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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Apparently, today was a bloodbath....

DING here as well...

Really unexplainable ding considering that i am a reapplicant who was waitlisted and then summer waitlisted last year. I've been promoted at work and have got to lead some real major projects, Ive also taken on more leadership positions outside work. My GMAT has also not reduced from 740....LOL.

How im suddenly not even good enough for an interview this year even with significant improvement in my app and multiple essay reviews by Wharton students is really beyond me...

For all those with good news, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For me, the Wharton dream is permanently over, I'm definitely not trying a 3rd time. It has been a painful two years of trying for Wharton but I think its apparent they don't want me.

All the best everyone

It's not about you. It's all about other applicants. For example MIT told that average GMAT score for their R1 applicants was 750 this year. We don't know what was going on in Wharton this year. God damn these superstars. Haha.

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28 Feb 2012, 16:33

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Second time Wharton has Dinged me (First was for undergrad).

Looking forward to another year of applications...

I might go have a drink (or ten) to celebrate another year in a job I absolutely loathe.

Cheers mates

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28 Feb 2012, 17:29

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I'll add my ding to the many chimes today.

More than a little shocked/worried that I'm 0/2 so far without so much as an interview or waitlist.

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28 Feb 2012, 18:10

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Happy to report that I got an invitation to interview this afternoon. I was interviewed last year but eventually dinged, so I'm definitely going to keep my expectations in check this year.

Interestingly, one of the screens that you see when scheduling an interview says that all R2 interviews have to be completed by March 2. That must be incorrect given that the email invitation said interviews are taking place through March 12. Fot the time being, there doesn't seem to be any interview slots left - so I'm going to call the admissions office tomorrow when they open. Anyone else in a similar situation?

If you heard about a ding today - I know that feels terrible. Wharton is turning down some amazing candidates for R2 interviews, so at least know that you're in excellent company.

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Waitlisted after interview from round 1 and heard nothing today. Oh well.

Good luck to everyone interviewing!

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Wow! What a bloodbath. What's going on?!

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My case is quite like yours: reapplicant, waitlisted over the summer, and then was rejected after 4 months of painful waiting...

Just want to add some information that might be useful for your reflection. I got my invite quite early this time around (early in the 2nd week into the interview release period), which is a significant improvement given that I got my interview invite on the very last day last year.

I made a lot of improvements, got promotion at work too, but I did not pack them all in my application.

What I did was to reflect a lot, tried to find out what characteristics of mine would best fit with Wharton (those that I thought Adcom appreciated), and weaknesses that possibly led to my rejection last year. I put efforts in polishing my appreciated strengths, and provided much more evidence on how I improved my weaknesses (the reasons for which I guessed they rejected me) over the year.

Perhaps you haven't showed them how you mended your weaknesses, not polished your strengths well enough, or presented what they don't highly appreciate, or not differentiated yourself distinctly enough.

Best of luck with your business school application.

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To those who have already interviewed:

This may go without saying, but just in case, is it appropriate to bring a more updated resume into the interview or will they be looking for uniform submitted documents? I'm assuming they won't be comparing the interview resume with the one attached to the application, but I just wanted to be sure. Anyone have thoughts on this?

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29 Feb 2012, 07:51

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I think its fine to bring an update resume - The interviewer hasn't seen your application, and they have only a few minutes to go over the resume you bring. The front desk lady will collect it from you when you arrive and give it to your interviewer.

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Bring the updated version. That being said only a small portion of the interview is focused on the resume so I wouldn't stress too much over which version you bring unless you had a significant change since January.

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Just finished my on-campus interview about an hour ago. I interviewed with a 2nd year student and I think it went pretty well. It was very conversational and my interviewer and I had quite a bit in common. My advice would be to know your resume back and forth, have a story ready about managing someone more senior to you. Also be prepared to talk about how you influence people.

I didn't do the campus visit portion because I'd already done one this past fall. There were several other applicants in the waiting area and they all seemed really friendly. Good luck to those who have yet to interview.

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My journey almost exactly mirrors yours. Best of luck to you.

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did someone just get admitted from the R1 waitlist? Please share with forum.

Thanks!

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Anyone else just interview in SF? How did it go for you guys?

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Anyone else just interview in SF? How did it go for you guys?

I did. It felt more 'structured' than my other interviews, but it went fairly well. No surprises.

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Anyone else just interview in SF? How did it go for you guys?

How about you?

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Anyone else just interview in SF? How did it go for you guys?

I interviewed today. Only got 2 behavioral questions. Interviewer was super friendly. Def helped me relax in the beginning when I was nervous.

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Hi all,

I just had a phone interview with an adcom, and I am trying to email her a thank you note. However, I don't find a page on Wharton website that gives me information about the email of the adcoms. Do you guys have any suggestions about where I can find such info?

Good luck to everyone who is waiting for an interview!!

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You should be able to find it here - https://www.upenn.edu/directories/

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Anybody knows how adcom will notify the decision? send an email to all then we go ahead to check the status?

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