<p>I think this is a much better conversation because people come in here and say a 3.5 is easy but this discussion shows how some students finagle things to get the high GPA or sacrifice ECs to get it. Then there are the truly super smart, sometimes photogenic memory types that ace everything.</p>
<p>So it sounds like Wharton is hard work if people are truthful about it for everyone except the truly brilliant. A good recruiter should be able to sort that stuff out.</p>