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I think quality of second round applications was a disappointment for business schools.
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Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?
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Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?
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Hey Huntzman....been a while...

I reckon there are 2 kinds of waitlisters:
1. Back-ups for admits - These would probably not hear till the folks they are backing up for reject Wharton

2. Where Wharton is holding out for better,ie, they feel may be something better may come along in round 2. These folks MIGHT hear from Wharton after they are done reviewing round 2 applications.

Well this may well be wishful thinking....
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Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?
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Hopefully. That last email update we got on Jan 20th said that they would be reviewing the waitlisted candidates again over the next 3-4 weeks, which would take us through the end of next week.
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Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?

Hey Huntzman....been a while...

I reckon there are 2 kinds of waitlisters:
1. Back-ups for admits - These would probably not hear till the folks they are backing up for reject Wharton

2. Where Wharton is holding out for better,ie, they feel may be something better may come along in round 2. These folks MIGHT hear from Wharton after they are done reviewing round 2 applications.

Well this may well be wishful thinking....
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HBS has a class size of around 910 people in one year and wharton has a class size around 865 people in one year. They roughly accept similar number of applicants over the year. From Businessweek profile for Harvard and Wharton, we can calculate that Wharton accepts more applicants than Harvard.

I have checked the facebook pages for Wharton MBA class of 2014 and HBS MBA Class of 2014. There are only 150 members for Wharton MBA class of 2014 up till now and HBS has 372 members for HBS MBA Class of 2014. Wharton has significantly lower number of people on its facebook page as compared to HBS. Looking at these numbers it seems that Wharton has accepted lower number of applicants in Round 1 and is keeping people on waitlist in order to look at the quality of Round 2 applicants and also increase its Yield factor which is an important factor in ranking.

I am hoping for the best for all of the Waitlisters. I don't know whether my analysis is right but looking at the numbers it seems like that.
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huntzman
Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?

Hey Huntzman....been a while...

I reckon there are 2 kinds of waitlisters:
1. Back-ups for admits - These would probably not hear till the folks they are backing up for reject Wharton

2. Where Wharton is holding out for better,ie, they feel may be something better may come along in round 2. These folks MIGHT hear from Wharton after they are done reviewing round 2 applications.

Well this may well be wishful thinking....


HBS has a class size of around 910 people in one year and wharton has a class size around 865 people in one year. They roughly accept similar number of applicants over the year. From Businessweek profile for Harvard and Wharton, we can calculate that Wharton accepts more applicants than Harvard.

I have checked the facebook pages for Wharton MBA class of 2014 and HBS MBA Class of 2014. There are only 150 members for Wharton MBA class of 2014 up till now and HBS has 372 members for HBS MBA Class of 2014. Wharton has significantly lower number of people on its facebook page as compared to HBS. Looking at these numbers it seems that Wharton has accepted lower number of applicants in Round 1 and is keeping people on waitlist in order to look at the quality of Round 2 applicants and also increase its Yield factor which is an important factor in ranking.

I am hoping for the best for all of the Waitlisters. I don't know whether my analysis is right but looking at the numbers it seems like that.
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I so hope this is true.

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Bumping this to the top...since the R1 deposit date is Feb 27, does anyone think we'll see any movement from the WL before then?

Hey Huntzman....been a while...

I reckon there are 2 kinds of waitlisters:
1. Back-ups for admits - These would probably not hear till the folks they are backing up for reject Wharton

2. Where Wharton is holding out for better,ie, they feel may be something better may come along in round 2. These folks MIGHT hear from Wharton after they are done reviewing round 2 applications.

Well this may well be wishful thinking....


HBS has a class size of around 910 people in one year and wharton has a class size around 865 people in one year. They roughly accept similar number of applicants over the year. From Businessweek profile for Harvard and Wharton, we can calculate that Wharton accepts more applicants than Harvard.

I have checked the facebook pages for Wharton MBA class of 2014 and HBS MBA Class of 2014. There are only 150 members for Wharton MBA class of 2014 up till now and HBS has 372 members for HBS MBA Class of 2014. Wharton has significantly lower number of people on its facebook page as compared to HBS. Looking at these numbers it seems that Wharton has accepted lower number of applicants in Round 1 and is keeping people on waitlist in order to look at the quality of Round 2 applicants and also increase its Yield factor which is an important factor in ranking.

I am hoping for the best for all of the Waitlisters. I don't know whether my analysis is right but looking at the numbers it seems like that.
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boom. hope is renewed. but if i've learned anything from the Wharton process thus far, it is not to hold my breath. i'm not expecting word from admissions before March 30.
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I'm not expecting to hear anything before March 30th either, but I do think they will send one of the 'update' e-mails in the end of february as they said they would.

Anyone sent anything to Wharton? Additional material, letters from Alums, etc...?

I chose to remain silent.
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I'm not expecting to hear anything before March 30th either, but I do think they will send one of the 'update' e-mails in the end of february as they said they would.

Anyone sent anything to Wharton? Additional material, letters from Alums, etc...?

I chose to remain silent.
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I'm not expecting to hear anything before March 30th either, but I do think they will send one of the 'update' e-mails in the end of february as they said they would.

Anyone sent anything to Wharton? Additional material, letters from Alums, etc...?

I chose to remain silent.
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i haven't sent any additionals either. i used all my alum connections on the application itself, so i don't think that i could do much else. plus, i didn't want to run the risk of annoying the adcom. just trusting in the system...
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I think its pretty cool the way Wharton is handling the waitlist. Target date and the don't bother to send us anything message relieves some stress.
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Do you guys think they will release people from waitlist in waves?
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what I understand from their email is yes, they will decide in waves probably in second half of march.
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So what can we expect in the update email tomorrow? Any guesses?
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why tomorrow? Isn't it the last Friday of each month? That would be next week, no??
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why tomorrow? Isn't it the last Friday of each month? That would be next week, no??
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So what can we expect in the update email tomorrow? Any guesses?

why tomorrow? Isn't it the last Friday of each month? That would be next week, no??
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Updates come the third Friday of every month... so something will happen tomorrow. Perhaps some movement
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So what can we expect in the update email tomorrow? Any guesses?

why tomorrow? Isn't it the last Friday of each month? That would be next week, no??

Updates come the third Friday of every month... so something will happen tomorrow. Perhaps some movement
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Eh, who knows. I think we'll prob get some movement after the 27th, mid-decision date and deposits due. Makes more sense, but who knows. Good luck all!
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Right so the update email on friday was a non-event. I wish they stopped wordsmithing - "...we are unfortunately unable to guarantee providing you a definitive answer...", "However, we sometimes are able to make admission deciions before the end of Round 2" - In other words if we make a decision about your candidacy in the interim period then you will be told otherwise sit tight till the 30th! Why not just say that you should wait till the 30th and why even have these update emails? So far they have not told us anything we did not already know!

Sorry for the rant but this is a really frustrating way of managing a process...
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