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Recently I visited the Wharton School campus. I am really glad I took the time to go out and visit the place. I interviewed previously with the alumni, but I thought that the visit should help me to get a general feel of the school.
First of all, I was really impressed with the quality of the student body. The students were nice and helpful. I learned in person that many students in fact have very impressive backgrounds.
I also visited two classes. The classes were taught by Eric Clemons and Gerald Faulhaber. Eric Clemons talked about the dot.com industry and the reasons why so many enterprises have failed. I was equally impressed by the quality of the content, as well as the robust teaching style. He personally worked with some of the companies he talked about. The class was interactive, with many students participating in the discussion.
Gerald Faulhaber was the Chief Economist at Federal Communications Commission, during the AOL – Time Warner merger, and incidentally that merger was the topic of the class discussion. Thus, prof. Faulhaber had a very insightful look at the situation.
I saw the Huntsmen Hall, the new Wharton building. I’ll tell you, It’s a really big building, and it looks like it’s going to be a nice one. I’ve heard that among other things they are going to have the oxygen monitors in each room; should the oxygen level go below the limit, it will provide the additional oxygen inflow. They’re going to install the wireless Internet network too.
Some of the previous visitors said that they were disappointed to see no laptops used by the students in classes. It turns out that Wharton’s policy is not to allow laptops during the classes, as they think that laptops divert the student’s attention from the class. They said that the studies conducted by other universities concluded that way too many students browse the Net or send e-mails while they should be participating in the class.
At the end, I visited the MBA beer night. Apparently, every Thursday they have this beer event at the school, where people get drunk and socialize. There was a nice enough relaxed atmosphere. I mingled with the students, which also helped to get a general feel for the school. In addition, they had a Chinese New Year celebration on that day, with people dancing in dragon suites. It looks like they actually have a lot going on at the school, definitely no time to be bored.
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Hi everyone...I had my interview last week in SF with an adcomm member. It was a pleasant and comfortable experience, with the interviewer giving some positive reinforcement during. No surprises in the questions; the only question I hadn't seen posted before was "if two of your managers were discussing you, what would they say?....I think most everyone has had their interviews already, but I hope this isn't too late to be useful. Good luck to all.
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Go to some classes before hand, and you might be able to come up with more interesting questions. If you're interviewing with a student, its always good to sound interrested in their lives as an "example for you to follow". So ask student-interviewer about how Wharton has helped their career development, and have something smart to say. You can also ask what their favorite class is... These are the kind of questions that people who already know about the school can ask - you'l get different answers each time so you are less likely to yawn in response.
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Just had my local alum interview. I know some of this is repetitive, but for those who are still preparing or those R3 folks who may search this thread, here's a summary of my interview experience.
All in all, it was pretty relaxed; she was a May 2001 MBA. It was generally conversational but she definitely had some required questions. Lasted about an hour and forty-five minutes.
Why MBA?
Why Wharton?
Why b-school right now specifically?
Why xxx undergrad?
Why xxx major?
Walk me through your career choices and why you left each job?
Long term career goals? Why?
How many people did you manage at xxx job?
How did you keep them motivated to work for you?
Describe a sticky situation/conflict you worked through on the job?
How would you deal with a slacker in your Learning Team at Wharton?
What do you feel the AdComm will view as the weakest part of your app?
What do you like to do outside the office?
Any questions for me?
Anything else you feel the AdComm should know?
Hope this is helpful and good luck.
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I had my on-campus interview yesterday with a Wharton 2nd-year student. It was pretty standard. Before the interview, I culled this forum and prepared a list of all the questions ever asked in Wharton interviews and I prepared answers for them. No surprises ... the questions he asked were all on my list. I'm kinda bummed, though, because there were a lot of questions I prepared for that he never asked.
There were probably 10 other people there interviewing on March 6. I was a little intimidated by the quality of the other people. Oh well ... we'll see how it goes.
Here's my list:
1. Walk me through your resume, starting with undergrad
2. Tell me about a time you faced conflict and how you resolved it
3. What role do you usually take in a team setting?
4. Tell me about a time when you exhibited leadership
5. What is your job description?
6. What do you do for fun?
7. What will the adcom see as your weakness?
8. Why do you want an MBA?
9. Why Wharton?
10. Why now?
11. What would Wharton do for you that no other MBA program can?
12. What would your colleagues miss least about you?
13. What clubs and activities would you get involved in at Wharton?.
14. What makes you unique?
15. What will you contribute to Wharton?
16. If we give you an offer, will you accept it?
17. What other schools are you applying to?
18. What areas do you need to develop?
19. Tell me about a team experience that was a failure
20. What would you concentrate in at Wharton?
21. What do you want to do after you have an MBA?
22. Do you have any questions?
23. Tell me about a standout academic experience
24. Tell me an important thing that you learnt from your work and school experiences
25. Tell me about a specific situation in your professional career where you solved an important problem.
26. How would your workmates describe you?
27. After your two years at Wharton, what would your classmates remember you by?
28. How would your friends and family describe your personality?
29. If you could go anywhere on a vacation or a holiday for a day and there were no constraints (monetory as well), where would you go?
30. If two managers were discussing you, what would they be saying?
31. What else should the adcomm know about you?
32. What is an important trend in technology?
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