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abhisheksahay
Joined: 17 Oct 2013
Last visit: 07 Oct 2016
Posts: 48
Given Kudos: 13
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 (M) Wharton '16 (A$) Kellogg '16 (A) Booth '16 (WD) LBS '16 (WD) HBS '16 (D) Stanford '16 (D)
10 Sep 2014, 03:07
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Hi,
I want to share my application journey and hopefully, this would be useful to other applicants.
Background: Indian male, 26 years, Delhi University, work exp of ~5 yrs at top 3 management consulting firm, a few months of social sector experience in Africa
Results: Admitted to Wharton (with $40K), Kellogg & INSEAD. Withdrew application after interview from London Business School and Chicago Booth. Decline from HBS/Stanford
Decision: Joining INSEAD in Jan 2015 (yes, it was VERY, VERY difficult to decline Wharton but I believe INSEAD is a better fit for me)
Application strategy:
1. Highlighting differentiating factors among the competitive Indian male category: international work experience, social sector experience, non-IT background
2. Spent a solid time researching unique aspects of each school and relevance to my career goals
3. Focused on keeping my profile "interesting": e.g not just focusing on work exp, career goals but also some hobbies, travel experience etc.
4. Provided very specific examples to highlight my skills, not high-level/generic comments
5. My academics and undergrad were not super impressive (and not from IIT), so I made it up with decent GMAT score (760)
So yeah, after ~22 essays, 6 interviews, and some time since the madness is over (applied in Round 2 of last year), I'm here to help you out with any questions.
In addition, I'm also planning to hold a webinar to answer any specific queries. Please PM me if interested. If we have enough people, that may be a more effective "Ask me anything" format.
Note that I also posted this on the "Share your application journey" forum but thought of posting it here as well, since it's relevant for Wharton folks. Hope this is within the guideline of GMATClub (I'm pretty new here)
Thanks,
Abhishek
I want to share my application journey and hopefully, this would be useful to other applicants.
Background: Indian male, 26 years, Delhi University, work exp of ~5 yrs at top 3 management consulting firm, a few months of social sector experience in Africa
Results: Admitted to Wharton (with $40K), Kellogg & INSEAD. Withdrew application after interview from London Business School and Chicago Booth. Decline from HBS/Stanford
Decision: Joining INSEAD in Jan 2015 (yes, it was VERY, VERY difficult to decline Wharton but I believe INSEAD is a better fit for me)
Application strategy:
1. Highlighting differentiating factors among the competitive Indian male category: international work experience, social sector experience, non-IT background
2. Spent a solid time researching unique aspects of each school and relevance to my career goals
3. Focused on keeping my profile "interesting": e.g not just focusing on work exp, career goals but also some hobbies, travel experience etc.
4. Provided very specific examples to highlight my skills, not high-level/generic comments
5. My academics and undergrad were not super impressive (and not from IIT), so I made it up with decent GMAT score (760)
So yeah, after ~22 essays, 6 interviews, and some time since the madness is over (applied in Round 2 of last year), I'm here to help you out with any questions.
In addition, I'm also planning to hold a webinar to answer any specific queries. Please PM me if interested. If we have enough people, that may be a more effective "Ask me anything" format.
Note that I also posted this on the "Share your application journey" forum but thought of posting it here as well, since it's relevant for Wharton folks. Hope this is within the guideline of GMATClub (I'm pretty new here)
Thanks,
Abhishek
12 Sep 2014, 15:00
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| FROM Wharton Admissions Blog: Wrapping Up Summer Travel |
 Wharton alumni in Bogota Now that we are mid-way through September, the Class of 2016 has officially started to settle in to life at Wharton. The past few weeks have been busy on campus between Pre-Term events, Convocation and ramping up for another academic year. On the admissions front, the team has been scattered around the world wrapping up summer recruitment travel and preparing for the Round 1 application deadline on October 1st. Since June, we have visited over 20 countries around the globe, interacting with our wonderful alumni and a dynamic group of prospective candidates. Just in the last few weeks, our travels have taken us to parts of Latin America, India, the Middle East, and across the US.  Preparing for the Experience Wharton event in San Francisco As we continue our events across the US, we are also offering opportunities to experience the Wharton classroom on the road. Our Experience Wharton events combine the admissions process with an in-classroom experience, giving you an opportunity to witness firsthand the power of the Wharton faculty. We have hosted such events in NYC, Chicago and San Francisco so far, and look forward to coming to Washington D.C., Boston, and back up to NYC in the coming weeks. To learn more about Experience Wharton opportunities or to register for one of our upcoming events, be sure to check out our website. We hope to see more of you in the coming weeks and we look forward to welcoming many of you to campus when we kick off the visit programon September 29th! Have a great weekend, The MBA Admissions & Financial Aid Team The post Wrapping Up Summer Travel appeared first on Engage with Us. |
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12 Sep 2014, 20:16
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Accepted consults recently conducted webinar for Wharton applicants. For those who missed this webinar, recording is available here https://blog.accepted.com/2014/09/07/get ... available/
Good Luck!!
Good Luck!!
