<p>I am a HS sophomore, and I was planning next year’s schedule/courses. I want to take as many AP courses as possible, partially because they are weighted more heavily come ranking time and also b/c I want college credit. The thing is, I want a business education at Wharton. Will it look bad if I don’t have any business courses in HS? I want to take some in my senior year, when grades don’t count AS MUCH, but will they aknowledge that? In sum, will they realize that I was challenging myself with the most difficult courses, but still have business aspirations (w/o HS business courses)???</p>
<p>What are high school business courses? Economics? No- it won't hurt you. Take as much advanced math as you can handle.</p>
<p>some of the business classes our high school offers (electives) include fashion/sports marketing, entrepreneurship, wall street, personal finance, etc. Basically small, half year courses. I just don't have the time budget to afford to take them in high school, let alone my junior year. I just wanna make sure Wharton doesn't frown upon that. (I am indifferent about the courses, I probably know as much as what they teach, anyway. So plz don't just tell me pick the course that you want to. It doesn't matter that much for me personally, I could handle/even like most of them.) What it comes down to is the "Brownie Points"! (BTW, I am not superficial, I want to have the best course choices in COLLEGE, and Wharton is the way to go!!!)</p>
<p>So, AP or small business electives? (one or the other?) What looks better for Wharton? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior, also a wharton hopeful, and Im taking 4 AP's. Instead of taking courses like accounting, money management, and business administration, i took macro and micro econ- a pretty good trade off.
now im just making the most of my EC's- which are all business related. so, i rec taking the hardest course load that you can handle, and as Lucky98 would probably tell you, show passion, initiative and leadership in your EC's- which do not necessarily have to be business related, my passion is finance so i participate in such activities.</p>
<p>The only business course I took was in my freshman year. I took a Regional Occupation Program for Business and Computer Applications. It was a great program for enhancing computer and stock-market knowledge, and I do believe you benefit with taking business courses. I think you should take a business course: A) because you have a genuine interest in a specific subject/field, or B) you are looking to discover a new interest. It's great to take a finance course if you have a real interest in finance, however I would stray away from taking business courses for the sake of building your transcript.</p>
<p>I would suggest taking as many AP classes as you can handle. If you were to take a business course, take one that teaches a field you might want to go into in the future. What you want to do, more than anything, with filling out your future application, is finding a common theme among your interest, ECs, transcript and whatnot.</p>
<p>You do not need specific courses in business to apply to Wharton. Rather, you should concentrate on completing the most rigorous program available at your high school. Many high schools don't have business classes, or non-academic business classes, and whether or not you take them will not be a factor in your admission decision.</p>
<p>I agree with above. Take the most rigorous course load, if this includes business class, by all means do so.</p>