<p>WhartonAdvisor,</p>
<p>To what extent is the SAT II Math IIC an important factor for admission to Wharton? At what point (score-wise) does the IIC score become a detriment to one's application?</p>
<p>To WhartonAdvisor:</p>
<p>I'm currently an Early Decision candidate for the Wharton School, but I have no yet received an Interview contact to my knowledge (Do they only call your home phone, or do they send e-mails as well?). I've emailed Undergraduate Admissions and I tried calling the alumni association but their hours aren't listed on the site. Is there anything you can suggest that I do at this point, as I'd really like to be able to show my personality through my interview.</p>
<p>Thanks,
A Wharton Hopeful :)</p>
<p>Chaotic - you should discuss SAT II concerns with your Regional Director of Admissions. </p>
<p>Dopamine - applicants are selected for interviews on a random basis and not everyone will get an interview. You may be contacted by phone or email. At this point, you will just have to wait and see if you get called. Since interviews are not required, the fact that you did not have one because you were not offered one will not affect you negatively at all.</p>
<p>Wharton Advisor:</p>
<p>For the Huntsman Program, even though I plan to switch to Mandarin later on, should I put down Spanish as my target language because I can prove my proficiency better in Spanish (at least in tests)?</p>
<p>I took Chinese (Mandarin) for eight years at least (outside of school) but after I graduated two years ago, I have not praticed writing or reading it. Thus my ability to write or read has rusted severely. However I recently visited Taiwan and even though I am American-born, people there think I am from mainland China because of my accent (Mandarin has different accents depending on regions just like English has a Southern accent and a British accent). I am actually planning on returning this summer to teach English there.</p>
<p>I'm currently in AP Spanish and usually get A- or above marks. But since I get daily practice reading and writing, and since it's far more similar to English than Chinese, I think my Spanish is currently better than my Chinese.</p>
<p>Wharton Advisor:</p>
<p>Does Penn call guidance counselors with admission decisions before Dec. 14? Some users started threads claiming their counselor was given a chance to plea their case or was informed of Penn's decision and I was wondering if there was any validity to this. If there is, is this common for all ED applicants or just borderline candidates?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>-The Wondering Coot66</p>
<p>Wharton Advisior:</p>
<p>Is Calculus I at a local community college comparable to a full year of Calculus at a high school, like an AP Calculus AB class? I am taking the BC Calculus class second semester senior year and the exam, but I wasn't able to fit in AP Calculus AB in my schedule last year. I know Penn recommends at least a full year of Calculus but will this hurt my chances?</p>
<p>aah - you need to contact the Huntsman Program directly with your question.</p>
<p>c00t - Admissions officers do speak with counselors throughout the process, but it is my understanding that this is just to ask questions or clarify something in the application. Decisions are not released to anyone in advance. Counselor calls are something that the admissions officers do (not me) so I am not certain of the exact circumstances. I would ask your Regional Director.</p>
<p>ihateschool - please discuss this with your Regional Director.</p>
<p>Hi Advisor,
I am submitting an application for the Regular Decision Round for Wharton. I was wondering, for the 'study or research with a Penn professor' supplement question, whether it would be detrimental for me to write about a non-Wharton professor? Is it preferred that one focuses on research related to his/her concentration?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Advisor,
i am applying to Penn RD, and i must say i really love the school. i was wondering if demonstrated interest plays a huge part in admissions? i've requested applications, information books, etc. several times and i went to the information session once in november when i went to visit. i would love the visit again, but i just don't have the time to make another trip up to Philly.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Dear Wharton Advisor:</p>
<p>I applied to the M&T program ED, and listed that I would like to be placed in the Wharton pool if i wasn't accepted. My admission letter said I was defferred to U of P Class of 2011. Do this mean I was deferred to both M&T and Wharton? When does the Wharton consideration come into play: ED or RD?</p>
<p>Dear WhartonAdvisor,</p>
<p>I got into SAS ED. I plan to take an intro Wharton class sometime next year. If I fall in love with that class, and am not won over by intro chem or intro econ (the two majors I am considering), how hard will it be to transfer to Wharton. I hear that if I get a 3.8+ for my first year while taking intro calc and intro econ, I should be in good shape for the transfer. Is this true?</p>
<p>Hi WhartonAdvisor,
You've posted earlier that at Wharton you could do a dual degree with majors from other colleges with a price of 1. I'm interested in doing a dual degree in east asian area studies in the college, how many more cu do i need to complete the degrees (apart from wharton's 37 cus)? </p>
<p>And i don't fully understand how the tuition fees at wharton work.Do they charge the fee according to the number of units that you do or as an semester fee which you could take many courses as you can? </p>
<p>If so, how would that benefit the students with credits from AP/IB in terms of tuition fee reduction? </p>
<p>I am also an international student, do we have the same opportunities as US residents to work part-time on campus?</p>
<p>Thankyou :)</p>
<p>Hi WhartonAdvisor,</p>
<p>Will Wharton use a better ACT score over an SAT I score? I got a 34 on the ACT and a 1460 composite on the SAT I. Also, when Wharton asks for "Advanced Credit for one semester of AP Calculus" when you apply, how do you attain that if you are taking Calculus BC your senior year? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>If you can take Calc BC, and get a 5 on the AP exam, by all means do it. Math 104 is a horrible class.</p>
<p>WhartonAdvisor,</p>
<p>Because of scheduling conflicts, I was unable to accomodate either AP Calculus BC or AP Calculus AB in my schedule. I was at first hesitant to enroll in Calculus Honors, but I did so anyway because I had heard that it was required for consideration as an applicant to Wharton.
Will not enrolling in an AP Calculus course decrease my chances at acceptance?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Venkater - We don't feel that it is appropriate for students from considering an internal transfer before they have matriculated, especially if you have applied ED to another school at Penn. All of the information about internal transfer is available online.</p>
<p>Puccagirl - The number of cu's depends on the particular major, how many AP credits you come in with, and what level of language you place into. Students who do dual degrees with the College meet with a College advisor to go over their requirements and figure out how many cu's will be necessary. A lot of the requirements will overlap though so don't think that it will end up being 70cu's. It's really more in the area of 42-50.</p>
<p>Tuition and fees are semesterly charges, they are not based on cu's (unless it is summer school or you are a 2nd semester senior going part-time). Therefore you can take as many classes as you like (with the permission of your school). If you come in with AP credit that means that you will have less classes to take and can potentially graduate a semester early (or go part-time) both of which will reduce the amount of tuition you ultimately pay. I'm pretty certain that international students can work on campus, just not in federally funded work-study positions.</p>
<p>Reality - We see all scores that you report, but if you have any questions I'd recommend that you speak with your Regional Director. We don't require that applicants have advanced credit for one semester of calculus (not sure where you got that quote from). We expect that you have taken calculus during high school.</p>
<p>Gothic - We expect that students have taken some form of calculus in high school. If your schedule did not permit you to take the most advanced level, this is something that your guidance counselor should mention and that you should communicate to your Regional Director.</p>
<p>Dear Wharton Advisor,</p>
<p>How difficult is it to transfer into Wharton after a year? What are they looking for in a transfer student? Anything different? What kind of GPA do you need or is it dependent on the school?</p>
<p>Wharton Advisor,</p>
<p>I was wondering if you knew when the Early Decision admits have to withdraw all their other applications by?</p>
<p>Wharton Advisor,</p>
<p>I'm currently in IB Economics SL. Should I bother taking AP Macro/Micro Econ? Will a good score get me any advancement credit at all?</p>
<p>Wharton Advisor,</p>
<p>My parents have been pressuring me into looking to transfer to Wharton, so I just wanted to know how that works.</p>