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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I just took my GMAT today. Not estatic about the score, but not despairing over it either. I'm in for Wharton R1. Right now I'm trying to decide whether I want to spend the month of June prepping for a GMAT retake or pouring that energy into some kick a$$ essays. What to do, what to do....

I wasted a lot of time, money and brainpower to go from 700 to 710. I would not recommend doing the same. IMO, your time better spent on your application, and possibly doing some extra-curriculars that you can speak to in your essays/interview.

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Thank you for the advice. I only moved to Philly a few months ago, but I've found some good organizations to get involved with. I'm rejoining Big Brothers Big Sisters and am also involved with fundraising for Students Run Philly Style.
I have a question. I've been doing extracurricular activities since college. I graduated in 2002. How far back in my experience can I draw from?

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Thank you for the advice. I only moved to Philly a few months ago, but I've found some good organizations to get involved with. I'm rejoining Big Brothers Big Sisters and am also involved with fundraising for Students Run Philly Style.
I have a question. I've been doing extracurricular activities since college. I graduated in 2002. How far back in my experience can I draw from?

Good question. More recent is probably better, but anything you can speak meaningfully about: YOUR actions and results would be valuable. In terms of filling out the forms on the app, I would put down all of the most important stuff. In terms of writing essays and answering interview questions, that's a judgement call against your professional experiences.

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27 May 2011, 09:39

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I'm a current summer WL and thinking about reapplying in the fall to the Lauder as well. Does anyone know if they are a package deal, ie don't get in to Lauder means you don't get into Wharton. Or can you get denied from Lauder but get accepted to Wharton. I just want to know if there is increased risk in applying to Lauder.

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27 May 2011, 13:13

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Wharton MBA/MA is only one application, apparently. I'm not sure if that means that you could get rejected by Lauder and accepted to MBA (the opposite is definitely not possible).

You could, however, apply to HKS. That one is completely independent (even independent from HBS) and chances of admission aren't diminished at all. I think the same is true for Johns Hopkins.

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29 May 2011, 18:17

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I think I'm going to apply in round 2. I visited the school earlier this year and absolutely loved it!

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Great to see the first thread starting for 2012 applicants.
I am applying to Wharton in R1. Being an international candidate, the only way I am getting to understand the school is through forums and watching some podcasts.

Wharton is often associated as a great school for candidates interested in finance, however I would like to get the inputs on this from the alums on this thread.

I personally am not to inclined towards getting into a finance or Banking career. Can someone throw light on strengths of the school on other areas like strategy, entrepreneurship, general management etc?

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I have just started researching b-schools and intend to apply to Wharton in R1. best of luck everyone!

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Wharton is often associated as a great school for candidates interested in finance, however I would like to get the inputs on this from the alums on this thread.

I personally am not to inclined towards getting into a finance or Banking career. Can someone throw light on strengths of the school on other areas like strategy, entrepreneurship, general management etc?

Wharton is definitely a great school for practically everything you want to do career-wise.

Strategy: a large proportion of Wharton class each year goes into Strategy Consulting at the top consulting firms.
Entrepreneurship: this is one area Wharton is actively strengthening; a bunch of amazing entrepreneurs has come out of Wharton: check out AdMob, Giant Studios, Digital Sky Technology, Freshary Shanghai, EF China, or most recently - Warby Parker, CBL Exam, etc. There are plenty of resources to explore and use.
GM: Wharton's way of thinking about business problems fits the modern world best of all top schools as W puts an emphasis on data-driven decision making; combine that with Wharton's communication program and you have a solid foundation to pursue a General Management career.

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Hi there!

Very excited to be applying to Wharton -- the only US school I am applying to. I am looking to get involved in mobile technology innovation for business use in developing countries -- hoping to either be a part of a start up team, venture capital team that invests in technology innovation, or big name mobile company looking to penetrate the developing country market.

Good luck everyone!

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Hi there!

I am looking to get involved in mobile technology innovation for business use in developing countries --

That is great. I feel the same about mobile technologies and actually I'm applying to the b-schools 2012 class with this background behind me. It's terrific doing business in developing world.

As for me - I have the following priorities for 2012 applying:
1. HBS
2. Stanf GSB
3. Wharton

I'm not interested in finances at the moment)

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Hi there!

I am looking to get involved in mobile technology innovation for business use in developing countries --

Oh cool. So what are you hoping to do after your MBA? I am currently involved in Web and New Media with some limited mobile experience (for mobile, it's mainly in the fundraising, grassroots activism arena. For web, my exp spans across nonprofit, private, eCommerce, government, and education).

And btw, how many years of work experience do you have? I happen to be of a more "senior" class of applicants, being 31, so I decided to not target HBS since they are intentionally skewing towards very young applicants with limited work exp (less than 5 years, usually 1 - 3 years).

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Hi there!

And btw, how many years of work experience do you have? I happen to be of a more "senior" class of applicants, being 31, so I decided to not target HBS since they are intentionally skewing towards very young applicants with limited work exp (less than 5 years, usually 1 - 3 years).

Actually, I'm 25 and I have 4 years of professional experience.

- 3 years within KPMG (finances)
- 2 months Adidas (finances)
- 8 months Weatherford (finances)
- 1 year of entrepreneurial activity [at the moment]

I really want to do smth challenging (own business, startup etc.) but few weeks ago I was having lunch with HBS alumni, who works for IB in developing country and he described me very interesting picture of being in direct investment management.

Ideally, I want to combine own business and corporate life

And you? What is the ideal picture of world around you after MBA?

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I also started MBA preparation blog and looking for blog pall)) if you became interested it would be great))

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Actually, I'm 25 and I have 4 years of professional experience.

Haha yeah looks like you are in the ideal range for HBS.

Good luck, it sounds very exciting!

I am mainly targeting European schools, first choice (aside from Wharton) being LBS and Insead. Second choice Oxford and Cambridge. A few reasons why I'm targeting those schools: 1. I hope to move to Europe (boyfriend lives in Europe -- and the European work/life balance really appeals to me). 2. I like Europe's proximity to Africa and Asia (two of the regions I'd like to target). 3. Lower MBA cost. Also, the shorter programs also appeal to me as I already have a masters in economics and policy from Columbia.

Hopefully life after MBA means I can dedicate myself as part of a startup or venture capitalist team.

Did you take your GMAT yet? I am taking it on June 25.

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I also started MBA preparation blog and looking for blog pall)) if you became interested it would be great))

What's your blog address. Mine is in the signature.

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I also started MBA preparation blog and looking for blog pall)) if you became interested it would be great))

What's your blog address. Mine is in the signature.

mine blog name i izvos dot com

also, i surfed through yours - you're good and have very good results

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Actually, I'm 25 and I have 4 years of professional experience.

Haha yeah looks like you are in the ideal range for HBS.

Did you take your GMAT yet? I am taking it on June 25.

I live in Europe and targeted on USA (I want to come back home after). By the way, I admire you and your boyfriend (my last relations were destroyed by the 200 miles distance)

With regard to GMAT - actually I'm just starting preparation from this weekend (kind of admission consultants) - and consider that there is plenty of time before 2nd round application.

Speaking about Europe Bschools - I like Insead spirit (+location is great).

feeling nervous about GMAT?

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xerox, could you go into more details about Wharton's communications program? Thank you!

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So, Mr Unbeatable, Mr WD, this is where you've been hiding.

I am one of the Wharton/Lauder alums in Singapore to which my dear friend xerox is alluding. Everything he says is totally on point, accept for his profile picture- he was never that beautiful.

And what's with that flower anyway?

Cheers!
CP (cannedpineapples)

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Aha! We haz succezz! Now two Wharton/Lauder alums are live on the forum! Canned Pineapples is one of the best sources of spot-on advice about the school. Lore has it that CP put his/her school application together in just four weeks or so, but I would just let this be a rumor and neither seek an official confirmation nor otherwise; one thing for sure - the individual is a super valuable encyclopedia of b-school admissions.

The flower is here to stay - I love it: what's not to love?