【求助】沃顿攻略

lyuki · 发表于 2010-8-26 05:35:33

【求助】沃顿攻略北美非top50校毕业，
求沃顿攻略
条件
背景
该怎么准备之类的
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Finance背景 GPA不高

JonFrank · 发表于 2010-8-27 11:57:27

Hey there, it would be my pleasure to offer up some assistance. I got into Wharton as well when I applied, but I chose to go to HBS instead. The good news is that schools don’t really care very much about your GPA. So long as you earned a 3.0 or better, you don’t even have to worry about it. If your GPA is worse than 3.0, then you will need to address the issue in an Optional Essay. In that essay (which is a difficult one to write!) you will need to explain that while you did badly, explain that your GMAT is a better indication of your skills, as is your work experience. But even then, a low GPA isn’t that important. But with a bad GPA, your GMAT becomes even MORE critical! That is to say, the best way to prove that your GPA is a bad indicator of your intelligence is to do great on the GMAT.
Now, let’s talk more about your main question, “what does it take to apply to Wharton?” The easiest answer is that with a 720+ on the GMAT, you can apply to Wharton and you would have a shot. With a 740+, you will have a very good chance of getting in. Once you have a good score on your GMAT, the schools will look to your work experience—and provided that you have some great leadership background, you should be in very good shape. You will also need to find two of your supervisors to write letters of recommendation for you. But of all the aspects, the hardest in applications will likely be writing the essays. All schools require 1,800 words of essay responses, and sometimes more—and that is where most international students especially struggle. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Jon Frank
Founder,
HBS Class of 2005

cannedpineapple · 发表于 2010-8-27 12:34:55

The combination of a low GPA + a high GMAT is sometimes seen as "smart, but lazy". Of course a low GMAT and a low GPA ("not smart") is worse, but my point is that this is not a 'scoresheet', where you get points added for "GMAT", "GPA", etc in separate categories. Everything is seen together, in context of the entire application.

The MAIN qualification you'll need to have is to show your skills. If you ask any HR person, they'll tell you the same thing- resumes and scores are important, but you'll need to interview a person to get at their 'non-quantifiable' skills, like leadership; maturity; analytical thinking; and so on.

Consider the MBA process as this, but magnified a hundred times. They're so concerned about this that they not only interview you; they also want you to write multiple essays about yourself, and also get recommenders who know you well to provide even more information about your 'non-quantifiable' skills.

So spend the necessary time to prepare your GMAT and what not; but in my experience you'll probably have to spend even more time thinking about your essays and finding good recommenders who can write insightful things about you.

Good luck!

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