Getting into Penn (Wharton)

Rferns
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:35:16 +0000

Its really hard to say what is absolutely necessary given that most of us are simply high school or college students ourselves, not admissions officers. However, I believe most Wharton students have some similar traits.


High SAT/ACT/SAT ll Math Scores: I’m talking around 750 + SAT l, 34 + ACT, 770+ SAT ll
High GPA/Rank: Penn overall has one of the higher class rank percentiles of the ivies.
Business Experience/Related Experience: It doent necessarily have to be something exclusive like internships; debate, FBLA, organizing volunteer activities can all be applicable as well as a plethora of other conceivable actions. I think it completely depends on how the adcoms perceive the EC in relation to business fundamentals; leadership, analytic ability etc.
Strong Essay: With business, a lot of students are simply trying to get rich fast. Perceived passion will make your application stick, compared to the massive amount of 2300+/ top 1% applicants who are simply applying for post grad income.