<p>I would like to know on a scale from 1-10 how many African Americans are at Penn. I am starting to consider Penn, but I would not like to go to a university where there are no people that are the same race as me at all.</p>
<p>And for those of you that attend Wharton how many African Americans are within the Wharton program on a scale from 1-10.</p>
<p>i think like 6% of penn's population is african-american...wharton's population is comparable (maybe a bit lower).</p>
<p>hey bern700,
I realize that you are really knowledgable when it comes to wharton obviously b/c you are a student. Can you please help me out. I am goin to be in ALgebra 2 next yeart as a junior and I was wondering is this really going to hurt my chances, All my other classes are AP and honors. </p>
<p>I was also wondering how much is math involved in the Ibanking field. </p>
<p>Although my math skills are weak i think i have a definite hook and that is that I have a 4.6 gpa but i also hold an auto mechanic job which sets me apart from alot of other applicants.</p>
<p>I am also african american</p>
<p>if ur a URM and get above a 1300, ur in at penn. Good luck!</p>
<p>Doesn't Wharton like to see the student taking calculus in their senior year? Check their website for what they recommend, but that's how I understand it is.</p>
<p>personally math is not my forte...but in the business world you really won't need math above algebra to do well (some more specialized areas like trading require excellent and advanced math skills). i-banking has a lot of math but as I mentioned it is not very difficult...</p>
<p>In h.s. I took Honors Algebra I, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II/Trig, and AP Calculus AB. This was enough for wharton. from what an adcom has told me, to be competitive in wharton admissions you really need to have at least calc ab before you come to wharton. So since you going to be a jr taking algebra II i suggest that senior yr you take calc AB. if you can't take that class directly after alg II take summer school. </p>
<p>some good things that wharton (and penn) likes to see:
-at least calc ab
-good->great math skills
-leadership
-good SAT/SATII (especially in Math IIC) - although for URM a 1300+ (or now a 1950+) should give you a good chance of getting in.
-high GPA (with correlating high rank) - i know that at some schools it's easy to have a high GPA so it doesn't mean as much unless you rank in the top 5% (at my friends h.s. out of a class of 400 the top 95 had a 4.0+).
-good essays (especially the why penn essay, it is really important)</p>
<p>this should give anyone a good chance of admission...not guaranteed but it helps.</p>
<p>what is URM???????</p>
<p>Under represented minority ?</p>
<p>Indeed it is.</p>
<p>Bern's post was an excellent source of information.</p>
<p>maja props bern ur a genius</p>
<p>what would happen if a non URM put down he was a URM, no one even know the difference, but the person would be given an edge??</p>
<p>"if ur a URM and get above a 1300, ur in at penn. Good luck!"</p>
<p>Definently not true. I had a 32 ACT and a 1330 SAT and I was waitlisted at Penn so I guess your wrong. I got into Yale and Stanford though.</p>
<p>Stanford '09!!!!!!</p>
<p>well stan, my statement was not a 100 percent guarantee. Look what good stuff happened with you with that 1330. I am not making any sterotypical comment wat so ever, however, many non URMs would not stand a chance at Stanford or Yale for that matter with a 1330 SAT score, and you were accepted! Congrats and good luck! I was just trying to point out that as a URM you are given more leeway with test scores and grades.</p>
<p>URM are only really given leeway on board scores (not really grades) because statistically minority students do worse on them. Most of the URMs I know at Penn,Harvard, Stanford,Yale, etc. that I graduated with a few years ago were all in the top 5% of our class but all of us had SATs in the 1280-1380 range. btw, this wasn't at a crappy public h.s. it was at the top prep school in my state.</p>
<p>most of the URMs at penn that I know also graduated at the top of their classes but had "lower" board scores.</p>
<p>collegekid, you might want to slow down....you are treading in dangerous and sensitive waters now. I also had above a 1300 in relation to my ACT score and Penn said,"no dice" to me. I was waitlisted like stanmaster as well. Headedsouth, I urge you to work furiously and forget about the arbitrary URM thing. Work hard and I know you will be fine.</p>
<p>PS: PENN FOR LAW SCHOOL! w00t! GO QuAKERS!</p>
<p>Good advice from the Devil!</p>
<p>dont trust him lol. he is going to duke</p>
<p>Shut up, Stan! lol</p>
<p>well, i had a MUCH higher SAT score than both of you, and was REJECTED by Penn, accepted at Duke nonetheless.</p>
<p>are you a URM?i heard mexicans get an easier time.</p>