<p>gpa: 3.8/4.0
sat: 2290
satIIs: MathII (780), US History (770)
Took 5 AP's this year: calc ab, biology, psychology, us history, and environmental science, probably all 5's except calc ab, which I'll probably get a 4 on :/</p>
<p>Next Year's APs: Stat, Physics B, European History, Spanish, Macro/Micro (self study), Advanced Topics College Math</p>
<p>a lot of ec's and probably very good recommendations (not even gonna bother posting), its my scores that i'm worried about.</p>
<p>Looking at UPenn (Wharton), NYU (Stern), WashU (Olin), UC Berkeley (Haas), and Carnegie Mellon (Tepper), Cornell (Dyson)</p>
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<li><p>I probably wont be able to take BC Calc, but will this hurt my chances at getting into these business schools? </p></li>
<li><p>Should I bother taking an SAT Subject for science? Such as biology... idk if business schools care or not</p></li>
<li><p>Which school(s) would be the best fit/highest chances for me?</p></li>
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<p>Penn-Wharton with it’s rumored <10% admit rate is a reach for everyone. I think you have a good chance at all your others, not slam dunks but good chances. Note: Berkeley-Haas is, I think, a two-year program with no pre-admit. So you’d be accepted to Berkeley then have to apply to Haas as a sophomore.</p>
<p>Other schools to consider:</p>
<p>Michigan-Ross - Probably get a pre-admit, but fin aid will be mediocre for OOS
Indiana-Kelley - Very likely pre-admit with a merit scholarship
Boston College-Carroll - Fin aid so-so here
USC-Marshall - Depending if you’re a NMSF or NMF there can be very nice merit aid here.</p>
<p>unless you want to, you probably don’t need the bio SAT since you already have two subjects tests and it doesn’t seem like you’re interested in majoring in math/science related topics</p>
<p>UPenn Wharton: Reach
NYU Stern: Match
WUSTL Olin: Reach (might want to ED there)
Berkeley Haas: Match (can you pay full-freight?)
CMU Tepper: High match
Cornell Dyson: Reach</p>
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<li><p>How do Advanced Topics College Math differ from Calc BC? If it doesn’t differ that much, then it won’t hurt you that much.</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t think B-schools (other than Georgia Tech, but GA Tech sucks for business, compared to the six you want to apply to) care that much about science SAT2s</p></li>
<li><p>On top of USC Marshall, IU Kelley, UMI Ross or BC Carroll, as earlier suggested, you might want UT-Austin McCombs or Tulane Freeman (if you think going to college in New Orleans is for you, you can even get one of the 125 full-rides if you have the appropriate creative project or essays) if you prefer accounting.</p></li>
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<p>how would wustl and cornell be a reach… wustl on my school naviance has an average gpa of 3.7 and sat scores of 2150 for the 40 kids who were accepted (early and regular combined) in the last 3 years… cornell is basically the same… </p>
<p>If you choose to rely strictly on Naviance why come here and ask for input?</p>
<p>WUSTL has an admit rate of approximately 18%, your profile, while strong, is in all likelihood “average” there. The same can be said for Cornell. When more than 4 out of 5 applicants get rejected it’s best to treat those schools as reaches.</p>
<p>No Calc BC may be an issue for Wharton though I doubt it will be for the others.</p>
<p>Unless a school needs a third subject test I fail to see the value.</p>
<p>I think you’ve received plenty of valuable advice regarding your third concern.</p>
<p>You might want to use HEC Montreal as a safety (I never saw anyone at 3.8/2290 rejected from that B-school) plus it’s less than half the attendance cost of NYU Stern (tuition: $17k at HEC vs. $42k at Stern) once room and board is accounted for.</p>
<p>interesting… I will definitely keep that in mind</p>
<p>jw, what is/are my biggest weakness(es)? anything I can improve on to help my chances? I’m still working on getting higher sat/act score tests, still have a few opportunities in sept-nov I geuss, but what else?</p>