Somebody with a handle "redlinekid" probably already knows this, but here it is for general consumption as well.
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I might apply to the [Harvard Extension] school if my transfer application to Penn is rejected.
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Harvard Extension has very little in common with Harvard or Penn for that matter (I assume you mean UPenn not PSU). There is almost no overlap of faculty, classes, or students. Academically, in prestige and in every other sense it would be a huge step down from UPenn going to HES. While many HES graduates try to fudge their accomplishment by claiming a degree from "Harvard", anybody familiar with the institution would laugh at this and immediately detect the fraud. Many people (i.e., employers) in the geographic vicinity of Harvard will also be familiar with the difference.
In other words, be careful if you are hoping to use HES as a kind of Harvard degree lite. As an adult ed degree, professional development or part of a program to get into grad school elsewhere, it can be worthwhile, but don't be fooled by the Harvard marketing literature.