Calling all Wharton Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019!

Welcome to all prospective applicants of Wharton's MBA, JD/MBA, and Lauder programs to the Class of 2019 discussion. Use this platform to know each-other, build network, exchange ideas/information, discuss application strategies, share interview /school visit experiences, and boost one-another's morale to face the tough admission process.

Good luck to all!

Essay Questions

Essay 1: What do you hope to gain professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words)

Essay 2: Teamwork is at the core of the Wharton MBA experience with each student contributing unique elements to our collaborative culture. How will you contribute to the Wharton community? (400 words)

- See more at: https://gmatclub.com/blog/2016/06/wharto ... E2K2M.dpuf

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In for R1

In for R1. Let's get this started. People: Who are all of you?

Here is my story in a nutshell:

Graduated in 2011 as an electrical engineering, worked for two years a big engineering firm, as a electrical design engineer, then switched major gears towards education as a Teach for India fellow, where I taught for 2 years. Now I am a program manager at a start up in which I work as a consultant with 20 school leaders on a school transformation project.
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Applying R1

Good luck for all of you applying to Wharton!
As an alumni (Class of 2016), I know how hard this process could be.

If anyone needs help on your application process, please visit my website

Best,
Javier

Applying in round01.

Regards,
Mayank

In for Round 1!

FROM Wharton Admissions Blog: Where in the World is Wharton?

Ah, summertime (well, at least it’s summer in the northern hemisphere!) While the Wharton MBA Admissions team catches its collective breath as we prepare to welcome the Class of 2018 to campus for Pre-Term, our work continues hosting information events in the coming weeks in Latin America and Africa as…Read More The post Where in the World is Wharton? appeared first on MBA Program.

Count me in. I completed undergrad in December 2012 (one semester early) and have been working for a Big Four firm originally in audit but successfully networked to a vertical in the consulting arm.

FROM Wharton Admissions Blog: A Salute to our Veterans

Last week we welcomed the Class of 2018 to Wharton and the city of Philadelphia. Our 851 new students are working their way through an action-packed schedule of Pre-Term activities including academics, sports and social activities, networking, career events, and numerous orientations. The Admissions team’s sights now turn to the…Read More The post A Salute to our Veterans appeared first on MBA Program.

In for R2. Haven't taken GMAT yet, will take by end of November...

Hi Everyone, Here is our analysis of admission trends and acceptance chances at Wharton based on our accumulated forum data of applicants. We have analysed our forum data of Wharton applicants from 2012 to 2016 to determine acceptance chances by GMAT score, admission rounds, industry, age, country, etc.

The data used for this analysis is self-reported, so it's advised to use findings of this analysis with discretion. They are meant to give only a general idea of admission scenario at Wharton. Don't presume that these findings will hold true all the time.

We would welcome any comments, opinions, suggestions or anything else that you might have to say about the findings of this analysis.

YOY Acceptance Rate and Avg GMAT of Applicants

Sample Size: 3192 Applicants

Acceptance Rate by GMAT Score

• Among the 1677 applicants that we considered for this chart, around 90% had GMAT score of 700 or above and 72% had GMAT score of 720 or above. This finding tells us that those with lower than 700 GMAT need to have strong profile and convincing story for applying to Wharton.
  
• 42% of interviewed candidates got acceptance from Wharton.

Sample Size: 1677 Applicants

Acceptance Rate by Admission Round

Sample Size: 3192 Applicants (1794 Applicants in R1, 1332 Applicants in R2, and 66 Applicants in R3)

Acceptance Rates of Applicants in Different Age Groups

Sample Size: 1170 Applicants

Acceptance rates of applicants from various industries

• The first chart - line chart - shows acceptance rates of applicants from various industries and the pie chart next to it shows industry-wise allocation of applicants.

Sample Size: 1388 Applicants

Acceptance Rates of Applicants from Various Regions

Sample Size: 1111 Applicants



As I said earlier, we welcome your views, counter-views, suggestions, etc on the analysis. Thank you!

Hi,

Woow great... You have got into Wharton.
Can you please share your profile...

Thnaks

Very minor question on the application:

It says to upload the resume in Word format but when I uploaded my one page resume, the preview shows it as 2 pages. The uploader accepts PDFs as well and the PDF version of my resume is just 1 page in the preview. Is it ok to upload the PDF?

Hi jmikery@

From my personal view, I think it is not okay to upload the PDF when Wharton requires Word Format. Good luck to your application

Nope. It does not say to upload in word for the resume. It accepts PDF for the resume. It is for the Additional Employment Information that they request should be in word document. Although strangely, it has this in the prompt. So I am guessing "word document" does not refer to MS Word.

"Accepted File Types: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt"

Hi to all Wharton applicants from TopDogMBA!

I wanted to make you aware of my blog at https://topdogmba.com.

I'm a current Sloan student with experience applying to various b schools - including Wharton - and the ups and downs of the MBA application process. I've spoken with lots of Class of 2017 and 2018 applicants, and hope there's some useful information for you on my blog.

Thanks and good luck future Class of 2019!