<p>I am most curious about this. What are the criteria/characteristics that Penn looks for in the applications? Such as diversity and creativity. If possible, could anyone, whether current or prospective, share some opinions/info from research?</p>
<p>Many thanks :></p>
<p>From what I’ve gathered from reading this forum, two things: math and leadership.</p>
<p>4.0 GPA, 2400 SAT, 5 Leadership positions, …haha just kidding but math and leadership should be up there.</p>
<p>what is “enough” leadership… being captain of two teams (that you’re passionate about) or attending “youth leadership forums” or being like student council/nhs leader?</p>
<p>Someone on here said math…I’m not so sure about Wharton, but I do know people who are in Penn right now with less than stellar math skills (2 on the AP Calculus exam, although an A in the class). That being said, she had a lot of leadership: student council, multiple leadership conferences, NHS officer, captain of an academic team, etc.</p>
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<p>SHE is also a female, which provides an admissions boost at Wharton.</p>
<p>a LOT of money and a willingness to give that money to the school.</p>
<p>you must perform a backwards slam dunk on the mini basketball court found within the Penn admissions office. Eric Furda will then extend his right arm with a closed fist, at which point he will render his judgment upon you.</p>
<p>thumbs up = in
thumb to the side = deferral or waitlist
thumbs down = out</p>
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<p>Being female helps admissions for Wharton?</p>
<p>^ I second that question. Since when is being female helpful for admissions?</p>
<p>Thank you all for replying !<br>
But could anyone be more specific?
Math and leadership certainly are two crucial components. But how would they be defined? I have full scores in all math- is that all for math?
And how would diversity be defined?</p>
<p>Maybe because more guys tend to apply to Wharton for the edge in 90-hour finance gigs on Wall Street? I hope girls do get a boost at Wharton.</p>
<p>Females do get a slight boost when applying to Wharton since admissions tries to keep a relatively even ratio. Females applying to Engineering have a VERY big advantage over their male counterparts.</p>
<p>so if i’m a female applying for the M&T (Jerome Fisher) would that give me a boost (since its engineering and wharton)? i think they only accept like 50 people a year though…</p>
<p>anything would help at this point haha</p>
<p>For math, do we need something more than school-wide achievements?? So would scores not count a lot??
I got 800s on SAT Math section both times I took and an 800 in math level 2.
But I know that about 10000 people get 800 in SAT I each year and 1900 get two 800s in a row. And I am guessing the majority of those people are applying to the tops like Penn. (So not very unique…)</p>
<p>So what DOES count? Real examples would be great :)</p>
<p>I think the math aspect is exaggerated. Do well on Math II and in Calc BC and you should be fine.</p>
<p>I don’t think people in Wharton are too math-minded. If they really loved math, they would be majoring in math or econ. Wharton just wants some competent people that can do multiplication without using their fingers.</p>
<p>^ Some people in Wharton have a lot of higher level math experience, but simply chose to sell out and do business. Others, like myself, are only taking Calc AB as seniors, but apparently were still able to prove a high level of math ability to admissions. Wharton has so much credibility as a program because unlike most other schools, it attaches a huge value to quantitative skills. Even the sports recruits and super rich kids need to be able to do the math.</p>
<p>That’s not really true. There are a lot of people here who are bad at math.</p>
<p>^ you may consider them “bad at math” but admissions requires a minimum level of math ability for admission. a lot of sports recruits, including one of my friends, were told “the math grades and scores aren’t there so we can get you in to the college but not wharton.”</p>