Wharton Class of 2014

MBA
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Hi Guys, Thought would kick off the wharton class of 2014 entering 2012 am in for R1 and applying only to wharton and maybe London BS ( not sure ) A little about me , induced with a bit of modesty: M/25 at matric/3 years at a very uā€¦

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Hi Guys,
Thought would kick off the wharton class of 2014 entering 2012

am in for R1 and applying only to wharton and maybe London BS ( not sure )
A little about me , induced with a bit of modesty:

M/25 at matric/3 years at a very unique job profile to --> 1yr . as turnaround COO of a 50M INR business
GPA : 7.9 from a top tier school
GMAT : scheduled sept. 28th
EC : model/ theater artist/ writer/ mountaineering and few others with heavy leaderships

Welcome in! and pls. share ur profiles

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Hi there,
I am also targeting Wharton class of 2014.
About me -
1) Engineering graduate (73% agrg)
2) 6+ years full time exp. By the time of class it will be 7+
3) GMAT score - 720

Any help will be appreciated. :)

Cheers!

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Hi Onkar,
are you applying in round 1 or round 2?
Also which industry are you currently working in?

ATB

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I am planning for R1.. But did not start application yet. I am from IT. I heard IT guys got tuff competation as many IT guys apply :(
Do u know anyone who is in Wharton now?

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Unfortunately no man, I am scouring my network for some wharton grads who could give me inside info on how to navigate the process.

As for IT is concerned, I guess you are right. I personally know that 80% in my current GMAT class are in IT. BUt its do-able. From what I have heard, it really depends on execution of the app.

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Good to find the thread.

I am also targeting Wharton R1 this year.

My profile
Indian/Male/28
Education: BTECH & MTech From IIT Delhi :- GPA ; 7.5
CFA Level I
GMAT 750/5.5

Work ex:-
1. 3 years in 2 IT Products startup
2. 2.5 years of running my own IT Product enterprise with 12 employees and 2 offices in India, running profitably.
- With India's biggest automobile company as client

Looking forward to completing the process with you guys.

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@ G!XX3R

Why did you groan at the last post ?

Anyway, something productive for aspirants .. Though I am not even thinking of applying, I will write the essays and use the content for other schools .. Thiking about the big W brings out the best in essays :D

http://gmatclub.com/forum/breaking-down-the-2012-wharton-essays-117238.html?fl=home

Cheers!

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Hi Guys -
Am not new to Pagalguy but havent really followed up on posts and threads.

Education: B.Com, Chartered Accountant
Career progression; 3 years at PwC (trainee, not sure whether this will be counted as work exp.), 4 yrs at EY in Mergers and Acquisitions advisory, 1 year at Real Estate PE
GMAT - Fairly low as of now, will try and improve, Retake in November
Applying in Round 2

I have few queries:
Does GPA really need to be out of ordinary, since Chartered Accountancy course does not give GPA but passing only is real tough in India? Also, in my grad my GPA is fairly low.

I have low EC, however was active in school in drama, community service, plantation drives etc. so is it necessary to improve EC or will the work exp. counter it?

Would appreciate any responses towards my profile evaluation?

Regards,
Vivek

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Wharton? dont even think about it...my GPA is 7.01/10:splat:

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Hi folks,

I got done with my R1 app as well. Fairly ambitious - low probability of a call.

Indian IT Male :splat:
Low Undergrad GPA (68.5% )
MS (US) (GPA 3.52)
Working in New York as a s/w developer. Been 2yrs+ and another 1/2 yr of internships.
GMAT 750/6.0
Fairly decent ECs and a patent pending at my company.
Recommenders from Wharton & Columbia

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Hi,

Been close to 6 years since I last posted on PG. Never thought I'd be on this journey again :).

Submitted my app for R1 a few days back.

My profile:
6 years of work-ex across Fortune 50 healthcare and mobile majors in marketing and in a sales strategy role in a high growth education SME.
UG: 72% , Bachelors in Management Studies
PG: 3.22/4.0 at the country's top-ranked marketing communications school
GMAT 700, Age 30/M
Some decent EC and leadership roles in community projects, awards at college and at work
Would love to revive the action I saw and felt on PG as someone who'd taken the CAT so many eons ago šŸ˜ƒ

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Hi I am a R2 applicant. This space has been awfully quiet for sometime... wondering if anyone got an interview with Wharton?

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zynclyr Says
Hi I am a R2 applicant. This space has been awfully quiet for sometime... wondering if anyone got an interview with Wharton?


Dude, what's your profile? TIA šŸ˜ƒ
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My Profile:
Work:2.5 yrs work ex as Project Engineer in Power Sector.
GMAT: Score: 760
Acads: Good.
EC: Not much.

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My Profile:
Work:2.5 yrs work ex as Project Engineer in Power Sector.
GMAT: Score: 760
Acads: Good.
EC: Not much.


Nice to see some good profiles...:)
wanted to get some inputs on my profile...
BE from u'sity of Pune 70%
good acads with U'sity top 10 ranking for the lasr three years..
scholarship in engineeerirng...
7 years service in Indian Navy...
3.5 years in corporate..
currently in strategy and JV manageemnt..
good EC- Mountaineering ( two expditions in siachen), Rock climbing, Marathon running, Roatry club activities..
flip side- GMAT 660/5.0:-(

applied to LBS, cambridge and oxford but got a reject...
waiting for interview result of Queens..
interview for Manchester in Jan..
wanted to consider Wharton.. bit ambitous..
any views....

swapd78
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660 is too low. Even for a military candidate. Re-take would be my modest advice.

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What does Wharton Consider while accepting a candidate other than his GMAT score? Lemme put it this way... The Candidate profile for entry to Wharton.

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TazzyrWaksTer Says
What does Wharton Consider while accepting a candidate other than his GMAT score? Lemme put it this way... The Candidate profile for entry to Wharton.


Pretty broad question. However, it's important to start broad. Start here:

Do You Have What It Takes To Get Into A Great School? | Poets and Quants

Not Wharton specific (don't believe Wharton is unique that way either), but is a good starting point.

Adiyogi
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Hi,

I am Vikram from Mumbai,India .
I was wondering what you thought of my chances of getting into my target schools: Harvard,Wharton, Stanford or Booth based on my stats:

I am an Indian male 26 years old
GMAT- 730
MBA-Finance(2011) : 3.0/4.0
B.E (IT)(2009) : 62%
XII (2005) : 71%
X (2003) : 78%
CFA Level III Candidate.
Extra curriculum activities : Mountaineering, Field Sports, Have a started a NGO , which is into Education and Family upliftment. NGO has impacted life of more than 100 people in India since its inception in 2009.
Letter of Recommendations from 3 CFOs of Large Corporates are expected.

Work Experience: 3 Yrs in Leading Financial Services Company with a focus on Debt/Mezzanine funding.Part of Credit Appraisal team.

Do you think i am strong candidate for these schools,given the fact this is my second MBA attempt within 2 years of passing out from the first one.

Thanks
Vikram