<p>Ok I need help. I'm looking to major in business hopefully and I've been really interested in Penn and Wharton for some time now. I visited the campus and learned about a lot of things Penn had to offer for me.
My main concern is whether or not I should apply to Wharton or not. I've heard Wharton is extremely math-based and math has not been my forte. I don't suck at it, I can tolerate it. But people are making it sound as if it's rocket science. Is the business program really that math-based? I intend on pursuing a Marketing or Management concentration. Are those less math based? I don't plan on becoming an investor or banker if that matters.
On the other hand, should I even bother applying to Wharton if I got a 680 on my math SAT (Composite is 2140; under-represented minority)?
LAST question, I heard somewhere that I could submit the ACT in place of the Math II Subject Test? Is that true? Also, would they just consider my math score (31) or consider the rest of my scores in addition (composite 30)? I would really appreciate a response, thanks! :)</p>
<p>I think you should apply to Wharton.
Wharton is heavily math based in regards to its finance and investment banking majors, which are very popular- Wharton to Wall Street as they call it.
However, for a Marketing/Management concentration, I’d imagine that you’d have much less math to worry about (but still, you should be proficient at math, enough to meet basic requirements-). They are definitely less math based, more communications/economics based.
As far as your SAT Math score and your Math II score, they are lower than the average for Wharton, but that doesn’t necessarily cut you out of the game. You are also URM, which helps alot (LUCKY YOU 
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My advice is to choose one that you’d like to improve and retake the test. You still have time, I know that there is a test in October and one in November (though I think the November one might be a bit late). I don’t think it’d be a good idea to send in your ACT score instead, that looks bad-as if you really had a terrible score and that you have something to hide. So, even if you can do it (I’ve never heard of that though), I really wouldn’t recommend it unless you retook the ACT and got like a 34+ on math.
But either way, I believe that you definitely have a shot and since Wharton is pretty much one of the best schools for business in general, you should never miss the chance to apply-you might regret it. Also, if your committed enough, you can apply ED, which will also add to your chances.
Hope I helped, I really don’t know all that much either, this is 100% IMO. (I’m looking to apply to Wharton too)</p>
<p>To do well in Wharton, you need to be competent in basic math, nothing more. The Wharton curriculum is does not compare to the physical sciences or engineering. On this board there seems to be a myth that to get into/do well at Wharton, you need to be great at math. Most people I know in Wharton are not very interested in/particularly skilled in math, they don’t need to know much beyond single variable calculus. While many Wharton students believe the finance courses are very difficult, the physics majors and engineers who take finance classes think the math is trivial.</p>
<p>@jmoney22
Wow thank you for the response! I am DONE with the SAT as I have already studied rigorously and my 680 was a gift from God. No matter how much more prep I do, I probably won’t get any higher haha. I was just wondering whether I could submit the ACT in lieu of the SAT Math II?</p>
<p>@Poeme
Well it isn’t a question about perspective. I’m sure UPenn physics majors and engineers love math and science as they chose that as their major. I just feel like my math skills would be inadequate for the school. I would like a little bit of a challenge, but I would not want my college career to be a constant struggle, ya know? Thank you for your response though!</p>
<p>No, what I am saying is that to do well in Wharton, one only needs to be comfortable with basic calculus. On this board, people make it sound like the quantitive skills you need for Wharton are practically equivalent to those you would need for something like engineering which is most definitely not the case. You actually take less math in Wharton than you would for Econ in the college.
When I was a freshman, I knew several Wharton students taking Math 104, (which for many is the last calculus course they take) and many of them struggled.</p>
<p>@Poeme Ok thanks for the clarification. I feel somewhat more comfortable applying now!</p>