worth applying to stern or wharton??need opinions

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>White italian from brooklyn, high middle class</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR,700math, 660 W(9 essay)
ACT: 30 comp, 33 eng, 29 math sci reading
Sat2s; 630 math 1 & physics</p>

<p>APs: 5 calc AB, 4 physics b, 4 world history;taking statistics,micro/macro, literature and composition, and calc BC independent study this year</p>

<p>GPA:94 weighted(98.5 junior year with calc and physics but i was a lazy kid freshmen and sophmore so my gpa is deflated)
Rank: 30/265, again my junior rank was top 10</p>

<p>I would say strong extracurriculars, not any student government kind of stuff but a lot of community work around sports ,ex. refereeing for multiple sports, also played soccer for school team as well as club teams in 3 sports</p>

<p>2 great recs from ap calc teacher and us history teacher, both helped to portray well roundedness as well as academic excellence.</p>

<p>Supplement and common app essays were good ,probably around 8/10 , didn’t try to feed any bull just gave honest essays about family culture and about my passion for statistics and econ. Looking to go into finance especially accounting, actuarial, or maybe investment banking
thanks. </p>

<p>With these stats, i doubt ill get in to aem ED which i applied to, but does anyone think its worth taking the sat again in december, getting a 2200+ and then applying to stern and wharton?I know my first semester grades in ap econ and ap statistics will both be near 100, and those are business core classes so i think that can help, thanks for the opinions</p>

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<p>You won’t get into Wharton with those grades and test scores. Not only are the average scores extremely high, but you should already have some experience and accomplishments in business and finances. I’m not sure about Stern, but I heard it’s fairly competitive. I’m not sure how competitive AEM is though.</p>

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<p>good point lol forget that, good thing is i dont have to take the SAT again, im just going to call it a day for college apps and start going back to church until the cornell decisions come out</p>

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<p>dont forget: grad school is always an option and is also more important</p>

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<p>exactly my thinking, especially for business, theres tons of great schools in that field that aren’t ivys so im not too worried about it anymore.thanks for the advice</p>

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<p>Zero chance at Wharton. </p>

<p>Stern/ Cornell - unlikely.</p>

<p>I would still apply to Stern and Cornell and see what happens. But, I wouldn’t waste 80 bucks of application fee on Wharton.</p>

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<p>true, u thinnk i should bother with the december SAT for that couple hundred points(which isnt guaranteed) for stern?or just leave the 1330 which i used for cornell</p>

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<p>If you feel you can improve your test scores, take another shot by all means.</p>

<p>Stern’s average SAT scores for admitted students hover around 1450. So, you would need to be around that ballpark to be competitive. Stern also has around 10% acceptance rate, making it second most selective undergrad b-school behind Wharton. </p>

<p>I wouldn’t place too much hope on either Stern/ AEM. However, just apply to see what happens. I would also apply to other schools that have good business programs and are easier to get in</p>

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<p>yea cornell/stern are just my reach dream schools that are worth giving a shot but my main targets are binghamton, fordham, boston u, babson. All good business schools that im 90% sure ill get in to and i wouldn’t have to take the SAT again.</p>

<p>Im not sure if im gunna go through the sat practice for stern, it is worth it but i have other ap work, eh ill prob still do it.thanks for the advice</p>

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<p>Yeah, Wharton and Stern seem to be quite an extreme reach. Wharton and Stern are very competitive to get in, and insanely competitive once you get in as well - in terms of getting good grades, beating your classmates for internships/ jobs, etc.</p>

<p>You seem to have good list of schools to apply. I would also recommend you look into University of Indiana and University of Illinois - both of which have very solid business programs and decent recruiting from banks and consulting firms. Indiana has good finance/ accounting program and is also a fun school to attend. Good luck with your application.</p>