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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27 Oct 2010, 14:09

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Actually we were on topic, prepping for my Wharton new course essay on "The Microeconomics of Internet Flame Wars".

Funny, cause I've been studying up for "Etymology and Economics"

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each one of you guys is more one-of-a-kind than the next.

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I'd like to thank the person who just left me 5 Kudos for one message. For this you will receive ten slaves in the afterlife.

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not sure if this has been answered yet, but anyone know if any dings go out tomorrow or are they all saved for nov. 5?

fingers xx'ed!!

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each one of you guys is more one-of-a-kind than the next.

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not sure if this has been answered yet, but anyone know if any dings go out tomorrow or are they all saved for nov. 5?

fingers xx'ed!!

Hmm, based on the email from Wharton, dings go out on the 5th.

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.

Good luck tomorrow! I wonder what time the invites go out.

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Does anyone know the spilt between R1 and R2. Also, will they WL anyone on 5 November. What % get invited for interviews??

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28 Oct 2010, 07:36

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i hope the invites go out in one wave @ midnight EST (wharton time). I don't think i could handle the suspense. Or at least it would make me very unproductive @ work tomorrow.

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i hope the invites go out in one wave @ midnight EST (wharton time). I don't think i could handle the suspense. Or at least it would make me very unproductive @ work tomorrow.

I've been unproductive at work since submitting applications.....and before that, my productivity really only went towards apps anyway....shh, don't tell the people i work for

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i hope the invites go out in one wave @ midnight EST (wharton time). I don't think i could handle the suspense. Or at least it would make me very unproductive @ work tomorrow.

I wish you didn't say that... now I'm going to be up til midnight. : )

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i hope the invites go out in one wave @ midnight EST (wharton time). I don't think i could handle the suspense. Or at least it would make me very unproductive @ work tomorrow.

Maybe xerox could give us a little insight tonight before the clock strikes 12....

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In order to keep the discussions relevant for b-school application, all the haiku and grammar discussion have been moved to "Off Topic". You may continue the debate at: wharton-applicant-grammar-discussion-103848.html.

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"Join Wharton for Online Chats" such e-mails should not be sent a day before the invitations.

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28 Oct 2010, 10:28

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"Join Wharton for Online Chats" such e-mails should not be sent a day before the invitations.

Agreed! I received a "Join Us for a Venture Capital Event" e-mail today from "The Wharton School"...I saw the sender name and my heart stopped for a second even though my brain knew that it wasn't Friday!

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28 Oct 2010, 11:21

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All the best to R1 applicants.

I'm in for R2. For the 'turning down an opportunity' essay, is it ok to write about making a choice between 2 opportunities or does that not accurately answer the question?

Thanks

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"An" opportunity means ONE. Stick with one.

I know Stanford is very particular about this. "Tell us a time about..." A time. One time. I'm sure Wharton is the same.

Edit: Now, that is, if you're writing about two opportunities (or the struggle of choosing between the two), then I say that's somewhat not directly answering the question.

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"An" opportunity means ONE. Stick with one.

I know Stanford is very particular about this. "Tell us a time about..." A time. One time. I'm sure Wharton is the same.

I agree on such view for the Stanford essay. Not for the Wharton one, though.

I don't wanna get philosophical about it, but making one choice always involves two opportunities, even if one of them is to stay in the same place.

So if you turned down one opportunity, necessarily you chose between two options, so I think an essay like that would be fine.

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I agree with adalfu. In this case, the grammar MATTERS.

I thought Booth's invitation system was nice. But now I think about it, a bulk invitation release of Wharton seems better.

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"An" opportunity means ONE. Stick with one.

I know Stanford is very particular about this. "Tell us a time about..." A time. One time. I'm sure Wharton is the same.

I would agree as long as you write about the opportunity you didn't choose and why and not the one you chose...(i.e. don't say "well i chose plan a instead of plan b because plan a is clearly awesome)

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OMG, this feels a bit surreal, but the first invite is tomorrow! Wow, it just hit me (again).

First thing I do tomorrow when I wake up (before brushing, before walking the dog): check my email! I hope they have it out at one set time (like Chicago's), say 7am PST (10 EST).