Go for CAS if you are unsure about studying business. It's still Penn, which means it's fire!</p>
<p>personally, i would choose CAS. if u go into wharton, note wharton's fatal grade distribution system that grades u based on how smart u are compared to others. u might be a genius in ur high school but when u get into wharton, u will be competing against valedictorians with 2200+ SATs and amazing extracurriculars since wharton only gives out a certain percentage of As. Therefore, a lot of ppl may be at the bottom of the class. if you get anywhere near a 3.0, you can forget about getting ibanking or consulting jobs, not to mention HBS or Wharton for grad schools. so it is alot better to go to CAS, take several wharton classes and get a good gpa. you'll land on a high paying job and can eye HBS for grad school</p>
<p>Speaking from personal experience, I would really only advise you to consider Wharton if you're absolutely certain you want to spend your undergrad years studying this stuff.</p>
<p>yes, all penn school have a curve. but the students at CAS are not as high caliber as Whartonites, who are at HYP level (don't get me wrong, CAS students are very smart, thats why they're at penn). So its much easier to compete with weaker students and earn that good gpa.</p>
<p>"it is much easier to compete with weaker students."....strongly disagree here. Wharton students tend to have more hooks/connections. they are sports recruits, legacies, have parents high up in finance, have more leadership experience, etc. but their academic credentials are not appreciably different from those of CAS students.</p>
<p>if only everyone took advice about Penn from someone as knowledgeable as Rogue90 ;) seriously, a lot of the CAS students could have easily gotten into Wharton if they just applied there, but they didn't because they didn't want to go into business. this does not automatically make them "weaker students."</p>
Double Fail for poor grammar as well as factual incorrectness (most CAS courses do not use a curve)</p>
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but the students at CAS are not as high caliber as Whartonites, who are at HYP level (don't get me wrong, CAS students are very smart, thats why they're at penn). So its much easier to compete with weaker students and earn that good gpa.
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Another double Fail, for more unqualified statements as well as logical nonsensicalness. If CAS students were all of lower caliber, they'd still have the same spread of grades.</p>
<p>Now here is a case in which anecdotal evidence could be handy. Anyone who spends enough time at Penn would see that each school has their fair share of "how on earth did they get in?" idiots and students who dazzle with their brilliance.</p>
<p>ok, fine. Not all courses in CAS have curves. that just shows that it is easier to get good grades in CAS than in Wharton. Get ur logic straight ilovebagels and ur head out of ur a**. Conclusion? YOU FAIL.</p>
<p>Get a f-in life. U want to talk about other ppl's grammar? learn not to make grammar mistakes first.</p>
<p>It totally depends on interests. There are some really freaking smart people in all schools at Penn. There are also people that shouldn't be here. Some people would rather study language or math or history or politics as opposed to spending four years studying business.</p>
<p>I think it's easiest to get the highest GPA when you're studying what you genuinely want to study.</p>