Getting into Penn (Wharton)

AlexE
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:13:08 +0000

I have 0 business experience and I got in.

I think it’s just about having a passion in something and whatever you do, do it in a way that shows dedication rather than a superficial resume padder. Also, take advantage of all your opportunities and do some work in finding more opportunities. If you live in the some tiny western town or in some farming village in Nepal and your school doesn’t have AP calc, they really won’t care much that you didn’t take it. Of course, you still have to be strong in math and exploit all your opportunities. This can be shown by taking college classes, self studying APs, etc. (I haven’t done any of this, but I have a decent amount of local opportunities).