ED Wharton Dreams. Are they just a dream?

Wharton15
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:21:45 +0000

Your SAT scores are dangerously low, especially math…the fact that you got a 700 M, 710 on Math 1 is a red flag. I’m actually not sure if Math 1 is going to cut it–you may want to check with admissions. Wharton is one of the most quant-focused business schools out there, and they’re going to look closely to see if you can handle the rigor. I’m not saying it’s impossible–but you’re going to have to demonstrate you can handle difficult math elsewhere in your app. You may want to retake the SAT, take Math II, and/or take Calc BC.

That being said, you do show definite interest in business/finance through your ECs. If you focused on your econ research at Cornell that would probably help a lot–hopefully there’s some quant analysis there you can talk about. Write a solid essay and hope for the best.