Does not having taken calc hurt chances a lot?? Even if took a diffrent ap instead also if a parent works at the school does that count as a legacy and increase chances ? Thank u!!!
What Wharton says - * a strong preparation in mathematics, particularly calculus
So yes, it will likely hurt.
But if you don’t apply, you won’t know. Stats is not calculus.
I’m sure the school has a program of some sort for employees and your parents could find out but that would not provide legacy status.
Good luck. Most top b-schools will want to see calculus - so make sure you have a balanced list of reach, target and safety schools. Also, see what types of programs your parents employer has for discounted tuition at other schools.
Good luck.
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If the course is offered by your HS, and you chose not to take it, yes, it hurts
There’s no AP that replaces calculus
No.
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Penn does have faculty tuition benefits for children of employees. This applies to full time faculty or staff. If your parent does qualify for the tuition benefit, then you might have a slight advantage.
This is known as fac brat (faculty brat). Not sure how much Penn weighs this, but at Harvard (based on the recent litigation) the odds of acceptance for a facbrat is a little lower vs legacy (6.1 vs 7.8). But this is still a sizable advantage. As long as your stats and scores are in line with other accepted students, this should help.
This applies to eligible full time faculty or staff.
Not a legacy, which was the OP’s question. Nor did they indicate that the parent was faculty. But yes, the child of a full-time faculty member would likely get an admissions bump.
Yes, absolutely. The admissions reps are quite clear on this in info sessions. In fact, in the session I attended, they strongly encouraged prospective Wharton students to take Calc BC, if offered.
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