Calling all Wharton MBA Applicants: 2023 Intake Class of 2025

Wharton interview invites are coming out today. Typically invites have come out around 1030-11am EST. Here are a few pointers to get you started.
1. Those invited will receive a mail from Wharton MBA Admissions consisting of a link to schedule your interview and a guide to TBD. The topic of the TBD will be mentioned in the guide.
2. Slots fill up very quickly, so make sure you book your preferred slot as early as possible.
3. You’ll receive a confirmation mail on successful slot booking. We’ve seen instances where some confirmation mails go to Spam, so it’d help to check your Spam folder as well.
4. Please update your status on GMATClub Decision Tracker!
5. GMATClub will organize mock-TBDs for R3 applicants. Watch out for a post from us about mock-TBDs on this forum.

All the best everyone!

In previous rounds, invites were sent via mail around 1030-11AM EST

Hi there - have you or anyone else started organizing the mocks yet? Posted from my mobile device

Here’s my TBD experience:

1. My slot was the first slot of the day, i.e. 8 am ET. The Zoom call opened 10 mins before the scheduled time with two 2nd year students and whoever else had joined by then. The 2nd years just announced that they were the moderators and went on mute. The participants did basic introductions and waited for other participants to join in. Luckily, everyone made it on time.

2. At 8 am ET, the 2nd years unmuted and introduced themselves. They asked everyone to state their name, company they work for, and the intended major at Wharton. I had no idea this was asked. Luckily, I knew what I wanted to say since they asked me to start. Phew. They then give out the rules and read the prompt. In the rules they emphasize that we as a group have to keep our own time and ensure we keep 5 mins for the presentation/summary towards the end. They will only notify us when we have 10 mins and 5 mins remaining by holding a paper on the screen. They asked if anyone has any questions before they start the timer.

3. Once the timer is started, it was up to the group to do everything.

4. Once the TBD ended, the main room was open for everyone. They announced how they’d interview everyone - how we would be split between the 2nd Year (each would interview 3) and the order in which we would be interviewed. The order was randomly assigned from what I believe. If you’re the first one (in either of the two buckets), you won’t get any breather time in between. Before they start they announce the rules. Here they say that it’s a blind interview so please feel free to go into as many details as we want since they don’t know about our backgrounds.

5. Once we go into the breakout room, the 2nd year sets a times on his/her end and asks only 1 combined question: “Why MBA? and Why Wharton?” If you have time left over, he/she will ask you to ask him/her any questions. Once the times is up, you are released in the main room.

6. It’s then up to the participants to either stick in the main room for the rest of the time to chat with whoever is there, or leave.

That’s pretty much it. Let me know if you have any specific question. Happy to answer them! Hope this helps!

For those on summer waitlisted, is your decision letter still there?