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The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania

Jon M. Huntsman Hall

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the first ever collegiate business school. Wharton offers prospective MBA applicants either a two-year, full-time program or a two-year Executive MBA program. The school also affords students the option of pursuing an MBA/MA through the well-regarded Lauder Program. Wharton is distinctive among leading programs for its high percentage of international students, mandatory yet flexible majors, and rigorous quantitative training.

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Current State

05/15/2013

Admissions decisions for Round 3 were released on May 3rd, 2013, ending Wharton’s 2012-2013 admissions season.

Basic Stats

MEDIAN GMAT720
GPA3.56*
CLASS SIZE848
% FEMALE45%

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05/16/2013

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Later this week, students at Wharton | San Francisco, the West Coast campus of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, will host the...

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Interview Reports

05/17/2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Group Interview with Second Year Student / On Campus

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04/02/2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub

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03/26/2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year / On-Campus

I didn’t like the new interview (team based interview) because many people didn’t participate fully. Also, many people came up with ideas...

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03/26/2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On campus

Well I got dinged today Really, really tough to swallow as Wharton was my first choice. I can’t help but wonder if it was the TBD that did me...

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03/14/2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

I signed up for a group discussion with 5 other applicants. We had a 35 min talk on how to spend $1M USD in Wharton’s Global Presence. We...

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