https://rankings.r.ftdata.co.uk/lib/img/logos/entity/university-of-pennsylvania-wharton Business School Guide: https://gmatclub.com/forum/penn-wharton-103701.html This thread is for the Wharton 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-wharton-fall-2012-applicants-113014.html Current Students and Admits, please continue your discussions here: admitted-to-wharton-class-of-2013-thread-107439.html Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet Form link Edit link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArkyKRSo74XNdHJDT0RoNUFqYWhyQ0c2aVV3TDV2WHc&hl=en&authkey=CPS16ccG Spreadsheet 0ArkyKRSo74XNdHJDT0RoNUFqYWhyQ0c2aVV3TDV2WHc Add your name to the list https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/evolvelearning/assets/huntsman_at_night.jpg MBA Program Application Deadline Decision Release Date Round 1 October 4, 2010 December 17, 2010 Round 2 January 4, 2011 March 24, 2011 Round 3 March 3, 2011 May 12, 2011 The Admissions Committee will release interview invitations on Friday, October 29th and again on Friday, November 5th . Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on November 5th , the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission . If you are invited for an interview, you will need to complete your interview by Friday, December 3rd . Interviews will be available on campus with second-year Wharton MBA Students who are full members of the Admissions Committee, off campus with alumni, and off campus in various "Hubs" around the world by Admissions staff members. All interview options are equally considered within the admissions process. Essays Required Question (same for first-time and reapplicants): What are your professional objectives? (300 words) Respond to 3 of the following 4 questions: Student and alumni engagement has at times led to the creation of innovative classes. For example, through extraordinary efforts, a small group of current students partnered with faculty to create a timely course entitled, “Disaster Response: Haiti and Beyond,” empowering students to leverage the talented Wharton community to improve the lives of the Haiti earthquake victims. Similarly, Wharton students and alumni helped to create the “Innovation and the Indian Healthcare Industry” which took students to India where they studied the full range of healthcare issues in India. If you were able to create a Wharton course on any topic, what would it be? (700 words) Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision today? (600 words) Describe a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself? How did this experience help to create your definition of failure? (600 words) Discuss a time when you navigated a challenging experience in either a personal or professional relationship. (600 words) Stats, rankings and other relevant links FT: https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/university-of-pennsylvania-wharton BW: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/wharton.html Career report: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/your-career/career-trends.cfm Great resource to get questions answered by current students: https://engage.wharton.upenn.edu/MBA/forums/ Quick facts: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/quick-facts-and-dates.cfm Wharton vs. Booth: https://gmatclub.com/forum/chicago-vs-wharton-74034.html Previous Threads Class of 2010 Thread - calling-all-wharton-fall-2010-candidates-78775.html Class of 2009 Thread - calling-all-wharton-fall-09-applicants-66548.html Class of 2008 Thread - calling-all-wharton-2008-applicants-50294.html

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@timetoshine: I'm not sure if 50% of interviews were released today. Someone on the forum mentioned earlier that a rep from the Admissions office told him/her that via phone BUT the confirmation email (one we all received after submitting our apps) we received from Wharton states as follows:

"...The Admissions Committee will begin to release interview invitations on Friday, February 4th and will continue to release invitations on a daily basis until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, February 18th. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on February 18th, the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission..."

The way I understand it (based on the email) is that interviews will be released everyday, starting from Feb.4 until Feb. 18th. If you search for this email in your inbox, you'll find this exact wording.

As I said previously in this thread, the adcom lady I talked to said EXPLICITLY, in no uncertain language, that invites will ONLY go out on 2/4 and 2/18, with half on each of those 2 days. When the e-mail was sent, they perhaps intended to release them gradually but decided to just do it on 2/4 and 2/18. Either way, hearing from the horse's mouth is more reliable than an e-mail that was sent after we submitted our applications.

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When was the official deadline? Anyway, here's when I submitted.

Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 1/3/2011 11:07:00 PM EST
Invited to Interview

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I guess that the closer to the deadline the application was sumbitted, verified (and receive status "complete") the later the application was reviewed and respectively the later the invitations are sent.

This may correlate.
You guys who have received the invitations when did you submit your application?

I just updated my information in the spreadsheet. I submitted in the morning of 1/4.

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theacademist - Thanks!

I submitted the morning of Jan 3rd (the day before the deadline). I personally gave up on speculating on how schools send out invites. From everything I've observed so far, it appears quite random for most schools.

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Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 12/29/2010 10:23:00 PM EST
Complete - Round 2

Not heard from Wharton - No reject/ding/accept....What would that mean?

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Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 12/29/2010 10:23:00 PM EST
Complete - Round 2

Not heard from Wharton - No reject/ding/accept....What would that mean?

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It means you are in the same boat as thousands of other people. No need to panic until the 18th. Then we can all go nuts.

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I am giving up too.

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Submission Status: Submitted
Submitted Date: 12/29/2010 10:23:00 PM EST
Complete - Round 2

Not heard from Wharton - No reject/ding/accept....What would that mean?

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It means you are in the same boat as thousands of other people. No need to panic until the 18th. Then we can all go nuts.

I dont think I can wait that long to go nuts. Going nuts already... My girl threatened to desert me if I dont shut up about MBA invites, my friends dont want to hang out with me because all I talk about are MBA invites, my parents who would hear from me once a month are getting tired of me calling them everyday to give them updates about MBA invites and my shrink, who I started seeing just a few weeks ago, is about the only person who wants to listen from me about MBA invites. Nevermind that he's robbing me silly. So... for heaven's sake, cant the powers that be send a W invite my way so that I can have a life again without bankrupting myself. Just sayin...

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what is the general opinion about on-site adcom interview vs alumni interview (within US).. I logged into the system today to look into interview scheduling system for the first time. For on-site it does seem to have many dates till early march. For alum intvws, online scheduling systems asks to "use search carefully" as it will only give names of 4 alumni total.

i am assuming there is no criteria one can use to prefer one alumni name over other to interview with (all supposed to be strangers anyway). why suggest 4 when 1 would do, no?

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Folks,

I'm a bit confused here. I saw some discussion regarding interview invites for Round 2 being released only on two dates Feb 4 and 18th. However, the email we received after application submission states categorically,

"The Admissions Committee will begin to release interview invitations on Friday, February 4th and will continue to release invitations on a daily basis until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, February 18th. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released."

Now the above statement from the admissions office leads me to believe the interviews would be on a rolling basis between Feb 4 - Feb 18 (notice the use of the word daily). If you have other information for your perspectives, please do enlighten me.

Btw, I am in for Round 2! Good Luck everyone

Oh man, we've had this discussion a million times..
Look, we're all speculating here. Come monday, everything will get sorted out.. If applicants get interview invites then it's on a rolling basis. If not then we should hear from the school only on the 18th.

Simple.

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...my parents who would hear from me once a month are getting tired of me calling them everyday to give them updates about MBA invites...

Ha! This is true. I've started sending them email updates about when I think I might hear something. Fortunately, they are still feigning interest.

But you're wrong if you think its going to stop once you get the interview invite!

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It's a conspiracy I tell ya... to give us all heart disease by the age of 32.

You could not echo my views more - I wish I could go hibernate to end of feb and wake up with interview invites/dings and no confusion!

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Look guys. This matter is not a mystery. As I said a million times, the adcom woman herself said that interviews only go out on 2/4 and 2/18. So for those of us who did not get invites on 2/4, let's just relax, enjoy life, and wait until 2/18.

Peace out and have fun watching the Super Bowl.

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Didn't get the invite, ain't matter (.....yet), cuz we gonna get our 7th title in less than 8 hours!!!!

HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!

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...my parents who would hear from me once a month are getting tired of me calling them everyday to give them updates about MBA invites...

Hah! youre right, then one might worry about getting admitted/waitlisted/dinged. this nailbiting is getting to me... on the bright side nails have never been this cared for ever...

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The best cure for anxiety of waiting for replies is to write more applications for other schools!

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I know Arb said he has unequivocally confirmed with Adocms on the 50/50 invites. In any case, we started a discussion on W's official S2S blog and a current student will confirm this with adcom's today (in writing ).

Like many, I did not receive an invite. Good luck to all.

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Just got back from Wharton's Winter Welcome Weekend and caught up on all the blog posts since Friday...

Congrats to everyone who got interviews on Friday and to those who didn't...it really is random between the two days. I didn't get mine until the second wave went out for round 1. Anyway, I'm super pumped now to go back to school and good luck with the interview process....oh, and i recommend doing it on campus for those who can get to Philly without flying half way around the world...

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why do you recommend doing it on campus?

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why do you recommend doing it on campus?

Well, a few reasons. First, I think all things being equal, it paints a slightly better picture of your commitment to the process/Wharton. Second (and probably more importantly), you can take a tour, walk around, sit in on a class, etc. before your interview which will get you excited about the school and most likely make you perform better. Third, excuse to take a day off from work...