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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28 Mar 2012, 19:37

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Guys, we will all know soon enough!!

Let's remain cautiously optimistic. And in the spirit of Hunger Games:

"May the odds be ever in your favor"!

That didn't work out too well for THEM in the end...hopefully Wharton will not end in a battle royale slaughter. :lol:

I c what u did there-- sly reference to the Japanese flick?

Not so much sly as glaringly overt...but more or less, yeah

1.5 more days of waiting! By God, we might just make it to Friday with (some of) our wits about us!

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28 Mar 2012, 19:51

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calls go out on Friday the 30th..

some of you lucky ones will get a call from me

we will get the list on Friday early morning..so i doubt anyone will be getting any calls before Friday..

Do you know if the calls will be made to WL's as well???

BTW - How come you're W class of 2011 and HBS class of 2012?? lol

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28 Mar 2012, 21:07

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lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

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28 Mar 2012, 21:08

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you never know..

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calls go out on Friday the 30th..

some of you lucky ones will get a call from me

we will get the list on Friday early morning..so i doubt anyone will be getting any calls before Friday..

If I just give you my number now, does that mean you'll call me Friday and let me in? I promise I will act surprised.

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28 Mar 2012, 21:49

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lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

haha..thats called being a smart

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28 Mar 2012, 22:21

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lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

Ahh.. cool =]!

So are you calling WAITLISTERS tomorrow then??

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so whats the verdict? Do we expect calls starting tomorrow (thursday) or are we unlikely to hear anything until friday morning?

Round 1 calls came the morning of the actual decision day. I'm not expecting a peep from Wharton til Friday. Now if you don't mind, I need to go back under my desk and continue to rock back and forth in the fetal position.

I saw this in a post last year when we heard back from some school (not Wharton) and I thought it reflected my state of mind exactly to the point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFX04tOPv8s Enjoy!

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lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

FN - Just curious, what made you choose Wharton over HBS?

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two biggest reasons
1. Time, i just couldn't sit around for another year before starting school
2. social maturity of students, this is just my personal experience, i guess the difference between 22 yr olds and a 31 yr old..

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lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

FN - Just curious, what made you choose Wharton over HBS?

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if you are on the wait list from R1, and your status has been updated then I guess your name might be on the list..there is no way for me to know that.

in the past they have emailed the waitlisters and called some of them depending on how late it was in the rounds..

mpg2011

lol..i shut take off HBS, definitely not going there anymore..

i had a deferred admit at HBS..ended up going to Wharton instead

Ahh.. cool =]!

So are you calling WAITLISTERS tomorrow then??

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Man, I am really, really anxious. I'm normally cool about this stuff but I've come close to losing it fretting over whether I got into W or not.

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calls go out on Friday the 30th..

some of you lucky ones will get a call from me

we will get the list on Friday early morning..so i doubt anyone will be getting any calls before Friday..

Same process for Lauder decisions?

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23 hours.....it all comes down to this. I cant understand why I'm freaking out like this. I really can't take it anymore. Time to roll out my prayer mat.

Good luck all. For those of us with other options, no matter what we should be grateful to have the opportunity to go to b-school this year. For those without options, look at it this way: you have another year to make a better case for why Wharton should take you. Make the most of this year by doing something that'll knock their socks off (start a business, volunteer abroad, join a mentoring program, run a marathon, take the CFA, do-whatever-you-love..)

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29 Mar 2012, 09:08

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I hear that lauder admits get calls from Marcy Bevan or Meghan directly.

ahmadiqbal

calls go out on Friday the 30th..

some of you lucky ones will get a call from me

we will get the list on Friday early morning..so i doubt anyone will be getting any calls before Friday..

Same process for Lauder decisions?

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I hear that lauder admits get calls from Marcy Bevan or Meghan directly.

ahmadiqbal

calls go out on Friday the 30th..

some of you lucky ones will get a call from me

we will get the list on Friday early morning..so i doubt anyone will be getting any calls before Friday..

Same process for Lauder decisions?

Are you a Lauder applicant?

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So basically if you are Lauder and don't get a morning call you are a ding?

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I hear that lauder admits get calls from Marcy Bevan or Meghan directly.

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I am an MBA student at Wharton, used this forum quite a bit when I was an applicant, so here's a little giving back.

Process has been mentioned in subsequent posts - list gets to us early in the AM and calls will vary based on the person assigned to call you and let you know you were admitted. Last year everyone who was admitted got a call, this year I am not sure if they are handling it the same way. International calls are tricky because not everyone has Skype, so some people have to find time in the admissions office to make those calls.

A waitlist isn't the end of the world, but in my opinion, odds are not in your favor to get off of it. I know only of a couple people who were admitted of the WL in my class.

Goodluck!

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Thanks drmang7.

So will all US-based admitted students receive a call assuming the process has not changed? Are the calls going on throughout the day (Philly time) or mostly in the morning only?

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12 hours! Good luck everyone!

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Hey guys,

What time does W release decisions, and are all decisions released simultaneously or in batches? Also, do admitted international applicants get phone calls as well?