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pearljam
Joined: 03 Sep 2009
Last visit: 23 Mar 2022
Posts: 61
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Given Kudos: 7
Affiliations: CFA
Location: United States
Concentration: Economics, Finance
Schools: Stern '14 (M$) CBS '14 (A)
GPA: 3.8
30 Nov 2011, 07:17
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As long as we're criticizing Wharton, I'll pile on. I visited a class earlier this semester. The professor was really fascinating, but the other students made it impossible to focus on him. Almost without exception they were talking to their neighbors, ruffling newspapers, clicking away on text messages, or walking in and out of the room to accept phone calls. The only questions at the end were about the make up exam policy. The tour guide later that day seemed to give off the same attitude. The visibly bored interviewer didn't help. It was such a stark contrast to my other class visits where students were engaged and actively participating.
speedmerchant
Joined: 01 Nov 2011
Last visit: 20 Jun 2018
Posts: 41
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, Accounting
Schools: HBS '14 (D) Wharton '14 (D) CBS '14 (M)
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.73
WE:Investment Banking (Finance: Investment Banking)
30 Nov 2011, 09:05
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pearljam
I feel like I should contribute my experience to round out the sample set a bit. My interview / tour / visit experience could not be more different than the recent posts. I had no idea how bad I wanted to go to Wharton until I visited the campus, spoke with students, and visited classes.
I had my interview Monday morning with a 2nd year, and we hit it off immediately. We talked about her background, my background, where we grew up, where we went to undergrad--it was very laid back. After about 10 minutes of just "get to know you" type stuff, we dove into the questions. I didn't get the Why MBA or Why Wharton stuff, but the behavioral team-related questions were all the same as those previously mentioned. Overall, it was a very comfortable and relaxed setting.
Afterwards, I headed back to JMHH for the campus tour. The tour guide was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about the school. After hearing about the history of the school, the buildings, and the university, we broke for lunch and met in a classroom for a Q&A session. There were two students there from very different backgrounds, and the discussion was pretty open and honest (very beneficial).
My classroom visit was also a very different experience. The class was attentive, I didn't notice anyone with their phones out, and several times throughout the lecture we broke for some "work with a partner" type exercises. I felt that everyone was engaged and interested, and the professor was extremely charismatic.
By the end of the day, I felt like I was a student again and found it pretty difficult to leave Philly and head back home. Hopefully some find my experience encouraging, but then again, experiences are unique to the individual. I highly recommend visiting and seeing for yourself, if at all possible.
Best of luck to everyone waiting for the 20th.
30 Nov 2011, 09:18
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I'll share my experience of visiting campus too. Even though I got dinged in R1, the class visit was pretty awesome and makes me want to reapply next year when I can hopefully pull it together...
I visited on a Friday to one of the only classes offered - Negotiations - with a fantastic and renowned professor. Before class, I chatted with a few students who gave me their e-mail and were more than willing to talk about Wharton, the admissions process, etc.
What was interesting in the class is that the TA specifically asked me to prepare a case - rather than just listen. We started out class discussing some of the concepts of the main book for the class (which I recommend reading regardless if you get in wharton or not), and helped solve a student's own negotiation problem, which was a pretty funny conversation. The students seemed engaged and very collegial.
Then, for around an hour, we broke into groups of 2 to negotiate. The negotiating part was cool and all, but what I was impressed with was how helpful the students were. The person I partnered with was genuinely interested in my plans and even introduced me to other students who were going the route I hoped to go. After class, a couple students even came up to me. I walked back to the train station with another helpful student.
After the visit, Wharton definitely moved to the top of my list (even after visiting a few other top schools). The students were very social and it was a tight-community as far as I could tell.
I visited on a Friday to one of the only classes offered - Negotiations - with a fantastic and renowned professor. Before class, I chatted with a few students who gave me their e-mail and were more than willing to talk about Wharton, the admissions process, etc.
What was interesting in the class is that the TA specifically asked me to prepare a case - rather than just listen. We started out class discussing some of the concepts of the main book for the class (which I recommend reading regardless if you get in wharton or not), and helped solve a student's own negotiation problem, which was a pretty funny conversation. The students seemed engaged and very collegial.
Then, for around an hour, we broke into groups of 2 to negotiate. The negotiating part was cool and all, but what I was impressed with was how helpful the students were. The person I partnered with was genuinely interested in my plans and even introduced me to other students who were going the route I hoped to go. After class, a couple students even came up to me. I walked back to the train station with another helpful student.
After the visit, Wharton definitely moved to the top of my list (even after visiting a few other top schools). The students were very social and it was a tight-community as far as I could tell.
