ED or RD for Wharton?

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<p>I'm dead set on going to Wharton. I'm just wondering if I should apply early or wait for regular admissions to improve my GPA. Here's some of my stats.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83
SAT: CR 800 M 760 W 730 2280 (I'm retaking in October)
SAT II: Math II 790 History 790 Are my good ones, I have a 670 in Biology from Freshman year which makes me cringe but I'm considering taking Physics for my science one. Unless of course, that's completely unnecessary. </p>

<p>AP
US History 5
Government 5
Euro History 5
Psychology 5
Econ Micro/Macro 4/4
English Lit 4
BC Calculus 3 (Ouch, but I heard APs don't really matter for admissions?) </p>

<p>EC
Lighting Chief of Drama
Leadership Committee Member of KAST, which stands for Kids Are Scientists Too and teaches Science to Elementary School Students
President of Clay Club
In NHS, MHS, Dragonboat
Ballet (12 years)
Piano (7 years)</p>

<p>Jobs
Hostess then promoted to Waitress (1 year)
Teach English at a Chinese University (summer)
Peer2Peer Tutors (2 years)</p>

<p>The important thing is when looking at my schools family connection, the lowest SAT score they've accepted was 2380 and the average was 2390. But on the other hand the average GPA was about 3.83 which more so matches my low GPA. On the other hand for RD, the SAT was 2274 but the GPA was 3.88</p>

<p>So basically I'm wondering should I apply early (I've heard the chances are better?) or should I wait until January?</p>

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<p>Your stats are fine and are on par for wharton, but your EC’s, no offense are pretty lackluster, you have nothing business related lol?</p>

<p>And your SAT score adds up to 2290 not 2280, but that was probably just a typo.</p>

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<p>@OP: I believe your AP Scores do count, especially for a top-notch school like Penn. Remember, 5 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 1 > NOT TAKING IT. So your 3 in BC is better than no score at all. Self-report all your AP Scores, it’ll all be worth it in the end.</p>

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<p>shaheirunderdog I’m thinking of creating a shop with my friend of etsy making clay, does that count at all?</p>

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<p>^ I’m not sure, but anyway if Wharton is your clear-cut #1 choice than apply ED as it will boost your chances.</p>

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<p>The ED chances are significantly better for Wharton than RD. If your heart is really set on Wharton, then you have nothing to lose by applying early.</p>

<p>To answer your question about the SAT IIs, I personally would retake a Physics SAT/any science to send instead of the Bio just because it would make your app more consistent. I’m not certain it would matter in the long run, but if you have the time/initiative, then why not?</p>

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<p>limbdelbarton is rightabout ED vs RD, but keep in mind that Penn doesn’t accept Score Choice so you’d have to send in Bio anyway.</p>

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<p>In that case, do they generally care if you have some undesirable scores?</p>

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<p>@aschenbach: I’ve been told they look at your top 2, so you should be fine.</p>

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<p>They’ll see all your scores but I heard they’ll only consider your “good” ones.</p>