<p>I got a 550 in Math IC</p>
<p>Is there any hope for me in wharton ED?</p>
<p>Super good essays and 1900 SAT</p>
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<li>I have a nice life story = I had to overcome several things</li>
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<p>thats just VERY low...anything below 600 is just really low. I'd say you retake in January. Prep with sparknotes and score 650+ and you have a decent shot. I'm applying to Wharton with a 750 IC and 690 in SAT I math, and 4s in Calc AB and Stats and am VERY unsure of admission RD. Good luck though</p>
<p>Yeah, that is pretty low. I'd suggest retaking both, actually. Penn's average SAT is about a 1440, which is around a 2150 in the new SAT. I know the test seems like it's impossible to study for, but you really can study to improve your score. Just memorize loads of vocab, takes lots of practice tests, and there are lots of prep books out there for the Math IC. Aim for a 750 on the IC.</p>
<p>Oh, and the 2150 is for Penn, so Wharton's is likely to be slightly higher.</p>
<p>u gotta bring that up</p>
<p>good luck :)</p>
<p>What level of math are you taking for a grade now? How are your math grades?</p>
<p>I was told that Wharton looks for pretty high math scores. Not to be discouraging, because everyone's application is a composite of many things, but I think the Wharton scores might even need to be a little higher than we might suspect.</p>
<p>Well first there's the question of whether you'd get in: in the first place, Wharton prefers the Math Level 2, and not the Level 1, and a low score on the Level 1 isn't likely to go down well. Also, the SAT I would be significantly below average....in short, of course you have a chance, but a small one at that, unless you shore up those scores</p>
<p>Secondly, there's the question of whether you should want to take up Wharton then....the reason they have stringent math requirements is because the Math at Wharton is demanding, be it Calculus or the math-heavy finance courses. If you don't enjoy math, you'd probably be up to your neck at Wharton.</p>
<p>I don't mean to sound inconsiderate, rather just assessing the ground situation.</p>
<p>well who cares I already applied.. Should be expecting rejection on wednesday then</p>
<p>I think I should have applied to the college =(</p>
<p>Hope for a deferral, retake SATs, and then pray for an RD acceptance...there is still hope!</p>
<p>this is interesting... im also a 'below-average' sat candidate; even tho my sats are above average, they're below penn's average. Many've told me that my chances are bad solely on this fact. I have the hooks and recs and all that in place so hopefully that'll help me out. I don't think that it'd make tooo much of a difference if u show yourself to be good in other respects (ie: while my SAT math isn't great, I have a 7 in my IB math course) My dad's a retired banker and he says that the math in finance really isn't that bad (calculus should be as hard as it gets and he says that half of it is just simple economics-style mathematics.) Maybe the theory courses are different but that's his experience in real life. keep your chin up i'd say</p>
<p>well will see :(</p>
<p>I will expect the worst for wedsnesday.. so I dont get frustrated</p>
<p>It depends. If you are an ESL students, you can make up for your 1900 on SAT by taking the TOEFL test (at least this is what I heard). </p>
<p>And footballer, I second your opinion.</p>
<p>I know but 550 math I is too low...</p>
<p>do they consider the fact I could be nervous?</p>
<p>i don't think so... i mean if you had multiple testings and your math score was around 550, it wouldn't be nerves</p>
<p>Ouch. I'm sorry, but Wharton especially emphasizes on scores.. ESPECIALLY math sat twos.. yikes. You're not getting in</p>
<p>It could be a different story if you have a PERFECT GPA, GREAT AP Scores, AMAZING Extracurricular Activities, STELLAR Essays, OUTSTANDING Recommendations, UNBELEIVABLE Interview, and SAT score is the only thing that bothers you.</p>
<p>Yea, but this person also got 1900 on the Sats.. that's gotta hurt.
Sorry, but don't even hope. You'll just get hurt</p>
<p>I don't know where this notion that "strong math is key to getting into Wharton".... it seems this idea has been spreading around without any real backup.</p>
<p>Sure, logically, Wharton=business=finance=math.</p>
<p>But what about marketing? management? legal studies and ethics? public policy? Surely you don't have to be a math genius to excel in those fields.</p>
<p>I would even venture to say that since Wharton places so much emphasis on leadership and character,someone who demonstrates strong personal skills will have a far greater advantage than someone who can solve integrals and derivatives and score 800 on his math boards. In fact, a guy got in ed last year with 660 IIC.</p>