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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CyberC1

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chinki

I have my interview today ... I will try and share the experience...minus the exact questions ofcourse

Hey you. chinki. Kick some ass. 8-)

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Hi,

What is the maximum word count for each essay submitted by a recommender?

For Harvard it's 250 words, but for Wharton I could not find any info about that.

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Hi,

What is the maximum word count for each essay submitted by a recommender?

For Harvard it's 250 words, but for Wharton I could not find any info about that.

There is no limit for Wharton recommendation letter as far as I know. I do know that one of my recommenders wrote an extremely detailed letter touching 4 pages.

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15 Nov 2010, 10:14

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Any interview experiences so far? I hv mine comin up later dis week.

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the process is flawed and unfair

Sandy, with all due respect, how did you make the above conclusion?

duh, because some kids have access to the questions in advance (sent to them by alums, or friends, or even leaky adcoms who dont like the process either) and some kids, like the ones on this forum, have a pretty darned good idea of what Interview will be like, and some poor schmucks (more than you imagine) are going into Interview cold, and the nature of the interview is such, that because they ONLY drill down on 3 stories, prepping those stories is a great advantage. [/quote]
I am confused. How is this different from the "Why Wharton? Why now?" and "Walk me through your CV" routine that everybody knew about?[/quote]

duh, because everyone knew about it, and it soon morphed into a series of other questions, where interviewer could modify his view of you, so each interview went its own way depending on your story, and follow up--but imagine if only 50 pct kids knew about those questions, and prepared, and pct did not, and THOSE WERE THE ONLY 3 QUESTIONS. AND YOUR 'GRADE' HUNG ON EACH. The real unfairness is pretty simple, one req. question deal w. free-riders, e.g. guys on teams who dont do the work, how you deal w. them. A good number of peeps may not actually have much exp w. this, do you??? IF you are unprepared, you will say the first thin story that comes to mind, then you will find yourself spending 5 real intense minutes being drilled down on this, while saying inside your head, "Hey dude, this barely happened, it was a small incident on a college study group, so move on..." but interviewer cannot move on, he will drill and drill..............Now compare that to guy who knows about this questions, goes in loaded for bear, w. some amped up story, with many elements, and pssble value adds, and sub leadership stories (I first went to freerider privately to see if there was a health issue, etc, not what the unprepared kid is likely to say) and etc. etc.
SO this non-event in reality for the unprepared kid becomes 1/3 interview grade, while for prepared kid, he gets a 4. Is that fair????

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There is no limit for Wharton recommendation letter as far as I know. I do know that one of my recommenders wrote an extremely detailed letter touching 4 pages.

Thank you. I'll advise my referees accordingly.

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any feedback from fellows who had interviews today?

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as promised: my interview experience

I arrived early ...waited...
The interview went on for 20-25min (yes...thats it)
There was NO detailed discussion around 3 questions or any writing going on
did I screw up - yes in some places
was I honest - mostly
was my interviewers friendly - No - I am not sure if he did not like what i wanted to do with my life or simply wrote me off based on some preconceived notions
am i glad its over ....YES!!!

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Thanks chinki!

Was it more like a why MBA, why Wharton kind of interview then?

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Hey chinki, thanks for the debrief! I'm sure you did fine! So was the interview mostly behavioral or the traditional why MBA/why W type?

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Did you interview with an alumni or on campus?

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so it was or wasn't based on three behavioral questions?

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chinki

Hey chinki, thanks for the debrief! I'm sure you did fine! So was the interview mostly behavioral or the traditional why MBA/why W type?

not behavioral ...it was stress inducing - i think the interviewers wanted to see if I was going to crack under pressure - again it was only 20-25 minutes ...

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chinki

Hey chinki, thanks for the debrief! I'm sure you did fine! So was the interview mostly behavioral or the traditional why MBA/why W type?

not behavioral ...it was stress inducing - i think the interviewers wanted to see if I was going to crack under pressure - again it was only 20-25 minutes ...

So all of the speculation around 3 questions was wrong?

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Hey chinki, thanks for the debrief! I'm sure you did fine! So was the interview mostly behavioral or the traditional why MBA/why W type?[/quote]

not behavioral ...it was stress inducing - i think the interviewers wanted to see if I was going to crack under pressure - again it was only 20-25 minutes ...[/quote]

So all of the speculation around 3 questions was wrong?[/quote]

god knows...all i can say is that mine was not like that.

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chinki, can you give us a little more?

Was this a hub interview or alumni? was this done here in the USA or abroad? How many questions did he ask you?

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15 Nov 2010, 17:30

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not behavioral ...it was stress inducing - i think the interviewers wanted to see if I was going to crack under pressure - again it was only 20-25 minutes ...

reminds me of my fraternity interviews...

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I'm wondering if it's with an alumni, maybe he/she didnt stick to the script? If it's with someone on campus then it'd be surprising.

Keep your head up chinki! It must've been stressful but probably wasnt as bad as you thought.

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15 Nov 2010, 18:00

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chinki

Sorry to hear that but I am sure you did fine!

You say you're not sure if he didnt like what you wanted to do with your life, does that mean he asked you why MBA or career goals?