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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Jmw125

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24 Mar 2011, 18:03

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Congrats to all those who were admitted! Hope to see you at WWW in a couple of weeks. For those who will be attending, I recommend calling and making a reservation at the Palomar (recommended hotel by welcome committee). Special rate of 189/night for us and it's nice so win/win. I'd make it before the block of rooms fills up.

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24 Mar 2011, 18:04

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mdlucky

Those of you with fellowships, if it says 30k fellowship does that mean 30k per year? Or 30k total?

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I believe I am $30k total.

therollingstone

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24 Mar 2011, 18:14

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Waitlisted here too...

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24 Mar 2011, 18:16

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24 Mar 2011, 18:24

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I just found this scholarship types and amount range in each type. The data is from last year though.

Scholarships

Facts:

* 30% of first-year students receive a merit-based fellowship.

* No Separate Application is required

Criteria

* Financial need

* Merit

* Personal background

* Academic and extracurricular achievement

* Leadership

* Community involvement

* Interpersonal skills

* Integrity

* Honesty

Fellowships

Corporate Fellowships and Foundation

Following corporations and foundations are fellowship supporters of named Wharton MBA fellowships:

Alcoa Inc.
American Express Philanthropic Program
Bain & Company, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
Bechtel Foundation
Citigroup Foundation
Credit Suisse
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
Deutsche Bank
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Ford Motor Company Fund
General Mills, Inc.
General Motors Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
New America Alliance Institute
Pension Real Estate Association
Robert A. Toigo Foundation
Robert R. Nathan Memorial Foundation

F1GMAT Wharton MBA Funding Information

Joseph Wharton Fellowship

Criteria: All
Amount: $5,000 to $20,000.

Howard E. Mitchell Fellowships

Criteria

* Exception students from under-represented backgrounds

Amount: Full tuition award

Social Impact Fellowships

Criteria: Students who shows leadership in public and not for profit sectors

Emerging Economy Fellowship

Criteria

* Demonstrate Financial Need

* Students from emerging economies throughout the world

Amount: $20,000 fellowships

Forte Fellowship

Criteria

* Outstanding female students

* Show potential for business leadership or ownership.

* Academic leadership

* Team leadership

* Community leadership

* Creative leadership

Amount: $20,000

Henry Ralph Ringe Fellowship

Criteria

* Mexican citizen

P.S: Students who are dual citizens of Mexico and the United States are not eligible.

Amount: $10,000

Yellow Ribbon Program Award for Military Students

Criteria: Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP) for veterans who are 100% eligible under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Note: Find other schools in the Yellow Ribbon Program

Amount: Base benefit for tuition and fees, in addition to matching funds from Wharton and Veterans Affairs (VA).

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Fellowship

Criteria

*

Candidates from GCC/Middle East

Amount: Full-tuition

therollingstone

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24 Mar 2011, 18:40

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28 WL so far

Found an old table on the school's yield from businessweek... I imagine that the yield numbers have not departed significantly from the numbers below

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Selectivity 21% 16% 16% 13% 15%
Yield 69% 68% 70% 74% 70%

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saritalr
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rpratt620
townbean
hammerstein
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cgeorge4415
understudy
dalillama
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Rado
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runnergirl

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24 Mar 2011, 19:00

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Ding! My streak is over. Congrats to all the admits!

rpratt620

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24 Mar 2011, 19:28

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therollingstone

@therollingstone:
Have you heard any info about % of waitlisters getting in? 5%, 10%, 20%? any ideas?

ffong

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24 Mar 2011, 19:31

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I got WL too.

jerrykid

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24 Mar 2011, 19:49

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WAITLIST here as well !

therollingstone

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24 Mar 2011, 19:50

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therollingstone

@therollingstone:
Have you heard any info about % of waitlisters getting in? 5%, 10%, 20%? any ideas?

I have heard ~33%, although the source of the info is unconfirmed, so don't really know how realistic the number is...

+jerrykid +ffong = 30 WL

TiderInsider

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24 Mar 2011, 19:56

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Ding here. I am proof that taking the GMAT on 12/31, starting your essays on 1/1, and applying on 1/4 doesn't maximize your chances for getting in!

I have a great position in an industry and I had half the c-suite sell me on staying with our company, so a lot of good things came from getting this far. Good luck to those who got in.

ajames123

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24 Mar 2011, 20:29

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First time posting and wl here too. Anyone have any data on numbers off the wl?

jerrykid

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24 Mar 2011, 20:39

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Does anyone know whether wailisters who can get out of the waitlist stand a chance of getting financial aid?

feathertouch

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Waitlisted again from R1

alwaysmiling

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24 Mar 2011, 20:43

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you can add me to the WL roster :cry:

NishaTG

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24 Mar 2011, 20:46

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WL here too.

So is it a given that a waitlister (if they get in) will definitely not get a scholarship?

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24 Mar 2011, 21:48

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Is there a Google group for the admits? Any idea when the background check will start? Thanks!

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24 Mar 2011, 22:05

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ahh..i was there..and i will say..i am glad i made the right call...Wharton baby!..see you this Fall

consultant462

was too busy drinking to bother opening the official letter, having received a call earlier today

"In addition, due to your exceptional professional, academic and personal achievement, I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive a $40,000 [Industry] Fellowship, to be distributed over your two years at Wharton. We recognize and value your significant achievements to date and look forward to your contributions to the Wharton MBA program, your classmates and future alumni network."

if hbs says yes next week, this will certainly complicate the decision...