<p>Well I just finished my freshman year and I’m interested in business so where better than UPenn’s Wharton? I know I’m kinda thinking ahead but can someone help me out and reccommend what I should do so I can improve my chances of getting in? I’m in honors classes for all my core subjects and took Spanish 1 and Japanese 1 as my electives. My cumulative grade now is a 3.857. Should I consider taking certain classes or joining certain clubs?
Specifics:
First Quarter [GPA 3.000 :(]
Lang Arts Hnr - B
Spanish 1- A
Phy Sci Hnr - C
Japanese 1 - A
Geometry Hnr - C
Social Studies Hnr - B</p>
<p>Second Quarter [GPA 3.667]
Lang Arts Hnr - A
Spanish 1- A
Phy Sci Hnr - B
Japanese 1 - A
Geometry Hnr - B
Social Studies Hnr - A</p>
<p>FIRST SEMESTER GPA - 3.500</p>
<p>Third Quarter [GPA 3.667]
Lang Arts Hnr - A
Spanish 1- A
Phy Sci Hnr - A
Japanese 1 - A
Geometry Hnr - B
Social Studies Hnr - B</p>
<p>Fourth Quarter [GPA 4.000]
Lang Arts Hnr - A
Spanish 1- A
Phy Sci Hnr - A
Japanese 1 - A
Geometry Hnr - A
Social Studies Hnr - A</p>
<p>SECOND SEMESTER GPA - 4.000
Year GPA - 3.833
Cumulative GPA - 3.857
Credits earned in Freshman year - 7 credits</p>
<p>Your first semester GPA is actually a 3.333, and your second semester GPA is actually a 3.833, making your cumulative GPA a 3.583. That being said, you do have an opportunity to raise this during sophomore and junior year, but keep in mind that Wharton is extremely competitive as it is arguably the best business school in the nation. If you manage to pull all As for the next two years, you will have a decent shot (assuming you do some good ECs and write awesome essays). If you continue to get Bs and Cs, you probably won’t make it in at Wharton.</p>
<p>A+ means nothing on the 4.0 unweighted scale.
An A is a 4.0
An A- is a 3.7
A B+ is a 3.3
A B is a 3.0
A B- is a 2.7
A C+ is a 2.3
A C is a 2.0
A C- is a 1.7
A D+ is a 1.3
A D is a 1.0
A D- is a .7
Anything lower and you are failing (0)</p>
<p>Add up your semester grades using these point values, divide by the number of classes, and that number is your unweighted GPA on the 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>Most top colleges use the scale posted above, with the exceptions being the Universities of California (see their website for how they calculate it, as it is rather complicated to explain).
90-100 is not an A
93-100 is an A
90-93 is an A-
87-89 is a B+
83-86 is a B
80-83 is a B-
77-79 is a C+
73-76 is a C
70-73 is a C-
67-69 is a D+
63-66 is a D
60-66 is a D-
Under 60- Failure</p>
<p>Credit hours are what you need to graduate. 1 semester credit hour means that you took a class for 1 semester, 2 means that you took it for a year. Credit hours, however, do not affect GPA.</p>
<p>wow thanks everyone for the help!
smart.cookie, people have told me i write awesome essays and i usually get 100/100 on them and it is not uncommon for me to score higher when the teacher didnt tell us we could.
but by EC, what are great ones?</p>
<p>Great ECs include research programs over the summer, either of the Telluride programs (google them, you will definitely find them), leadership positions in clubs, large amounts of volunteering, work experience, and national essay, math, and science competition awards.
Good ECs include leadership positions in clubs, some volunteering, and pre-college programs at colleges.
Bad ECs include involvement in all the clubs in your school (you don’t want to seem scattered), participation in nothing, and very small amounts of volunteering (i.e. under 20 hours).</p>
<p>your GPA will kill you if you don’t try your best to improve it</p>
<p>Also, good SATs (not just good SATs sorry…but OUTSTANDING scores coupled with some fine ECs will cause admissions officers to overlook your low GPA)</p>
<p>ok
so basically
i want to concentrate on a few clubs, win awards, get awesome SATs and get straight A’s for sophomore and junior year.
right?
and what club is better Key Club or Leo club?
is rotary club good?
and i am kind of interested in International Explorers Club</p>