Tepper 2012 - Calling All Applicants

that beat mine but I also have a merit. It is for both years.

Congratulations to all those who got in!!!!

Here is the latest status report at GMAT Club

congrats to everybody who got admitted! hope to meet you soon.

Dinged! Wasn't expecting any miracles after messing up the interview.. Time to move on.. It was a great learning experience.. Hope to come back strongly next year!!

All the best to everyone who got in and those who would be applying in R2..

Cheers!

sorry to hear but good luck. I got dinged 3 times last year before I got in this year.

Another waitlist for me

Edit : The decision says that the final waitlist review is in June..Can any of the members who applied last year tell me if all waitlists are ONLY evaluated in June?

IN !!!!!!

11 point font on the way -

congrats bro . have a blast

we should start another thread for admitted students to Tepper...what say?

haha thanks! Best of luck to you and 11 pt font!! Don't hesitate to PM if you have a question! (btw, I'm a gal, not a bro )

Hey Purpleshirt....apart from Tepper....u hav admit from which other school....and which one is your priority.....??

Thanks.

Sent you a PM

Waitlisted - what kind of info does adcom ppl look for ?

started an admitted students thread in "Business School Life" Forum


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good luck to all those on the W/L and waiting to hear from other schools!

Let me preface this by saying I really have no idea but I'll take a guess anyway:

Assuming you background is solid and stats are good, Tepper wants you to really care about the school. A lot of schools say this but with 200 students per class you need to make the personal pitch all the more. Who have you contacted? What interaction did you have? That is why their first question is includes the prompt "discuss how you have learned about the school". They realize they are a safety school for a lot of people and although they probably are okay with that to a point, they certainly don't want to feel like it from an applicant. If you are applying to Tepper as a safety school, you have still picked it for a reason. Something excited you about Tepper, really focus on that and let the enthusiasm flow.

Sorry if this doesn't help.

That explanation was perfect!

I think explorer's comment about making a personal pitch is great advice for any program with a small class size, whether it's Tepper or Tuck or whatever other small boat.

To that, I would add my own generic piece of advice that I think works well for Tepper: really understand and convey how you simultaneously fit in and stand out at the school. At Tepper, this approach is deceptively simple whether you're a poet or a quant.

If you're a poet, you stand out by mastering the softer, people-based skills, and you fit in by craving the exceptional analytical toolkit that Tepper provides. You're someone that can give a different perspective than the engineering base, and you're probably excited about being a leader/mentor/model in this arena. Sell your personal evolution and curiosity.

If you're a quant, it's the exact opposite. You fit in with strong affinities for Tepper's analytical approaches, but you stand out by recognizing that people are every bit as important as numbers; Tepper's emerging approach to incorporate lessons on leadership and communication are aligned with your evolutionary desires. Own your nerdness, but bring an angle of differentiation.

Hope these mini-frameworks help!