Blog: Archive for the “University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)” Category

Recently, we at mbaMission were fortunate enough to speak with Ankur Kumar, the new director of admissions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Here are some highlights from our conversation, followed by the full transcript below. During the upcoming admissions cycle, Wharton plans to pilot a group interview exercise, which could become … Read More  

This year, Wharton is again asking candidates to first respond to one required question, then choose two from among three additional question options (versus three out of four options last year)—and two of the three options are brand new queries. Required Question: What are your professional objectives? (300 words) Just 300 words to answer such a broad … Read More  

When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Walnut Walk is an annual bar crawl held in the fall for Wharton first-year … Read More  

The admissions committee is interested in getting to know you on both a professional and personal level. We encourage you to be introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest you be yourself. 1. Required Question: What are your professional objectives? (300 words) Just 300 words? Yes, 300. Once you get over the unusual structure … Read More  

Wharton has released its application questions for the 2010-11 application season (http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/apply-to-wharton.cfm).  Please note that these questions are different than the ones that Wharton briefly released and then retracted a few weeks  ago, and you should be answering these questions instead of those ones. Fall 2010 Essay Questions The Admissions Committee is interested in getting … Read More