<p>Wharton is definitely my first choice for college. But What do Wharton admission officers look for in an applicant that differs from regular applicants?</p>
<p>And any advice on how a non-sporty/not-too-academic applicant could stand out?</p>
<p>your essays. If you can write strong, knowledgeable and confident essays you have a fair shot.</p>
<p>if you’re not sporty and not academic, what are you?</p>
<p>I think the OP is asking how an average person can get into Wharton</p>
<p>lol, i just finally figured out what “op” stands for.</p>
<p>anyways, obveously your ecs have to be business related and you’re kind of more expected to have leadership positions.</p>
<p>I’m don’t think all students admitted to Wharton are sporty or students with perfect grades. What I am asking is what Wharton, as a business school, want to see in an applicant besides the “normal” stuff.</p>
<p>Wharton likes leadership and Math.</p>
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That’s not correct, Wharton doesn’t expect you to start a business or have internship in business.</p>
<p>QuakerOats has an excellent point. I’m pretty sure your academic record comes first…unless you’re an athlete. </p>
<p>Good luck applying.</p>
<p>This is a pretty stupid question. No one “normal” gets into Wharton. Considering that 95% of Penn students were in the top 10% of their high school classes, good academics are a requisite. Most Wharton students have high SAT scores, generally above 2200 and high 700s on the math 2 subject test. Most Wharton students are committed to whatever activities they are in; whether they are business related is inconsequential. Also given the amount of students with all of the above rejected by Wharton each year, essays clearly play a role as well.</p>
<p>Actually I think you might be surprised at how bad some students here are at math…although some of them may be legacies/athletes</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies!
Although I’m not an academic superstar, I am in the top 10% and have high SAT scores, though sadly I’m not very into sports.
I’m quite surprised to find athletic activities play such a huge role in admission.
I do think business related ECs play an important role, and it seems like your essay plays a more important role at Wharton than other Ivy schools…?
but still, wharton applicants are separate from regular applicants, so their values should be slightly different…I am trying to find what that difference is</p>
<p>Athletics only really play a role if you are recruited, otherwise they are evaluated similarly to other ECs. For example, a varsity xc runner isn’t going to gain any ground over a nationally ranked chess player or someone who qualified to usamo.</p>
<p>actually fatum, business ECs play no role because I had absolutely NONE and I got in. didn’t even take econ or any class remotely related to business.</p>
<p>scribbler91, on the Wharton website, it says they are looking for people who have a genuine interest in business, so I thought they want to see business-related ECs…But can you give me your stats when you applied so I can get an idea?!</p>
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It is true that you don’t. Yes you should have an interest, but you certainly don’t have to show it by starting a business. Volunteering and helping others can (this can show how you can start charity and non-profits). This interest is mainly show in essays.</p>
<p>well honestly, I don’t know how I got in. I looked back at my ‘why penn’ essay and the ‘why wharton’ part was actually really, really ridiculous and crappy.
possible contributing factors:
really prestigious, well known high school that sends 7+ people to Penn every year (plus other ivies)
really, really good Huntsman essay (didn’t get into Huntsman–thank god though, I stopped having interest in that ages ago)–so obviously that required writing a little bit about business
I was deferred, and then I wrote a really nice email about how I was still interested, etc.
otherwise, I did have pretty good stats (but only a 700 on SATI and 730 on SATIImathII) but not anything special that tons of other rejected people don’t have</p>
<p>honestly, stop worrying about it and just do what you want. I was passionate about photography and that’s what I spent all my time on at school, and I got in.</p>
<p>thanks guys! this is great help! I’ve got a good idea on what to write for my essay.
btw…will it affect your chances for Wharton if you apply for the dual degree program??</p>