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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10 Feb 2012, 01:58

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Going by the way it went in Round 1, I think its over for International Applicants.

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10 Feb 2012, 02:22

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Going by the way it went in Round 1, I think its over for International Applicants.

International applicants, or applicants based in international locations? I know you're probably guessing based on your own observations but I was just curious about what you precisely meant.

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10 Feb 2012, 02:33

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Hey guys, also got an interview invite Thursday at 3:22pm. I'm from the Northeast US and work in consulting.

Cheers, good luck to everyone else.

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I meant applicants based in international locations. So for example while the interview deadline for Rd 1 was Nov 11, I did not see anyone report interview invite on GMAT club post Nov 1, the date around which it was reported that max hub slots were already booked. Someone in a previous post said the same. I really doubt that they will add more interview slots. Again just a speculation.

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10 Feb 2012, 03:24

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i just got the invite. US citizen but living in asia. all of the hubs (except brazil) are full...the only options left are on-campus and phone interview. Anyone know if Wharton will release more interview slots for Hub interviews?

I'm from Brazil and have no updates yet. Since there are places left in Brazil, I guess I still have a chance. :wink:

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10 Feb 2012, 05:11

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anyone applying to HCM and got an invite today ??

I applied to HCM - no invite yet. I am US based international student.

HCM student here...no invite here too, US based abt an hour drive from Philly.

Any idea when HCM students were invited for interview in R1?

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10 Feb 2012, 06:53

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Maybe i'm just grasping at straws here,..but could Wharton be inviting US folks based on location as well? For those w/ invites.....can u give your regions (e.g. Northeast, West,etc etc)? I know its a stretch because off-campus interviews are available...but Wharton seems to have a rationale for how they release their invites. I'm only a 2 hour drive south of Philly, I guess i'm hoping that they want to invite me but are giving priority to those who might have a harder time securing a convenient interview time.

I also notice that a lot of Lauder folks are getting invited today,....could Wharton be extending all their Lauder invites as well as some regular MBA invites? And then perhaps next week release only regular MBA invites (meaning they haven't released the bulk of their regular MBA invites)?

I really don't want to dash any hopes, but I'm also about 2 hours south of Philly (DC) and I got my invitation yesterday. Not Lauder, just standard 2 year MBA.

HOWEVER there are still weeks to go, and there is no way on earth Wharton released all domestic invitations yesterday. I feel 100% certain that more invitations will go out next Thursday and probably even again the Thursday after that. I wouldn't be worried at ALL if I were you. Good luck!!

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10 Feb 2012, 07:37

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Thanks politico. It seems like only international, Lauder, HCM, and rockstars domestically have gotten them. I'm not sweating it yet; I'd say that 90% of the invites to vanilla applicants have yet to be sent out.

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Thank you all for supporting each other and let's not panic. Wharton sent out a lot of invites on the last day last year and we should be able to land an interview next week or in two weeks. A watched pot never boils?

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10 Feb 2012, 08:08

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Haven't got the invitation yet, but I'm a domestic applicant based in China! I'm starting to get worried...

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10 Feb 2012, 08:15

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Your statement is wrong, b/c by the looks of your profile, you're a rockstar hello :wink:

But I agree, I think there are a lot more invites to go out especially after looking at the invite timeline graphic R1 vs R2. To throw out some more speculation, I got an invite yesterday and I submitted my app way early (Nov). So, maybe its FIFO for regular 2-year applicants.

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I also applied to HCM but heard nothing from them yet.

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Using beatthegmat stats to estimate:

R1: 84 invites of 301 applicants ~ 28%

R2: 54 invites SO FAR of 393 applicants ~ 13.7%

So probably 50% of invites are left based on my analysis, this makes sense considering we are about halfway through the interview invite period. I expect the statisticians out their to give me some grief about sample size, etc but at least we have a general idea.

Congrats to the first 50%!

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Your statement is wrong, b/c by the looks of your profile, you're a rockstar hello :wink:

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Definitely not FIFO because I submitted 12 hours before the deadline. Also, I am definitely not a rockstar. Probably just random!

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Your statement is wrong, b/c by the looks of your profile, you're a rockstar hello :wink:

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Definitely not FIFO because I submitted 12 hours before the deadline. Also, I am definitely not a rockstar. Probably just random!

And i'm pretty sure the "rockstar" thing doesn't hold water because Wharton (and every other b-school) repeatedly assert that the timing of invite has nothing to do w/ the strength of the candidate. The reason why people freak out when not invited in the first waves is, obviously, with each wave our odds drop dramatically.

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Could you please submit your "non-rockstar" profile and any other schools you got dinged by/ got interview at? Congrats!

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kethee

Your statement is wrong, b/c by the looks of your profile, you're a rockstar hello :wink:

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Definitely not FIFO because I submitted 12 hours before the deadline. Also, I am definitely not a rockstar. Probably just random!

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Could you please submit your "non-rockstar" profile and any other schools you got dinged by/ got interview at? Congrats!

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kethee

Your statement is wrong, b/c by the looks of your profile, you're a rockstar hello :wink:

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Definitely not FIFO because I submitted 12 hours before the deadline. Also, I am definitely not a rockstar. Probably just random!

Entrepreneur/Technology

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past 6 years was a serial entrepreneur. Most successful biz did ~ 2 mil USD in revenue

Not a rockstar? Are you on crack or do you simply not know what B-schools value? Starting a biz w/ $2 mil revenue trumps a 780 gmat my friend.

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I honestly think that your start-up/ innovation experience got you the interview. Well done!

Freaking out here, just as everyone else, got a ding from Columbia and waiting on W, Stern and HBS. Interview at Booth.

Definitely not FIFO because I submitted 12 hours before the deadline. Also, I am definitely not a rockstar. Probably just random![/quote][/quote]

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Applied to Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg, and Columbia all in R2.
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Damn it. I actually started a business in college and one of my friends (co-founder) is still running it after making it his full time job. I haven't mentioned it anywhere in the application and removed it from the resume since I have around 9 years of WE. Now I feel like I should have added it.