TRANSFER: Wharton or SEAS?

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>This is NOT a chance thread.</p>

<p>Well kind of, but in a different way…

<p>(+) Pros | (-) Cons</p>

<p>If I apply to Wharton…

  • My freshman year courses are nearly identical to Wharton’s freshman curriculum
  • Taken/Taking: Intro to Micro, Intro to Macro, Intermediate Micro (BPUB 250), Calculus 2, Calculus 3, Statistics 1, OPIM 101 equivalent course
  • Once admitted, easier to apply for dual degree with SEAS
    - Very competitive for external transfers, compete for 25 spots</p>

<p>If I apply to SEAS…

  • Almost none of my freshman year courses match
  • Not many science courses taken (SEAS transfer suggestion)
  • Harder to apply for dual degree with Wharton
  • Less competition for external transfer students into SEAS</p>

<p>This question is not primarily based on my stats, but rather on probability and likelihood of admission, but I will list a few essential stats.</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.8 | IB Diploma
ACT: 32 | Math 2: 800
College GPA: 4.0 | UT Austin McCombs</p>

<p>My opinion on my essays and LORs is irrelevant since I am the author/picked the professors</p>

<p>So which would give me a higher chance of admission: applying to Wharton or SEAS?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure if you apply to SEAS as a transfer you can’t do a duel degree in Wharton</p>

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<p>I’ll call them on that.</p>

<p>[From</a> SEAS:](<a href=“Majors”>Dual Degrees and Special Programs)
“Application must be made prior to the end of the junior year at Penn, except for dual degree applications to Wharton, which must be made prior to the end of the sophomore year at Penn.”</p>

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<p>We asked a similar question when visiting Penn. SEAS is easier to get in to, but much harder to obtain and maintain the necessary GPA to accomplish a dual major/degree with Wharton.</p>

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<p>I’m in a similar situation. I got rejected from Penn regular decision, so now I’m going to try to transfer to SEAS after my freshman year. I had the Wharton vs SEAS dilemma as well. The truth is, it’s substantially easier to transfer to SEAS than to Wharton. SEAS has very rigorous transfer requirements, so a lot of students don’t even have the reqs to transfer. Wharton only accepts 25 students out of 800 applicants, so that’s a 3% acceptance rate. Keep in mind I’m not interested in being an engineer. I actually want to do Sales and Trading on Wall Street. The truth is, engineers place just as well as Wharton kids into finance (which I assume is what 60% of wharton kids want to do).
“Incoming sophomore transfer students are eligible to apply for a dual-degree program after completing one year (eight course units) at Penn.” - Penn’s website. You and I can still apply for a dual degree. If I were you, I would take the required science courses (during the summer or take AP exams), and try to transfer to SEAS.</p>