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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- accepted goldfishee27 - accepted sterny - accepted sebycb976 - accepted jjright - accepted chifootball - accepted (Withdrawn for Kellogg) msday86 - accepted (Withdrawn for HBS) Pathfinder_77 - Waitlisted – accepted R2 falibay - Waitlisted – accepted R2 isa (fka ac) - Waitlisted – dinged R2 vijapp - Waitlisted – dinged R2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.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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06 Nov 2008, 10:01

LOL

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If anyone is interviewing on campus and wants to meet up, I'm available and willing to have a chat if that can help (fit birds with big tits will have priority).

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06 Nov 2008, 10:58

Has anyone heard anything today? Nothing for me...

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06 Nov 2008, 10:59

nope, quiet today so far. I haven't heard of any morning invites today, maybe they will send their invites in the afternoon today:)

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06 Nov 2008, 12:45

On a more serious note, I really am available for a coffee chat if you're on campus. Shoot me a PM if you want to meet up.

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06 Nov 2008, 12:56

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On a more serious note, I really am available for a coffee chat if you're on campus. Shoot me a PM if you want to meet up.

I'll let you know you know by 5 pm on the 13th

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06 Nov 2008, 13:14

Take it easy, guys. Ding from Wharton is nothing big deal.

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

MBA is not the only way to success and success is a far cry from happiness.

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06 Nov 2008, 13:17

winstonct wrote:

Take it easy, guys. Ding from Wharton is nothing big deal.

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

MBA is not the only way to success and success is a far cry from happiness.

Welcome to Gmatclub

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06 Nov 2008, 13:23

terp26 wrote:

winstonct wrote:

Take it easy, guys. Ding from Wharton is nothing big deal.

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

MBA is not the only way to success and success is a far cry from happiness.

Welcome to Gmatclub

Yeah, he's new so I'll let that blasphemous comment slide :wink:

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06 Nov 2008, 13:53

New to this forum. Just thought of joining the Wharton party. I applied to Wharton a few days before the deadline. No invite yet. Good luck y'all.

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06 Nov 2008, 13:57

What are you trying to say with the word "blasphemous", dude?
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terp26 wrote:

winstonct wrote:

Take it easy, guys. Ding from Wharton is nothing big deal.

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

MBA is not the only way to success and success is a far cry from happiness.

Welcome to Gmatclub

Yeah, he's new so I'll let that blasphemous comment slide :wink:

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06 Nov 2008, 14:57

It is 5PM EST and no invites today? That means we should expect some tomorrow!!

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06 Nov 2008, 15:02

winstonct wrote:

What are you trying to say with the word "blasphemous", dude?
:evil:

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

That is borderline blasphemous for those of us dying for a Wharton admit

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06 Nov 2008, 15:10

terp26 wrote:

It is 5PM EST and no invites today? That means we should expect some tomorrow!!

goodness I hope so. This wait is killing me

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06 Nov 2008, 15:12

terp26 wrote:

Audio wrote:

On a more serious note, I really am available for a coffee chat if you're on campus. Shoot me a PM if you want to meet up.

I'll let you know you know by 5 pm on the 13th

Ditto for me

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06 Nov 2008, 16:00

Nonsense and pay attention to your potty mouth.

sonibubu wrote:

winstonct wrote:

What are you trying to say with the word "blasphemous", dude?
:evil:

There are so many things more important in your life than going for a MBA at Wharton.

That is borderline blasphemous for those of us dying for a Wharton admit

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06 Nov 2008, 16:21

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06 Nov 2008, 16:47

submitted 4th of october- and invited today around 2pm. Believe me dont give up yet. I thought I have no shot. Hang in there!!

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