Myth: You need an 800 Math 2 for Wharton

<p>i agree. I got a 640 in math2 and im huntsman’14 now. the penn rep who visited our school kinda said that they were aware that this is only a 1 hour test and that it cant accurately meausure the math youve been doing for the past couple of years, and that they will take that into consideration and they kinda prefer looking at your highschool math grades instead</p>

<p>my friend had an 800 and he got in…oh
last year one had an 800 got into huntsman…oh</p>

<p>Haha yea its a complete myth… perfect math scores, sat 1, math level 2 and IB HL math… got deferred from wharton :(</p>

<p>So…is it a myth that you need As in Calc BC for Wharton?</p>

<p>@nikeboy3004: Well, I imagine there’s a difference between needing perfect math scores for Wharton and having Wharton directly as a result of perfect math scores.</p>

<p>No clue about the A in Calc BC, but I would imagine that’d be a part of a whole rather than a direct exclusionary factor.</p>

<p>I got in with a 710 Math 2 and 750 Regular SAT Math</p>

<p>Yea i know but my ECs and other grades are pretty decent, only thing probably holding me back is CR (650), otherwise my apps pretty good</p>

<p>Princeton Review for MathI&II worked pretty well for me. I reviewed it for about 4 hours the day before the test and got a 760. I wanted to use my barron but I lost it and had to use PR which wasn’t so bad. Just skim over all the chapters that go over formulas, trig identities, and types of problems that always come up on the test. Then sit down and take 2-3 practice tests in a row; check your answers/explanations after each test to understand why you messed up on certain problems, and make sure not to make the same mistake. Then you should be good. :)</p>

<p>Also… AP statistics helped me on one problem in the November 2009 test, but it was only one question… so not that important haha.</p>

<p>I don’t understand how any high school senior who has taken algebra 1, 2, geometry and is reasonably competent at math (read: qualified for wharton) could get less than an 800 on math II. it’s scaled so 1 in 10 kids get an 800 for chrissakes.</p>

<p>I’m sorry if I offended anyone. I can understand screwing up and getting a few wrong… such as 2 or 3 over the allowed 5(+/- a few) incorrect for an 800, being sick or something, but in the 600s? really.</p>

<p>I personally got a 730 on math2, and am not retaking it. I consider myself strong in math, but I didn’t finish the whole test. I didn’t get a score report, but I assume that I got a couple of mistakes and I skipped a handful of problems. Honestly, I froze up on one problem - if I hadn’t, it is possible I would have scored higher because I wouldn’t have lost five minutes.</p>

<p>The test doesn’t seem too hard, but I was under the impression that the test was really used to place applicants in a score range. After all, plenty of people get in with imperfect scores. I’m hoping I’ll be one of them.</p>

<p>What if I didn’t even take calculus yet? Or the Math II subject test? Do I have any chance at all, even though it says it’s “strongly recommended” for Wharton applicants?</p>

<p>It wasn’t by choice, I have a legitimate excuse. I got a 750 math score on the SAT I, my stats are otherwise very competitive, and I’m a URM. Will they at least consider me?</p>

<p>What the OP said is true. You need at least an 850 to get in. After all, I had a 800 and was deferred :(</p>