<p>astonmartin, if you don’t mind me asking, what are your 2 degrees?</p>
<p>For someone in the college who is unsure about what he wants to do in the future, would it be worthwhile to try for a dual degree with Wharton? I know the Business world opens many many doors, but is it too difficult to be practically possible?</p>
<p>staller - If you are still unsure about what you want a wharton degree, like you said, will open up a lot more doors. I would definitely go for it. I wouldn’t say its “too difficult to be practically possible…” you should take the classes Wharton asks for (see link below), namely ECON001, ECON002, and MATH104 plus then take a bunch of easy courses to make sure you can get a really high GPA and you should be good. Most of the people that I know that transferred had a 3.8+</p>
<p>[Internal</a> Transfer: Policies](<a href=“http://www.college.upenn.edu/policies/transfer_internal.php]Internal”>http://www.college.upenn.edu/policies/transfer_internal.php)</p>
<p>Thanks so much. So a 5 on Calc BC would get me credit for MATH104, and ECON001 and 002 would be Micro and Macro. So if I get 5’s on those three AP’s I would meet all the requirements for an internal transfer/dual degree?</p>
<p>Does a 5 on Calc BC cover MATH104? What are ECON001 and 002 like?</p>
<p>A 5 on AP Calc BC gets you credit for Math104. 5s on AP Micro and AP Macro will get you waivers for ECON001 and ECON002 - meaning you won’t get a credit for them but you won’t have to take them while at Penn. </p>
<p>With a 5 on all three exams you would fulfill the requirements to apply for transfer after freshman year and would set you up very nicely to take a bunch of really easy classes in order to get a kick-ass GPA. </p>
<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Advanced Placement Policy](<a href=“http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/applying/advanced.php]Penn”>http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/applying/advanced.php)</p>
<p>Sweet. Thanks Whartongrad. I think that’s going to be my plan. I’ll try to self-study the Econ AP’s. I hear they aren’t too hard.</p>
<p>I also have a question about the credit transfer for Math 104. I took Calc BC last year but I didn’t get the 5 to replace it. But, this year I am taking Calculus II and III through a GA Tech program. Would this give me the credit so I don’t have to take 104 or will I still end up having to take a math like Statistics?</p>
<p>^ not sure if the credits from the GA Tech program would transfer…they may. However, if you have taken that much calc then you could probably just take the internal department exam. On the link above you will notice that there is an * on Calc BC which says “An internal departmental examination is also available for credit.” </p>
<p>Study hard and try to place out…that class is a *****.</p>
<p>by the Transfer credit standards I think it will because it’s the same class taught to college students, but I’m not sure because I know Tech’s Calc II class is based deeply in linear algebra but anyways thanks.</p>
<p>how hard is it to get a biology major while simultaneously getting a major in the business area? what’s the easiest business major to double major with?</p>
<p>Whartongrad: My d got admitted to SEAS. Is there a way to take a minor at Wharton? say economics or Business. Is this common?
GPA in eng is very hard. Is there any relaxation to GPA for eng? How easy it is to do the combination in 4 / 4.5 years?</p>
<p>@IAmABeast: I assume that by double major you meant dual-degree. It is not possible to major in 2 things from different schools to do this you have to be in a dual-degree program or apply to do a dual-degree. If you are a CAS student then getting accepted to do a dual-degree in Wharton requires a pretty high freshman GPA (3.7-3.8+ to be competitive) if you are a Wharton student then getting accepted for dual-degree in CAS is a bit easier (requires something like ~3.4+). It is definitely doable to do a dual-degree in bio and a wharton concentration. I would say the easiest concentrations are probably marketing, management, business & public policy. </p>
<p>@rajan: First of all Wharton does not offer any minors. If your daughter is a SEAS student then she cannot pursue any type of concentration/minor/etc. in business. Like I said to Beast above she would have to apply to be in a dual-degree program. That said, there are a few “university-wide” minors that combine a few Wharton classes these 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. If she applies for a dual-degree I am not sure how SEAS GPAs are viewed, given like you said that they tend to be lower, so I am not sure if they’re cut off is lower. It is definitely possible to do in 4-4.5 years she would just have to take a heavier courseload and also look to take classes that count for multiple requirements.</p>
<p>but isn’t a wharton concentration nothing close to a major? would it help a resume or anything incase i feel like doing business waaay in the future?</p>
<p>@whartongrad08:Thank you very much for your clarifications.</p>
<p>@beast: if you pursue a wharton dual degree then you will have to select a concentration (these are the equivalent of majors in wharton). A wharton degree will help a lot down the line if you want to move into business. You can’t just pursue a concentration in Wharton without being in Wharton or being a dual degree candidate.</p>
<p>Hm so I know 2 people who successfully transferred to Wharton with a 3.7ish and the reqs, and said it really wasn’t so difficult. Are they the exception? Is it harder to get a dual degree than transfer, or easier?</p>
<p>Staller, I can’t really answer the first part of your question, but I’m under the impression that, in order to complete a dual degree with XSchool + Wharton, you need to complete the transfer process to Wharton anyway. So I don’t see how a transfer could be harder or easier, unless you’re talking about academic difficulty post-transfer.</p>
<p>@whartongrad08: so concentrations are the same as majors in wharton? so, if i apply for a dual degree, i can technically get a major in biology at CAS and a concentration at Wharton for business? how do concentrations look on resumes as compared to majors?</p>
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