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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For people who did alum interview outside of Philly timezone: do you have to confirm the local time of your timezone online or Philly time?
Looks like online system does not show the timezone in confirmation time of interview

Someone here must have had the same question, no?

thanks

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My interview is coming up and I was wondering if it would be a bad thing if the interviewer knows that I know the questions beforehand - I think that it would come across too fake if I tried to pretend like I'm making up these examples up when he asks the question. Could I clearly state at the beginning that I know and have prepared for the questions?

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im pretty sure they are aware we all know, i wouldn't say anything, just answer the questions naturally, like i said earlier on here, try to pause and reflect for a second or two and then let it flow with the conversation..its not like he/she will ask and you follow a memorized answer. just try your best to relax and go in there and make a flowing conversation

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24 Feb 2011, 00:31

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got invite last Friday

Thai Male 26 Y with 3 WE(1 in BD and 2 in Planning)
GMAT 710/ TOEFL 104 Chem Eng

Any suggestion for the interview prep?
I scheduled my interview on this coming Monday, wish me luck and same to you all : )

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Hi all! Does anyone know how linked the Wharton and Lauder admissions processes are? If Lauder decides not to accept a candidate, how hard is it to still get accepted into Wharton?

I don't know - but it would be interesting to know the number of people who aren't accepted to Lauder but are accepted to the general MBA program. Maybe a current student would know?

I had a friend who was rejected from Lauder and accepted to Wharton. He was too advanced a speaker in his language.

The same thing could happen if you are not advanced enough in your language.

I don't know if there are any cases of an applicant who meets the language requirement being rejected from Lauder and accepted to Wharton. My guess is there are few if any.

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24 Feb 2011, 05:56

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Hello -

I was invited for a Round 2 interview and saw that all the slots up until March 4th are taken. I saw today that some slots for March 7-9 opened up and were posted online. Does anyone know what these are? Any chance the interview date range has been extended?

Thank you.

I thought the interviews had to be completed by March 4?

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24 Feb 2011, 06:26

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teabiscuit

Hi all! Does anyone know how linked the Wharton and Lauder admissions processes are? If Lauder decides not to accept a candidate, how hard is it to still get accepted into Wharton?

I don't know - but it would be interesting to know the number of people who aren't accepted to Lauder but are accepted to the general MBA program. Maybe a current student would know?

Thanks for the replies.

If that's correct, ManyMen, then I may not be in good shape because I meet the Lauder language requirement. My Wharton interview went really well, but my Lauder interview didn't. If a poor interview takes me out of the running for Lauder, I was hoping I'd still get consideration from Wharton.

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My online alum interview length shows a 1- hour interview with alum - anyone experienced this?

I had also posted previously about alum interview time zone issue - anyone knows about that too ( though i have gone ahead and scheduled it anyway)?

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I scheduled mine using local time. As long as you and the alum are on the same page it shouldn't matter.

I don't remember if the system showed my interview slot as an hour, but it only lasted 30 minutes.

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great, thanks manymen

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Hi,
I just learned that INSEAD has 2 interviews, is it the same for Wharton or is there only 1 interview.
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Hi,
I just learned that INSEAD has 2 interviews, is it the same for Wharton or is there only 1 interview.
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Wharton has one interview...Not really sure how one would impact the other...

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Guys- anyone had their interviews recently. Can you please share your experience. Thank you !!!

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does Wharton release decisions all at one or when they have a decision do they call you?

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25 Feb 2011, 15:45

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does Wharton release decisions all at one or when they have a decision do they call you?

For the first round, they called some people and others found out just via email/status update (I got in without getting a call)....all was on the same decision date though.

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i was a r3 admit..and I would say..you have to put your story well and articulate why mba and why now

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Hi guys-

Does anyone think it's worthwhile to apply to Wharton Rd3? I am very late to the b-school game.. I only decided this fall I wanted an MBA so everything was kind of rushed (GMAT study, applications etc) and as a result I only applied to 2 schools rd two because I didn't want to compromise the quality of the other apps.

Now I'm wondering if its simply a waste of money to apply Rd3, as I read somewhere (forget whether it was on gmat club) that last year Wharton accepted 2% of rd3 applicants?

Does anyone know about this? I would push it til next year but I will be turning 30 and really don't want to wait over a year to start an mba so I'm planning on 2011 start. My background is in finance (6 yrs at major IB), undergrad at top Ivy League school with good gpa (3.5), Econ major. I think everything in my app is pretty strong except for my gmat (680)- which is the clear weakness- As I had little time to prepare I was way off on timing on test day.. re-taking at the end of the month.

Anyhow- any advice on Rd3 and whether it's a wise move or not would be greatly appreciated. Everyone on this board seems to have a great deal of knowledge so I'd love the feedback.

Thanks so much

KidA

I'd say go for it. You seem like a strong candidate - and Wharton is sort of a dice roll for everyone anyway. Sure you're chances are probably better applying in R1 or R2 next year, but based on the info you provided it sounds like you have a compelling reason for applying in R3 (age). I'd make the decision based on what's best for your time schedule (Fall 2011 or Fall 2012), not the acceptance rates.

As far as whether or not it's worth the application fee - that probably depends on whether or not you want to go to Wharton over the schools you applied to in R2.

Longhorn07 and Saritalr-

Thanks for the thoughtful advice, you are both right. I suppose since its not my first choice school I don't want to put all the time in for the application (which is brutal compared to other schools) if its basically a known fact that no one gets into Wharton Rd3. As longhorn said, my background is not hugely unique for a school like Wharton- finance focused, a lot of kids from Ivys, etc. I have some decent ECs and I was a nationally ranked athlete but I don't think that will come into play given it was so many years ago. I think longhorn was right that at a school like Wharton you need to be a clear cut superstar for Rd3 and I think my disappointing gmat score is going to knock me right out of there.... There are a couple other schools I will apply to Rd 3 (where I may have a better shot) so perhaps it doesn't make sense to risk diluting the quality of those two apps at the expense of the Wharton app, when chances are so slim. I'm not sure how to best allocate my time I guess. But I need to figure that out asap.

Thanks again guys for your input.

-KidA

ps. I have never felt old until I decided to go to b-school! killer.

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Can anyone explain to me what is the real difference between the following two questions

"Describe a time when you have had to persuade others to your way of thinking, when at first they did not buy into your idea."

AND

"Describe a time when your ideas have been challenged by others, requiring you to defend your opinions."

Don't both questions require you to "defend and then convince the other party". I guess if someone can help clarify ...that would be great. Appreciate the help!

I don't think you would be asked both in one interview- I'm preparing one answer for both. To me they basically sound identical.

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I don't think you would be asked both in one interview- I'm preparing one answer for both. To me they basically sound identical.

There is got to be a difference...can someone shed some light...anyone.....

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I don't think you would be asked both in one interview- I'm preparing one answer for both. To me they basically sound identical.

There is got to be a difference...can someone shed some light...anyone.....

Well, IMO the first one is more specific. It focuses on your ability to convince other people (presumably people on a team) about the merits of your opinion. The second one seems more general - it doesn't necessarily imply that your ideas were eventually taken up - only that you defended your opinion in the face of opposition.

If you have an example of a situation where you defended your ideas in a group and your position was eventually adopted, that would definitely cover you for both. I think Ghunar has the right approach

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Wharton hopefuls,

I had my interview today and felt like sharing my experience:

I had my interview today at 11:15 with a second year student. She was very nice and was actually from Ghana then worked in New Jersey at Merril Lynch before Wharton.

We spent about 5 minutes we the warm-up type questions, I am from NJ (but now have lived away from home for 5+ years due to the military). She just asked me to briefly tell her about myself in a few sentences.

Then I had my first behavioral question:

How did you resolve a conflict between two members of a team when working towards a goal (not sure if i got the exact wording)
--> I talked about working out a security arrangement in a town that was on a Sunni-Shia faultline in South Baghdad. But for any example I think it is a good practice to keep a narrow scope. I basically approached it by saying:
1) The issue ->Security contract
2) Why did this matter? Potential for sectarian violence, source of employment in depressed urban environment
3) Point of view of Sunni leader
4) Point of view of Shia leader
5) My approach / POV/ how to resolve
6) Outcome

I think if you look at all the questions and bullet them out it can really help when you interview (but of course go with what works for you just liek the dredded GMAT)

My second question was about leading with a organization that had no clear leader (might be slightly off on the wording)
-->I talked about ranger school and how on any particular day a different person is randomly chosen to be a leader. Then I focused on a specific instance where i helped a Sergeant on his planning process which was one of my strengths and how Ranger School requires teamwork etc.

I think here again it is important to pick a single important task or example, at MIT I was off because I would say at Ranger School, I led in rough situations but would not nail down a tactical example of the exchange or provide a specific instance

Finally, my third question was describe a time you convinced someone of your idea when you faced resistance (again my wording here is likely off - its from the list though)

-> I talked about another issue I had on a deployment.

I think you guys got the idea of my approach. I have done 5 interviews and finally got the hang out it (I think).

I would say to provide 1 min of context then spend 3 minutes of your tactical engagement - what you specificially did / said / how the other actors reacted / your solution or compromise then the final minute on the outcome/result and how that result tied into the bigger picture.

I hope this debrief is helpful, once again, I am no expert but I think if you take the questions apart and engage each one with a structure i mind , you will meet all their specific requirements.

Good luck everyone! Now the waiting begins ( as well as my drinking tonight - I am officially done with interviews haha)

Take care