Would a 1550+ SAT score, an 800 on the sat math II, and admission into the PEEP program help me get into Wharton, even though I have not taken calc?
If your school doesn’t offer Calc, then you should be fine.
Your other posts* suggest that calculus is available to you. Opting out when it is available to you may be disadvantageous when Wharton says at https://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/admissions/ that it is “looking for students who … Have taken calculus during high school”.
You need some form of calc to have a shot at Wharton*, and even with it your odds are low.
*Their default first calc class is for kids who had an AB score of 5 or a BC score of 3.
My school offers both AB and BC. I was planning to take Precalc over the summer and AB my senior year, but my GC said that taking precalc online was not a good move. She strongly advised that I take it with a teacher.
A visit to Wharton’s website will answer your questions (it is so important that you learn to do your own basic research as you go through this process and begin life as a college student).
https://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/admissions/
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Wharton specifically states they want applicants who have taken calculus.
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Wharton also specifically states that they want to see that your guidance counselor has checked the box saying you have taken the most rigorous curriculum available at your HS. If your math track precludes your guidance counselor from checking this box in your recommendation that will be another negative factor.
As a bit of unsolicited advice – you have what looks to be 15 posts asking about getting into Penn. It is perfectly fine to apply to a reach school or two (I consider Ivy and equivalent schools to be reaches for any unhooked applicant) but I strongly recommend that you give up this idea of a dream school and work to create a solid college list that includes reach, match, and safety schools that appear affordable (find out your parents’ budget and run the net price calculator for each school) and that you would be happy to attend. Finding those great match/safety schools that appear affordable is an underrated but an absolutely critical part of the college search process. The people I see who get hurt by the college admission process are the ones who focus on one or two hyper-competitive schools and then don’t get in. Cast a wide net and recognize that (assuming no major hook) Penn is a reach for pretty much everyone. If you haven’t taken the most rigorous curriculum in your HS then it is even more of a long-shot. You need to expand your horizons and recognize that there are many wonderful schools out there where you can have a great 4 year experience and get where you want to go in life.
I’m not sure how they treat students whose normal path COULD have included calculus but didn’t. It certainly won’t help.
Probably the least favorable situation for admission when the college or a division/major wants to see calculus while in high school. From most to least favorable:
A. Student on track to take calculus in high school, takes calculus.
B. Student not on track to take calculus in high school due to middle school placement, or high school does not offer calculus, so student does not take calculus.
C. Student on track to take calculus in high school, but chooses not to take calculus.
@ucbalumnus My son is a junior and Wharton is his dream school. He falls into B on your list. Due to some attendance (damn parents and vacation) issues he was not placed in the calculus track at the end of 6th grade. He has consistently earned high As in all math classes since, unfortunately, our district will not allow a student to take summer school math to advance, only for credit recovery. Long story short, calculus is not possible. We’ve since learned and our son #2 is on the calc track. Who knew 6th grade attendance would be so important. :-j
Do you or anyone know how the above scenario be looked at by admissions? He’ll be the typical applicant with very high GPA, strong test scores and solid ECs. I know anyone applying to a school like UPenn should have other options and he will, just curious if it is even worth the time.