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Hello,

I am a current high school senior at a competitive high school.
Here are my stats:
Weighted GPA: 3.7166
Unweighted GPA: 3.55
SAT’s:1330/1600
Intended Major: Finance
I had an upward trend throughout (9-12) I took no honors or AP classes freshman year, and then slowly worked my way up)
Took a lot of honors classes in 10th and 11th and 12th
AP Classes: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Microeconomics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP calculus BC, AP Bio, AP Gov Pol, AP French, AP Stat
EC: FBLA(Placed at State Conference), Black Belt, NHS, French Honor Society, XSTEM(mentor younger students in STEM field), played piano for 8 years
Volunteer: Library, Religious School, Autism Center
Summer: I worked on a research project with a professor and did an internship in Finance

I am planning to apply regular decision please chance me smeal college of business .
Thanks!

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There’s no RD. You apply before November 30.

And most students who want to major in finance (which requires a 3.5, hard to get in college) apply DUS. Fewer than 10% applicants get in they apply directly to Smeal and they dont even get any advantage for it because they have to do the exact same thing as the DUS students. All must take entrance to major classes plus the Business Freshman seminar and get the required grades.
Apply to Schreyer to have access to the Honors versions for economics as well as the Honors freshman seminars that cover two gen ed requirements (however if admitted DO NOT take calculus honors, it’s for future math majors, the class expects you to have a strong knowledge of calculus already and an affinity for proofs.)