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Calling all Wharton Applicants: (2018 Intake) Class of 2020! Updated on: 18 Feb 2018, 21:36
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Calling all Wharton Applicants: (2018 Intake) Class of 2020! Updated on: 10 Nov 2017, 10:55
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Hey, anyone interested in a mock TBD on Skype, Saturday 11th at 4pm PST? If so PM me and let's coordinate something.

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LIVE NOW: A Wharton grad is with us in the chat room in case anyone has any questions about TBD and other components of the Wharton application. Join us here.. https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php?fl=menu. Chat will be open for next 1.5 hours.
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Poll closed, let’s try to do 2pm EST this Sunday the 12th
For everyone who responded to the doodle pls PM me your Skype usernames beforehand


https://doodle.com/poll/gteftne68g2nn9rt
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Anyone interviewing in London and attending the reception there?
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Hey all, we have 4 people for a mock TBD on Skype, Saturday 11th at 4pm PST. Looking for two more (covers us if someone is a no show).
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I had my interview this week and i twas pretty painless. Don't overprepare guys - just be yourselves!
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Reminder for those applying for the Dual Wharton MBA Program with Harvard Kennedy School -- the deadline to apply to HKS is December 4th!

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We put together this handy article all about the various programs at the Harvard Kennedy School, including an overview of the degrees offered and the application requirements. Hope you find it helpful!
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So, I had my TBD last week. Almost everyone was being polite and contributed to the discussion. I don't know how they will select/ eliminate anyone from the group based on that. The 10 minute follow up was pleasant, but again, really unsure about how it would factor into the decision making. I heard similar stories from other groups. Does anyone have any idea how much weight Wharton gives to this? Since they had the ad com member flying to India, I believe it would have more weight than an alum interview.
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So, I had my TBD last week. Almost everyone was being polite and contributed to the discussion. I don't know how they will select/ eliminate anyone from the group based on that. The 10 minute follow up was pleasant, but again, really unsure about how it would factor into the decision making. I heard similar stories from other groups. Does anyone have any idea how much weight Wharton gives to this? Since they had the ad com member flying to India, I believe it would have more weight than an alum interview.
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Based on our adcom TBD facilitator/interviewer, both the TBD and interview are just one component of the final decision. After the interviewer submits his report, your application (essays, recommendation letters, Gmat etc) will be reread in its entirety and evaluated once again. Thus said, a bad TBD/interview does not equate to rejection nor an awesome TBD/interview to acceptance.
Regarding the adcom vs. alum, I believe their reports would be treated and scored equally. Our interviewer told us that there are many people involved in the evaluation and decision-making process. Even if your interviewer is vying for you, if other people say no then it might be the end of the road for you in Wharton.
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Do you guys think if 1:1 is any indication of how your TBD went ?
Say the attitude of the interviewer towards you was not ideal, would that mean you did not do all that well during TBD or vice versa?
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Do you guys think if 1:1 is any indication of how your TBD went ?
Say the attitude of the interviewer towards you was not ideal, would that mean you did not do all that well during TBD or vice versa?
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I see zero benefit to analyzing this interaction...other than giving yourself more anxiety..but for what it's worth your interviewer could have just been having a bad day or had other things going on that had nothing to do with you, as long as you gave it your best shot don't worry about it.
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So, I had my TBD last week. Almost everyone was being polite and contributed to the discussion. I don't know how they will select/ eliminate anyone from the group based on that. The 10 minute follow up was pleasant, but again, really unsure about how it would factor into the decision making. I heard similar stories from other groups. Does anyone have any idea how much weight Wharton gives to this? Since they had the ad com member flying to India, I believe it would have more weight than an alum interview.
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One of my friends is a current student, and is friends with an Admissions fellow. He gave me the following detail on their process:

-Prior to the interview, they have you presorted into one of three buckets: High likelihood of acceptance, medium, and low.
- The TBD is mainly a check on your ability to work in group settings. It is very hard to win, but very easy to fail. Thus most people simply get a pass.
- The 1v1 is really your opportunity to set yourself apart, and is probably the highest weighted part assuming you didn't fail the TBD.
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In the TBD follow-up (1 on 1), if you aren't asked to reflect on the TBD (e.g. how it went), but asked Why Wharton / Why MBA / background questions... is that indicative of anything? I would think that reflecting on the TBD is a standard question, but is that not necessarily the case?
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In my TBD group, some of the people who were less "traditional" (hate that term) were asked more of the why MBA questions vs. others who were coming from banking, consulting into more straightforward post-MBA roles. I don't think it's a bad thing. If anything, it's an opportunity to convey your clear, concise pitch and differentiate yourself (an opp that other interviewers may not have gotten).
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It's so quiet in here. How's everyone holding up for next week's final decision day?
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I think it's a credit to Wharton's communications that no one is desperately trying to decipher what their email's mean or when we'll find out. Personally, I've got 3 decisions coming in the next couple weeks, so just trying to keep my head down and wait it out.
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Absolutely! We can expect the decision by 14th December the same date as Stanford's. All the best Everyone!!
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Soo... how does this work? Are the calling the admitted ones on Wednesday or do we just wait the e-mail on Thursday?
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Hi gosh,

Actually it quite depends. While they may call some students, most of the students will be notified on the email.
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Hi gosh,

Actually it quite depends. While they may call some students, most of the students will be notified on the email.
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Damn.. so phone remains on until the e-mail. Good luck everyone!
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