I chose the alumni interview option. We met in a cafe. I had already spoken to my alumni interviewer on phone while scheduling the interview. Actually, I must say that that interviewer was very prompt when he received my mail, called me up and fixed the time and day.
He asked me to begin with my story (I had already sent him my resume, and so he wanted to know why I wanted to do an MBA.) I spoke about that. Then was the "Why Wharton" question. I spoke in length here, what I really liked about Wharton, the different things that appeal to me with respect to my goals (nonprofit et al) . After this, he asked about my strengths and weakness. Then came an unexpected question. "What is the worst moment of my life?". I spoke about something personal related to an experience. He really appreciated that aspect and also mentioned to me that it is better to talk honestly than to recite any memorized answer. The interview ended with a very different question "Wharton should admit me because ...." fill in the blank with a oneline sentence. I thought for a bit on that one, and told him something that came from my heart. We spent some time after this , talking about my alum's Wharton experience and he shared some interesting tidbits with me. Overall, I did not feel like I was having an interview. It felt more like a nice conversation, and my alum interviewer was genuinely interested in understanding the person behind me. I felt good about the interview experience. I really want to thank Wharton for such a fabulous opportunity, the alumni seemed great .
Regardless of the final decision, I will treasure this process, because it has helped me understand myself so much better and enrich the learning experience.
Best of luck to all those interviewing and then for the final decision.
On another note, looks like Sloan has started interview invites since this week.Stanford invites have started for the past few weeks as well. Buzz according to the BWforums is that these schools sent invites according to region .
Thursday, November 30, 2006
My Wharton Interview experience
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Sounds like the interview went well. Good luck!
News about Stanford sounds rational. I checked Admissions411 to review spread of interview invitations, and it looks like Harvard and Stanford distribute interviews by hubs.
Nice recap of the interview... I think Wharton does a pretty good job w/ the interview process.
Sounds like it went like my Chicago Interiew. Good going . All the best
Hello UniQpath,
Congratulations on what sounds like a great Wharton interview! The spontaneous question is particularly interesting about your interview. Would you be willing to post this report to the Clear Admit Wiki for the benefit of other applicants? You can do so by clicking here, or simply e-mailing the text to wiki@clearadmit.com (we’ll be sure to link back to your blog when we post your information).
We’d also love to hear about campus visits and the factors that influenced your decisions about where to apply.
Thanks and best of luck in the MBA admissions process!
-Lauren
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