<p>bumpppppppppp</p>
<p>your counsellor rec should be able to elaborate on your academic standing within your school. Don’t sweat it too much.</p>
<p>Also @ rtgrove, its difficult to compare the standing of HYPS vs Wharton or MIT etc. These schools are very different. HYP (and to a lesser extent S) are more focused on a broad liberal arts educatioin whereas Wharton will teach you more technical knowledge pertinent to Finance. Selectivity is difficult to determine because what makes an applicant attractive to one school will sour them in the eyes of the other. Its an issue of breadth vs depth. Try comparing MIT against Wharton in Finance, difficult to do without knowing if the person in question is interested in quant trading or more traditional routes.</p>
<p>what in your opinion is a good GPA range to be in for wharton or HYPS?</p>
<p>^ Unweighted of 3.9+/4, top 1-2% rank.</p>
<p>Does wharton accept the ACT in lieu of the SAT I? I got a 33, is that an “ok” score? I have some quality leadership and business EC’s. I’m an Asian immigrant (10 years), unhooked :(</p>
<p>everyone keeps claiming that they are “unhooked.” a hook is something that makes you stand out and shows the college that you are a valuable addition to their school. everyone has some “hook” that makes you attractive to a college. if you look i am sure you can find something. its all about finding things that you do that would add something positive to a college</p>
<p>^^^
Umm no…at least thats not what hook is on these forums. Here, one only has a “hook” if they are a URM, first gen, a recruit, or a legacy.</p>
<p>alright. i mean just cause your “unhooked” by those standards stated doesn’t mean you have to be like 2300+ to get into wharton.</p>
<p>^Yes, but you’ll need to have significant achievements in other areas to make up for the slightly lower score. Actually, you’ll need significant achievements outside of standardized test scores even if you do have 2300+ on the SAT, but more so if your SAT is less than the average of the overall applicant pool.</p>
<p>i do agree. i am just saying that if your unhooked it doesnt mean you cannot distinguish yourself in other ways besides standardized test scores</p>
<p>740 on Math is -2, maybe -3</p>
<p>At that point its just a question of whether your concerned about making trivial mistakes on convoluted questions that don’t test mathematical ability… but thats another story.</p>
<p>is a 3.92 a good enough GPA to get in?</p>
<p>Unweighted - Yes, definitely possible.
Weighted - Still possible, but it’s going to be tough.</p>
<p>Wow everyone seems to have business ECs. I’ve never been exposed to such an opportunity, nor do I even know what one would be…</p>
<p>The issue of business ECs always come up - as far as I can tell, having activities in which you demonstrated initiative and showed leadership are far, far more important than merely having something “business-related.” Off the top of my head, only one of my friends was a national FBLA competitor; the rest of us were strong athletes, musicians, debaters, volunteers, et al. That’s not to say business activities aren’t good too, but as with all extracurriculars you should do well and have a story about them.</p>
<p>There are no business ECs at my school but I took the initiative to go beyond the leadership I already had and thus I started a business, won some stock exchange competitions etc.</p>
<p>A lot of my time outside of school is spent doing music (vocal, orchestra, theatre) and scouts. So
demonstrating leadership
through say… Achieving
eagle scout or having a lead or 2 in the plays would suffice, since I have no business related ECs?</p>
<p>That’s totally legit. I don’t know much about Boy Scouts but I kind of remember being in high school and hearing about just a handful of guys who made Eagle Scout, so I think that’s a pretty big deal (of course, you would know more than I would). Getting the lead in plays is good too.</p>
<p>^^^ alright, thanks. Glad I don’t have to start a fortune 500 company to be accepted to wharton haha. :)</p>
<p>what percent chance do i have getting in with a 3.92?</p>