<p>So i was just thinking about Wharton and their love for students that are really good at math, and I realized I might be in a bad situation. I am in advanced math (Calc) , not really in the case for Wharton kids, but I realized that I have gotten Bs in all my math classes in high school. Will Wharton really not like the fact that I got Bs in math? How big of a deal are the people on the admissions board going to make if my ACT math and Subject math isn't amazingly high? I am freaking out that my chances at wharton just fell through...</p>
<p>sorta freaking out…</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, you’re an URM, which means Wharton will be more willing to forgive your lackluster math grades. Will they? You’ll find out in December, but take heart. Plenty of URMs have been admitted to Wharton with far lower stats than yours.</p>
<p>Yes, I am a URM (hispanic), and okay. Thanks 
Let’s hope for good news in December.</p>
<p>I hate to ask, but does anyone have any opposing views on the situation? I’m just hoping that I didn’t just shoot my chances…</p>
<p>“…I realized that I have gotten Bs in all my math classes in high school…”</p>
<p>Are you asking for reassurance that getting all Bs in math throughout your high school career might not hurt your chances to be accepted in what is arguably the best undergraduate business college in the US? Seems to me that you are leaning on that URM status pretty heavily.</p>
<p>I’m wondering if it will hurt me or not. And if so, how much will it hurt me.</p>
<p>What are your ACT / SAT scores and overall GPA weighted / unweighted?</p>
<p>Clarification:</p>
<p>Yes, the Bs will hurt you. Wharton is the best undergraduate business school in the United States, and its students are amongst the best the world has to offer. However, your URM status gives you some leeway, meaning that the admissions officers are more willing to gloss over your Bs.</p>
<p>What this means, though, is that you’ll need solid SAT/ACT scores in the URM pool (i.e., 2100+/32+), in addition to excellent ECs. </p>
<p>Don’t lose hope! You still have a shot at Wharton, so don’t spend your time seeking reassurance on an online forum.</p>
<p>“What this means, though, is that you’ll need solid SAT/ACT scores in the URM pool (i.e., 2100+/32+), in addition to excellent ECs.”</p>
<p>I would agree with the above statement, although to off-set those three years of Bs (and the corresponding hit on your GPA), I think your SAT / ACT needs to be very impressive. Somewhere in the 2200+ and 34 range along with (as mentioned - EXCELLENT ECs). </p>
<p>While you may not want to give up hope (yet), I would definitely recommend some match and safety college applications.</p>
<p>Don’t lose hope, I had 5s (out of 7s) in IB Math, Chem, and Physics for my sophomore year cuz I skipped freshman year, and a 4 in IB Math Higher Level at the beginning of junior year. 
So I’m in an even worse situation, but I’m still going to risk it and apply. Just make sure the rest of your application looks fine. :)</p>
<p>My UW GPA is around a 3.8-3.9; I rarely get Bs in any other class than math. Im taking my ACT this Saturday, wish me luck, but according to the red book, I am going to get above a 32. Maybe a thirty three and a little less chance of a 34.</p>
<p>My ECs are things like two varsity sports, ASB president, another leadership program president, etc. </p>
<p>And I do have some match and safety colleges that I like, so if I don’t get into Wharton I’ll be upset, but it won’t be the end of the world. Or so I hope.</p>
<p>how did you JUST shoot your chances? wouldn’t u have been constantly doing that over your high school career when you were getting B’s in math? i don’t get how you JUST realized this lol</p>
<p>No duh i didn’t JUST shoot my chances, I JUST realized it though. I didn’t think it would matter if my GPA was high enough. Plus, I didn’t even know I wanted to go to Wharton until a few months ago.</p>
<p>Lets look at this from another perspective. The question of “if” and “after” you get into Wharton. </p>
<p>Will you want to go to Wharton after getting B’s in all of your math courses? The caliber of kids you meet there will be phenomenal. Many of them will have breezed through basic Calculus ages ago, and Wharton only takes the best. Your professors will expect you not only to know the material, but to have mastered it. Basic Calc won’t even be worth lecture time in many cases, and everything you already know about math will be glossed over in the first few weeks of review.</p>
<p>Some of the stuff you will learn will make high school seem like a joke. You will wonder if they did anything to prepare you.</p>
<p>I totally agree, one of my friends told me that too. The students over there are really good at what they’re doing, or actually like what they do. So I’ve been contemplating too, and I think you should too, if math has been tough for you, it’s going to be really challenging against people who math has come easily too. But if you’re up to the challenge, and have the determination to tackle it, then good luck, and let’s hope we get in. :)</p>
<p>Yeah. I don’t really know what to think anymore</p>
<p>guys its not that hard at all…</p>
<p>Honestly, there’s a few kids in Wharton that are really not amazing at math. If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll be fine. Also, I don’t think you have to really do anything past Math 114, so there won’t be too many pure math courses.</p>
<p>EDIT: Actually, I’m pretty sure 114 isn’t even required.</p>
<p>I mean, I am really driven and I love Wharton and the Huntsman program, so if I got into either program early decision I would be really happy. I know I’d work hard because I realize that it’s an ivy league school and that the students alongside me will be top notch, so yeah, if you guys think it isn’t THAT hard, or that if I can work hard I can pull it off, then I’ll go for it. Thanks for putting some light at the end of that tunnel Quaker and qwertylad. :)</p>
<p>Sorry, I forgot to ask this ( so this is the edit), what is math 114? is it multivariable calc?</p>