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01 Mar 2021, 11:54
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The following are some of the latest Wharton TBD(Team based discussion) debriefs
Debrief 1
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, the 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 time 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 time is up, you are released into 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 questions. Happy to answer them! Hope this helps!
Debrief 2
1. My slot was later in the day and might have been the last. The Zoom call opened 8 mins before the scheduled time with two 2nd year students and whoever else had joined by then. The 2nd year students announced they were the moderators and went on mute.
2. At the scheduled time for the TBD to start, the 2nd year students unmuted and introduced themselves. They asked everyone to state their name, and the intended major at Wharton, which has been mentioned previously on other debriefs. After, they told us the rules. They also told us they will give us a visual indication that 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, there was silence for about 15 seconds before someone piped up and began. Our TBD went well, we came up with a solid campaign and used the last five minutes to brief it. I didn't feel my individual performance was that great. I felt like I didn't add as much as the other participants and had a hard time getting in my comments.
4. After the TBD we go into the breakout room, the 2nd year sets a time 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 time is up, you are released into the main room. I felt nervous and rushed during the interview for my one-on-one because of my performance in the TBD. It would have been helpful to have had some quiet time between the TBD and the interview to regroup but we all talked to each other while waiting.
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