Got ding from Wharton

Shuzhen

以下是引用valarie在2003-11-21 9:33:00的发言：
shunzhen, I thought you already submit Yale. Did you?

哪里哪里，偶最早在12月底能够交上去就不错了，偶刚搞到了第一封推荐信，还在等另外两个忙人帮偶写推荐信呢。再说，1000字的essay要改死人的。偶先用另外一两个学校热身呢。

tsljz

我觉得风格，或者说你表现出来的风格，有可能是一个因素。比如说，同样是leadership，wharton和harvard的侧重点还是有点不同的，不知道你的情况怎么样。对於wharton的feedback，好像以前听别人说作用不是很大，比较含糊。

sbbi

不好意思,请问wharton和harvard对leadership的侧重点有何不同?谢谢

以下是引用tsljz在2003-11-21 13:28:00的发言：
我觉得风格，或者说你表现出来的风格，有可能是一个因素。比如说，同样是leadership，wharton和harvard的侧重点还是有点不同的，不知道你的情况怎么样。对於wharton的feedback，好像以前听别人说作用不是很大，比较含糊。

tsljz

从我的了解来看，我觉得wharton更强调teamwork里面的leadership，wharton很强调team study吧。而harvard特别强调一种天生的领导的气质和leadership的轨迹，从它的essay来看，只有今年加了一篇关于teamwork的文章，以前都是不提的。my 2 cents, open to discuss.

gowell

以下是引用chipmunk在2003-11-21 2:20:00的发言：
Comfort, brothers! By the way, does your GMAT score have V over 85% as Wharton requires?

As far as I understand, Wharton does not require, but recommend you score 80% on both parts of the GMAT test.

gowell

以下是引用carolfmm在2003-11-21 3:13:00的发言：
My verbal of G is 39 that is 89% below.
I am not sure if my essay causes the Ding. But I already got an offer from Canadian school, so there might be no problem on my essays. so I think Shuzhen maybe right at this point that my background does not match Wharton. Anyway wish all of us the best luck of other applications.

Usually essays are the reaons for an rejection. Essays that work for one school may not work for the other.

As to the claim that Wharton rejects applicants based on background, I do not think this is true. The bottom line is how you present yourself and how you fit with the program that matters. If Wharton rejects people based on background only, then they would end up with a class of bankers/consultants.

Congratulations on your Canadian school acceptance and best of luck to your other apps.

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gowell

以下是引用carolfmm在2003-11-21 10:34:00的发言：
maybe the problem is my reference letters. they just show my leadership,teamwork, experience backed by some examples and how  an MBA will help me in  the future. funnytiger, I do not understand  what "show emotion" means? I refered to some recommendations made by editing company, but i do no know if showing emotion is important in recommendation writing.

Sorry that I chose to respond to several posts on this thread... I'm a fellow R1 Wharton applicant myself and thought I might be able to offer my 2 cents to those who plan to submit in later rounds.

For top schools, said mabye top 20 schools, it's better your recommender responds
to each specific questions asked, instead of providing a generic letter for all schools. It shows commitment and passion that your recommender do care about your candidacy and whether you are accepted to the program. Furthermore, the school asks these specific questions for a reason and I am sure they prefer seeing responses to these questions.

For example, Wharton asks some specific questions, like comment on the applicant's sense of humor and intergrity etc...

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hard

以下是引用cthd007在2003-11-21 11:38:00的发言：
My guess:

first, I think your professional goal desn't match the Whaton's philosophy. at least, your present doesn't match. There is no such thing that Whaton likes Finance not IT guys, because diversity is a key to every B-school, no exception to Whaton. To me, IT background is your strenth rather than weakness.
second, your WP's quality rather than the length.
third, I don't think you done your home work well to prepare such a rigorous program based your post and response here.

Let's try some simple questions?

1. Can you use 2 or 3 words describle your pro goal?
2. Can you use  2 or 3 words describle Whaton's philosophy?
3. Do you know how slective Whaton is?
4. Can you use 4 words to describle Whaton's career strategy
5. Can you use 3 words to describle Whaton's full time student lifestyle choices?
5. Do you know how big is the alumni network is and what the alumni do?
6. Do you know anything about Rosemaria Martinelli and Judith Silverman? what they do and for how long?

强！

uiber

relax buddie, I got my ding from Darden the day before. Really early I think. I did not get an interview and then got the ding. As one of my friends said: ding-dang, firstly maybe ding, but then the melodic note would come and then follow the first ding would be the sound of the victory bell dang,dang,dang...

good luck to both of us and all other fellow applicants for the addmissions of 2004!

funnytiger

以下是引用carolfmm在2003-11-21 10:34:00的发言：
funnytiger, I do not understand  what "show emotion" means? I refered to some recommendations made by editing company, but i do no know if showing emotion is important in recommendation writing.

In old days, getting recommendation in US is very hard (can you imagine that?), people won't give you recommendation easily, even for a simple letter. that is why when you read some template, the author may still use something 20 years ago.

Nowadays, everybody can give recommendations to anybody. you know it, I know it, and B schools know it. So if your recommendation letter just follow the template, the chance are, it will not catch any eye ball during the process.