<p>no problem 1MX haha....i know its hard for people to understand through vague messages</p>
<p>You really have to work hard at Wharton, no grade inflation there.....and grades are important. It's customary at Wharton to put your GPA at the top of your resume because top recruiting firms have their own GPA benchmarks.<br>
If you do well, you will probably have several good job offers before graduation. Have you won national awards in your sport?
A word of advice, please work on your writing skills; many employers require a writing sample along with your resume.</p>
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It's not true that at Wharton "nearly all you do is business." In fact, it's quite the contrary. From the Wharton Undergraduate web site:</p>
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The emphasis on liberal arts.
We believe that students need a solid liberal arts education. That's why we require that one-third of your coursework be taken outside of Wharton. Want more? You can take up to 43% of your degree requirements in the arts & sciences. In fact, we want you to!
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<p>Just a thought- my son and some of his friends were very disillusioned with Wharton freshman year. One kid transferred out to a SUNY he hated Wharton so much. It works for a lot of people, but it is even more pre-professional than you might expect, no matter what the website says. Just take a close look before you give up something else. One kid is a recruited Penn athlete (the top recruit in his sport) and hates Wharton, but doesn't have the GPA to transfer into CAS, which he really wants to do, so he's stuck in Wharton.<br>
Just make sure you really know what you want and don't just fall into the ED trap.</p>
<p>Cal....</p>
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<p>Harvard will not be a bad choice if you think Wharton is too tough</p>
<p>well, personally i don't really know how hard i would feel wharton is........i mean, i'm sure its tough, but its not easy to tell right now if i would hate it</p>
<p>i can't imagine that kids often switch out of wharton to go to a suny school</p>
<p>cbreeze - i compete year round nationally and am ranked pretty high in the nation - i have also competed internationally - so i've traveled a lot</p>
<p>Competing in D1 athletics and maintaining good grades is a competitive program is tough anywhere. Probably more so at the places you are considering since the students are so good overall.</p>
<p>ED should not be an issue. If you are recruited by the coaches then you should expect a likely letter from any of these schools. If they will not promise you a likely letter if you agree to go to that college, then you are not a top recruit, and you are being placed in the general admit pool with support of the coach. This is not the same thing as the assured admit implied by the likely letter. </p>
<p>This is an issue you need to discuss with the coaches.</p>
<p>You will get a great education at any of these colleges. Most people in business have neither undergrad business degrees, nor MBA's. You can learn lots about economics and finance at any of these places. So think more about where you think you will do well, enjoy your years, and be able to focus on things you care about.</p>
<p>Be wary of the promises that coaches make you. If a coach implies that he can "guarantee" acceptance, get it in writing, that way once he realizes there is a record of his statement he will have an incentive to do what you need. You want a coach to play you once you're on the team, but you DO NOT want to be played during admissions.</p>
<p>A lot of Ivy coaches won't give likely letters. If you push hard, you might get one.</p>
<p>yeah i know....the penn coach told me that he will give me an estimate when he goes to admissions once i send my app</p>
<p>he said that with my grades, admissions could probably get me in without a letter (i know that sounds really not sincere)</p>
<p>princeton told me hell give a likely letter if i say its my first choice</p>
<p>harvard...i havent talked to teh coach face to face yet but he called me 2 days ago (unexpectedly) and he told me that hes allowed 4 fencing recruits and hes very interested</p>
<p>It sounds like you need to do more homework with the coaches before you make up your mind. You certainly need to meet the coaches at each place. After all, you will be spending, what 30 hours a week?, on your sport. Getting along with the coach is a major priority.</p>
<p>The coaches don't give likely letters, the admissions office does that. Minor, but significant difference. The coaches, particularly if they have been at the college for a while, should have a very good idea of where you stand.</p>
<p>knicks10: Congratulations on being recruited. That's awesome. </p>
<p>I'm curious how good one has to be to be recruited. Would a rising junior currently in the top 5 in U17, top 20 in U20, and around the middle of the senior points list be on track for recruitment?</p>
<p>Also, why not Columbia? Great access to the best fencing in the country.</p>
<p>And to whoever suggested Cal Poly, that was pretty random. Good school, beautiful campus, but not at all what the OP is looking for.</p>
<p>sherpa - ur a fencer?</p>
<p>yes top 5 in u17 and top 20 in u20 are great.....my standing was very similar, slightly lower than urs, 10th u17 and 30th u20</p>
<p>as long as ur grades are decent u have a great shot at basicalyl every shcool in the nation</p>
<p>i'm a mens foil fencer and columbia has an amazing mens foil squad so i'm not needed there</p>
<p>but penn, harvard, and princeton need foil.....luckily</p>
<p>I personally don't see why someone would pick Wharton over Harvard or Princeton.</p>
<p>for me.....im a good math student, bad at reading/writing</p>
<p>i feel that at harvard/princeton the core is very writing/reading intensive and at wharton i would be taking mostly business courses</p>
<p>wharton is just as highly respected as harvard and princeton</p>
<p>i definitely don't like princeton so much, but i like harvard a lot</p>
<p>do u think that with being good at math i could still keep up a good gpa at harvard - i just know that the courses i am interested in (business - finance, marketing --- possibly economics which is amazing at harvard) are at wharton</p>
<p>what kind of courses wouild u take at harvard as an econ major including the core courses??</p>
<p>My son, not me. Foil as well. You probably know each other or at least have fenced each other at a national event. I'll PM you his name.</p>
<p>A core curriculum consists of a couple of classes requiring writing. There will be very little writing at Harvard/ Princeton if you don't want to write. You can fill your days with pure econ and math essentially. Maintaining a high GPA at Wharton and Harvard will be equivalent. I would focus on personal "fit."</p>
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<p>No, if you know Wharton at all, you will not say that. Wharton has the infamous Wharton curve, only 10-15% of the class will get As, certain percentage at B and then C. Students are constantly competing against each other, that's why a lot of students are not happy.
Many Harvard graduates will admit that the hardest thing about Harvard is getting in and they have the famous grade inflation. 80-90% of the students graduate with some kind of honors.</p>
<p>10-15% get As at wharton.........r u serious?......anyone else have anything to say on this</p>