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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23 Dec 2010, 21:04

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looks like the problem is solved. Yes they sent it to me because I don't have a ssn.........

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Thank you for the info! It's such a long wait...

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Congratulations to all the R1 Admits...and all the very best to the waitlisters!

Does anyone have any clue when they'll start reviewing R2 apps? Is it after holidays?

Thanks!

Yeah they said they aren't even TOUCHING R2 apps until the deadline...

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Well, that's because they are on holiday; I had emailed too regd. something, but received no response; so called them yesterday and came to know that they are on vacation!

The weird thing is that neither did I get an 'out of office' reply to my mail, nor did the recorded telephonic message say till when are they on vacation! :shock:

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I did translate my transcripts. It is not said somewhere in the application form?

You can ask the AdCom, but probably they are in the Bahamas at this moment.

They are not responding to my e-mails

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23 Dec 2010, 22:57

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bonus = $0 for the AdCom this year

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24 Dec 2010, 11:29

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can someone tell how long the answers to recommendation questions be for wharton? It does not provide any character/word limit

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can someone tell how long the answers to recommendation questions be for wharton? It does not provide any character/word limit

There's no limit. Mine were probably 200-500 depending on the question and the recommender.

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does not that make a pretty long recommendation? With an average of 350 words and 7 questions, it makes for more than 2400 words rec..
my recommenders may no have time to write that long recs

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does not that make a pretty long recommendation? With an average of 350 words and 7 questions, it makes for more than 2400 words rec..
my recommenders may no have time to write that long recs

Some questions were shorter then others. I also helped out a bit with drafting because I have the same problem. Truth is though, word count doesn't matter. It's about answering the questions and providing examples to paint a better picture of you...

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I am not sure that length does not matter when it comes to recs... A short letter will be short on specifics, in fact Stanford says not to exceed 4 pages, so although this is Wharton, a total length of 3-4 pages would be normal

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24 Dec 2010, 13:34

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Stanford's also has to be double spaced...my Wharton recommendations were significantly longer than those for Stanford (i.e. 3-4 pages single spaced vs double spaced)

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i just realized that there are only 6 questions (not 7) this year for wharton. they have cut out salient strength question and instead have 1 question each on mistake and constructive feedback. are not both of these (mistake, feedback) very similar? can recommender simply refer to answer to other question in the recommender answer?

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24 Dec 2010, 15:24

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Do I need to send Wharton my official transcripts or anything in a paper mode?
I thought they need only on-line documents... no?

You need to have your previous school(s) send an official paper transcript.

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Gents,

Do I need to send Wharton my official transcripts or anything in a paper mode?
I thought they need only on-line documents... no?

You need to have your previous school(s) send an official paper transcript.

Only once you get in...I think he was asking for the application process, not enrollment...correct me if I'm wrong though.

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How are "did not meet expectation" and "constructive feedback" recommender questions different?

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How are "did not meet expectation" and "constructive feedback" recommender questions different?

I mean, they're similar, but they should be able to come up with separate stories. Both should focus on how you improved or changed as a result of the event though (depending on how much input your recommender is allowing you to have, you can make sure or try to focus them on that)

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How are "did not meet expectation" and "constructive feedback" recommender questions different?

thanks jmw125. "did not meet expectation" question is kind of drastic - it's like one really failed or made a big mistake. My recommender will probably talk about the same story in both cases. Last year wharton did not have 2 separate questions for it. It is surprising they have removed strength question - where does one address that?

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How are "did not meet expectation" and "constructive feedback" recommender questions different?

is it ok for recommender to _not_ fully accept that the applicant "did not meet expectation", unlike in app essays mistake question where they want no middle ground and want to accept mistake? my recommender will probably want to talk about slight adjustment of style than accepting mistake...

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They could, but mine didn't. Just to provide an example, one of my recommenders went with a story where i wrote a memo for our investment committee that was much more salesy then it should have been and didn't have he objetive view that a memo to our investment committee typically would. He then went on to say that y redraft of the memo took his comments into account and my work since has been much more objective and thoughtful. Hope that's helpful.
is it ok for recommender to _not_ fully accept that the applicant "did not meet expectation", unlike in app essays mistake question where they want no middle ground and want to accept mistake? my recommender will probably want to talk about slight adjustment of style than accepting mistake...[/quote]

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How are "did not meet expectation" and "constructive feedback" recommender questions different?

I think that would go in the first and last qustions (as well as spread throughout the other questions)...really the whole recommendation is going to be about what they think your strengths are.