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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10 Nov 2011, 11:46

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Khurshid,

Don't worry. I know it's easier said than done.

Typically, a large number of interview invites go out toward the end of the interview invitation window - sometimes even on the last day.

-Victor

WG '11

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Mre slots are opening guys. They have a LOT of open slots in Philly. About 50. Until early december. They just opened these slots which probably means invites are coming.

Someone said slots opened in Sao Paulo but I didn't see any. But check Hub cities too, maybe people cancelled.

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10 Nov 2011, 12:31

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At this point, my productivity is completely down the drain. This is a such a roller coaster ride.

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i am sure there will be plenty of invites tomorrow. i had to confirm my interview registration by last sunday, so they must be filling up slots where people did not reply by deadline. Besides the recently opened campus invitations...

good luck everyone!

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WHARTON INTERVIEW FORMAT

same as last year, 3 questions, blah, blah, blah --altho questions are different. At least that is what clients are reporting to me.

Sandy - How different are the questions? Same style?

Also, do you know if less interview invites went out this year?

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Totally the same, tell me about a time you did blah, blah under blah,blah circumstances, what happened, what did you do and say, how would act differently in a do over, what did other peeps say, etc. best thing you can do is just come up 8 solid team, leadership, initiative, setback etc. stories and adapt them to the Q.

fyi, full set of last year's questions are here

https://poetsandquants.com/2010/11/21/le ... al-issues/

a story that will no doubt be rewritten as the same thing happens again.

dunno if more or less invites going out, but they do send a lot in last coupla days.

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10 Nov 2011, 16:48

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WHARTON INTERVIEW FORMAT

same as last year, 3 questions, blah, blah, blah --altho questions are different. At least that is what clients are reporting to me.

Sandy - How different are the questions? Same style?

Also, do you know if less interview invites went out this year?

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Totally the same, tell me about a time you did blah, blah under blah,blah circumstances, what happened, what did you do and say, how would act differently in a do over, what did other peeps say, etc. best thing you can do is just come up 8 solid team, leadership, initiative, setback etc. stories and adapt them to the Q.

fyi, full set of last year's questions are here

a story that will no doubt be rewritten as the same thing happens again.

dunno if more or less invites going out, but they do send a lot in last coupla days.

Hi Sandy - how did you find out that a lot of invites are sent out in the last few days? do you know if they're mostly to applicants from the US?

My optimism dwindles with each day that goes by without an invite.

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10 Nov 2011, 17:24

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So, 11/11/11 will be Wharton's D day. Let's hope this D does not mean DING.

Is 11 anyone's lucky number?

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So, 11/11/11 will be Wharton's D day. Let's hope this D does not mean DING.

Is 11 anyone's lucky number?

I think they should send out e-mails at 11:11AM

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More importantly, they need to send out 1111 invitations. Should be enough for waiting souls here ^^. Never give up hope, good luck everyone

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The first full report is now up on the Clear admit wiki. It includes 3 behavioral questions as well as walk me through your resume and Why Wharton? Without further public reports, I can't say whether these two non-behavioral questions are optional or standard or whether the report was inaccurate. That said, during their interview chat, Wharton adcom emphasized knowing the resume.
-Adam Markus
PS: Sorry I can't include URLs, but I have not been a member of the forum for 5 days, just always read it before.

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what are the odds of getting an invite vs. ding (excl. waitlist) tomorrow?

i think it should be ~14% shot -->> 10/70 odds based on 40% total invited and 75% already invited

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Updated on: 11 Nov 2011, 06:45

Originally posted by shekmba on 10 Nov 2011, 23:54.
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The clearadmit report Adam is talking about: https://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.ph ... nInterview
His analysis of Wharton interviews is at: https://adam-markus.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... -2012.html

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ugh... here we go again... rejection sucks

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Thanks guys.

It seems like the interview questions are going to be similar, with just a few word changes.

I think if we have 3-4 stories about conflict, leadership, change in opinions, we should be able to answer any of the 3 behavoral questions.

My concern is about the 'walk me through your resume' question. I was advised to go a little in depth, specially when discussing the skills I gained a long the way through the years of WE. However, the analysis posted seems to say that we should only quickly go over the resume without going too in depth? Any input?

PS. Good luck to everyone waiting today. I'm pretty sure a lot of invites will come out!!

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start with the 1-2 minute version. guaranteed that they will ask follow-ups. just make sure you touch on the things that they are looking for: innovation, team leadership, etc.

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The clearadmit report Adam is talking about: https://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.ph ... nInterview
His analysis of Wharton interviews is at: https://adam-markus.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... -2012.html

Many thanks! This is very useful. thanks for posting!

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All the best to those that are waiting to hear from Wharton. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be, else...well..

All can look at the brighter side. The wait will finally be over and we can focus on our R2 apps and other R1 interviews. Stay focused on those. Some great school out there is eagerly waiting to have you in its class.

Those that do get invites today, it was definitely worth the wait. All the best for your interviews.

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Resigned to today being the least productive day.Ever!

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Booked my on campus interview for Friday 18th of November since the HUB spots in London were gone when I got around to booking. A bit of a PITA to fly across the Atlantic for a 30min interview. Has anyone seen any info on why alumni interviews were abandoned and if the school is now happier with their admits after the change?