should I apply to Wharton or CAS?????

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<p>I want to go into business in the future, and Wharton is one of my first choices in all the colleges im applying to, but I'm not sure if i stand competitive enough.
Knowing that, im also considering the option of applying to CAS and transferring later on, but if i DO stand a pretty good chance, why not Wharton in the first place?
To be honest, if I can get a Penn education by going into CAS, i wouldnt mind, but since a transfer to wharton wouldnt be guaranteed, iunno.</p>

<p>my stats are
790M 750CR 720W (retaking in Jan)
Physics 770 Math2c 780 Lit 640 (epic failure)
4.0/4.0 10 out of 350 (our school doesnt rank but thats what my counsellor put)
im in IB and my predicted grade was 37/45 when my counsellor uploaded my transcript ='(
im pretty sure it's going to go back up to a 39 for midyear report...(i had a bad test in two subjects but i madeup for it)
my EC's are very leadership heavy- student council pres, ib council pres, manager of a school business i created, chosen to lead our school in a multi-distrcit social responsibility awarenss project, first flute in city orchestra, pres and founder of a humanity club, and exec roles here and there
also i wrote my commonapp essay about me wanting to go into finances, and i took on an internship at an ibank last summer, so i think i pull off a business oriented profile.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? is my chance not big enough for me to risk the rejection? (i'm not trying to say im a shoo in for CAS, but i would like to think that my cahnces are pretty high, espeically considering that someone with worse Stat/SAT/EC/essay(i had to help her with this cuz she's ESL) got in to CAS)
or should i go for it and see what happens? be as brutal as you want!</p>

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<p>i'd say go for wharton. you're a pretty good candidate, and it's what you want to do</p>

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<p>honestly, i think your chances at wharton are higher than your chances at CAS.</p>

<p>you've owned the leadership part and the math part that wharton wants.</p>

<p>My prediction: if your leadership is legit and you write some decent essays and have decent recs, you are gonna get in.</p>

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<p>yeah i would go for wharton.</p>

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<p>about math; one problem is, im taking SL math and i was predicted 5 (it's going to be 6 for my mid year report tho)
if they focus on math so much, would that hurt me alot??</p>

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<p>def apply to wharton, ur gpa and leadership is a great combo.</p>

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<p>better chances of admission for wharton than CAS.</p>

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<p>WHARTON!</p>

<p>not competitive enough for wharton? try not competitive enough for CAS because you're a better fit for wharton. no seriously. it's a misconception that CAS is "less competitive". i think wharton's a better fit for you though...
don't apply to CAS with the intention of a transfer into wharton. CAS is not easy to get into.</p>

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<p>so if i applied CAS for econ, which is still pretty related to what i wanna study, they will reject me cuz finances is better for me than econ?</p>

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<p>CAS econ involves more theoretical stuff, and it wouldn't necessarily be used for business. a lot of econ majors end up going to law school (at least that's what i've heard). and they wouldn't reject you because finance is better fit for you.</p>

<p>go with whatever is better for you, which i think would be wharton. you have a better shot at wharton i think. (which is the consensus of this entire board)</p>