<p>now i don't feel like i should be in wharton at all or something ::cries::</p>
<p>Stuyvesant: only gpa, nothing else.</p>
<p>It is not an admissions process, we are already admitted to Penn, it is simply an administrative action. But since spots are limited, they assign them by some measure - and the easiest measure possible is GPA.</p>
<p>afaforce - not everybody hates Wharton! that's also the good part about being at Penn, if it turns out that it might not be for you, you have plenty of room to explore and maybe change your mind.</p>
<p>I agree that there are other degrees which combine well with a degree from Wharton, but I thought the might provide an interesting viewpoint for anyone who has those OMG it's Wharton thoughts...like "I'll never get a job if I don't have a Wharton degree" or "CAS is a steaming pile of poo in comparison to Wharton and I'd have better employment prospects if I went to community college", which seem like they might be a little too prevalent at times.</p>
<p>Have fun, study what you love and love what you study, dispense almost meaningful platitude when you start to feel old.</p>
<p>CAS USED to be a steaming pile of poo.</p>
<p>Key word is used to be. Now it hath become awesome.</p>
<p>that's good. because if i drop outta wharton i'll still be getting an awesome education.</p>
<p>"Back when Penn was the garbage pail of the Ivy League, the Wharton School distanced itself from Penn. They even had their own stylized "W" logo and even debated separating from Penn.</p>
<p>But today, the rest of Penn (College included) has improved to the point where Wharton has felt comfortable adopting the Penn shield as its own logo."</p>
<p>Where did you ever hear that Wharton wanted to separate itself from Penn? Every school at Penn used to have their own logo. Now all schools at Penn have the Penn shield and University of Pennsylvania in their logo - it wasn't that the high and mighty Wharton decided to adopt the shield, it was a choice Penn made to have continuity and uniformity between schools, especially with the "one university" concept being such a big deal for Judy Rodin (and now Gutmann). It's all about branding and marketing. It was the smart thing to do for Wharton and for all the other schools at Penn.</p>
<p>from my friend's dad, who is a Trustee...</p>
<p>If I heard it from say, the president or the dean of the school or read it in penn's own history books about the school or saw it somewhere with more credibility than college confidential, perhaps there is a slight possibility that i may think it could be remotely true in some way.</p>
<p>The "W" (of which there has been at least 2 version in the past 10 years) was there while I was at Penn and it is ridiculous to think that Wharton would have ever considered separating itself from the university. Think about it and don't believe everything that you hear, even if it comes from the rich important people who donate lots of money to Penn.</p>
<p>I only saw one... it was a W inside a circle like semi out of the circle. What was the other?</p>
<p>It was a really ugly chunky block W. It came before the circle W and it wasn't just stand alone - they actually used it as the W in Wharton. This one is much worse than the circle W.</p>
<p>The Wharton School Publishing company still uses the old chunky block W in their logo: <a href="http://www.whartonsp.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.whartonsp.com/</a></p>
<p>I think you can see the W motif if you look diagonally at the first row of windows of the McNeil building...coincidence?</p>
<p>Oh GOD there it is. Why would anyone still use that logo? Especially if they are in publishing...</p>
<p>17 and 20 percent are definitely meaningless differences in the world of college admissions.</p>
<p>look at u. chicago and ucla. ucla's admit rate is far far lower than chicago's 40-50% admit rate, but that doesn't mean ucla is a better school. there are lurking variables in those rates -- as there are between the college's and w's differences.</p>
<p>20%, ugh, we're so lame :)</p>
<p>I was investingating a dual degree, but even looking around the penn website, its nearly impossible to do a dual because of all the course requirements. It was said that a majority persuing a dual degree between colleges do not finish in four years. I think I may opt to do my major and a joint minor in BBB and Health Service Management. I can get the great wharton courses with out the added buisness fluff i have no interst in.</p>
<p>wait u mean from college? it seemed like a lot of people did dual degree who were already in wharton. idk, that was my impression</p>
<p>That's what I'm doing. Best of both worlds. Liberal arts education and Wharton toolkit.</p>
<p>Just make sure to put a 'coursework' section on your resume ;-)</p>
<p>oh no ... staying in college (the best time of your life) for an extra semester. OH NO. PLEASE, SAY IT AIN'T SO.</p>
<p>I think the problem is the price tag ;-)</p>
<p>ahh yeah, good point. if is half of tuition for half a semester? and besides, you could always work your second half.</p>