Calling all Wharton Fall 2010 Candidates

I submitted my app on the 26th, but the 2nd letter of rec didn't get submitted until the 28th. Mine shows Complete for R1....Not sure why yours wouldn't show complete, especially because you got it in before the 1st.

They stated in the email that some apps might take up to 2 weeks to get processed. Maybe there was something missing in the app... You can just wait until it should be processed and then send an email to the adcom. Other option is to post your doubt in the S2S forum on the Wharton's site and somebody will be able to explain it to you.

I submitted on the 29 th and mine says received as well...I would just wait and send them an email if it doesn't turn complete by oct 29 th

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Updated the front page after adding new r1 names and moving few r1 to r2 names. If anyone is missing their names on the list or are in the wrong round let me know so I can fix it. Been real busy with other apps that I did not track this thread. Now I should be back with my r2 app for Wharton.

I am applying for R2!

Good luck everyone.

It could definitely work, but it could also fail depending on what picture you are trying to paint about yourself.

It is important to have an application strategy. Here is a simple framework:
1. define your goals pertaining the application. Simply put, you should decide a) what good stuff to highlight (a detailed list of such things should be on your wall now) and b) what bad stuff to mitigate (another very detailed list) or explain why it is not as bad as it looks.
2. which parts/components of the application will help you do 1a) and 1b).
3. most efficient ways of using each of the components in 2.

A very good analogy to application is often used by one of the MIT's admission's people - a mosaic or a jigsaw puzzle where all pieces together are part of the big picture. Every piece by itself may be beautiful, yet they may not look good in combination, and the other way around.

Paul Bodine also refers to the same approach in his book, only he defines them a bit differently, but the underlying concept is the same: choose several things/areas that make you unique and package them in a way that highlights their beauty and strength so that your weaknesses look natural and not overpowering.

So you and only you can decide whether a story or an essay that kills two, four or ten birds with one stone is really the best tactical approach to achieve the goals in YOUR application strategy.

How were interview invites done previously? Do they send a few out each day, or send most out upfront and send out the others later?

Wow...this thread is lively....

Hopefully people are getting invites tomorrow. 5pm is when first invites go out?

Source of information?

I didnt hear any dates announced for Wharton invites?

https://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/blo ... cants.aspx

thanks ... so that means that if you dont have an invite by Nov 12 ... no dice.

Easy to comprehend

I re-read my essays for Wharton, against all better judgment, and realized how hopeless they all are!! Especially the first one. I think I had a good flow and then butchered it while editing a few hours before submission...

Very depressing but at least now I will not even be hoping for something in the mail..,

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Yep...same as Chicago

Yeah, same here. I'm definitely screwed. lol.

I have convinced myself not to go back to look at any of my old essays till I decide to start on R2 apps.

I hope that they stick to it this time around. Last year they had said that the invitations would start going out on Oct 23rd but the invites only started trickling out around Oct 28th.

So exactly the opposite of what Harvard did....