Posted by Clear Admit on February 2, 2012, at 3:00 am
Posted in:  Campus Chronicles , School: Penn / Wharton Welcome to this Wednesday’s Campus Chronicles, where today we scan the latest copy of The Wharton Journal for all the news about MBA students at the Wharton School.
A group of Wharton students has established the First Wharton Latin America Private Equity Competition, to be held this Saturday. With the Private Equity Conference taking place tomorrow, the students wanted “to put a Latin spin on an existing activity,” bringing together Wharton MBA hopefuls and PE funds in Latin America. The judges will be private equity professionals from key U.S. cities and Wharton’s network in Latin America. Teams from Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, Columba, Stanford, London Business School and Harvard Business School will be competing with Wharton students in a two-stage competition: The winner will receive $2,000 and the second place finalist $1,000.
Posted by Clear Admit on February 1, 2012, at 3:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Penn / Wharton The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today that its Future of Advertising (FoA) Program will host its second annual “Tweet Meet” on Super Bowl Sunday, inviting advertising executives, Wharton marketing professors, journalists and students to comment on Super Bowl ads live via Twitter.
New this year, the Tweet Meet will feature panelists rating ads live in four key categories – creative excellence, business impact, societal impact and word of mouth, which is to say how likely the public is to love a given ad and talk about it online and offline.
Posted by Clear Admit on January 30, 2012, at 2:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , Rankings , School: Columbia , School: Harvard , School: IE , School: IESE , School: INSEAD , School: London Business School , School: MIT / Sloan , School: Penn / Wharton , School: Stanford Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) this year tops the Financial Times global ranking of MBA programs, becoming only the fourth institution to do so. Stanford, which for the past 13 years has placed in the top 10, bested previous winners Harvard Business School (HBS), the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and London Business School to take the top spot for the first time.
HBS came in at number two, followed by Wharton at number three. London Business School, meanwhile, fell from joint first to fourth, mirroring a general trend in which U.S. schools fared marginally better than their European counterparts. Falling salaries among alumni from European schools – an impact of the recent economic turmoil in Europe – account in part for this trend, the FT reports.
Welcome back to Campus Chronicles. As student papers have slowed their production due to the winter break, this week’s edition will offer a selection of student perspectives gained through immersion in new places and experiences and over the course of their studies at leading MBA programs.
While The Harbus features letters from several students spending time abroad as part of their FIELD programs, one student admits that he was a “Field 2 Skeptic.” Jehan deFonseka ’12 confesses that he was unconvinced that he would gain an in-depth understanding of the businesses or culture of a country in a week, among other concerns. However, deFonseka’s week spent in Mumbai made him realize that these issues didn’t “[come] to matter much”
Posted by Clear Admit on January 6, 2012, at 1:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton Welcome to another interview report posted recently to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free resource for MBA admissions applicants to share their experiences from the admissions process. This Round 1 applicant interviewed on-campus with a second-year student.
“The 2nd year student that interviewed me was very friendly and made me feel comfortable. She described the process and told me she would be taking notes, which she would submit to the AdCom.
Her questions were:
Name a time that you had to manage upward/someone above you.
Posted by Clear Admit on January 5, 2012, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Campus Chronicles , School: Penn / Wharton Our Campus Chronicles today checks out the stories of innovation that run rampant throughout The Wharton Journal, which is compiled by MBA students at the Wharton School of Business.
A not-yet-alumnus of Wharton discussed his startup: Lokalty. Balu Chandrasekaran ’12 gave an interview about this loyalty program that serves small businesses in the Philadelphia area.
Posted by Clear Admit on December 9, 2011, at 9:50 am
Posted in: Admissions Tips , Essay Topic Analysis , School: Penn / Wharton , Videos If you’re applying to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, don’t miss our video lecture on tackling the school’s essay topics. As a part of Beat The GMAT’s ‘Write Like an Expert’ series, Clear Admit team member, Graham Richmond, breaks down each application essay for Wharton hopefuls in the video below. This is a great opportunity to learn how a former Wharton admissions officer would strategically approach each essay question.
Special Announcement: If you like our Write Like an Expert videos, don’t forget to check out our Navigating the MBA Admissions Process video course!
Posted by Clear Admit on December 2, 2011, at 1:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton As interview season heats up, this Round 1 applicant to Wharton passed along the following questions posed by a second-year student:
“Interviewer jumped straight into behavioral questions without any background, resume or the three why questions. She used the remaining time for me to ask questions, which I used to piggy back on her responses to include my “whys.” Interview lasted about 35 minutes or so.
The questions that I got were (paraphrasing):
Tell me about a time you were managing a team and you perceived the outcome to be a failure.
Posted by Clear Admit on December 1, 2011, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Campus Chronicles , School: Penn / Wharton Today’s Campus Chronicles features stories from The Wharton Journal as put together by the MBA students studying at the Wharton School of Business.
Journal interviewers spoke last week with Maryellen Lamb, Wharton’s new head of MBA Career Management. Lamb discussed changes in the recruiting landscape over the last decade,
Posted by Clear Admit on November 17, 2011, at 1:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton Take a peek at the latest addition to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free online resource for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process! This Round 1 candidate for Wharton faced the following queries from a second-year student:
“2 Traditional Questions:
What do you do in your current job / resume walk through. Why now?
4 Behavioral Questions (with a lot of follow on questions for each):
Tell me about a time when you had to manage someone much more senior than you.
Posted by Clear Admit on November 16, 2011, at 2:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton As interview season heats up, this Round 1 applicant to Wharton passed along the following questions posed by his interviewer:
“On campus interview, short and to the point. 4 behavioral questions.
Discuss a time when you managed a cross-functional team. A time when you had to persuade someone (can’t remember if it’s on your team or doesn’t matter)
Posted by Clear Admit on November 15, 2011, at 2:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton Round 1 interviews for Wharton are currently ongoing. This candidate faced the following questions from an adcom member:
“Had my interview in hub location with Wharton adcom. Extremely friendly and conversational. Questions I got were:
Describe a time when you pushed for a project. Tell me about a time you manage people with much more experience. Tell me a time when a project you led failed. Walk me through your resume.
Posted by Clear Admit on November 14, 2011, at 1:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Penn / Wharton , School: Penn / Wharton As the Round 1 interviewing cycle heats up, some hopeful candidates have been posting accounts of their interview experiences to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free resource for MBA admissions applicants to share information on their experiences. This week, a candidate for Wharton’s Healthcare Management Program shared the following interview experiences:
“I had two interviews, one with the Healthcare Management Program and a general one.
1) The healthcare one was totally conversational and laid back. It felt like a seamless flow of interview questions directed at me and selling Wharton to me. It started off with small talk, then a few questions:
Why MBA? From your essay, I understand that your long term goal is xxx, how will the MBA help you? Asked a few more questions specific to my background (where else applying).
Posted by Clear Admit on November 10, 2011, at 1:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Penn / Wharton Through special days for prospective applicants who are veterans, an active professional club, a range of scholarships and more, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School is seeking to attract military veterans to become part of its MBA class as never before.
Tonight, November 10th, in honor of Veteran’s Day tomorrow, the Wharton Veterans Club will host the school’s weekly MBA Pub Night. The Veterans Club has coined the evening “America’s Pub” and intends to raise money for a range of veterans-focused charities throughout the night. Fundraising initiatives will include an auction in which students can bid on items including shooting lessons and customized packages to the gun range, as well as a few other surprises.
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