Wharton Probability

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys, i posted this in the common section for chances, but i want some specific feedbacks as to my chances of getting into Wharton. </p>

<p>Chinese Canadian, currently living in Vancouver</p>

<p>My school, unlike the ones in the State, does not have a weighed GPA system. Also, my counsellor won't let me see my transcript, which is probably very strange by your standards. But out of my 9 courses, I average 92% and usually have one B (sometimes two). </p>

<p>International Baccalaureate Program Predicted Score</p>

<p>Mandarin (HL) - 7/7
Physics (HL) - 7/7
Chemistry (HL) - 7/7
History - 7/7
English - 6/7
Mathematics (HL) - 6/7
Extended Essay + Theory of Knowledge 2/3
total - 42/45</p>

<p>APs
Calculus AB - 5
Calculus BC - 5
Physics B - 5
Chemistry - 5</p>

<p>SAT I
math - 800
reading - 730
writing - 740</p>

<p>SAT II
math level ii - 800
physics - 800</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Physics Bowl - 1st place in division 15 (international)</p>

<p>Ontario Association of Physics Teachers Contest - 2nd place (national)</p>

<p>Avogadro Chemistry Contest - 14th place (national)</p>

<p>Chem 13 News Contest - 97th percentile (national)</p>

<p>Sir Issac Newton Physics Contest - 98th percentile (national)</p>

<p>Canadian Association of Physicists Contest - provincial 10th place (national)</p>

<p>Fermat Math Contest</p>

<p>Hypatia Math Contest</p>

<p>United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth Speech Contest - 4th place (regional)</p>

<p>Candian Physics Olympiad Western Division Finalist (regional)</p>

<p>Thompson River University Chemistry Contest - 2nd place (regional)</p>

<p>Physics Subject Award - sole recipient (school)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>School Physics Club president</p>

<p>School Website Moderator</p>

<p>Keats Camp Director (help organize Grade 10 Pre-IB students' field trip to Keats Island Sea to Sky program)</p>

<p>Senior EcoMentor Exec in British Columbia (a program teaching elementary school kids about the evironment and sustainability, also responsible for trainning new EcoMentor members)</p>

<p>Senior Artist for "Big Bang" (school science magazine)</p>

<p>Debate Club Member</p>

<p>Vancouver Youth Parliament and British Columbia Youth Parliament Member</p>

<p>Badminton (gr.9 Provincial Badminton Tournament - team 1st place)</p>

<p>Gr.10 Piano in RCM standard</p>

<p>National Lifeguarding Service Licence</p>

<p>Job as translator and movie subtitle editor</p>

<p>Volunteering 500+ hours</p>

<p>Honor roll throughout highschool</p>

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<p>oh man I was hoping this was a thread on the Wharton STAT department (my favorite thing in the world) but this is just another lame chances thread</p>

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<p>lol, sorry, bump</p>

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<p>Looks better as a profile for a science or engineering major. Maybe one of the joint programs? Even though they are hard to get into you could tell a more convincing story than for just plain Wharton.</p>

<p>Normally I'd say your chances are great but there is a(n unspoken) limit to the # of Asian students they are willing to take so they sometimes reject Asians with astronomical scores. Have you ever considered becoming Hispanic? Change your name and you could "pass" for Latin-American. You'd be a sure thing then, Pedro.</p>

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<p>Are you sure you're doing the right thing? You seem so interested in science, I can't imagine why you'd want to waste all your potential doing business...</p>

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<p>from other threads and posts i hear its fine to be focused into science and not into business, but i think Wharton might be the only exception..</p>

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<p>um...hi..this is christina...i m just wondering..deviantdevil..are you regan?</p>

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<p>thanks all. I'm actually very interested in the jerome fisher program^^'' (after further research) </p>

<p>The thing is, I haven't see any discussions about it on this forum...? I know it's incredibly difficult to get in, and the program itself is of the highest standard in the nation (or the world as its website claims), yet, somehow, for some inexlicable reason, i wanna give it a try there...</p>

<p>you don't have to chance me for that (most likely <0.00001%), but any info about jerome fisher program would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>lol, christina wang, do i know you?</p>

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<p>the jerome fisher program is better known by the "m&t" name. there have been plenty of threads on here about it (I should know, I began reading them 4 years ago). I will say however it's an extremely self-selective application pool - far fewer people apply than you might guess. if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask away.</p>

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<p>well, for one thing, what's the workload like in M&T? hopefully not "double the degree, double the work..."??</p>

<p>also, i know you get the degrees from wharton and SEAS, but is the quality of education really the same? i mean, do students in M&T really get to study indepth into both fields as students concentrating singularly on each field do?</p>

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<p>Can M&T be double the degree? Yes, quite possibly. Do M&T students get to study indepth into both fields? If they want to.</p>

<p>I hope you understand that your questions are mutually exclusive. I'm going out on a limb here and assuming some stuff, but think about this: if you want to go just as deep into both fields, you're going to have to do all the work. That means 2x the material. </p>

<p>However, this is a shallow/simplistic view/discussion. What do you mean "double the work"? Most M&T students have a reason for studying both fields - not that they're interested in both, but that they have an interest in the intersection. The honest truth is that it's a lot of work, and more importantly, you decide how much work you want it to be. You can choose your engineering major and Wharton concentrations, but more importantly you can choose one of the lighter SEAS degrees (a BAS or systems) and you can decide to concentrate in 1, 2 or 3 or more Wharton fields - it's VERY flexible. When people ask about the workload, I always have to answer "it depends".</p>

<p>Note: M&T does let you opt-out of some of the basic requirements. Normal Wharton students must take 2 legalstudies/ethics classes, but M&T students need only take 1, for example. The Stat classes required for Wharton fit into most SEAS curricula as 2 of the required math electives. There's a lot of overlap (economics being a quantitative social science, and whatnot), but it really is a double degree, not a minor. (And it's more than a "double major" because you must fulfill the extra reqs in both schools).</p>

<p>Your question is both naive and wise at the same time: while I'm glad to see that you're interested in the education and quality thereof, you have to realize that most single degree students (in both schools) are doing the bare minimum they can in order to graduate with a high GPA, skim through classes, and get a job. It's not as though most single degree students are studying in depth (and yes, this is true for all of Penn.)</p>

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<p>mmm, thanks matt! haha, your point about most single degree students are just trying to graduate with high GPA totally destorys my idealistic view of colleges (i'm a bit of a nerd myself). but that's ok, colleges experiences are supposed to be living life as life should be. </p>

<p>you bring up a question that i've been thinking for sometime though. many people, including you, emphasized that the program focuses on the "intersection" between business and tech, how does that work?
i know there are specific classes designed for M&T students, what are these classes like?</p>

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<p>Senior artist sounds good. EIC sounds better. :P</p>

<p>Get your art in on time. -.-</p>

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<p>Wharton w/ no business ECs?</p>

<p>Go for M&T</p>

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<p>somehow, this post is still floating around~~interesting</p>

<p>thanks Lucaskhan (lol, i'm writing an extended essay on the fall of Yuan, and your name is reminding me of the terrible agony that awaits on the due date...)</p>

<p>(Hi EIC, I handed in my art late because i couldn't find the bleeding box T___T)</p>

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<p>thompson river cannot be considered a contest......its easier than the provincials lol</p>