The first business school I visited during my MBA journey was the Wharton School of business at the University of Pennsylvania in Philly for the Explore Wharton : Diversity in Action Event. (http://clubs.wharton.upenn.edu/proday/). It was one of the best business school events I ever attended. It was held on September 20-21 and gave me more information about the business school admissions process in general than I had ever imagined.
It started with us attending a class of our choice which was then followed by a campus tour. Our tour guide for the campus tour was a UPenn undergrad and the campus tour with him was simply a wonderful experience. After that we got a chance to hear the director of Admissions at Wharton speak about the school. Later we attended the MBA Pub. I must say that I was highly impressed by my class visit. The Professor was just superb in his lecture delivery and left me impressed about the teaching standards at the school.
The next day started with breakfast where we had a chance to meet the Admissions director face to face and talk one to one. Be prepared for this event. Know your 30 second pitch and be prepared to talk about yourself, given the opportunity. After that they had a mock application review panel in the auditorium, where they have an open discussion about whether either one of the two sample applications being reviewed should be offered an opportunity to interview or be rejected. I must say that this session helped me learn about the admissions review process like never before. Later we had panel discussions with current students and alumni, which was again simply awesome.
Two events after that disappointed me a bit. The first one was my essay review. We had been given the option to submit an essay and have it reviewed. I hate to admit that the first year student who appeared to have reviewed my essay had not put much time or effort into the process and that made me feel sad. I had a taken a lot of effort in putting together this essay ahead of time and I was expecting a value adding and honest feedback. Wish that they can improve on this one in the years to come.
Secondly the reception at the end of the day, which was supposed to be an opportunity for interaction between current and prospective students, did not have much to offer as well. I hardly saw any current students
But I would say overall, I was greatly impressed by the school. I would attribute that to a few important factors. Firstly, the talented and diverse student body. Secondly, the great professors. And thirdly, the amazing students I met. I must admit some of them sure were outright snobs, but majority of them very highly talented and open-minded helpful people.
Great school for finance, great people and awesome reputation!!!! That’s Wharton for you!!!
PS: The wharton diversity event if open to Women, LGTB and minorities. If you are eligible to attend, register real early as it the slots are filled up very fast!!!!
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