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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You should keep the course realistic. For my essay, I actually thought about what I wanted to learn and what didn't already exist. I have a real need for the course that I suggested so hopefully when I go to Wharton, I can actually create that course.

Hope that helps!

Second that. Be realistic. My opinion: you don't need to nail down all the details about the course, but should keep it realistic. For example, if you want to plan a field trip, it is not so long that it impacts other on-campus courses... I think it's good idea to add details (such as who to teach, what specific course delivery method is) because it shows you know the course, the Wharton and most importantly, your need of the course.

I went with a general outline of the course content, but I followed with specific faculty that could teach it, clubs that would be related/interested in the subject matter, and Wharton Alum that could serve a guest speakers to augment the conversation. Try to show you've done some in-depth research about the school.

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How strict is Wharton on the word count? In the official website, it seems that they're lenient on that (i.e. ok to have 10% excess, but not double up the word count). How serious are they? I'm over 100 words for a 700 word essay... not sure how much I can cut down... Thanks!

On their admissions page, Wharton states: (https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admiss ... .cfm#essay)

We provide guidelines for word count that reflect our strong sense of how long an essay should be. We don't count words or expect you to list a word count, but if your essays are twice as long as the guidelines suggest, there may be a more concise way to address the question.

I interpreted it as meaning that going over by 10-15% is OK. Not sure if thats a reasonable approach.

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29 Dec 2010, 03:13

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+10% is a safe allowance.

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For the "Career Objective" essay, other than short-term and long-term goals, did you guys talk about "why MBA"? I know the question only asks career objectives, but got extra spaces in the essay, so wonder what I can/should fit in; or rather, beef up the discussion on short-term and long-term goals.

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The question asks for "Career Objective" so better stick with the goals alone. Try to beef up. I think you can cover why MBA at other parts of your application if it is not very clear from your profile.. hint hint: Course essay, Recommendation letters.

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I don't think there is a right or wrong answer as far as what the content of the Career objective essay should be. It should all depend on your particular situation and what kind of context you need to provide to support your application. I spent only 130 words on discussing my professional objectives. My goals would have no connection to me and to my past unless I spent some time discussing what influences have led me to my current goals. And this would not be clear from any other part of my application including the course essay or recommendations so I had to make sure to address it here. However, it may be different in your case. If you were an ibanking analyst looking to go back to bschool and return to a bank as an associate you wouldn't need 100 words to rationalize your goals as I did.

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I am trying to decide if I should list out my 'job duties' in the online application as a paragraph or in bullet format. Using the latter, when I print out my app, the lines are all mixed up. Any advice? is it best to just write a mini-essay describing my job?

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I went with paragraph form. I remember it looking a bit weird when it was bullets as well. Note though that the way it prints when you hit print app is not the same as the way it prints when you pdf it as you're submitting it (which is what the adcom will see). Hope that helps.

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29 Dec 2010, 20:25

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I will print it out in pdf format and see how it looks... thanks for the info.

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I will print it out in pdf format and see how it looks... thanks for the info.

Not sure if you can til you hit the submit button. Don't just mean print to PDF instead of paper. It's a different print format when you actually submit it.

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yep noticed that it does not allow me to print it in pdf until I am ready to submit.

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I think i'll go with your strategy and just list my job duties in paragraph format to be safe....

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It will definitely be lot more print friendly in paragraph format than bullet format.

FYI - You can view the print in pdf before hitting the final submit button but not till a later stage of the application - I can't remember what stage you can print in PDF but I'm sure you can still make changes at that point if you want to. You will be able to see exactly what ad com will see before you seal the deal.

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Thanks staind and jmw125

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Is it necessary to provide phone num on the recommender information? It's not mandatory on the wharton recommender info section, but would it create negative info if not provided?

My recommender is not a good speaker of english, and I'd prefer that he is contact through email and not talked directly on the phone by someone from admissions.

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(1) In the online application, what is the difference between

(A) Awards section under Education

and

(B) Awards under General Information (List the most significant college, university, community and professional awards, honors or scholarships you have received.)

It seems that everything under (A) would also apply to (B) as well. Is it really necessay to repeat this information?

(2) How are you handling the dates (mm/yyyy) for jobs/activities that are still ongoing? The form requires a date entry, so I don't know if I should use the current date or "expected" end date.

(3) My transcript looks like garbage when scanned (it has watermarks that show up when copied). Is the Wharton excel template the only other option?

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I doubt it will matter.. as far as I know your recommenders are only contacted if you get admitted and decide to matriculate and that too just to verify that they were actually the one giving you the recommendation and you didn't make it up. If they really wanted this info they would have made it a mandatory field.

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(1) I repeated the same information in my application.

(2) I didn't have this issue - put the current date or the expected end date if you know it - not really a big deal.

(3) Mine had pretty heavy watermarks as well but it was still readable to some extent - did you maximize the pixels and quality when you scanned it? Can you get an unofficial copy without watermarks? If it is really completely unreadable, go with the excel template.

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29 Dec 2010, 23:41

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so should not matter whether one provides phone num or not? If they are not going to contact until after decision then even if one provides a number it does not matter