Wharton Full Time MBA 2012 Wharton Business School Guide Wharton Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Real Time App Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Wharton to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Members Invited to Interview List of Those Invited to Interview at Wharton Today: Eaglesadam22 RAS2012 hogwarts Irukandji504 tompomm (to be verified) saydogdu carro103 (HCM) sergiod15 gauravd Fall 2011 application deadlines and decision release dates: MBA Program Application Deadline Decision Release Date Round 1 October 3, 2011 December 20, 2011 Round 2 January 4, 2012 March 30, 2012 Round 3 March 5, 2012 May 8, 2012 Round1 interview invites will be released between Thursday, October 27 and Friday, November 11. Fall 2012 Wharton Essays Essays • First-time applicants and reapplicants are required to complete the same set of essay questions. REQUIRED QUESTION: What are your professional objectives? RESPOND TO 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS: 1. 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? 2. Discuss a time when you faced a challenging interpersonal experience. How did you navigate the situation and what did you learn from it? 3. "Innovation is central to our culture at Wharton. It is a mentality that must encompass every aspect of the School - whether faculty research, teaching or alumni outreach." - Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School Keeping this component of our culture in mind, discuss a time when you have been innovative in your personal or professional life. ADDITIONAL QUESTION FOR REAPPLICANTS: All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Please use this space to explain how you have reflected on the previous decision on your application and to discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words) If you are applying to Wharton this fall, now is just the right time to start working on the applications for R1. I am a Wharton alum, and I would be happy to answer questions and help. Essay Analysis & Comments I have been approached by quite a few prospective candidates asking for advice on "what's best to write for Wharton", i.e. what would the school want to hear. My personal view, reinforced by what has worked for me is to decide on what parts of YOURSELF and YOUR story you want to showcase the most, i.e. what makes you unique and valuable, and deliver that using some creative writing. The question then becomes not that of execution, because good execution does not stand in the way. The only thing that matters is then whether YOU are indeed valuable and unique. What makes you valuable and unique? My personal agenda during school visit would've always been "schmooze till you drop" in all the buildings there are. Have a plan before you go: names, classes, visits, conversations, meetings, coffee, events after classes, etc. I have been reviewing alot of veteran candidate essays and I think the key to essays is to keep things simple, honest, and compelling. There is no magic formula and the more "consultants" tell us to sprinkle in examples here and there, the more of the human element you lose. I agree it is important to show the diversity of your experiences, but I believe is is most important to reveal the person you are, your core values, and how you interact with people, resolve conflict, improve, and work to help others. After being here for nearly 2 months, I can already tell how the admissions process reflects the learning team model. Of course they want great candidates, but they are evaluating your leadership charactertistics - how do you resolve conflict, handle intense emotional events? are you conscientious aka do you step up for your team and help to resolve interpersonal disputes? are you comfortable in a variety of roles from leading to filling a supporting role? how far will you go to help your team achieve their goals? do your goals spring from your personal story and values? have your past actions matched up with your goals? what kind of personal impact do you bring here. it is alot less about filling out a formula and a lot more about openness, integrity, and telling your compelling personal story rather than impressing the committee with accomplishments i firmly believe the class is not selected solely according to accomplishments, but by selecting the best people who will create the strongest community/environment with the best possible longevity aka alumni network i know the process sucks, and you guys/girls are stressed but after you craft your essays, take a second and look at how those essays reveal who you are, what makes you tick, focus on leadership but remember leadership has many components liek the ones i referred to - openness, conscientiousness, emotional reactivity, etc PM me if you need any help, I was in your shoes last year, i definitely didnt have the most impressive stats but used my experiences to create a brand around leadership and values and it paid off Application Submission Confirmation Text Last interview questions : https://poetsandquants.com/2010/11/21/l ... al-issues/

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It seems like no one in U.S. or Canada has heard from Wharton on interview invites yet...

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US applicant here. Applied on 1/4 and haven't heard anything, just like everybody else. No need for panic.

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for those interviewing in London, can you confirm if there are slots available or all dates for the hubs are booked. Just wondering i am based out of London and haven't received an invite yet!!

just wondering if its all over!!!

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From what I can tell, there has been one US Wharton Lauder applicant. Does anyone know if there has been more than the one from the BTG site? I have not heard of any other US applicants getting an invite.

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Have you guys received any confirmation email after booking your interview? While I was scheduling the interview, the system showed error, I am just curious whether it was completely booked or not.

Hi Guys,

Can Anyone tell me what the hub interview dates are in India, more specifically in New Delhi. I selected an interview date for March 16th. Is the too late for the Round 2 interviews? I read somewhere on this forum that all interviews must be completed by march 2.

Please do reply as I fear I might need to change my interview slot.

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GS18- they were full in the morning, but they added many more for 2/22 and 2/23 in the afternoon. I wouldn't give up hope yet!

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I got an invite at around 4PM EST as well. For those keeping track, I'm based in India.

girlinblack, I had the exact same problem as you, but I do have a registered slot.

hi,

Can you let me know what the interview dates are for India. I am based in Delhi and the only interview I could sign up for was for March 16th. Just hoping i have selected a date for the Round 2 and not Round 3 interviews. Kindly let me know.

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I got an invite at around 4PM EST as well. For those keeping track, I'm based in India.

girlinblack, I had the exact same problem as you, but I do have a registered slot.

Hi Amit, You need not worry. the Wharton Adcom member is in India from 12th - 16th March and are conducting interviews between those dates. They can't expect us to complete interviews by March 2nd when they themselves are coming later than that.

Delhi Dates are : 15th & 16th
Mumbai Dates are : 12th , 13th & 14th.

I have mine at Mumbai on 13th.

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Hi Girlinblack,

Thank you for the update. Can you (or any other invitee) tell us as to how many slots were initially slated for any given day so as to get an idea of the number of candidates they will be interviewing on each day?

I believe that the rd1 interviews were also for five days in India. With rd2 typically having many more candidates that apply, I was expecting more number of interviews to be held in India and consequently at least a week of interviews!

So are they dishing out the same no of interviews as rd1 (thereby making the competition stiffer?) or are the adcom reps slogging for more hours each day (interviewing additional candidiates) or does this just mean that more no of Indian candidates would have to now travel all the way to Philly for an interview?

Thanks in advance.

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If I remember correctly, many R1 international applicants were invited to interview AFTER the hub city slots filled and either did Skype interviews or came to Philly. If you're an international applicant I would not assume anything simply because the slots in the hub cities are filling up and you haven't received the invite yet. I highly doubt that Wharton is matching the number of available hub slots to the amount of invites they plan to send out.

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Congrats to all the invitees~

Just wondering if there would be another wave of invites?
Or the party is just over for the intl. applicants who have not received an invitation yet :cry:

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Congrats to all the invitees~

Just wondering if there would be another wave of invites?
Or the party is just over for the intl. applicants who have not received an invitation yet :cry:

Party's not over till it's over. I think international students make up the majority of the applicant pool, and Wharton is only 2 of 5 weeks into the interview invitation window. I wouldn't worry about it. As someone else said, I'm much more concerned that I didn't get an invitation from HBS when they dropped the bomb last Tuesday.

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Congrats to all the invitees~

Just wondering if there would be another wave of invites?
Or the party is just over for the intl. applicants who have not received an invitation yet :cry:

Of course not !!! I strongly feel that we will get atleast 3 more big waves - on 10,17 and 24th. In addition we should get 1-2 more waves around the 27/28th after which the dings will roll on 28th Feb.

So atleast till 24th, I won't be worried about a ding. Apprehensive about NOT being able to get to interview in my hub city -Yes, but definitely not a reject

Some rough calculations for those interested:
In order to get about 900 students, atleast 400 would be from rd2, if not more. Considering the 40% acceptance rate and the 30%+ shunning of offers by accepted candidates, I think they should interview around 1500 students. (They then accept around 600 out of which about 400-420 accept their offer)

So I think we have a huge timeframe left for the interviews to come out. I know the wait is agonising to say the least but we must hang in there buddy ... Lot of blood yet to flow!

Regards,
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I registered for 10th MAy HUb Interview in Mumbai. But havent got a confirmation email. Anyone with similar experience?

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I registered for 10th MAy HUb Interview in Mumbai. But havent got a confirmation email. Anyone with similar experience?

@ espee
U must be meaning March, right?

The earlier posters said that Mumbai dates were 12-14 Mar but u say u had registered for 10th!?! Can u please share the Mumbai dates that u remember were available when u booked Urs?

Thanks

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I registered for 10th MAy HUb Interview in Mumbai. But havent got a confirmation email. Anyone with similar experience?

Registered for 10th Mar as well. Got an error message, but when I checked back online and clicked on Events, it showed my schedule so it should be fine.

For those wondering, Mumbai dates were for Mar 8-10 while Delhi dates were the week after (Mar 15-17).

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I registered for 10th MAy HUb Interview in Mumbai. But havent got a confirmation email. Anyone with similar experience?

@Cholomaputol,
Thanks for that. But isn't it surprising that they have a long break between the two hubs when they are just 2hrs apart? So either the adcoms have given themselves a break to see Taj Mahal and stuff(!) or it is more likely that some new dates will be added after the next batch of invites between 11-14.

Historically, Mumbai sees more applicants so it is likely that 11-12 are added for Mumbai and 14th for Delhi with a 1-day break in between for the adcom rep to travel and settle down in Delhi! (or maybe only 12th for Mumbai since 11th is a Sunday)
God, how I Love to speculate like this

In any case, I think there is something to cheer for all the Indian applicants waiting to hear.

Best of luck,
Sam

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got an invite, registered for London...
but not sure whether to go. Just accidentally noticed on their site that they do not provide loans without US cosigner, while I was more that sure they do.
Can someone confirm that they canceled this option?