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The Wharton MBA Interview

We have released our first invitations for interviews to Round 2 applicants and will continue to do so until the end of the business day on Thursday, 15 February 2007. Full details about the interview process are provided at the time of invitation.

   

To those of you who have been invited for an interview, will be invited, or offer advice to prospective students: we know that you've heard plenty about the Wharton MBA Interview. Many of you have seen the posts on b-school business boards, talked with alumni, met with adcoms from other schools. There is a lot of information and misinformation out there, so here's the word from the staff who actually conduct the interviews:

    

PURPOSE

Interviews provide first-hand knowledge of you and supplement information provided in your application. Interviews are one of many factors considered in your final decision. Most interview results are fairly consistent with the application.

    

STRUCTURE

No advance preparation is required.  Questions are straightforward and cover topics such as your reasons for seeking an MBA, why you feel you are a good fit for Wharton (vice versa), what your career goals are, how you spend your spare time, what you value, etc. You will not be asked analyze a case study or demonstrate your mastery of particular subjects.

    

Interviews are blind, which reduces the bias that can arise from having seen your written application and having reached an impression of your ability and/or personality.

    

Interviews are largely behavioral. Discussion may center on specific examples or detailed descriptions of events, projects or experience that demonstrate how you’ve handled situations and what their outcomes were. Behavioral interviewing assumes that past performance predicts future behavior.

    

All interviews carry equal weight. There is no advantage to interviewing on-campus or with staff.  Arrange the type of interview that is most convenient for you.

    

GENERAL TIPS

Interviews are a dialogue or exchange between two people. Steer away from pre-rehearsed speech and over reliance on your résumé. We are interested in getting to know you as an individual. Just follow the queues of the interviewer.

    

The interview is not a popularity contest. :-( The interviewer is assessing your fit for the Wharton MBA program, not whether or not the two of you would make good or best friends.

Enjoy your interview!

19 Jan 2007 01:51 PM in General | Permalink

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I want to know more details for the eligibility and about the interveiws...

Posted by: Resveratrol | Aug 20, 2009 10:15:48 AM

Plz somebody give me the right advice about interview deadline of international applicants.

Posted by: Acai Berries | Aug 20, 2009 9:42:49 AM

I would like to say that it is a right way to check out the skills and eligilibility of a person, but it is not an easy work.

Smith
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Posted by: smith | Jun 27, 2008 3:34:51 AM

Here is the link:

http://adcomblog.wharton.upenn.edu/admissions/2007/01/the_wharton_mba.html

Posted by: Cheap Holidays low web rates | Feb 20, 2007 9:01:36 AM

i would like to know more details for the eligibility and about the interveiws

Posted by: Make an informed choice | Feb 19, 2007 3:28:36 PM

When is this interview

Posted by: Student Loan Consolidation | Feb 19, 2007 6:35:27 AM

Will the interview be on technical or non-technical aspects...

Posted by: Car Donation | Feb 11, 2007 6:09:42 AM

Interviewing a person and checking his skills isn't that easy

Posted by: Sue | Jan 31, 2007 11:17:41 AM

Thats a Good way of testing once personal skills and the way they communicate.

Posted by: Gina | Jan 30, 2007 9:03:00 AM

I am a bangladeshi student who studied in India.i have already missed the international deeadline of 2nd round.am i still eligible for submitting ny apps.as extenuating circumstances case.plz somebody give me the right advice about interview deadline of international applicants.thanks
zahid anowar
Dhaka,Bangladseh

Posted by: zahid anowar | Jan 27, 2007 4:39:14 AM

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