<p>What would happen to one’s application if he/she didn’t take a required class freshman year and decides to apply sophomore standing? Would the application still be considered if he/she has strong test scores, a high GPA and great ECs or would the application not be considered regardless of how strong other parts are?</p>
<p>If you’re applying to Penn, I can assure you they will. I got into Penn without taking the required Macro and Calc II courses, and they gave me a “conditional acceptance” saying that I have to take them over the summer, which I’m doing now.</p>
<p>So do you think that taking the pre-requisite classes help with admissions?</p>
<p>What field are you majoring in? Some schools make a big point of having all the needed courses for transfer into, say, Engineering. Even so, they might make exceptions such as the conditional acceptance mentioned above. I think a lot depends on your planned major and what you are missing.</p>
<p>I do think having a strong curriculum, pre- transfer, including prerequisites does help in transfer acceptances, yes. But whether it is absolutely necessary? Depends.</p>
<p>Either business or economics. I think it matters more for Business, but I don’t know. I have a lot of GE requirements down, so I haven’t just taken business/econ classes.</p>
<p>You’re talking about applying to Wharton? I think they would be much more concerned abouth high level math and econ classes and high SATs. They don’t care about your current college’s requirements.</p>
<p>Yes, as collegekid suggests, I would not focus on fulfilling the requirements of your current college.</p>
<p>What I do strongly suggest is this: check the recommended/required curriculum for <em>your</em> major in your target school(s) for transfer. At your current school, take the courses which most closely replicate what freshmen/sophomores at your target school take.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wasn’t just talking about Wharton…it’s a far reach for me, but I’m pretty set on pre-reqs. I’ve looked at everyone’s pre-reqs in taking classes. I’m sort of indirectly getting the pre-reqs of my current school because i don’t plan on being there that much longer.</p>