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 Oct 2011, 04:13

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anyone knows the dates for mumbai and delhi?

While registering for the interview, if I remember correctly, there were three dates for Mumbai interviews - 16th to 18th November. I think Delhi would be the same dates.

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28 Oct 2011, 06:51

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can we expect any new invitations to interviews prior to 11/11?

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28 Oct 2011, 06:56

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can we expect any new invitations to interviews prior to 11/11?

Given that the AdCom only released 10% of the estimated number of interview invitations, I don't think that they will send the rest of it (90%) only in one day (11/11). I think more invitations may come any day now (except for weekends), so don't despair, you might get your interview sooner then 11/11. I'm in the same boat by the way... and still very very optimistic

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28 Oct 2011, 07:10

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Elena, I wish I could share your optimism )))
but where does this info on 10% originate?

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28 Oct 2011, 07:10

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Great to see such optimism here! Makes me feel better too

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28 Oct 2011, 07:18

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Seems all HK interview slots have been filled. Does anyone know if they will release additional slots or does candidate need to fly to other cities if not able to register for a slot in the home city? Thanks!

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28 Oct 2011, 07:27

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Given that the AdCom only released 10% of the estimated number of interview invitations...

Elena, 10%? That's ridiculously low. 9 gmatclubbers got invited, so that means 90 gmatclubbers out of 130 would be the total invited applicants in R1, for a whopping 70% or all gmatclubbers, which would be too high even for this obsessive and high-achieving community.

I figure it's more like 25% at least

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28 Oct 2011, 07:43

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So, what if 50% of the invites have already been sent? Or 75%? Eek, I hate not knowing.

Can someone check how many spaces has been filled in Sao Paulo?? And the dates?? Thanks

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28 Oct 2011, 07:46

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Wharton adcom had 18 days to review round 1 applications until Oct 27 and has 11 more days from Oct 28 to Nov 11 to review the remaining apps. Therefore I think 18/ (18+11) = 62% invites went out yesterday and the remaining 38% will go out in the days to go until Nov 11.

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28 Oct 2011, 07:52

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homerhere

anyone knows the dates for mumbai and delhi?

While registering for the interview, if I remember correctly, there were three dates for Mumbai interviews - 16th to 18th November. I think Delhi would be the same dates.

Delhi is 14-15 Nov and Bombay is 16-18 Nov... Hope tat helps..

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Updated on: 28 Oct 2011, 08:06

Originally posted by Elena1985 on 28 Oct 2011, 07:58.
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Elena1985

Given that the AdCom only released 10% of the estimated number of interview invitations...

I don't know why you guys see things in such dark colors. OK, so I recalled my GMAT approach and decided to do some calculus

1) There are 105 people in the gmatclub who reported an intention to apply to Wharton R1 (I counted). Suppose 5 didn't apply so we'll reduce this number to 100.

2) Now we have 9 people invited out of 100 people who actually applied. So that would actually be 9%. But we know that Wharton interviews only 50%. so that means about 18% out of 50 people - the number is obviously closer to 25%(your estimate) then it is to 10% (my estimate)

HOWEVER

3) there is an element you're missing. The paradox is that you mentioned that element yourself (in the above quote). Gmatclub is an "obsessive and high-achieving community". That means it would be normal to expect to have more invited people in this particular sample. To make it more clear here is an example: out of 100 TOP applicants you'll invite a higher percentage of people for an interview, then out of 1000 AVERAGE applicants.

Basically what I'm trying to say is that the sample of people we have on this forum is not representative of the "population of applicants" in general. That's why I adjusted the percentage by additional 8% and have an approximate of 10%.

However, the percentages don't matter all that much in the end. If you get an invitation it will affect the overall statistics by less then 1%. But that's all you need... I intend to be optimistic until there is undeniable evidence that I'm not invited.

Good luck everyone!

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Originally posted by homerhere on 28 Oct 2011, 08:00.
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28 Oct 2011, 08:02

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Your calculation is based on a linear review process. It's anything but linear. Each file is reviewed multiple time. Thus, at time of invitation yesterday, there could have been several files at the late stage of review that could be released in the coming days.

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28 Oct 2011, 08:12

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I got the invite as well. Does anyone have any tips on what questions they will ask? If I remember correctly, they implemented a new interview process this time around?

Also, I live in Asia. Any thoughts about whether to interview at the nearest hub or to fly to Philly? Is it worth it?

You probably shouldn't fly to Philly, there are many hubs in Asia right? I would save your vacation days and money for coming to admit weekend if/when you get in

Do we know if they are doing the same interview format as last year? Picking 3 out of that list of 6 behavioral questions? I feel like it would be insane for them to repeat that after all the controversy last year. But who knows...

Also, to those who are still waiting to hear about an interview invite: when I booked my interview slot, there were tons and tons and tons and TONS of open interview slots still open. If a large proportion of interview invites went out today I think more of those would have already been filled. So I'm pretty sure there's no reason to panic just yet!

Thanks! Yup there are many Asia hubs but was just curious if there was any perceived advantage to flying to Philly. I forgot about admit weekend! I clearly was not expecting an invite

I'm not sure if they're doing the exact same questions as last year, but I was told to expect behavioral questions again. Anyone hear about the group interviews Wharton was considering? I heard they were planning to implement that for Round 2 applicants. I'm glad they skipped Round 1!

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28 Oct 2011, 08:17

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There is no hub in Singapore as far as I remember.

The weird thing is the first page of the signup form lists all the HUB cities and Singapore is not listed. But when you go into the Search page and choose Singapore, there is a schedule on Nov. 10-11. Am I the only one that saw that? I actually secured a spot on Nov. 10. It's at BCG in Singapore. I got the email confirmation and everything.

I'm a little worried that I'm going to show up there and they won't have a clue what I'm talking about

Anyone else see that? Found it a little strange that HK was completely booked for both days but Singapore was practically empty except for one time slot..

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I agree that applications are reviewed multiple times. However, if every application is reviewed multiple times, the process stays linear. The process becomes non-linear if there is a good percentage of applications that are reviewed more than the others. Another thing that can make the process non-linear is Wharton adcom's non-constant reviewing capacity. I still believe the process is more or less linear.

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I understand what you are trying to say. I was in a similar predicament yesterday as I wanted to give interview in my own country. On the next page i found the city in which I could have given the interview. But then i called the Wharton admission office and asked them can I give interview in that city. They told me categorically that interviews will only be held in hub cities as mentioned.

I would advice you to call or send an email to admission office and clarify your case. Cause all interviews will be conducted by Wharton admission committee. I think there are no interviews this year by the alumni.

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I actually have a friend who worked on Adcom. By this friend's account, it is definitely not linear. In my opinion, 25%, 50%, 25% (or a variation of that) waves make more sense to me, given the multiple review process.

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28 Oct 2011, 08:40

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If any of you guys care to know, I dug up some historical data on interview invite distributions on top of page 22. It may not be representative of this current process, but it is another data point.

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Hi I'm new to the forum.
I am a reapplicant to R1 this year, waitlisted multiple times in 2010 until one month before the school started. Speaking about my experience last time, the deadline to release interview invite was 2/18 and I got an invite on 2/17 (yes almost gave up). I have a much better profile this time around and didn't get an interview invite yet.
I hope this means we still have hope.