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smallwo

Hi Jason,
Could you share your thoughts about the culture of Wharton? Is it cut-throat or competitive but people still willing to help?

Thanks

jbo

People are generally cooperative and supporting each other here in Wharton. One of the reasons, i assume, is that objectives are quite diversified and opportunities are many.

Hi Jason,
Could you share your thoughts about the culture of Wharton? Is it cut-throat or competitive but people still willing to help?

Thanks

-- by 会员 smallwo (2011/4/15 19:16:55)

cannedpineapple

Hi Jason,
Could you share your thoughts about the culture of Wharton? Is it cut-throat or competitive but people still willing to help?

Thanks

-- by 会员 smallwo (2011/4/15 19:16:55)

I think you hit the nail on its head. It's competitive but people are still willing to help. The fact is, most people are going after the same jobs (ibanking, PE, VC, Consulting, General Management)- after all, this is why you go to business school. Besides, you have a collection of determined, smart, ambitious and successful professionals. There is bound to be competition, because that's in their nature. If you compare it to my undergrad experience at the UofC, for instance, Wharton is WAY more competitive. There is no comparison at all. But again, I think it's more to do with business school in general being competitive- not necessarily Wharton itself.


This, by the way, probably applies to all business schools. I can't say for sure, since I never attended any other.


But people also realise that you're there to make lifelong friends. You're there to build a network, and you're there to fit in. So we help each other out when we can. We have fun together, and connect friends in need with other friends who can help. We laugh, we cry, and we get drunk together.


So you are exactly right

smallwo

Thanks for your answer. I agree with you that being competitive is the nature of business school. So there might be slightly different on the culture wise among all top schools, but all are competitive.  

Finally I decided to join Wharton. Hope I can have great two year life in Philly

Hi Jason,
Could you share your thoughts about the culture of Wharton? Is it cut-throat or competitive but people still willing to help?

Thanks

-- by 会员 smallwo (2011/4/15 19:16:55)

I think you hit the nail on its head. It's competitive but people are still willing to help. The fact is, most people are going after the same jobs (ibanking, PE, VC, Consulting, General Management)- after all, this is why you go to business school. Besides, you have a collection of determined, smart, ambitious and successful professionals. There is bound to be competition, because that's in their nature. If you compare it to my undergrad experience at the UofC, for instance, Wharton is WAY more competitive. There is no comparison at all. But again, I think it's more to do with business school in general being competitive- not necessarily Wharton itself.


This, by the way, probably applies to all business schools. I can't say for sure, since I never attended any other.


But people also realise that you're there to make lifelong friends. You're there to build a network, and you're there to fit in. So we help each other out when we can. We have fun together, and connect friends in need with other friends who can help. We laugh, we cry, and we get drunk together.


So you are exactly right

-- by 会员 jelt2359 (2011/4/18 16:07:23)

buffonjuventus

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cannedpineapple

Congrats on making your decision! I hope you'll enjoy your time in Philly too. Make sure you write down some goals that you want to accomplish, and when (when. not IF.) you find yourself stretched at business school, take your goals out and read them, and they will tell you how you ought to prioritise.


Just some necessary self-management skills I picked up along the way.

Thanks for your answer. I agree with you that being competitive is the nature of business school. So there might be slightly different on the culture wise among all top schools, but all are competitive.  

Finally I decided to join Wharton. Hope I can have great two year life in Philly

Hi Jason,
Could you share your thoughts about the culture of Wharton? Is it cut-throat or competitive but people still willing to help?

Thanks

-- by 会员 smallwo (2011/4/15 19:16:55)

I think you hit the nail on its head. It's competitive but people are still willing to help. The fact is, most people are going after the same jobs (ibanking, PE, VC, Consulting, General Management)- after all, this is why you go to business school. Besides, you have a collection of determined, smart, ambitious and successful professionals. There is bound to be competition, because that's in their nature. If you compare it to my undergrad experience at the UofC, for instance, Wharton is WAY more competitive. There is no comparison at all. But again, I think it's more to do with business school in general being competitive- not necessarily Wharton itself.


This, by the way, probably applies to all business schools. I can't say for sure, since I never attended any other.


But people also realise that you're there to make lifelong friends. You're there to build a network, and you're there to fit in. So we help each other out when we can. We have fun together, and connect friends in need with other friends who can help. We laugh, we cry, and we get drunk together.


So you are exactly right

-- by 会员 jelt2359 (2011/4/18 16:07:23)

-- by 会员 smallwo (2011/4/26 16:09:47)

cannedpineapple

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waynevein

这个英文好奇怪啊……

cannedpineapple

Ha. You're right. Typed too fast. Edited my post.

But you still understood what I meant, no? Good grammar ain't everything.

cannedpineapple

Wharton changes interviewing methods

http://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com/u-penn%E2%80%99s-wharton-school-to-use-staff-students-to-conduct-admissions-candidate-interviews/

Henceforth, there will be no alumni interviews. Students and staff will conduct all of them. Implications:

1) The process will become more objective and standardized

2) Alumni will now be able to fight for the students that they think are best qualified, without worrying if they're being impartial

3) Wharton might now interview less people, to reduce their workload. Previously, they interviewed more because in effect they could outsource some evaluation by passing on candidates to alumni interviewers for evaluation quickly. Now everything is going to be done by them, so it makes more sense to evaluate more thoroughly before interviewing

4) The interviewers will be used to hearing all the same stories from multiple candidates. So good interviewing preparation- to come across as confident, spontaneous and unique- will be even more important than before. No memorised scrips, please

This marks a sea-change in the way Wharton conducts admissions. Last year they tried to standardise interviews by giving everyone a common script to follow; I guess they realised this doesn't work. This year, everything will be done in-house, so interviewers can quickly be trained to a new script if necessary, and things don't have to be as rigid because now they have much more control over the quality and direction of interviews being carried out.

All in all, a good move for standardisation, transparency, and rigorousness of the entire process.