<p>Is it true that if your application shows a lot of business interests, but you do not apply to Wharton, that they will reject you at penn if they think you are trying to get in through “the backdoor”??</p>
<p>If you transfer into any school at Penn, you are stuck (in a good way!) in that one school. You can’t transfer from SAS to Wharton, for example. I think that’s a really good thing so people won’t flood the backdoor because there is no backdoor.</p>
<p>I just realized my post doesn’t pertain to what you asked as this is not in the transfer forum. Have two browsers open. Sorry.</p>
<p>It’s really ok, I appreciate you trying to help</p>
<p>i dont think they will “automatically” reject you…if you explain that WHY (what has driven you) you have done business activities but want to major in, say, poli sci, then you will be ok…just make sure you clarify why have you done certain things and what your goals for college are…i added a sheet of paper to my application clarifying things that could have been interpreted multiple ways</p>
<p>I was in Future Business Leaders of America for three years with many high up offices and competitions won but did not apply to Wharton. I got into the College and explained in my essay how business was an interest but that I wanted a liberal arts education. My interests were not too business related, but I hope my situation helps!</p>
<p>As noted above, it isn’t an automatic rejection IF you can adequately explain in your essay why you are choosing the College over Wharton. They typically dislike backdoor admissions.</p>
<p>Sort of strange to ask whether applying to the College with a business-based app will lead to an automatic rejection.</p>
<p>ALL admission decisions at Penn are automatic.</p>
<p>ED = Acceptence
RD = Rejection</p>
<p>A computer handles the whole process.</p>
<p>a computer handles admission decisions at Penn?
is this really true???</p>
<p>He was being sarcastic.</p>
<p>Penn has a tendency to admit people ED that they would not have accepted RD.</p>
<p>An admissions committee reads all applications.</p>
<p>I don’t think SAS would be viewed a back door, unless you’re major is something way off your character. People do change interest and they know that. Now, if you were to apply to Nursing with your big buisness background, that would raise some questions. lol</p>
<p>ok thanks, I will take all of this information into account…Dostoyevsky, adding a sheet to clarify things sounds like a good idea.</p>
<p>the key to this whole issue is your “why penn” essay. why do you want to go to penn college, not penn wharton or HYP etc?</p>
<p>Answer that well, & you will have no problems.</p>
<p>i’ve been in fbla for four years, attending every district, state, and national conference (going to orlando this summer!) and serving as chapter reporter for 2 years and chapter president for 1 year</p>
<p>i didn’t explain how my business interests related to anything…i got into the college</p>
<p>So LAgal, you’re saying you applied to penn, not wharton, with those statistics and still got in?</p>
<p>haha…sorry, my post sounded really arrogant, i just realized :p</p>
<p>but yes…through my commitment to fbla and participation in an economics for leaders program, i had demonstrated much interest in business</p>
<p>yes, i applied to the college at penn w/those business qualifications and got it…i think the reason, though, is that, other than pointing out my dedication to EC’s through FBLA, i downplayed everything I’ve done that involved business b/c i have absolutely no interest in business and can’t even figure out why I originally joined fbla</p>
<p>haha ok…thanks</p>
<p>“a computer handles admission decisions at Penn?
is this really true???” <----LOL</p>
<p>CC at its best.</p>
<p>so is one who wants to do the duel major ( gets into penn and wants a degree at wharton) trying to do the backdoor situation( horrible name lol)</p>