<p>I am sincerely interested in Business and Economics, and I've fallen in love with Penn. Wharton and its practical application seems like the best place for me, but I do not know if I am up to par for admissions.
I have a 4.4 GPA and by the time I am done with high school I will have taken 11 AP classes, and gotten 5s in most of them(As long as this year is good). The only problem is that none of those APs are in math( 2 in economics though?). I am great at History, art, and english, but business is where I really want to go and can see myself. I didn't do too great in 8th grade math and have since been on the regular college prep track at my school for math. I get As and A+s in those classes, but I will only be in regular Calculus instead of BC Calc. I know that admissions into Wharton is heavily dependent on math skills, and I am lacking.
I also want to get a degree from CAS in Visual Arts (Photography). Should I apply there? Am I able to transfer into Wharton then easily? </p>
<p>And I got a 32 ACT,I believe with a 34 in English and Reading, a 32 in Science, and a 29 in Math. Math is my weakest subject, but I also forgot to say that I have started my own business. I draw on Keds and Vans and sell them, and have begin to see some success. Does that help? I also have my own photography business.</p>
<p>Transfer from CAS to Wharton is not easy so I don’t recommend that you depend on that. There isn’t a great deal of math beyond Calculus in Wharton courses. The “math” for a Wharton student is statistics and accounting. It may not be a barrier for you. Best is that you assume that the admissions process is holistic and apply accordingly. All colleges at Penn are high reaches so you can’t depend on acceptance regardless of your math level.</p>
<p>As far as I know, math is pretty important for Wharton. You should have taken the highest level of math offered at your school, at least 720 on SAT Math, and at least 750 on SAT II Math. I think you should retake your 29 in ACT math if you want to be competitive!</p>
<p>Wharton does want to highest math possible, but I’ve heard of kids that have got in with math like yours. Make sure you have something special</p>
<p>As a frame of reference, I’m applying this fall, have a 800 Math SAT, 800 Math SAT 2, and a 5 on Calc BC (A in the class), and I still worry that my math isn’t strong enough. Not to brag, just putting it into perspective.</p>
<p>If you do something like @Katherine98614, then that’ll stand out and cover up your weakness in math. If you look at the Wharton website, it explicitly states that math must be at the core of what you do. Maybe get involved in some math activities and definitely retake.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>To get into Wharton requires Penn’s standard of competency in math. The math in the courses is really not at a high level, even in finance. Science and engineering majors actually think its a joke when they take the classes. You basically need to be good at using basic calculus with minimal conceptual understanding. The highest level of math you need at Wharton would be Math 114 (multivariable without vector calculus) as you would need to do stuff with partial derivatives and Lagrange multipliers to minimize functions like a Cobb Douglas function or other utility function subject to constraints.</p>
<p>Unlike what is said on this board, you do not need to be incredible at Math to get into or do well at Wharton. Plenty of Wharton students only took Calc AB in high school and/or start in Math 104 (the second semester BC equivalent) their first semester at Penn.</p>
<p>Additionally many Wharton students are not nearly as strong at math as their high school profile would suggest. Except the people who are more interested in the quantitative side of things (who may major in math) do not particularly care for math besides what they need to know</p>
<p>With regards to @Katherine98614’s case, what you would need to do is show that you are competent in math by getting good SAT and Math II subject test scores. For you that just might require extra studying.</p>
<p>@sirclutch23 I think the OP is @Katherine98614 ;)</p>
<p>Whoops missed that thanks @shawnspencer </p>
<p>I agree just study a little more or take classes at a community college that have to do with math. Starting the own business is impressive though, so maybe you can talk about how you managed the finances or something</p>