<p>For Wharton, which is better:</p>
<p>1) BS in Economics with 2 concentrations and a minor from another school
2) BS in Economics with 1 concentration and another degree from a different school
3) BS in Economics with 2 concentrations and another degree from a different school</p>
<p>Obviously, Option 2/3 may take up to 5 years, but what are the benefits?</p>
<p>umm…benefit is you get two degrees. </p>
<p>Minors are worthless…don’t waste your time pursuing one unless you are really passionate about the subject.</p>
<p>What about the Wharton Minors?</p>
<p>^ wharton minors??? Unless things have changed drastically since I’ve graduated wharton doesn’t offer minors…only concentrations…and getting a concentration is easy it’s only 4 courses / concentration while a minor in the college is 6-8 classes and majors are something like 8-10 courses.</p>
<p>Agreed. Generally, nobody pays much attention to minors or concentrations, but a double major shows initiative, organization, and follow-through, not to mention the fact that you actually have in-depth knowledge of another subject and an extra degree to show for your effort. It always looks impressive on a resume, and even gives you the opportunity to take your career in another direction if at some point your priorities change.</p>
<p>EDIT: What’s the difference between dual-degree programs (like huntsman, vagelos, etc) and the process that Ethereality is talking about?</p>
<p>EDIT EDIT: If, as a College student, I can obtain a Wharton degree, then why would anyone apply to Wharton in the first place?</p>
<p>@powerbomb:</p>
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<li><p>the dual-degree programs have highly organized curriculums that are tailored to allow students to pretty easily graduate in 4 years. The process that Ethereality is talking about is once youre at Penn in one of its schools you can apply for dual degree admission to other schools thereby allowing you to pursue a dual degree outside of the specific programs (huntsman, m&t, vag, etc.). It’s pretty hard to complete in 4 years since you have to fulfill both degree requirements and not all classes double count. Most finish in 5 years. </p></li>
<li><p>in order to get into wharton for dual-degree admission you need to apply and it has some pretty steep GPA requirements. you pretty much have to have a 3.8+ during your freshman year.</p></li>
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<p>Well I was planning on getting a dual concentration with Marketing & Communications since they both match up with my career path (advertising). On Wharton’s website it mentions a few minors including Consumer Psychology and some secondary concentrations such as Retailing. Outside of Wharton I’d like to get another minor but it’s in an area I am passionate in.
[Wharton</a> Undergraduate: Minors and Dual Degrees](<a href=“http://wwwdev.wharton.upenn.edu/UG2010/why-wharton/minors-and-options%20%20.cfm]Wharton”>http://wwwdev.wharton.upenn.edu/UG2010/why-wharton/minors-and-options%20%20.cfm)</p>
<p>whartongrad08 - thanks for the clarification.</p>
<p>@candygyrl0811: so the minors on Wharton’s website are all part of CAS. There are secondary concentrations (such as retailing, global analysis, etc.) that can only be pursued as secondary concentrations - in other words you need one of the primary concentrations first before pursuing these. Btw, there is already a structured Marketing & Communications dual concentration program available. :)</p>
<p>the ones in the following paragraph are generally a mix of Wharton and CAS classes (i.e. for American Public Policy minor you take a bunch of polisci classes from the college + a couple of Bpub classes from Wharton).</p>
<p>University minors combine courses from more than one school, creating an interdisciplinary academic experience. The participating academic departments jointly govern these interschool programs. Wharton-related university minors include Actuarial Mathematics, American Public Policy, Biological Basis of Behavior and Health Services Management, Legal Studies and History, Consumer Psychology, Organizations and Environmental Management, and Urban Real Estate and Development</p>
<p>@whartongrad: I know, that was the one I was referring to.</p>
<p>got it candygyrl…I guess the thing about those minors is that most people consider them to be part of CAS as opposed to Wharton. hence my confusion…but like I said minors are kind of a waste of time…I would say use your open credits to take classes in a bunch of different subjects as opposed to using your 6-8 open credits to take just classes in one field in order to get a minor that no one will care about…</p>
<p>Well I wanted to minor because I’m interested in some outside subjects and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to take those classes if I wasn’t in a structured program. Especially, if they don’t doublecount.</p>
<p>got it…I actually ended up doing a minor in poli sci (since i got some wharton classes to double count for this) and was able to do take a few classes in other subjects with the remaining open credits…but now i kind of regret wasting my time on the minor (even though I’m passionate about the subject) since no one cares about it and it doesnt add any value…I now kind of wish i would have taken a few classes in other subjects instead of doing the minor.</p>
<p>whartongrad - how worthwhile would you say it would be to pursue a double major?</p>
<p>@powerbomb - In CAS/SEAS it’s definitely pretty worthwhile since it looks great on the resume given how much work it takes to get both majors. In Wharton I would say it’s kind of expected for people to do multiple concentrations since they are pretty light.</p>
<p>@whartongrad08</p>
<p>Would you recommend getting a dual-degree from Wharton and SEAS in five years? Or do you think it is best to simply stick with one degree from Wharton?</p>
<p>@ethereality3: i guess it would depend on what you want to do…if you want to go into investment banking and consulting (i.e. like the vast majority of people in wharton) then I wouldnt bother getting the 2nd degree unless you are really passionate about it. If you want to go into tech and have a few more doors open to go and pursue either business, tech, or a combined type of job then go for the 2nd degree.</p>
<p>Don’t do multiple minors/concentrations, nobody cares about those. Go for the dual degree as it will give you in depth knowledge about another subject, and it also makes your resume a lot more competitive during recruiting.</p>
<p>Also, my friends and I all finished duals in 4 years, there’s absolutely no reason why it should take 5</p>