<p>I'm not quite sure what I want to do with my life(a common problem!). But Penn is one my dream schools because of the city campus, great reputation, and general strength across many departments. What I am torn about is whether to apply to CAS or to Wharton. I have been leaning towards business but I still am not sure of what I want to do(I like science also). At CAS, I would have a better chance of getting in because it is not quite as competitive as Wharton, but then if I end up wanting to do business transferring is very hard apparently. By applying to Wharton, I lower my chances(Wharton is really hard to get into and I dont know if I am up to par with some of my peers). Thoughts/ Advice? I will write down basic info below this.
GPA: UW: 3.96
Senior year courseload : APBC APGOV APHYSICSC APENG12 APSpanish WInd ensemble Marching Band
APs: Chem 5, Bio 5, USH 5, Macro/Micro 5/5, Eng 5, APES 5
SAT 1: 2310 (sophomore year- does that help or is it just whatever?)
SAT 2's: 800 chem 790 bio 800 math level 2
ECs: Lots of Band stuff, HOSA presdient, FBLA officer/placed at states, Research at Stanford with plant biology (still waiting on results of science fairs), Speech and Debate(mainly speech), We the People, swimming 2 years(not really good just like it)
SUmmers: Internship with J&J in finance-> got me interested in business in the first place</p>
<p>If you have significant leadership ability and mathematical aptitude, go for Wharton. Otherwise, CAS might be a better option.</p>