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Hey everyone! First time posting one of these, but I'd be extremely interested to hear what you all might have to say, so here goes nothing.
Target School: Wharton EMBA SF Campus
Age: 31
GMAT: 660, plan on retaking to get 700+
Years Experience: 7
Career Goals/Why Wharton EMBA
I plan on being a lifer at my current firm and my short term goal is to become a Manager and my long-term goal is to become a Senior Manager (and beyond). The last two years have been amazing in terms of developing self-awareness as I have discovered a passion and natural talent for management/leadership, despite years of trying to force myself into the more analytically focused career path of research.
The Wharton EMBA seems like the perfect fit to prepare me for this next level of leadership development as it would allow me to stay at my current company.
Target School: Wharton EMBA SF Campus
Age: 31
GMAT: 660, plan on retaking to get 700+
Years Experience: 7
Career Goals/Why Wharton EMBA
I plan on being a lifer at my current firm and my short term goal is to become a Manager and my long-term goal is to become a Senior Manager (and beyond). The last two years have been amazing in terms of developing self-awareness as I have discovered a passion and natural talent for management/leadership, despite years of trying to force myself into the more analytically focused career path of research.
The Wharton EMBA seems like the perfect fit to prepare me for this next level of leadership development as it would allow me to stay at my current company.
lilypad234
GMAT 1: 690 Q45 V40
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07 May 2018, 15:00
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Hey Roque!
You have a very interesting and impressive background! From my understanding they post that they accept almost 50% of people who apply. However, what's not revealed so clearly is that you have the opportunity (and are expected to) interview on campus with a member of the admissions committee before you submit your application. At that point, they generally tell you whether you should go ahead and submit your application or not. So, that 50% is out of a mostly pre-selected group of applicants. Those that just wouldn't have any chance are generally told not to apply. So, I would recommend getting your resume and interview skills fine-tuned and giving the interview a go in the first instance to decide.
My background is very different from yours so my experience was (hopefully) very different from what yours would be. I have a 3.8 BA from a Top 5 US school (HYPS) and a Master's from one of the top UK schools and am the same age as you with similar years of work experience. My GMAT was 690. My goal was to do the EMBA while starting my own company in the Philly area. However, I was told to withdraw my application because Wharton EMBA does not accept people in the early stage of their start-ups. Although I don't necessarily agree with that philosophy, I understand that's their take on things. However, they did not leave me convinced that even if I agreed to stay on in my current job (in a senior level position) that they would have accepted me then either.
I have a feeling you might fare much better than I did. They seemed to be really into long-term commitment at household-name companies.
You have a very interesting and impressive background! From my understanding they post that they accept almost 50% of people who apply. However, what's not revealed so clearly is that you have the opportunity (and are expected to) interview on campus with a member of the admissions committee before you submit your application. At that point, they generally tell you whether you should go ahead and submit your application or not. So, that 50% is out of a mostly pre-selected group of applicants. Those that just wouldn't have any chance are generally told not to apply. So, I would recommend getting your resume and interview skills fine-tuned and giving the interview a go in the first instance to decide.
My background is very different from yours so my experience was (hopefully) very different from what yours would be. I have a 3.8 BA from a Top 5 US school (HYPS) and a Master's from one of the top UK schools and am the same age as you with similar years of work experience. My GMAT was 690. My goal was to do the EMBA while starting my own company in the Philly area. However, I was told to withdraw my application because Wharton EMBA does not accept people in the early stage of their start-ups. Although I don't necessarily agree with that philosophy, I understand that's their take on things. However, they did not leave me convinced that even if I agreed to stay on in my current job (in a senior level position) that they would have accepted me then either.
I have a feeling you might fare much better than I did. They seemed to be really into long-term commitment at household-name companies.
08 May 2018, 07:56
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lilypad234
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your experience!
That makes a lot of sense to me. Given that the program is geared towards candidates with more management and leadership experience, there's probably a lot that they can determine about you from an in-person interview. So good looking out on that advice.
And yeah, they're probably just worried about how much time an early-stage entrepreneur could feasibly commit to the program given how much bandwidth a startup can take. Best of luck on your startup! Your impressive background tells me you're going to be quite the entrepreneur.
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your experience!
That makes a lot of sense to me. Given that the program is geared towards candidates with more management and leadership experience, there's probably a lot that they can determine about you from an in-person interview. So good looking out on that advice.
And yeah, they're probably just worried about how much time an early-stage entrepreneur could feasibly commit to the program given how much bandwidth a startup can take. Best of luck on your startup! Your impressive background tells me you're going to be quite the entrepreneur.
