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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Xerox, is this a recent change? I had heard historically that the chances of getting in off the waitlist at Wharton haven't been great for R1 applicants and are virtually unheard of for R2 applicants. It makes sense for Wharton to hold off a large pool in R1 to see what develops in R2 but I did not have the impression that they did this historically.

My observation is that this has been the approach in the past two years; btw many people get off WL regardless of round, with the exception of R3 of course.

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Guys, any of you have any idea on the pass rate of interview by hub, adcom fellow and alum? Any difference reported? I finished my on-campus interview last week (probably the last day of on-campus interview) and would like someone give some hints on the pass rate to relief nerves a little bit. Thanks.

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Honestly? I'm not sure...

If you are international, however, I have my hunch. Most people that got called early that I know and got to interview in my hub city (Sao Paulo) got in. However, those who got invited later and had to travel to Philly because there were no more slots in the hub available, got denied. And I got waitlisted and was invited to interview later for an international applicant.

However, for domestic applicants, I don't think timing matters at all.

I do think the international applicants who get the preference of the hub slots are in a slight advantage though.

Good luck.

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Originally posted by ke18sb on 20 Mar 2012, 22:39.
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I clearly don't know for certain but I doubt that where you do you interview matters; I'm sure the adcom wants the create the most equal playing field as possible. Also, bear in mind the interview is just one small part of the overall picture. I personally didn't have a the greatest interview, which not due to bad performance but bad chemistry between my interviewer. Nonetheless, I'm not overly concerned. I'd hope to believe that the adcom knows that interviews are highly subjective especially given the small time frame and behavioral framework. I've also heard from current students and recent alumni that the interview isn't overly important.

This waiting game isn't fun but no need to speculate about little things that may or may not hurt and application - that will surely drive one insane.

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I agree with you. When they sent out invites to international at the very last minute, they knew there were no spaces at hub. So my guess they are not counting on this group to fill the main body of students but only as a back up. Anyone disagrees?

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Guys,

Can anyone let me know when Wharton start sending out decisions for the Round 2 applications. I had my interview in India on the 15th and was wondering if the results will start flowing out a week before or right on deadline date on the 1st April.

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Wharton only announces on the deadline date. They do call some admitted applicants to congratulate them prior to the status update. However, they do NOT call everyone. In R1 there were quite a few admits who did not get the call first and found out when the online status updated.

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Was this for Round 2 that you interviewed last week? I thought all interviews were supposed to be completed by early march? Interesting.

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Was this for Round 2 that you interviewed last week? I thought all interviews were supposed to be completed by early march? Interesting.[/quote]

The last day for on-campus R2 interviews was March 13th. I met around 5-6 people in the waiting room and I was there only for an hour, so they must have interviewed close to 30 people that day.

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just noticed something strange...

for those of you waiting for your Wharton decision, when you log-on to applyyourself. do you see the following? Decision Status: Available beginning 2/23/2012

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just noticed something strange...

for those of you waiting for your Wharton decision, when you log-on to applyyourself. do you see the following? Decision Status: Available beginning 2/23/2012

2/23 was a month ago. Mine says Decision Status: Available beginning 2/x/2012 too but a different day of the month, which reflects when I got the interview invite.

I don't think there is anything new here. At least I hope not.

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yeah you're right - it's when I got my invite. my bad -- i just saw the words application decision available and perked up.

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Does anyone else's status still say invited to interview?

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Was this for Round 2 that you interviewed last week? I thought all interviews were supposed to be completed by early march? Interesting.

The last day for on-campus R2 interviews was March 13th. I met around 5-6 people in the waiting room and I was there only for an hour, so they must have interviewed close to 30 people that day.

I think March 13 was originally the last day for interviews, however they extended the interviews for at least 1 more day - and possibly through the end of the week in order to accomodate everyone who was invited to interview.

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any one knows whether an early interview invite indicates a good sign? Got the invite late Jan and did the on-campus interview early Feb.... Wish it could be a positive sign..... I am an international applicant, btw

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After we submitted our applications everyone should have received an email with the subject: Wharton Round Two Information. In that email from the Admissions Committee it says,

The Admissions Committee will release interview invitations between Thursday, January 26th and Tuesday, February 28th. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released.

I choose to believe this. They have a lot of applications to get through and it is easier for them to start setting up interviews as they work through application reviews. If your invite was early it most likely means they just got to your app before the person's who was invited a week or two after you.

Other people disagree and think the timing of the invite means Wharton likes a candidate more or less. If it makes you feel better to take the early invite as a positive sign, feel free. However, I think it best not to cause that type of speculation because while it can make YOU feel better, it can unnecessarily add to the stress of those who were invited later in the process.

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Does anyone else's status still say invited to interview?

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Your status will not change until decision day. A few days prior to your interview you should have received an email with the subject: Wharton Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Interview Reminder. That email explicitly states the following:

Your application status will change on the decision release date of March 30, 2012. There will be no intermediate status change and your status will remain "Invitation to Interview" until the final decisions are released. Please note, you will not be notified that your interview report has been submitted and you should not contact your interviewer to make sure this has been done. We have a system established which ensures that all reports are turned in on time.

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Thanks for the reply. It really helps. Understand the fairness the adcom would like to demonstrate. But as a member from the huge and competitive Chinese pool, it's really stressful even after being invited to an interview. From my understanding, despite the 40-40 rule, the chance of a Chinese applicant is only around 15-20%.

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I think as we enter the final week before decisions are released, stress-levels are incredibly high and with that levels of speculation go up as well. I think that it's important that we do our best to keep level heads and repeat the mantra of "what's done is done"...it's all in the adcom's hands now. We all should stop trying to read between the lines of every message that comes from Ankur Kumar and take what's in those emails at face value. If the email says "your status will not change until final decisions have been reached", they aren't throwing in another critical reasoning problem your way and only admitting the people who have figured out their "ruse". It just means exactly that: your status will not change until final decisions have been reached. (just an example...) This also goes for trying to quantify everything about the admissions process. It's pretty clear that there are always exceptions to the rule.

So for the sake of everyone's sanity, let's all limit the amount of speculation we spread. Go do something fun this weekend. Do something special for yourself in the next week. Take your mind off of your apps, because they're out of your hands and there's nothing else you can do at this point. And hopefully, we'll hear some good news come the 30th.

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Trying to read the tea leaves is impossible and will drive you nuts. At the two schools I've received decisions, I received interview invites essentially the first day or two they came out and have been waitlisted at both.

When schools say there is nothing behind the order, there is nothing behind the order. It all depends upon when they read your application.