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pandeyrav

i am facing the biggest problem with the failure essay and the outsider essay. I really havent failed at anything in life except personal matters such as failure at quiting smoking. its giving me headaches.

i find that hard to believe. failure isnt just doing something negative, it can be the lack of doing something positive. for example a missed opportunity. in my essay i talked about a failure to speak up about a certain issue at work... it wasnt necessarily my responsibilty to do so, but i frame it as a failure. granted, im only a WL at Wharton, but i think you have to be very self-critical when writing this essay.

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pandeyrav

Well, then one of your failures is that you've not been able to recognize your failures. :lol:

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Think about it .. look at your resume and recall all the events that happened. I am sure you'll find a lot of times when you failed at something miserably or when you couldn't do something as well as you should have.

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21 Dec 2007, 12:19

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hmmm .. great ideas. thanks for the suggestions

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23 Dec 2007, 03:44

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Congrats DJM- If its not asking for too much- would you mind sharing your experience of a re-application with the board? It would be awesome if you could tell us what you did different this time around?

Hi Dosa,

I had a two point strategy, first work on the feedback that I received for my last failed attempt. Second, work on the area(s) that I felt were weak in my app.

To give some background, I am a CS undergrad with a low 3 gpa from a top 10 school. Have 4.5 years of exp in IT consulting with the big 4. 730 GMAT. Good leadership and EC examples.

Ok, now to the fun stuff. My feedback was a) Nothing was weak, just a strong app pool (boring!) b) Bring some more learning into my essays.

So, that’s what I did. I used essay #2 and #3 to really bring out my thought process, why I did what I did and the impact that experience had on me. And that was that. I dont think this made the biggest impact, but who knows.

I thought what really killed me was my low GPA. So, this past summer, I took 3 business classes at UCLA extension (Acct, Eco and Fin) and got As in all three. I think this did make a big impact as my interviewer seemed very impressed when I mentioned this.

Lastly, I got promoted 3 months ago, which might have made an impact.

I also think my interview went much better as compared to last time. Last year, my main strategy during the interview was not to goof up and communicate all the highlights of my candidacy. I was a bit nervous and not as personable.

This time around, I did some more prep work. This really helped me to relax and focus on building a bond with the interviewer. I was much more relaxed and myself and hence the interview was much more conversational.

So, there you have it. All I can say is that I am extremely happy that it worked this time around and, if I may, it was worth the wait!

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sorry, late to the party, but CONGRATS GMATClubbers! Sorry about the dings too... good luck to R2 folks!

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Updated on: 23 Dec 2007, 23:13

Originally posted by DJM on 23 Dec 2007, 18:28.
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All,

I forgot to post my WH interview experience. I had it written and stored in my laptop, but just forgot to post it. So here goes...

I finished my Wharton Interview with Marilyn Yakowitz. Following is my ‘trip’ report:

The interview was at the McKinsey office in Nariman point, Bombay . My appointment was mid-morning. After a hearty breakfast, I made my way to the office about 15 minutes before the interview. The office reception was empty for the first ten minutes. The receptionist soon came about and informed the interviewer that I was waiting. Marilyn came out, introduced herself with a warm smile and invited me in the gas chamber!

She was warm and casual and told me how the interview was going to work. She told me that ALL Wharton interviews are completely blind and hence she would need a couple of minutes to glance at my resume. From that point on, we would talk for 20 – 25 mins, leaving some time for my questions.

She started looking at my resume and seemed amused that most of my experience was overseas. I had to clarify that I lived in the US and was back in Bombay for a couple of weeks. Thus started the questions!

- Why did I decide to leave India and pursue my undergrad in the US
- Why did I pick the undergraduate institution that I picked
- What have I done in my career so far and what have I learned from it
- What do I want to do LT and ST
- Give me some real examples on what you might want to work on LT
- Why MBA, Why now and Why Wharton

Once I had answered Why MBA, she sort of cut me off and asked me the next question. She had not done this before, hence, I was a bit surprised. I am not sure if I was rambling or if she just lost interest. The questions continued…

- What would I contribute while at Wharton
- What are my other interests

This question ended up being a fairly interactive discussion. I spoke about few of my passions and then I started talking about that books that I been reading. She really got into it and we discussed the specific books that I had read in the past and what I thought about them. She also took down the names of a couple of books that I had read and she seemed interested in! I am guessing that this is a good sign.

- Talk about any one of my project from my career, that I thought was a good example

At this point we ran out of time. She asked me if there was anything else that I wanted to cover. I brought up the fact that I was a re-applicant and she mentioned that she was glad that I brought it up. She asked who provided me with feedback and what changes have I made since my last application (8 months ago). She took a few detailed notes on the progress that I have made.

We didn’t get any time to get my questions, however, I think it was a positive interview. Definitely much more engaging than my interview last year.

As I walked out, I had a fairly positive feel about the intrview. An admit after 3 weeks proved that she felt that same way! Hope this helps some of the R2 applicants.

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DJM,

Make sure to let her know that you got admitted. I bet she played some positive role in Wharton's decision and will be happy to find out about the outcome!

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25 Dec 2007, 02:25

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I am applying for R2. Still working on my essays. Will send it for review shortly.

General information tab asks for college awards, honors etc... another place, the Education and Transcript tab also asks for school awards. Is this duplicate info?

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25 Dec 2007, 18:50

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I am in for R2, hoping for a miracle. Just submitted my app so that I can focus on the GSB essays.

App submitted - 12/25 5:45 PM PST

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25 Dec 2007, 19:25

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I am in for R2 as well and submitted my app today. Now only if I could finish Columbia's second essay...

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25 Dec 2007, 20:46

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I am in for R2, hoping for a miracle. Just submitted my app so that I can focus on the GSB essays.

App submitted - 12/25 5:45 PM PST

On Christmas? You should get some brownie points for that

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I would love some brownie points, and probably need it too.

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DJM inspired me to post my own interview experience...

Interviewed on campus. The Admissions Office is kind of a zoo during interviews as interviewees constantly come in and out of the waiting area. Reception staff was very nice, though.

Show up 15 minutes early (you're told to in the interview invite), and bring your resume. One dude forgot his, and it caused a fair amount of consternation.

I interviewed with a 2nd-year student, a really nice guy. We started with some idle chit-chat ("How'd you get here, where are you staying, etc.") before he started with the meat of the interview.
- Walk me through your resume, concentrating on post-college experiences
- What are your short-term and long-term career goals?
- Why do you need an MBA to do this?
- Why Wharton?
- Tell me about some of your leadership experiences.
- Tell me about your leadership style, and how it's developed over time.
- Tell me about a time you had to work with a difficult co-worker
- How will you contribute to Wharton?
- What weaknesses might the Admissions Committee find in your application?
- Is there anything else you wished I had asked you?

Then I got to ask some questions.

Overall a very pleasant experience. He took notes throughout, and frequently glanced at his watch to ensure we were within the 30-minute time limit (to his credit, he told me about this in advance).

I also interviewed with the director of Health Care Management. It was pretty brief, and entirely conversational. Just talked about my goals and how I thought the HCM program would help. She did press me a bit about short-term and long-term goals to make sure I had thought things through, but overall it was fun.

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I am almost ready to submit my app, but there is one final confusion about the Job duties section that i want fellow member's opinion on.

I am a software consultant and thus major part of my work is working with clients. The employement section asks for employer name where my consulting companies name will go which by implication means that i should list my designations and job function at my employer and not with the clients i have worked.

for ex: one of my job duties is to write software as an employee of my organization but while working with the client, i might do ten other things that are not part of the standard job duties.

has anyone faced similar issue ? if yes how did you address it ?

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Anyone know the interview notification date for round 2? I'm estimating sometime in February?

I'm finally getting past the outline phase of my Wharton essays, the Lauder portion makes it very difficult not to be redudant when combined w/ Wharton.

I'm going for the Chinese track, anyone else in for that also?

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27 Dec 2007, 13:22

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Anyone know the interview notification date for round 2? I'm estimating sometime in February?

I was a R2 applicant last year and got my invite on 2/3. But generally invites start after 2 weeks of submission deadline. The bulk of invites go out towards the end. For e.g. I was a R1 applicant this year and got my invite on the last day!

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Because I can't access it. Haven't been able to all afternoon... :shock:

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Because I can't access it. Haven't been able to all afternoon... :shock:

Server is down, probably at the worst moment for me. Still need to finish essays and consult that ****ing website.

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Did anyone save the school website pages? Now would be a great moment to post them on the forum, since Wharton's server is down...

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Did anyone save the school website pages? Now would be a great moment to post them on the forum, since Wharton's server is down...

Here's a tip: I needed to find out some information from the website so I google'd it, and when the search result came up I clicked on "Cached", which is google's cached version of the page. It worked for me, and might work for you depending on what content you're looking for.

Wharton could use a CDN service like Akamai.