<p>I’m really not the typical Wharton applicant. Sure, I hold several school, city, and state-level leadership positions, but throughout high school, my strength has been in writing rather than mathematics.</p>
<p>I won the NCTE Achievement Award in Writing, as well as 4 national essay contests. In addition, I scored well on the SAT II Lit and got an 800 on the Writing section of the SAT I. I also attended the Telluride Association Summer Program, which is known for accepting humanities-oriented writers.</p>
<p>Realize, however, that I’m not necessarily weak in math… just not as stellar as the typical Wharton applicant. I took the first year of IB Mathematics HL (= AP Calc BC) as a junior. I also scored an 800 on the SAT I Math. However, I’ve received B’s and B+'s in math classes since sophomore year, and I think that I totally bombed the SAT II Math IIC (low-700s) due to procrastination and general mind-wandering.</p>
<p>So the stereotype is that Whartonites and future MBAs despise “poets”. But honestly, what are my chances at Wharton ED if my resume points toward the humanities?</p>
<p>P.S. In my “Why Penn” essay, I indicated my interest in the BPUB concentration, which is less quantitative than Finance. However, I do realize that I’ll have to take all the core finance/OPIM classes, along with intermediate econ and multivar, etc etc.</p>
<p>i actually think that special writing characteristic differentiates you really well. so long as your math stats aren't bad enough to take you out of the running... i don't know what's considered "bad" for a wharton applicant in terms of math stats.</p>
<p>Being the awesome writer that you are, you might want to check the tone of your posts, eh ;)
Becase this is what you sound like : "sure I'm great in every which way EC-wise (heck i have state level leadership!), I'm fairly weak mathematically wise (I only got 800 on the SAT MATH, and took IB math in grade 11.... I think my 700+ mark in SAT II will KILL ME!). Do you think I could make it up with my verbal abilities? I only won 4 national competitions, scored 800s on SAT CR and Lit, and attended TASP (most selective humanities programs in the country btw).</p>
<p>Wharton is not going to reject you for a "low" sat 2 math score alone. I know a ton of people in Wharton who are really bad at math and other subjects too, so there are clearly other components of the application that are taken into account.</p>
<p>I don't necessarily like writing more than numbers; I just happen to be better at the former. I'm interested in economics (currently taking IB Economics) and most certainly business, but I hope to eventually enter the public sector after a few years of working in the private sector. So yeah, I don't plan to take the typical Wharton postgrad plan (ibanking), but I know that Wharton offers the best practical and theoretical foundation for a career in the business world. Plus, I am in love with the Huntsman program, the city, and the campus/student life.</p>