<p>I realize that there are less than ten days until decisions, but I wanted to post this question just for curiosity's sake.</p>
<p>I took AP Calculus AB this year and did very well first semester (top 2 students in the class grade-wise for context). However, my school does offer AP Calc BC, which I elected not tot take. Back in the summer I wasn't planning on applying to business schools, Wharton included.</p>
<p>Will Wharton look at my enrollment in Calc AB as a big negative?</p>
<p>Wait, is it bad to only take BC in senior year for Wharton? Because right now (sophomore) I signed up to take AB junior year, then probably BC senior year. Is this bad if I want to apply to Wharton?</p>
<p>Don’t worry, having completed Calc AB is fine.</p>
<p>^Okay good, thank you.</p>
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<p>That one I can answer. It sounds perfectly fine. The average accelerated senior doesn’t take Calculus until senior year anyway.</p>
<p>If you get admitted, you will be demolished in Wharton freshman math, as nearly all your classmates will have taken BC and gotten 5’s. The classes are curved. Get a tutor over the summer and study sot hat you will be prepared ! Good luck!</p>
<p>Are you just trying to intimidate me because my original post revealed my anxiety, lol?</p>
<p>Or do AB students seriously get demolished? I wouldn’t think the difference would be * that * huge.</p>
<p>My son did BC as a junior [combined AB and BC together into two semesters] and still had to create a study group with friends to cover the last two chapters the BC class didn’t get to. 800s on all SAT Math portions SAT II’s. Also has AIME under his belt. He got 5’s in both AB / BC portions of test last summer and still isn’t in to Wharton having applied ED. </p>
<p>My sense is one has to be really solid in math, but there’s much much more to getting into Wharton than just having perfect grades, plus 2200 SATs and lots of leadership / solid ECs. </p>
<p>Have you created anything [clubs, business venture, et.?] independent of what is offered through conventional ECs? I’m sensing Wharton admissions is looking for that extra “wow” ingenuity nature where one isn’t afraid to “strike-out-on-there-own”. I don’t sense one has to be an actual entrepreneur who has already established a succesful business; just need to be able to demonstrate those tendencies. I guess we’ll know a lot more in a week or so…</p>
<p>I don’t think Wharton kids on average are nearly as incredible at math as people here make them out to be. I know plenty of Wharton kids who only took Calc AB or who took Math 104 first semester (some just retook it because they thought it would be easier but some either hadn’t had BC or did not get a 5 on the test), and plenty of them who readily admit they hate math. While I know Wharton requires an aptitude for math, the average Wharton student, from my experience as a physical sciences major is not that focused on math as a subject, although several are in my math240 class because they want a minor.</p>
<p>^Thank you. I obviously wouldn’t jump to a higher level math freshman year (I wouldn’t qualify without a 5 on BC anyway).</p>
<p>Sorry, that was my point. You shouldn’t “jump” or you face demolition. </p>
<p>To your question: you can still get admitted with AB, but it is unlikely unless you are a standout in other areas. I hate to be a buzzkill, but that’s the situation. If I had to guess, 25% of the incoming class has BC 5’s and 800s on the SAT II, just like Wudman said above.</p>
<p>As Poeme says above, you will find plenty of people there who hate math and can still put up high math scores. Wharton people excel at doing all kinds of crap they hate doing.</p>
<p>Good luck! I hope you have as much fun there as I did.</p>
<p>^Thank you. Anyway, this thread will be irrelevant by this time next week if I don’t get in.</p>
<p>My decision to take AB was more based on me not wanting to put in the extra effort for BC in order to take more APs in other areas. I was able to get an 800 on the math ii, though, so hopefully they at least won’t worry that I struggle with math or anything.</p>