https://rankings.r.ftdata.co.uk/lib/img/logos/entity/university-of-pennsylvania-wharton Business School Guide: https://gmatclub.com/forum/penn-wharton-103701.html This thread is for the Wharton 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-wharton-fall-2012-applicants-113014.html Current Students and Admits, please continue your discussions here: admitted-to-wharton-class-of-2013-thread-107439.html Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet Form link Edit link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArkyKRSo74XNdHJDT0RoNUFqYWhyQ0c2aVV3TDV2WHc&hl=en&authkey=CPS16ccG Spreadsheet 0ArkyKRSo74XNdHJDT0RoNUFqYWhyQ0c2aVV3TDV2WHc Add your name to the list https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/evolvelearning/assets/huntsman_at_night.jpg MBA Program Application Deadline Decision Release Date Round 1 October 4, 2010 December 17, 2010 Round 2 January 4, 2011 March 24, 2011 Round 3 March 3, 2011 May 12, 2011 The Admissions Committee will release interview invitations on Friday, October 29th and again on Friday, November 5th . Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on November 5th , the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission . If you are invited for an interview, you will need to complete your interview by Friday, December 3rd . Interviews will be available on campus with second-year Wharton MBA Students who are full members of the Admissions Committee, off campus with alumni, and off campus in various "Hubs" around the world by Admissions staff members. All interview options are equally considered within the admissions process. Essays Required Question (same for first-time and reapplicants): What are your professional objectives? (300 words) Respond to 3 of the following 4 questions: Student and alumni engagement has at times led to the creation of innovative classes. For example, through extraordinary efforts, a small group of current students partnered with faculty to create a timely course entitled, “Disaster Response: Haiti and Beyond,” empowering students to leverage the talented Wharton community to improve the lives of the Haiti earthquake victims. Similarly, Wharton students and alumni helped to create the “Innovation and the Indian Healthcare Industry” which took students to India where they studied the full range of healthcare issues in India. If you were able to create a Wharton course on any topic, what would it be? (700 words) Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision today? (600 words) Describe a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself? How did this experience help to create your definition of failure? (600 words) Discuss a time when you navigated a challenging experience in either a personal or professional relationship. (600 words) Stats, rankings and other relevant links FT: https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/university-of-pennsylvania-wharton BW: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/wharton.html Career report: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/your-career/career-trends.cfm Great resource to get questions answered by current students: https://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/forums/ Quick facts: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/quick-facts-and-dates.cfm Wharton vs. Booth: https://gmatclub.com/forum/chicago-vs-wharton-74034.html Previous Threads Class of 2010 Thread - calling-all-wharton-fall-2010-candidates-78775.html Class of 2009 Thread - calling-all-wharton-fall-09-applicants-66548.html Class of 2008 Thread - calling-all-wharton-2008-applicants-50294.html

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Wharton to announce 'major' program re-architecture (gag! gag!) on Monday --read email to students https://is.gd/ifnwO

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How do you think this announcement will change admssions and what types of candidates they are looking for?

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This new program..is in a nutshell means more emphasis on quant as if it wasnt already a very quant heavy course!

the program will emphasize more in economics and stats.. as if I already havent had enough of MGEC.. but i think it makes sense to ground the managers in basic econ and quant tools ...especially as the age of the incoming class gets younger

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What is that expected to be in effect? Would that affect this year's admission or next?

Thanks!

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Wharton's revamping its curriculum: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/co ... 828086.htm

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Wharton's revamping its curriculum: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/co ... 828086.htm

The two-year self-analysis and coaching experience in leadership is pretty interesting. Reminds me of the more touchy-feely classes offered at Stanford and Haas, but I'm sure it'll have Wharton's particular analytical touch. The six "pathways" are also pretty interesting, since it indicates what areas Wharton considers to be most important for their students to know.

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I wonder whether the tuition for Wharton's MBA program will increase, given that they will offer "free" executive education once every seven years...

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Count me in for R2
I have a question though...for the first of Wharton's optional essays, asking you to design a class, my essay is ~600 words. Is it bad not to have close to 700 words? Will that adversely affect the review of my application? I just don't think I have anything else to say....

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Just wanted to point out that Booth actually offers alumni classes (up to 3 max) tuition-free:

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/lear ... urses.aspx

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anyone have thoughts on whether the decisions will come out earlier than the 17th?

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anyone have thoughts on whether the decisions will come out earlier than the 17th?

Go back a few pages....opinions were pretty strong against that possibility

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Similar to last year, calls (mainly for admits w/ fellowships or $$) may come in a day prior, but obviously, that's only a select few.

I believe everyone else received the email at 1:45 EST (or 12:45 EST) last year. Browse through the "Calling all Wharton 2010" thread.

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Now I am looking at all the apps that I have completed, and I felt that Wharton is the most efficient and effective school out of all these top b-schools.

Why? Because it sets up a specific dates for interview release, decisions, etc.

Other schools, such as MIT and Columbia are giving you this kind of rolling admission process - " Oh, you will probably hear in 8 - 12 weeks time frame", "Oh, we will start releasing interview invite in mid-Dec but hey guess what, we lied about it and relase now."

I might be ranting too much, but at least for Wharton I know I can channel my energy to working on something more productive rather than refreshing and clicking my e-mail inbox 20 or 30 times per day.

Just my 2 cents.

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I wonder whether the tuition for Wharton's MBA program will increase, given that they will offer "free" executive education once every seven years...

Few people know, but Wharton students pay about 50% of the overall cost of education. The rest is covered by the endowment and other funds. If one gets a scholarship, then the burden is shifted even further onto the school.

So in effect, Wharton has been offering a large portion of the service for free.

On the other hand, tuition has been steadily increasing for the past several years, so I would expect it to inch upward regardless of the curricular innovations.

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anyone have thoughts on whether the decisions will come out earlier than the 17th?

They may as well start one day earlier. That was certainly my case in 2008. Admissions called one day earlier than was indicated in the email.

Keep in mind that the Earth is unfortunately not flat, though, and the 17th in Philadelphia is already the 18th in Tokyo. Therefore, it is perfectly fine for the school to start releasing decisions on the 16th EST, at least for the international applicants.

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i went to penn undergrad, and for early decision release dates, they always say it will be available on a Monday in December, and then it is always available that Friday before at 5 P.M.

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Waiting for next friday's decision definitely is the most anxious and anxiety filled waiting experience in my life.... counting minutes not hours

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wonder if the boxes controversy will pop up this time...

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Waiting for next friday's decision definitely is the most anxious and anxiety filled waiting experience in my life.... counting minutes not hours

That's how I seriously feel as well. I can imagine that this (along with wedding day, delivery of your baby, etc.) are marking moments of your life.

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wonder if the boxes controversy will pop up this time...

I think they fixed this by rd2 last year, so hopefully this issue won't reoccur.

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So we'll get called by someone from the Admissions Office if we are accepted, correct? Email for ding?

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