Previously taken honors biology, honors chem, and AP Physics.
Taking dual enrollment courses this year, but my schools only pays for a certain amount of credits, and a fourth year of science would require me paying for additional credits. How important is four years of science to more prestigious business schools such as Penn Wharton, NYU Stern, etc? I’m currently enrolled in Bio-Environmental Concerns, but I’m going to drop it if it won’t afffect my chances of getting into my top schools. My intended major, finance, has nothing to do with STEM.
Can you take science at your HS?
Also what would your peers be taking? I woudl think that the top students will be taking 4 years of science.
Also, I for one think our business leaders need to understand science…So when they develop they understand how rain will flood other areas of Houston, or how carbon released into the atmosphere affects global warming. or how chemicals that make their crops grow faster affect other parts of the food chain, etc.
You can look up the common data set for any college you are considering applying to (google “XYZ college common data set”), look at section C and you will see the required/recommended HS coursework for that school. Keep in mind that most applicants at the very competitive colleges (which have acceptance rates under 10%) would have fulfilled all of the recommended/required coursework.
See if you could take APES. It’s not too difficult and covers general knowledge to understand the world.
For finance your level of achievement in math will be looked at.
So for Wharton they suggest 3 years but this is the recommended. It’s really competitive. Most schools want you to exceed the recommended amount. You will be competing with those that do. http://www.upenn.edu/ir/commondataset.html
Note that for top business schools, you should not take more than ONE “business” related class - preferably DECA since it’s hands-on with lots of team work, vs. hs accounting (which is diluted book-keeping you also learn in Financial Literacy…) Top business schools got that reputation because they essentially require you to study both traditional liberal arts subjects and a business subject - look at the Wharton, Mendoza, Stern requirements outside the major. Your ability to balance all areas of study will matter.
As far as I know there is no one place where all the CDS can be found – you have to Google each school individually.
The other consideration is that you want a schedule sufficiently challenging that your guidance counselor will check the box on the recommendation saying you have taken the most rigorous courseload available at your HS. This is something to discuss with your GC.