Calculus BC for Huntsman/Wharton

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<p>So I am applying to Huntsman/Wharton ED, and I was wondering whether it would be better to drop Chemistry AP (fairly hard at my school) or from Calc BC to Calc AB. Dropping Chemistry AP would cause me to have one less AP course, but would dropping Calc BC be a factor in being accepted/rejected from Wharton/Huntsman? Dropping Calc BC for Calc AB would lighten my load more than dropping Chemistry AP would, so I would prefer to do that. I am already taking 3 other AP courses besides the ones I mentioned. </p>

<p>Oh, and I have straight A's in all my previous math courses and an 800 on the Math Level 2 SAT Subject Test if that changes anything.</p>

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<p>Calculus is the single most important class to Wharton. I wouldn’t drop BC Calc if I were you.</p>

<p>Directly from Penn’s website:

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<p>If you can’t handle the BC Calc courseload, then you consider just taking AB and maybe self studying BC.</p>

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<p>BC credit gets you out of Math 104 which is worth it. I would stick with BC b/c it gets you out of more reqs. than Chem would.</p>

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<p>lol, my only concern right now is getting in, i don’t really care about course placement at the moment. Thanks though; does anyone else think that dropping from BC to AB would seriously compromise my admission to Wharton?</p>

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<p>This will definitely answer your question (straight off the Penn website):</p>

<p>“Wharton applicants are strongly encouraged to take the highest level of calculus available in their secondary schools.”</p>

<p>Stay in BC.</p>

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<p>bc calculus definitely</p>

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<p>Stay in BC. If you’re doing Huntsman/Wharton, I doubt they’ll really care about AP Chem all that much.</p>