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OrangeBlossom

以下是引用jelt2359在2009-2-24 8:39:00的发言：
OrangeBlossoms:

We are not at liberty to release any contact details of any current students or alums at our school. I hope you understand that we have to respect the privacy of people associated with the school. Alternatively you can also try contacting related clubs (eg. Social Impact; Community Consultants; Entrepreneurship Club) to see if anyone might be able to help you out.

I surely understand. Thanks for the advice.

May I ask why you chose Wharton? What do you think makes Wharon special or unique, compared to HBS and Stanford?

Thanks!

abcdhl

Hello, Jason,

Thank you for your quick response.

following your response to my question 2, insights here refer to following implications:

a. People who want to apply for MBA/KSG joint degree must have government working background?

b. If we consider the heavy load of study faced by wharton student, will the schedule be burning

in the 2nd year?

Thank you.

Best Regards

  

cannedpineapple

OrangeBlossoms: First of all, I cannot comment on other schools because I know less about them than I do about Wharton. However I personally like the Lauder's programme excellent international-focused training; the ability to choose from 200+ electives that you can take; and the co-production model of the school, where students are given the chance to shape school policy and go out and represent the school. This is a school that is very much run by students, and that was important to me so I'd be able to contribute to a good school environment.

abcdhl:

a. No, they don't. Which is why I said that the choice of a programme typically corresponds with your future goals rather than past experience. Having said that, if you have nothing in your past that indicates that your future goals are sincere/genuine/make sense, adcoms may question whether you have fully thought out your goals and have made the right choices in your career to date.

b. Definitely not. One thing you'll have to realise is that students' loads are taken up not only by studies: there's also recruiting, club activities, and socialising. Everyone is busy; all have 'burning schedules'. The difference is what you choose to spend your time on. This is not like a regular Masters or PhD programmes where you only pursue excellent academic grades! There is so much more to an MBA programme (which, incidentally, is why 社团活动 is important when you apply- we're not looking for the smartest people; we're looking for the best, most all-rounded, leaders.)

pega09

Jason, I got your message in the mailbox, saying I didn't reply to you( actually I didn't get your mail answering my question about alumni choice). So I replied to you yesterday. But it seems both of our mailboxes lost some message.

youneverknow

以下是引用jelt2359在2009-2-24 12:11:00的发言：

youneverknow: the admissions director is the leader of the adcom team. There is no 'final word'- they all make decisions together. The only difference is that whenever there is an event, etc, he will tend to represent the school. This is not like a traditional company where a CEO leads a team. Instead he is more like the person who coordinates the efforts of the adcom.

Thank you so much, Jason.

another quesiton about interview.

when asked about"Anything you want to say or add to your application?", what kind of stuff should I talk about in order to stand a better chance?

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cannedpineapple

pega09: Weird!

youneverknow: There is no 'right answer'. Each person has different things she/he wants to address. Some want to deal with their perceived weakness in community service; some want to emphasise their strength in leadership, and so on. Alternatively, if you've already mentioned these things during the interview, you don't want to be repetitive. So it depends very much on how the interview is going, what you want to mention, and whether these things have been made clear yet.

In general don't try to 'game the application' too much. This is not an exam, there are no 'right answers!' Certainly nobody on CD can tell you what the right answer is: most of us perhaps have applied once or twice, or been in the school at most for a year or two. Admissions staff have interviewed thousands of applicants and
1) know very well when someone is trying to give the right answer (esp. if all Chinese applicants read CD and end up writing the same 'right' stories and giving the same 'right' interview answers), and this doesn't reflect well on your independence of thought
2) probably have slightly different ideas from us on what is an 'impressive' answer and what is not- in particular, they may not be looking for content, but rather how you communicate, what you choose to communicate, and whether you do a good job in this.

pega09

以下是引用jelt2359在2009-2-25 11:31:00的发言：
pega09: Weird!

youneverknow: There is no 'right answer'. Each person has different things she/he wants to address. Some want to deal with their perceived weakness in community service; some want to emphasise their strength in leadership, and so on. Alternatively, if you've already mentioned these things during the interview, you don't want to be repetitive. So it depends very much on how the interview is going, what you want to mention, and whether these things have been made clear yet.

In general don't try to 'game the application' too much. This is not an exam, there are no 'right answers!' Certainly nobody on CD can tell you what the right answer is: most of us perhaps have applied once or twice, or been in the school at most for a year or two. Admissions staff have interviewed thousands of applicants and
1) know very well when someone is trying to give the right answer (esp. if all Chinese applicants read CD and end up writing the same 'right' stories and giving the same 'right' interview answers), and this doesn't reflect well on your independence of thought
2) probably have slightly different ideas from us on what is an 'impressive' answer and what is not- in particular, they may not be looking for content, but rather how you communicate, what you choose to communicate, and whether you do a good job in this.

...........I think you might mistake me for another people asking questions to you....I didn't ask what kind of answer would be right........

cannedpineapple

pega09: 我是说我们发的站内信一直走丢，很奇怪！

pega09

以下是引用jelt2359在2009-2-25 13:13:00的发言：
pega09: 我是说我们发的站内信一直走丢，很奇怪！

sure....

cannedpineapple

pega09: I think you misread my post. My "right answer" post was to "youneverknow". The top part of the post (the part that begins with pega09: and ends with "weird!") was to you. Good luck with your interview!