Jul, 22, 2012
Given the decreases in total word count and number of essays at HBS, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, etc, clearly brevity is the soul of the MBA application for 2012-2013. Applicants to top US MBA programs in 2012-2013 will surely find themselves experiencing both the benefits and limitations of having very short essays to write. While applicants will […]
Mar, 30, 2012
For my overall suggestions on being waitlisted, see “Waitlisted? Now What?” Well, Wharton’s MBA results have come out for R2. As is usual, I have had clients both admitted and waitlisted there after interview. It is natural to want to do something about being waitlisted, but with Wharton, there really is nothing to do. Effectively, […]
Nov, 11, 2011
Fall 2012 Admission Wharton MBA Interview Preparation Updated on 11/17/11. There are now numerous public reports up on the Clear Admit Wiki and those additional reports have helped me further update this post on Wharton MBA interviews for the Class of 2014. My Wharton essay analysis can be found here. I will continue altering this […]
Nov, 11, 2011
Update: My updated analysis of Wharton MBA interviews for Fall 2012 is now up. The first public Wharton Interview Report is now up on the Clear Admit Wiki: “I just had my interview with a 2nd year Wharton student today. The interviewer was very friendly and tried to keep things casual. We had a similar […]
Nov, 09, 2011
My analysis of Wharton MBA interviews can be found here. This is my rant about their applicant unfriendly admissions committee. First, let me state that I generally find MBA admissions offices in the US, especially at schools like HBS, Stanford, Chicago, Kellogg, Tuck, and MIT to work really effectively at handling their interview processes. I […]
Oct, 27, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATE: A NEW VERSION OF THIS POST CAN BE FOUND HERE. You should read that version as the version below was written before any Wharton interviews in November 2011 had taken place.-Adam Until after some interview reports come out, we will not likely know exactly what Wharton MBA interviewers (adcom and 2nd year […]
Oct, 26, 2011
I just participated in Wharton’s Chat on MBA Interviews held between 6pm and 7pm EST on October, 26, 2011. It was very useful. As I indicated in an earlier post this week, Wharton will be using behavioral questions. However, unlike last year, the questions will likely be wide like MIT asks and not narrow the […]
Oct, 24, 2011
UPDATE: My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. My colleague and friend, Vince Ricci, reports that Wharton will be using behavoral questions:“My client recently contacted his friend who is a member of the Wharton Alumni Association. The alumni member confirmed that Wharton will be asking behavioral questions again this year. I do not know […]
Aug, 02, 2011
In this post, I analyze the essay questions for Wharton for Fall 2012 admission. You can find testimonials from my clients admitted to Wharton in 2009, 2010, and 2011 here. My preparation guide to Wharton interviews is here. NOT SUCH A GOOD SET OF ESSAYS TO START WITH If you ask generic questions, you get generic answers. […]
Jul, 20, 2011
7/23 Update. Wharton has added the word counts (300 words for the professional objectives essay and 600 words for the other three). My analysis will come out next week. Thanks to a reader for letting me know. Well, Wharton’s MBA Class of 2014 admissions essays are up. Kind of. Here they are: “REQUIRED QUESTION: […]
