Wharton: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016!

There are no 'ties'.

Is this good news or bad news to those who applied using GRE?!!!!!!!!!! Since we are not contributing to any GMAT data points, are we out of the game?!!!

Guys, I really think you're overreacting to the recent news out of Wharton. Certainly the school still gives you a blue chip name on your resume. Prestige isn't something that comes and goes year over year; that is called trends. I'm sure most of you agree that Wharton isn't trendy, its prestigious. The employers that look to hire Wharton grads (by the way, they're still lining up around the block to get a W grad), remember the Wharton of the last 15-20 years, not the Wharton that WSJ is depicting today. In other words, it is still a top tier MBA program.

On the admissions front, yes, it is a bit disconcerting that Ms. Kumar left the week before round 1 applications were due, it doesn't change everything. There are still 10-15 admissions employees left at Wharton who are committed to filling Wharton with the best candidates they can get. They are not incompetent, and know how to evaluate a candidate beyond your GMAT and GPA. Certainly the school would not want to see GMAT numbers drop this year, but do you really think they're going to sacrifice their golden goose - the Wharton experience - to protect a portion of what goes into rankings?

At the end of the day, yes, it is upsetting what is being reported at Wharton. But you shouldn't be overly concerned about the changes.

Does anyone have a clue as to when Wharton plans to notify Round 1 applicants of interview decisions? I assume it will be sometime around the end of October or early November?

The email the admissions staff sent said Oct 22nd - Nov 7th would be the interview invite period.

Oof. Anyone else get an email from Wharton titled "the next steps" and have their heart rate jump?

Sigh-8 more days until those emails will really be scary!

Got that email just now. Makes them seem disorganized if you ask me.

Was super happy for a second, then a bit disappointed ha. Really bad subject line and timing in my opinion

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Yep, got that email. It's just an indication to fasten your seat belts . Good Luck to all!

Yup got it too. Argh stop teasing us lol

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I just hit SUBMIT on another app and refreshed mailbox to check confirmation email on that submission and whoa!! To say that I completely forgot about my submission is an understatement...real teaser!

Did anyone NOT get that email?

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Seems likely that anyone that submitted for the R1 deadline received the email.

My heart skipped a beat when I saw it. Terrifying!

interesting email subject line...kind of surprised that made it through the review process

Looks like this is a standard email to all applicants...

Yes my stomach flipped when I saw the subject line of the email. I thought I had at least a week to hear back from them about interview dates so it was pretty scary. We all know what those vaguely worded subjects can mean...
If Wharton unfortunately wants to deny someone without an interview, any ideas on when they'd start notifying denials?

They usually notify denials the last day. That would be November 7th.