<p>collegehopeful: Possibly…it’s been a long week!
I think there’s a difference between applying to CAS with the explicit intention to transfer into Wharton, and wanting to eventually get a Wharton MBA. Obviously there’s a place in CAS for people who want to be able to take a few business classes on the side, and at times Penn does feel awfully pre-professional. But yeah, that’s pretty much what interschool minors are for, and joint degree programs too.</p>
<p>There’s just a certain kind of arrogance about people who want to backdoor (and that’s not a comment directed at anyone on this board)…I don’t know. All I can say is that of all the College kids I’ve met who initially wanted to transfer into Wharton, not one of them actually did.</p>
<p>Edited because I am a dumbass.</p>
<p>I think the point that we’re trying to make is that the opportunity exists because Penn wants to give students the flexibility to change schools or add another degree if they realize AFTER they have been at Penn for a year that they are not happy with what they are doing.</p>
<p>The Internal Transfer process was not designed for people who already know that they want to be in Wharton but are too afraid to apply directly so instead they apply to the College when they have no intention of staying there (if they can help it).</p>
<p>Quick poll because I’m interested:</p>
<p>People opposed to backdooring seem to be all people who either recently, or currently attend penn/wharton.</p>
<p>Juding solely by screen name, People promoting backdooring seem primarily to be the mother of a person who is applying and/or has recently been accepted/admitted to college.</p>
<p>Not to say that makes anyone less qualified to comment, but it’s interesting to put peoples’ motives into account. I imagine a mother is more likely to try to advise someone to work the system, whereas people who’ve recently achieved success without cutting corners are looking for classmates who do the same.</p>
<p>i’m opposed to backdooring… doesn’t everything depend on motive? if you are applying to the school and change your mind after the first year that’s not a big deal (in my opinion), but if one is applying with the intent to ‘backdoor’ that doesn’t seem right…</p>
<p>I am actually not promoting “back-dooring” at all. I am simply pointing out that there is a defined procedure for doing an internal transfer to Wharton. Hell, it could be from SEAS! Plenty of kids change their minds about engineering once they get exposed to college math and science! Whaton is a huge draw, but I personally would advocate more of a liberal arts college curriculum. I have heard from parents who have insisted that their kid apply to the College with the option of trying for a transfer into Wharton if that still appeals at the end of freshman year. If someone meets the requirements for a transfer into Wharton, but enters Penn through one of the other schools, who cares how they get to Wharton?</p>