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Wharton MBA Admissions Essential #2: Importance of Campus Visits, Receptions & Forums

Looking for the “one thing” that will make the difference in getting admitted to the Wharton MBA program?  If you are like most applicants, your answer will likely be “yes.”

         

You take the GMAT, select your recommenders, write your essays, and submit your application, but somehow it does not seem like enough! So what remains?  To “chat it up” with the Wharton alum who works in your office? Call the admissions office and ask some brilliant questions that will get you noticed?  Visit campus, with the hopes of meeting a current student or even the Admissions Director who will surely be impressed with your commitment to the program because you traveled to Philadelphia? Attend a reception or forum where you may meet a staff member or alum and make such a good impression that he or she will surely speak up on your behalf and be the moving force behind your admission?

      

Before you seriously focus the bulk of your time and energy on the above strategies, think again. While we all recognize the importance of social and business networks, the admissions process centers on selecting the best candidates, regardless of their level of interaction with our office. Each year we admit many candidates with whom we have never directly interacted outside of the admissions interview. Why?  Because many of these applicants lacked the time and/or money to meet us in person, yet presented a strong application that spoke for itself.

      

So, it is best to spend your time preparing your application. If you can visit us on campus or at an event such as a reception or forum, we would love to meet you. Getting to know Wharton better can deepen your understanding of both the MBA degree and our community and help you assess whether or not both are a good fit for your needs and interests.  Get to know us, but for all the right reasons.

25 Sep 2006 04:18 PM | Permalink

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Am not sure where you got this information. Our ad states:

MEET US AT OUR GHANA RECEPTION:
United States Embassy, Public Affairs Section
13 Independence Avenue, Ridge, Accra
19 October 2006, 7–9 pm
Sign up for an event in one of more than 150 cities worldwide:
www.wharton.upenn.edu/reception

Thanks, Mae Jennifer (adcom)

Posted by: Mae Jennifer (adcom) | Oct 5, 2006 4:24:55 PM

PLEASE I WILL LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WHARTON MBA GHANA RECEPTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 1, 2006 AT THE US EMBASSY.

Posted by: SIMON TETTEY KOFI | Oct 2, 2006 1:35:26 PM

a reception date in our national
daily graphic states nov 1 2005 in
the us embassy,could you please confirm the date,since 2005 is past.its might be a mistake.i am realy interested in your programme.
cynthia
ghana/africa

Posted by: cynthia | Oct 2, 2006 7:07:48 AM

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