<p>I am a freshman in high school (i know a little young to get into knowing how to get into a university, but i really REALLY want to get into wharton due to my desire to become an investment banker.) I have a 4.0 GPA. I play baseball and wrestling (i plan to be wrestling captain by senior year), I am going to volunteer as a groundskeeper at my local little league, I have volunteered with and i am going to volunteer with the wrestling youth club, I am going to work as a caddy at a very nice golf club, I am in MENS (Men Encouraging Non-violence Strength) club, and I plan to be in my schools DECA(a national marketing) club next year.
here are my schedules so far </p>
<p>Freshman year(which I am currently getting a 4.0 in)
Biology (required)
Marketing & Sales (elect.)
Spanish 2 (leads to AP Spanish)
Intro. to business and marketing (elect.)
Geometry honors (leads to AP Calc AB.)
US History 9 (required)
English 10 (most freshman are in english 9)</p>
<p>sophomore year:
chemistry (hardest soph. science class)
Money Management & Finance (elect.)
Western Civ. (required)
Intro to comp. programming (Leads to AP Computer science)
Spanish 3 (Leads to AP Spanish)
Alg. 2 Trig Honors (leads to AP Calc.)
Web page design for business & marketing (elec.)
Science fiction (elec.)
Creative Writing Workshop (made for juniors & seniors)</p>
<p>just make sure your schedule is challenging while not overwhelming. ap's are no good if you dont do well on them.</p>
<p>i got into wharton (somehow) so really my only regret is not doing better on the PSAT. i would argue its just as important as the SAT for the following reasons:</p>
<p>schools will give you full rides based solely on the fact that you are a Merit Scholar or equivalent.
They will actually fly you out to visit them.
And the schools will wave your admissions fees. </p>
<p>also do LBW or LEAD at wharton. i think that helped me out alot and it gives you a little taste of the Wharton life. those programs are summer of junior year.</p>
<p>in conclusion, work for wharton, work towards it. loosen your collar, enjoy high school, and look around at other possibilities for careers and college. one thing i was suprised to learn when i visited goldman sachs and credit suisse this summer is that alot of the guys there didnt even major in finance. some people did lit, some people did engineering some did law.</p>
<p>lol its too early to chance...just become really dedicated to one particular EC, do well in it....and also do something which will make you stand out from the rest of the applicants..for example, some of my friends are joining activist groups and are taking part in political campaigns etc...they write about such stuff in their application essays and this makes them stand out from the other applicants</p>
<p>Just make sure you know what investment banking is about before you get too set on it as a career. It involves a lot more than high salaries (100+ hour work weeks). Read Monkey Business.</p>