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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lordfabio

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07 Feb 2011, 09:16

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For those still trying to figure out about the invitation process. I got my invitation Friday, but submitted my application a few hours prior to R2 deadline. So it appears it has nothing to do with the time you sent out your app. They must review the applications randomly.

Good luck to all still waiting for the invite.

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07 Feb 2011, 09:23

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oh, and i recommend doing it on campus for those who can get to Philly without flying half way around the world...

Not sure if I'm getting an invite, but I've done everything except book a flight to Philly for the 1st week of March. Hopefully I'll get some good news on the 18th!

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07 Feb 2011, 11:58

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I know Arb said he has unequivocally confirmed with Adocms on the 50/50 invites. In any case, we started a discussion on W's official S2S blog and a current student will confirm this with adcom's today (in writing ).

Like many, I did not receive an invite. Good luck to all.

It looks like the response is up:

Hello All,

To clarify the issue, we released one batch of invitations on Feb 4th and the other is scheduled to be released on Feb 18th. This is not related to internatonal vs. domestic files. We will keep you posted if anything changes.

Regards

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https://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/forums/p/2627/7591.aspx#7591

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07 Feb 2011, 12:16

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wow - this sucks

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07 Feb 2011, 12:28

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wow - this sucks

This may just be a bad coincidence that so few GMAT Clubbers were invited to interview. It may well be the case that loads of you are invited on Feb 18.

Alternatively, it may also be the case that the two batches are not 50/50. Maybe they only sent out a third of all invites. We have no concrete information about this.

Hell, maybe both situations are possible and all GMAT Clubbers are invited on Feb 18 :-D

Until Feb 18, keep your spirits high. They are still sending out many invites then.

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07 Feb 2011, 12:42

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Wish I could give double kudos - one for the post, the other for the creepiest avatar picture I have ever seen. Well done peewee. Well done.

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07 Feb 2011, 13:08

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Just thought of something that may be of interest to those who have LinkedIn profiles...

On my profile, I noticed someone 'from the higher education industry in the greater Philadelphia area' viewed my profile. Got the invite last Friday.

This could be an indication of interest? Just saying...

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07 Feb 2011, 13:32

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Just thought I'd mention, doing it on two days is actually a lot better then doing it in small waves daily over the course of two weeks. Now you don't have to think about it constantly wondering if this could be the moment that you get the email...you know it won't and you have to wait two weeks...I definitely preferred that to the way HBS did RD 1.

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07 Feb 2011, 13:40

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Reminds me of that "How I met your Mother" episode - Slap Bet, where Marshall gets to pick either one of following two:

1. Slap Barney either ten times immediately in succession
or
2. five times available to Marshall for all of eternity.

Yes, I would choose #1 if I were the victim.

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07 Feb 2011, 13:42

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Right, and if i'm not mistaken, there is still one more slap coming...

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Wow that's actually sort of creepy - in a cool social networking 2.0 kind of way. You need a paid account to access that sort of data, right?

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Wow that's actually sort of creepy - in a cool social networking 2.0 kind of way. You have to have a paid account to access that sort of data right?

Actually, you don't have to pay for this. You have to pay if you want to see the actual name of the persons who looked at your profile...

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07 Feb 2011, 14:12

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Actually, you don't have to pay for this. You have to pay if you want to see the actual name of the persons who looked at your profile...

Good to know!

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07 Feb 2011, 14:29

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Can anyone share the amount of days between interview invites and interview?

Hoping I'm lucky enough to receive an invite on 2/18, but am scheduled to be in China on business for the first week of March. Want to see if I should plan to shift travel dates.

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Don't change your plans...scheduling the interviews is very flexible and you'll have a good amount of choice. You can probably do it within a week from receiving the invite if you wanted (especially if you're going to do it in Philly).

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07 Feb 2011, 14:32

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Interview dates were available as early as 2/14. It looked like Wharton was holding some dates for the 2/18 invites as early as 2/23.

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Interview dates were available as early as 2/14. It looked like Wharton was holding some dates for the 2/18 invites as early as 2/23.

Thanks runnergirl.
What were the latest dates available?

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07 Feb 2011, 14:42

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Thanks Jmw125 and runnergirl. Keeping my fingers crossed that I even get the invite!

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07 Feb 2011, 14:53

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Interview dates were available as early as 2/14. It looked like Wharton was holding some dates for the 2/18 invites as early as 2/23.

Thanks runnergirl.
What were the latest dates available?

I don't remember. MyWharton MBA notes that the last day for Round 2 interviews is Friday, March 4th.

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07 Feb 2011, 15:36

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Just got back from Wharton's Winter Welcome Weekend and caught up on all the blog posts since Friday...

Congrats to everyone who got interviews on Friday and to those who didn't...it really is random between the two days. I didn't get mine until the second wave went out for round 1. Anyway, I'm super pumped now to go back to school and good luck with the interview process....oh, and i recommend doing it on campus for those who can get to Philly without flying half way around the world...

I live in San Francisco and I've already done a campus visit. I scheduled an on campus interview later this month, but I'm starting to wonder if I should cancel (do you know if that's a possibility and whether it would be perceived in the negative) and schedule an interview with alumni instead? Thank you for any thoughts you can share!