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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09 Nov 2011, 09:36

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Same here. No status change on Wharton yet, but received a Booth invite on 11/3. Am curious to see how many that got Booth invites haven't gotten from Wharton and vice versa. In theory (and historically) they both interview 40-50% and are both known for liking the finance guys that HBS and Stanford seem to be semi-moving away from. Based on that, I'd think their interview invites would correlate pretty closely, but who knows?

I am currently in the bucket of having a Chicago invite, but no word from Wharton.

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09 Nov 2011, 09:45

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In the same boat. Invite for Booth, no word from Wharton yet.

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I'm in the same boat as the above 3 posts.

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Me too. Invite from Booth but no news from Wharton...

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It's past their typical invite window for the day... they must be loading up for a mass invite/ding notification on Friday.

I'm curious to know how many Northeast applicants are still waiting or have heard? It seems like there were more international invites thus far from the gmatclub posts I've read. I'm hoping that maybe they prioritized the invites by travel distance - Wishful thinking!

Confused. Desperate. Anxious. Illogical.

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I am/was hoping for the same thing. I am in Pennsylvania and I am hoping I got pushed until later due to ease of scheduling.

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Another new englander waiting for an invite.

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Looking at the roll call for Round 1 Wharton applicants:

Self identified Non-US: 14/27 (~50%) received invites
Self identified US: 13/58 (~22%) received invites
No geographical ID: 13/65 (~20%) received invites

Looking at this, obviously with a grain of salt given the large number who haven't identified their geographical location, it seems like there may be some truth to the theory that most of the international invites are already given and many of the remaining ones will go to US applicants. Especially given the dearth of international hub spots remaining and Wharton's insistence on not opening up anymore international spots.

Hopefully this means we US applicants have some good news coming our way over the next few days..

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Nice work. This gives me a little more hope.

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BKPK! You are a champ! Great analysis! There is hope that ~25% of invites have yet to go out!

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Just curious - but wouldn't it be expected that a higher % of internationals receive invites than domestic applicants? Wharton is a very diverse school and I have to think it receives more domestic applications than international - thus yielding a higher % of invitations among international candidates.

Could be way off but just a thought.

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Thanks Goingforit2. Although I was hoping for an HBS invite, getting a compliment from a guy who got one is a close second...

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True, whether the 36/74 distribution of the Wharton intake is roughly represented in the applicant pool is an unknown.

Further, whether the international/domestic ratio of this forum is roughly represented in the applicant pool is an unknown.

Also, like me, I imagine several international applicants are listed as "US" simply because we are currently located here.

OK, I am done with over-analyzing everything :D Good luck for Friday y'all

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BKPK! I wish!!! just noticed that if you leave "Writing essays" as a status, it appears as if I were invited to interview! I am applying Rd 2 HBS!

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US / Northeast area applicant also waiting for Wharton invite.

Invited for LBS, INSEAD and Oxford thus far. But no word from Wharton.

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US / Northeast area applicant also waiting for Wharton invite.

Invited for LBS, INSEAD and Oxford thus far. But no word from Wharton.

Hey Enkie - any pointers on your International B-School application strategy? Looking to apply for LBS Round 2, and it looks like you've had some success getting interview invites.

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Hey Jingle.

Sure would be happy to share my exp if you have specific questions. I don't think there is any particular difference between domestic and international school strategies -- each school requires its own strategy. I will say though, for LBS and INSEAD, the second language and global experiences components are very important (at least from what I can tell -- so i focused a bit on that). So I would really do some thinking about how to communicate that you are a global-minded candidate. LBS is very focused on how you can contribute to the student community, so I would do research on its culture and figure out how you will involve yourself.

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Awesome, thanks! I may pm you at some point with specific questions as I'm going through the process. Appreciate the help!

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Received Chicago and Wharton interview invites on the 4th. I'm in New York.

Does anyone have any insight into the interview questions this year? Are people expecting the same behavioral questions as last year? Something different?