Calling all Wharton 2011 Applicants

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

Thanks!

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.

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

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....

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.



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

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