WHARTON Fall 2009 Applicants: Round 1: Total Applicants 62 Admits: 13 (2 WL converted in R2) Waitlist: 18 Dings: 24 (4 dinged off WL in R2) Unknown: 10 zoinnk - accepted and Matriculating businessm - accepted CompanyMan - accepted Virflo - accepted Mikus - accepted goldfishee27 - accepted sterny - accepted sebycb976 - accepted jjright - accepted chifootball - accepted (Withdrawn for Kellogg) msday86 - accepted (Withdrawn for HBS) Pathfinder_77 - Waitlisted – accepted R2 falibay - Waitlisted – accepted R2 isa (fka ac) - Waitlisted – dinged R2 vijapp - Waitlisted – dinged R2 wolffali - Waitlisted – dinged R2 Madz - Waitlisted – dinged R2 bdog9 - Waitlisted bostonsparky - Waitlisted chickmagloor - Waitlisted coadman - Waitlisted companyman - Waitlisted cougarblue - Waitlisted emirtumen - Waitlisted garbus222 - Waitlisted Milspec - Waitlisted ndiaconu - Waitlisted nj24 - Waitlisted u0388768 - Waitlisted chitchat - Dinged cpgmba - Dinged DimeCFH - Dinged garun77 - Dinged Gil - Dinged gt7er - Dinged jigar34 - Dinged maverick2011 - Dinged MeddlingKid - Dinged Meowzilla (k88) - Dinged Legend - Dinged Leverandon - Dinged levfin2003 - Dinged liquidice - Dinged lsuguy7 - Dinged ral - Dinged sept09 - Dinged Snayt - Dinged sonibubu - Dinged tarmac - Dinged terp26 - Dinged Walker - Dinged wooster123 - Dinged amatory angryMOFO Invited to Interview bschoolguy Invited to Interview - 11/4 BSchoolorBust Invited to Interview Captain Invited to Interview - 11/5 CaptainMolecule charlieb gregory Invited to Interview 11/12 MattG2185 Invited to Interview mbabiden08 Invited to Interview Round 2: Total Applicants 35 Admits: 7 Waitlist: 10 Dings: 10 Unknown: 8 Paradosso - Admitted Hardestadt- Admitted pallavi79us - Admitted TheGuy – Admitted Rosav – Admitted Zoemoe – Admitted Matterhorn762 – Admitted mikenyc - Waitlisted pu2003 - Waitlisted MBAAspirant2008 – Waitlisted hobart – Waitlisted sajal09 – Waitlisted mbafwi – Waitlisted sset009 – Waitlisted gixxer1000 – Waitlisted foodstamp – Waitlisted ashaker – Waitlisted syd999 – Dinged w/interview pguard – Dinged w/interview Magellan – Dinged Refurb – Dinged w/out interview Balboa – Dinged bucktooth911– Dinged dglasser – Dinged w/out interview fall09 – Dinged w/out interview gboi – Dinged w/out interview AlbertNTN – Dinged w/o interview arshia22 - interview invite davidbrent - interview invite dp122008 - interview invite ma.agrawal - interview invite oziozzie - interview invite stopper5 sudhir18n woncosmo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STATISTICS & GENERAL INFO 2008 R1 GMATClub Stats: Applicants: 18 Admitted: 3 (16.7%) Waitlisted: 2 (11%) Dinged With Interview: 5 (28%) Dinged Without Interview: 8 (45%) Last Years TOTAL GMATClub Wharton Stats: Applied: 49 Accepted: 5 (10%) Rejected: 29 (60%) Waitlisted: 5 (10%) Unknown: 10 (20%) Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Deadlines Round 1: Thursday, 9 October, 2008 Round 2: Thursday, 8 January, 2009 Round 3: Thursday, 5 March, 2009 Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Essay Questions First-Time Applicant Questions 1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words) 2. Describe a setback or a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words) 3. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words) 4. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions: a. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words) b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words) OPTIONAL: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum) Reapplicant Questions (for candidates who have applied for admission for Fall 2008 or 2007 only) 1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? How has your candidacy improved since the last time you applied? (1,000 words) 2. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words) 3. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions: a. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words) b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words) OPTIONAL: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum) Link to the 08 thread: https://gmatclub.com/forum/103-t50294 Here we go! good luck everyone ac.

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arshia22

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23 Jan 2009, 16:31

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In for R2 as well....
Do they send out Int Invites over the weekends?

isa

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23 Jan 2009, 20:28

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In for R2 as well....
Do they send out Int Invites over the weekends?

Not usually no. I think for the last round, we got the invites on weekdays.

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26 Jan 2009, 11:24

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I finally went complete today (or over the wknd)! I submitted really early and was definitely getting a little nervous.

If you don't go complete by the 29th (date mentioned in e-mail), I'd suggest calling the office.

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26 Jan 2009, 22:41

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By that logic should we expect that interview calls will start rolling after 29 ?

wonderhaven

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27 Jan 2009, 07:48

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foodstamp

By that logic should we expect that interview calls will start rolling after 29 ?

The email that Wharton sent applicants stated

The Admissions Committee will begin to release interview invitations on Thursday, January 22nd and will continue to release invitations on a daily basis until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, February 19th.

The BW and Wharton's S2S forums have already reported a very small number of interviews.

pu2003

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27 Jan 2009, 09:08

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foodstamp

By that logic should we expect that interview calls will start rolling after 29 ?

I've only heard of one person being interviewed - the legacy applicant. Have you heard of others?

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27 Jan 2009, 10:18

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Finally I get to see this ....

Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 1/7/2009 7:39:00 AM E.S.T.
Complete - Round 2

the long wait for Interview starts now...

pu2003

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27 Jan 2009, 10:56

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sudhir18n

Finally I get to see this ....

Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 1/7/2009 7:39:00 AM E.S.T.
Complete - Round 2

the long wait for Interview starts now...

Someone on the BW forum just said she got an invitation to interview.

sudhir18n

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27 Jan 2009, 11:01

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can u post the link .. bcoz i dont see it on BW

cantab

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27 Jan 2009, 11:05

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sudhir18n

Finally I get to see this ....

Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 1/7/2009 7:39:00 AM E.S.T.
Complete - Round 2

the long wait for Interview starts now...

Someone on the BW forum just said she got an invitation to interview.

hi, I think she got the invite for Booth.. not Wharton!

pu2003

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27 Jan 2009, 13:25

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sudhir18n

Finally I get to see this ....

Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 1/7/2009 7:39:00 AM E.S.T.
Complete - Round 2

the long wait for Interview starts now...

Someone on the BW forum just said she got an invitation to interview.

hi, I think she got the invite for Booth.. not Wharton!

You're right - I got the schools mixed up for some reason. Sorry about that.

TheGuy

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27 Jan 2009, 13:31

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In for R2 as well. Add me to the list.

Just changed to Complete - Round 2 (submitted 1/7).

Crossing fingers starting....now.

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27 Jan 2009, 23:42

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I have just seen only 1 legacy applicant getting an inteview call till now . Is it that Wharton is not sending any interview invites or is it that most of the people who are getting invites are not there on the forums? I know that Whartons application screening process is such that, that most of the interview invites come during the last 2-4 days of the deadline. But only 1 interview invite in 6 days?

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28 Jan 2009, 10:01

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hey guys...funny thing: i noticed i was never updated to admitted in R1. Just wanted to make sure we add another card on the admit pile, to continue the good luck vibes for our R2 brothers/sisters!

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28 Jan 2009, 11:03

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i must say waiting is definitely painful. checking mail and gmat club every hour to see if interview calls are out or not

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28 Jan 2009, 11:04

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Complete or submitted? Which status should my app be?

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arshia22

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28 Jan 2009, 11:09

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it should be like this:
Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: ########
Complete - Round 2

sset009

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28 Jan 2009, 11:14

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just saw this on the adcom blog

"Adcom do not target any particular number of invitations per day, or even in total (invitations are issued on the basis of a quality, rather than a numerical, threshold) . Rather invitations are issued as evaluations are received back from readers, and processed by the back office staff - some days large numbers are received back and some days fewer. Adcom have a large pile of applications to work through and this takes time - some applications are amongst the first to be reviewed, and some are among the last, on a purely random basis.

However, it is fair to say that the nature of the review process is such that the vast majority of interview invitations go out towards the final couple of weeks of the interview 'window' rather than the first few weeks (indeed, typically a significant proportion go out in the final couple of days).

Ultimately trying to predict numbers and timing is pointless - both in terms of there not being a predictable pattern, and also in that it won't make YOUR invitation come any faster.

I would strongly advise going and enjoying a recreational beverage (or six) with some friends during this time, rather than tearing your hair out trying to work out exactly when your invitation will arrive."

easy for them to say to relax!!!!