[June 9 wharton在上海香格里拉的presentation大家谈谈看法吧]

Derekrui

先抛砖一下:

我昨晚去了，感觉。。。人气很旺，应该超了wharton的预期。

作presentation的mm很有趣，语速暴快，非常可爱。还有十个左右的alumni参加，不过所讲的内容基本上也都是可以在各类网站或学校主页上看到的，当然，面对面的感觉比浏览器好很多。

现场提问环节，比较有趣的是几乎每个人站起来都会说"I have 2 questions".  其实我特别想问是那个著名的why wharton. 可惜没有轮到我提问。

大家感觉如何呢

brass20y

信息太general,几乎没有什么特殊的数据/答案

每个校友身边都围绕了十几到几十人不等，几乎没机会问问题

cannedpineapple

The reason most of the information you hear seems to already be on the website is, unlike most schools, Wharton prides itself in being very open, very transparent, and in putting as much information as possible on the website as we can. So it's not that our presentation is not being candid; rather, it shows how much of a resource our website already is. You've already been through this, so I'm sure you agree!

As for "Why Wharton", that is a question we cannot answer for you. It is an intensely personal question: for some people, Wharton's big size means that they can meet more people, others think that it prevents them from knowing everyone in their class. Some think that Wharton's strength in quantitative subjects is a draw, others worry about their ability to thrive in such an environment. Some like the co-production model of Wharton and the myriad clubs one can join, others think that they would rather spend time other non club-activities. So we can't tell you 'why Wharton', but we can tell you 'What is Wharton', and from there, only you can decide if that fits the school that you would like to go to.

At most recruiting events, that's what happens: tonnes of interested students, not enough people to talk to. Sorry if you weren't able to talk to an alumni. I'll be in Shanghai the rest of the summer, so hopefully I'll be able to organise a few other events and get other fellow alumni to attend as well.

For those who are in Beijing, see you tonight!

ljrider

Jason, hope you can arrange other student organized Wharton events in Shanghai.

Hope we can discuss face to face.

Thanks for your help.

Derekrui

Thank Jason, for your very sincere answer.

Hope you could manage some time to organize an event in Shanghai. And as you said, "what is Wharton" rather than " why wharton" is more likely what an alumni can tell, from the school's perspective.  "What is Wharton" is very important and intriguing, however,  I'm much more interested in some detailed personal stories, back then when the alumni was still a candidate, well, if it's not too personal for Q&A.

Thanks again for your effort. It is you and your kindness that makes Wharton even more attractive than it already is.

cannedpineapple

derekrui>

Students/Alumni like myself are there to tell you about our experiences at Wharton, that is true. However we shy away from telling detailed personal stories because we don't want people to go away with the impression that "you must be from this profile to enter Wharton", or "this must happen in order to go". Unlike us, you do not see the vast breadth of students and activities at Wharton, and so we try and avoid giving you the impression that our way was the only way, or even the best way. The fact is, everyone is unique, and our application story will most likely not apply to you. Following our footsteps can often only lead to a lack of success (it is akin to a company now following the strategy of another successful company 5 years ago... you wouldn't do that, so why would you do so for your own application?).

Therefore instead we try to tell you about what we think the school is, what our
experience there was like, and how we benefited from it, rather than
focus completely on ourselves. If I were you, this is what I would look out for at events. Find out more about the school, rather than the applicants themselves- that will be far more relevant to your application than anything else.

eaglesmile

Beijing...Shanghai...When will you guys come to Shenzhen?!!

Help!Help!

remyrflt

actually wharton has seminars in hongkong now and then, you can check their website for schedule.