Calling all Wharton 2011 Applicants

interviewed on campus with 2nd year student today as well. overall it was a pleasant and positive conversation.

the 3 questions i got were what you'd expect as far as mba admissions interviews go, and along the lines of what others have been posting: teamwork in a situation with multiple conflicts, independent pursuit of an objective when others had let it slide, and convincing team members to follow one of my ideas/proposals.

otherwise my interviewer told me a bit about her background and academic/employment path at the beginning, and i asked her some questions about classes, recruiting, and leadership ventures at the end. she provided useful answers to all 3 of my questions, and was clearly pretty happy with her decision to go to wharton.

also, for those who are applying to HCM, my interview with June was conversational and relatively painless. although she was quite frank in pointing out the strengths/weaknesses of my application, she gave me opportunities to expand on the strengths and address the weaknesses, so i felt like i got a fair shake on that front.

as a final note, wharton is known (at least by its grade-non-disclosure-era alums) for its collaborative culture, and those of us with wharton alum friends and acquaintances know that this is one of the things that makes it such a great environment. but its something everyone has to buy into in order for it to work. so any of you out there who have interviewed but are jealously guarding your experiences in the hopes of making things more difficult for your potential future classmates, that might be a sign that you don't belong. just saying

cheers to everyone who has posted their experiences and advice, and good luck to everyone with interviews in the next couple weeks! here's hoping we all get some good news on the 17th...