Wharton 2013 - Calling All Applicants

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Thanks lots and CONGRATS !

Any applicants to the new Global Track at lauder and got accepted? That's a new track and it would be interesting to know about the applicants and acceptances.

any HCM admits?

here!i think there are a few others on this thread also.

Any R2 Lauder applicants? I'd be happy to answer any of your questions as best I can.

I'm in and plan to attend the welcome weekend. Does anyone know whether Wharton would negotiate a discounted rate with selected hotels in Philly for us?

I am based in Beijing and travel to Hong Kong sometimes. If you are in one of these areas please feel free to msg me!

Look forward to seeing you soon. Merry X'mas and Happy New Year!

Hey guys, I am a R2 applicant and have a quick question.

I discovered the following information on the website: "Please upload a one-page resume in Word"

Does it me that the resume has to be in the MS WORD so doc, or docx format? Or am I completely misinterpreting it?

Many thanks for your help!

That's exactly what it means!

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Many thanks. What about all the other document? pdf ? I mean for essays and recommendation letters!

Where does it say that the resume should be in Word only? Here is the text from the application for the resume:

Please upload your resume, one page only. (This is in addition to completing the fields above.)


To upload a document in response to this question, please click the 'upload' button below. If your upload is successful, you will see a 'view document' button and a 'delete' button appear next to the question.


To view the current document you've uploaded, click on the 'view document' button below. To remove an uploaded document, please click on the 'delete' button below.

When you click "upload" it gives you the option of uploading in multiple formats (the same text as the essays prompt).

Submit a PDF - no formatting issues.

Guys can I include 'networking' as something as something I'd like to do in that 'work-free hours essay?

I would say no - I'd use the essay to talk about something unique that you are passionate about. But, I was not a fan of that essay prompt so I didn't answer it.

Well, here's the deal - I'm stuck.

I've written the Essay 1 and I've prepared the material and story for the 'Knowledge for action' essay. I'm going to illustrate a professional success here.

Now I have to choose between 'pick one wharton course/activity' and '3 work-free hours' essays and I'm simply clueless.

Here are my questions:

1. Apropos the 'pick one wharton course/activity' essay - It's 500 words! Even if I zeroed in on one particular activity or club that I'd be interested in, there's still way too less info available on internet about it. How am I gonna fill the space?

2. Apropos the '3 work-free hours' essay - I'd honestly use those 3 hours for networking, are you sure I can't show that?

Regards

finmaster, regarding the course/activity essay, while it is true that it doesn't take too much space to specify one particular activity or course, you also have to talk about why it matters to you. Talking about the course and explaining the reason(s) for selecting that course should easily get you to 500 words.

In the course/activity essay, this is where you can shine. Show Wharton that you've taken the time to really research the school, come up with what it is exactly that you're looking to get out of it, why its important, and how will you do it. Not sure if you have had a chance to speak with current students, or even better, visit campus/a Wharton event? But if you have, this would be a great place to weave it in. From my 3 essays (I choose the course/activity and the Knowledge for Action topics), this is probably my most powerful because I:
1) Show that I've done a lot of homework on the school
2) Talk about my visit to the campus; name people I met who are part of the club I am interested in
3) Discuss how and why this particular event/club is important to me and my future career
4) Demonstrate how I could contribute to Wharton in a unique way through this club

Hopefully you can follow that guideline. Good luck.

Also, I agree with the posters above: networking is probably not the best topic, unless you can make it VERY powerful...I'm not sure how you would do that.