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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Two more weeks to interview invites!! Any R1er started prepping for it yet? It would be good to get a collection of all things interview together somewhere

I wish adcoms read & follw your suggestion..sigh..

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Does anyone know if we can apply for scholarships etc now, or how does that work with Wharton?

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Does anyone know if we can apply for scholarships etc now, or how does that work with Wharton?

Fellowships at Wharton are given out based on merit and are distributed at the time you get your admit notification. Everyone is considered...no separate application is necessary. Good luck guys!

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6 days to go guys...

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all quiet on this thread! Where are all the prospective Wharton-ers?

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I guess we all applied Rd 1 and are waiting now.

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all quiet on this thread! Where are all the prospective Wharton-ers?

Trying to get back to a normal life! But yes, 6 days to go.

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all quiet on this thread! Where are all the prospective Wharton-ers?

Trying to get back to a normal life! But yes, 6 days to go.

Has it been written anywhere explicitly that invites will start flowing in at a particular date? I remember reading the AdCom blog where they just mentioned that invites will flow in by oct end...did I miss any email?

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By the way, seriously- has anyone received any email after submitting the application? cz I did not receive a single mail from them...pls reply guys

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ok my bad...got it...had received an email :/

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This is the email I got 2 or 3 days after submission:

Thank you for submitting your application for Round One.

The following will provide you with information concerning the processing of application materials, timeline for the release of interview invitations, and final decision releases.

If your online account reads "Complete - Round One," your application has all the required materials, has been processed by the Operations Team, and has been forwarded to the Committee for review.

If your online account reads "Received," then the Operations Team needs to process your online application submission and any materials submitted by hard copy. After your materials have been processed (assuming they arrived before the Round One deadline), your online account will be changed to "Complete for Round One" and your file will be forwarded to the Committee for review. Due to the high number of candidates who submitted their application during the past few days (more than 60% of candidates applying for Round One submitted their application within 24 hours of the deadline), it will take the Operations Team a approximately a week to complete the processing of all materials. Therefore, please allow the Operations Team until Tuesday, October 11th before inquiring about the completeness of your application.

The Admissions Committee will release interview invitations between Thursday, October 27th and Friday, November 11th. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on November 11th, the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission.
If you are invited for an interview, you will need to complete your interview by Friday, December 2nd. Interviews will be available on campus with second-year Wharton MBA Students who are full members of the Admissions Committee and off campus in various "Hubs" around the world by Admissions staff members. All interview options are equally considered within the admissions process.

Candidates who are offered an interview will receive their final admissions decision by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 20th.

Thank you again for applying to Wharton. We look forward to reading your application.

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This is the email I got 2 or 3 days after submission:

Thank you for submitting your application for Round One.

The Admissions Committee will release interview invitations between Thursday, October 27th and Friday, November 11th. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on November 11th, the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission.

Any past history to show how the invites go out? I know they give a 2 week window but do a large majority get notified on the 27th or will we be stuck holding our breath for 2 weeks.

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Last year they did it on two specific Fridays. But they also told us that it would be those two days and only those two days...
Any past history to show how the invites go out? I know they give a 2 week window but do a large majority get notified on the 27th or will we be stuck holding our breath for 2 weeks.

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Any past history to show how the invites go out? I know they give a 2 week window but do a large majority get notified on the 27th or will we be stuck holding our breath for 2 weeks.

I guess the latter

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24 Oct 2011, 05:48

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If I didn't receive an email confirmation, should I be concerned? My Wharton application on the website says complete Round 1, but never got this email everyone else seems to have... Should I contact Wharton about this or just let it go?

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I would check your spam / junk email folder and see if it got routed into there. If you still can't find it then you should probably contact wharton to double check that you are actually being considered for R1 and that your app didn't get lost in the shuffle. I received mine Oct 4th in case that helps with your search.

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Yeah no luck in the spam/junk/trash folders. I had been receiving periodic emails from "The Wharton School" on various programs, etc they had going on, but haven't had anything for awhile. I'll contact Wharton to make sure I'm in the correct pot. Thanks for the help.

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I think most applicants get informed on the first day interviews go out. Its just like HBS were the highest density of invitations is on the first day and then it lowers drastically.They have to be politically correct about this process and say that there is no special formula or order to how invitations come out but its safe to assume that by the time the 27th comes, they will have read a great portion of applications and release invites for the ones they like, and on the days after that, they will finish readin the rest and invite as they are read, but the density of invitations per day goes down after first day dramatically.

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I just got an e-mail telling me about a "chat" regarding interviews. It said to join to ask any interview-related questions.

Is it safe to assume this is a mass e-mail, or should I actually get excited because this might mean something -that I will probably get an interview invite in a couple of days?