<p>Year: Junior
School: Top National Public School, Ultra Rich, Ultra Competitive, Many Rich Penn Legacies, But Penn Loves My School Usually Takes About 5 Kids
Grades:
Freshman Year
Honors Spanish 3: A
Honors Physical Science: A-
Honors English: A
Honors Geometry: A
Honors European History: A
Honors Italian: A
Honors Art: A
Honors Italian: A
Sophmore Year
Honors Algebra II: A
Honors English: A
Honors American History:A
AP European History: A
AP Biology: B+
Honors Spanish 4: A
Honors Italian: A
Junior Year
Honors Pre Calculus: A
AP Statistics: A
AP Spanish: A
AP Chemistry: B+
AP American History: A
AP Government and Politics: A
Honors English: A
Senior Year
AP Economics
AP Lang
AP Psychology
AP Calc BC
AP Spanish Lit.
Honors Physics/ AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>PSAT: 224 (probably National Merit Semifinalist
SAT:
Math: 800
Reading: 740
Writing: 740
SAT II:
Biology- 740
US History- 800
Math 2: 800
Chemistry: 760
AP
Biology- 5
European History- 5
(Expect 5s on everything, but a 4 on Spanish)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
School Newspaper: Editor in Chief
Model UN: Trip President
Varsity Tennis (state champions)
Participated in County Math Competitions
Nationally Ranked Quiz Bowl Team
Mock Trial
Interesting Information
Big-Time Legacy</p>
<p>considering “BIG-TIME” legacy, you would get in for both schools.
considering regular legacy, you would get in for CAS. very likely for wharton.
no legacy= probably for CAS
no legacy= NO for wharton cuz you lack the passion for leadership and well roundedness the students who get accepted have.</p>
<p>Do NOT apply to the College if you really want to attend Wharton. Internal transfer is very difficult and it’s incredibly unwise to count on being accepted. Apply to the school you want right now.</p>
<p>You really need to think about some things if you want to apply. Do you want to do business or do you want to get a liberal arts education? Work from there when you are looking at the school. Wharton and CAS are very different and are not substitutes for each other. They are right for different kinds of people with different interests and goals. These threads that ask for chances for both are really trying for people that are familiar with Penn. You really need to do some more research and reflection, decide which you want to apply to, and then consider your chances.</p>
<p>Also just to clarify I would like to pursue business in my future. I know that Wharton will put me on the right track for this but I also know it is much harder to get into Wharton than CAS and I can get a BA in Econ and then an MBA. So basically I prefer Wharton but would also be happy at CAS</p>
<p>What does Big Time Legacy mean? Also, this student is the editor-in-chief at the school newspaper, that does show some sort of leadership. I don’t how prestigious the position is, but it does show leadership.</p>
<p>If you want to study business and get an MBA in the future, you will not be happy studying Econ at CAS. Let me elaborate…</p>
<p>If you think you want to do business eventually, but want to study something else now, that’s fine. If you wanted to study any other art or science, and then get an mba later, you’ll be all right. If you were very interested in theoretical economics, you might be fine too.</p>
<p>Where you run into trouble is people who want to go into business who study econ at CAS. Penn’s econ dept isn’t the strongest, particularly compared to Wharton’s economists. Undergrads in econ often feel shortchanged or let down with the (relatively) inferior experience. </p>
<p>If you want to study business, apply to Wharton. If you want to study Econ and go into business soon, apply to Wharton. If you want to study something else, like poli sci, sociology, or whatever, apply to CAS. You can still get an MBA later. (Even if you want to study real theoretical Econ, you may be happier at Wharton). Do not apply to CAS because it’s “easier to get in” - apply to CAS because you want to study something there, or apply to Wharton because you want to study something in Wharton.</p>
<p>I after with the thrust of it, save for the notion that econ kids are somehow not getting all that Penn has to offer.</p>
<p>Wharton doesnt have its own econ department. They have a dept of finance which is a single field within the broader discipline of economics. And since finance classes are open to all undergrads, its not exactly a Wharton exclusive.</p>
<p>I personally would recommend liberal arts for undergrad and the MBA later. Undergraduate years are a time to be educated, not trained</p>
<p>I was told it’s very hard to get an mba if u have a bba, even after working experience. Is this true? (Not as in some people do bba and mba, but that it’s the norm).</p>
<p>Wharton has a BS in Econ…So it’s not a problem with Wharton. I’m sure Wharton graduates don’t have problems getting into MBA programs, I could see that being the case with other schools though.</p>
<p>Just to clarify a few things and note some changes. I have a few other leadership positions. I served on a special, appointed committee with only about 5 other students in the whole school to make changes to the school’s curriculum. I will also probably be the captain of the quiz bowl team next year and am an attorney for Mock Trial. Concerning, “big time legacy”, my parents give lots of money to the school through a program to give a grant of about twelve thousand dollars per year of a promising student’s education. The school notes this donation in its alumni books as $100,000 per year. Also, my parents regularly attend UPenn functions and have friends in somewhat high places. My SAT scores are not what I wrote. I took them in Dec and got a 2250, 790 writing, 770 math, 690 reading. I took them again today and expect to raise the reading to about 750 and might possibly raise the other two scores.</p>